Glenn de Randamie (born 6 August 1984), better known by his stage name Typhoon, is a Dutch
rap
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
per. He is signed to Dutch hip-hop record label Top Notch.
Biography
Typhoon was born and raised in the Dutch town of
't Harde
t Harde is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is situated about 6 km southeast of Elburg, on the edge of the Veluwe forest. It has a train station with connections to Zwolle and Amersfoort. The village's population is approxim ...
. Inspired by his brother Blaxtar, Typhoon started writing at the age of 12 and as a rap artist with the group Rudeteenz, which he joined in when he was 15. It consisted of him, Blaxtar and the well-known Dutch hip-hop formation
Opgezwolle
Opgezwolle () was a Dutch rap group consisting of MCs Sticky Steez and Phreako Rico, and beatmaker DJ Dippy Delic.
Biography
In 2001 Opgezwolle competed in a contest called "De Oogst van Overijssel". After winning the final in Enschede in May ...
. He made some guest appearances for Opgezwolle before winning ''Grote Prijs'', the biggest hip-hop prize in the Netherlands. In the same year he got his VWO diploma at Carolus Clusius College in Zwolle.
After winning ''Grote Prijs'', Typhoon signed to the record label Top Notch. He started making separate thematic songs for a Dutch music channel called "The Box" with the producer Nav. The themes varied from religion and sexism to money and sex. In 2006 he started working on his solo debut ''Tussen Licht en Lucht'' which was released the next year. In 2009 he formed the group Fakkelbrigade with Dutch rappers Rico and Sticks (from Opgezwolle) and ART. Later that year he received the
Zilveren Harp
The Zilveren Harp (Silver Harp) is a Dutch award given annually to promising musical talent. The award is very prestigious and winners are chosen by a different jury each year. The Zilveren Harp is given by the foundation " Buma Cultuur", which ai ...
, a Dutch prize for upcoming artists. Typhoon also went to Kenya for development aid with the organization Edukans. In 2010 he brought out an eight track EP called ''Chocolade'' with the New Cool Collective.
In 2014, Typhoon released his second solo-album to critical acclaim; ''
Lobi da Basi'' (
Surinamese for ''Love rules'') made him a festival-favourite with both hip-hop and pop-audiences.
In 2016, Typhoon was in the news after being pulled over. The reason this became a news topic was because the police officer considered it suspicious for a person of color to drive the expensive car he was driving.
In 2019, Typhoon announced that he was working on a new album. The album, titled ''Lichthuis'' was released in 2020.
Discography
Albums
*2007: ''Tussen Licht en Lucht'' (peaked on NED No. 24 on Album Top 100)
*2014: ''Lobi Da Basi''
*2020: ''Lichthuis''
DVDs
*"Buitenwesten"
(with Opgezwolle, Jawat!, Kubus & DuvelDuvel)
Prizes
References
External links
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1984 births
Dutch rappers
Living people
Dutch people of Surinamese descent
People from Zwolle