Dajim
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Dajim real name Suwitcha Suphawira , (born January 15, 1977) is a Thai
hip hop
singer and rap artist.
record label
, N.Y.U. Club. He began working as a DJ on Khao San Road around this time.
he offensive content of Dajim's songs led to his arrest in September 2001 under the controversial "social order" policies (Thai: จัดการระเบียบสังคม) of then-Interior Minister Purachai Piumsombun. In particular, the song Sueak Thammai (Why bothers?) (Thai: เสือกทำไม)became something of an anthem for club DJs in protest of new early closure laws, who would blast the song when authorities came to shut them down for the night. As a result, sale of his two independently-released albums was forbidden. He joined GMM Grammy's subsidiary label Genie Records in 2002, and released his third album, Rap Thai, that same year.
When his early albums began to resurface for sale at Pantip Plaza and other locations, Dajim was arrested again in April 2002, but he claimed that this distribution was done without his consent or knowledge, and was either counterfeit goods or leftover stock of the banned albums.[1]
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
singer and rap artist.
Biography
Before entering the music industry, Dajim worked at his father's video store and as a sales clerk at Tower Records. He later teamed up with his friend DJ Dig-it-all to produce his first album, Hip Hop Underworld, and to start an undergroundUnderground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, N.Y.U. Club. He began working as a DJ on Khao San Road around this time.
he offensive content of Dajim's songs led to his arrest in September 2001 under the controversial "social order" policies (Thai: จัดการระเบียบสังคม) of then-Interior Minister Purachai Piumsombun. In particular, the song Sueak Thammai (Why bothers?) (Thai: เสือกทำไม)became something of an anthem for club DJs in protest of new early closure laws, who would blast the song when authorities came to shut them down for the night. As a result, sale of his two independently-released albums was forbidden. He joined GMM Grammy's subsidiary label Genie Records in 2002, and released his third album, Rap Thai, that same year.
When his early albums began to resurface for sale at Pantip Plaza and other locations, Dajim was arrested again in April 2002, but he claimed that this distribution was done without his consent or knowledge, and was either counterfeit goods or leftover stock of the banned albums.[1]