Czech hip hop
Encyclopedia
Czech hip hop is a hip hop music
al subculture in the Czech Republic
. Its history began after the Velvet Revolution
in 1989. Since that time the subculture have started to become an influential urban phenomenon with lots of bands, clubs and hip hop festivals appearing all around the country.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
al subculture in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. Its history began after the Velvet Revolution
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...
in 1989. Since that time the subculture have started to become an influential urban phenomenon with lots of bands, clubs and hip hop festivals appearing all around the country.
Czech hip hop bands
- ChaozzChaozzChaozz First members of Chaozz started in group UNIT, which was established in 1993. This group had 4 members . In the same time MC Deph made a solo record. In 1994 group UNIT disbanded and Deph started cooperating with MC Fugaz in a new projeckt called FLAVAMATIC. After a short time these 2 guys...
- Naše VěcNaše VěcNaše Věc was a Czech hip hop band, active from 1997 to 2006.- Beginnings :Naše Věc started making Hip Hop music in Brno, Czech Republic, in 1997. Their originating members, Dup X, Scissal, Plgál, and Číňan, were doing freestyles and demos. In 1998, only Dup X and Scissal stayed aboard, working on a...
- Prago UnionPrago UnionPrago Union is a Czech band.Members are MC Kato and DJ Maro. DJ Maro joined Prago Union in 2008 replacing DJ Skupla. Both Deph and Skupla are former members of group Chaozz. They represent original way of Czech hip hop with unusual lyrics and music.Their first record is HDP...
- Peneři Strýčka Homeboye (PSH)
- Supercrooo
Czech hip hop festivals
- Hip Hop Allstars
- Hip Hop Jam
- Hip Hop KempHip Hop KempHip Hop Kemp is an international hip hop festival held every August in eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic. It is one of the biggest hip-hop festivals in Europe, with an audience of almost 20,000...
- Urban RapublicUrban RapublicUrban Rapublic is a Czech and German hip hop and reggae festival held annually in June.-2005 Line-Up:*Scratch ex-The Roots*Tajai - Souls Of Mischief*Phi - Life Cypher*The Regime*Zion I*Insight*Mr. Mention*Ranking Fire & Brother Coms*United Flavour...
- Street Dance Kemp