Rolling worldwide rap thread 2021

Thanks, Frederik!

yes, thanks for posting!

Headie One's 'No Borders: European Compilation Project' is a pretty good introduction to a lot of European rappers, whether French, German, Italien or even Dutch. Gazo's fine album DRILL FR from last year was exactly what it said on the cover, and Luciano does the same throaty trap thing he does on a thousand hits a year. A lot of the producers are continental as well, which is nice. The inclusion of Yasin is a sour note to end on though, due to his conviction in a kidnapping/torture case where the victim was later murdered. And I don't get why there's no Danish rappers on there, but oh well.

Drill is big in Denmark, all the biggest rappers peppered their albums with drill-tracks as soon as Pop Smoke broke through, and I'll still claim the Shooter Gang debut is one of the most consistent drill-albums released anywhere. Yesterday saw the debut-release from Kong Kurs, an underground rapper who made his album with dubstep-producer RDG, and they've created a sort of dubstep-drill hybrid - dub-drill? - and I'm loving it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDiPCHMI__k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2l_Cx-5Vlw

maybe time for a rolling worldwide rap thread for the ages thread

I see there is some discussion on Norwegian rap on the EOY thread

Tøyen Holding are amazing

look forward to their coming 3rd album, the 2nd is among my all time rap records from any nation

This is apparently a Norwegian hiphop chart topper:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCTC2wkUgUE

I rest my case

that's not hip hop

tøyen holding is

it's not terrible tho?

In comparison, this is Danish pop rap at it's most populist. I think we can all agree it's much better, even if you don't know the sample.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ_o2Lvd-C8

(I honestly don't know if we can agree on that. And I'd also be interested in recommendations for the best Norwegian hip hop songs)

hehe the lowrey/gobs/helmig tune is hilarious!

I actually don't know much abt norwegian hiphop, mainly fascinated with the 2nd tøyen holding album, first one not as great (to me) and I'm lukewarm but hopeful on their upcoming release

My favorite Danish rapper, Stepz, just relased a new album. Everything is produced by my favorite producer Nicki Pooyandeh (who did Baiana, which got an amazing two votes in the 77 poll). Truth be told it might be his worst, he consciously included a couple 'crossover' tracks, that won't work, but these two are so great together. Great beats, often changing with weird outtros, and Stepz has such a good voice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtM9I7rAulU

There's an article on Tobias Rahim in the New York Times. I told you this was the big one:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/arts/music/tobias-rahim-danish-pop.html

Undergrunn is the second biggest group in Norway (after Karpe) at the moment. They are definitely hip hop.

This is Karpe, btw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0OymS-SET8

PAF.no, from the album Omar Sherrif.

Today is the ten year anniversary of perhaps the best and most important Danish rap track of all time, at least since the eighties. D.A.U.D.A. by Sivas. Brought trap to the Danish masses, is in my opinion one of the best trap beats made anywhere, and it's a track I shamefully forgot to nominate for the decade list. Would have been top five for me, I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDLaJm5noSU

Two of todays biggest rap stars, ArtigeArdit and Lamin, released a Watch the Throne style collaboration a couple weeks ago. It's up and down, but this jersey club track is great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxC_MuFF1vg

Lamin goes amapiano on new single. One of the best rappers in Scandinavia, imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn1h0E63fNc