Extince
Encyclopedia
Extince is one of the first Dutch language
rapper
s (See also Nederhop) to appear in the Dutch
music charts.
Extince was born as Peter Kops in Oosterhout
, Netherlands. One of his biggest musical influences as a child was Creedence Clearwater Revival
.
. His first song in Dutch
, "Spraakwater", was an immediate hit upon its release in 1995. It contains samples from the famous Dutch children's television
series De Fabeltjeskrant
. Another important Dutch hip-hop
group, Osdorp Posse
, recorded a parody of "Spraakwater" called "Braakwater".
Extince's second hit was "Kaal of Kammen", released in 1996 as a response to "Braakwater". His first album, Binnenlandse Funk, came out in 1998. It was in the Dutch Top 40 for two months, and reached number 12 at its peak. One of the most popular songs on this album was "Viervoeters".
Extince released a second album, Vitamine E, in 2001. Its most popular song was released "Grootheidswaan". In January 2004, he released a third album, 2e jeugd. In 2007 he released the album Toch?.
After some years of relative silence, Extince is expected to release his new album halfway 2011.
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
s (See also Nederhop) to appear in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
music charts.
Extince was born as Peter Kops in Oosterhout
Oosterhout
Oosterhout is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. At June, 2008, the city population was 54,015.-History:Oosterhout is mentioned for the first time in 1277, although archaeological excavations showed the existence of human settlements in the area in prehistoric times. The...
, Netherlands. One of his biggest musical influences as a child was Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums....
.
Overview
His first successful song, "The Milkshake Rap", was written completely in the English languageEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. His first song in Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
, "Spraakwater", was an immediate hit upon its release in 1995. It contains samples from the famous Dutch children's television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series De Fabeltjeskrant
Fabeltjeskrant
Fabeltjeskrant is a Dutch children's television series featuring puppetry and stop motion. Created in 1968 by Leen Valkenier and produced by Thijs Chanowski and Loek de Levita , it ended in 1989 and was broadcast on the Dutch channels NOS, RTL 4 and RTL 8...
. Another important Dutch hip-hop
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...
group, Osdorp Posse
Osdorp Posse
Osdorp Posse was one of the first rap groups to produce rap music in Dutch language. ‘The Posse’ was formed in 1989 by Def-P , King , IJsblok and Seda...
, recorded a parody of "Spraakwater" called "Braakwater".
Extince's second hit was "Kaal of Kammen", released in 1996 as a response to "Braakwater". His first album, Binnenlandse Funk, came out in 1998. It was in the Dutch Top 40 for two months, and reached number 12 at its peak. One of the most popular songs on this album was "Viervoeters".
Extince released a second album, Vitamine E, in 2001. Its most popular song was released "Grootheidswaan". In January 2004, he released a third album, 2e jeugd. In 2007 he released the album Toch?.
After some years of relative silence, Extince is expected to release his new album halfway 2011.
Albums
- Binnenlandse Funk (1998) (National Funk)
- Vitamine E (2001)
- 2e Jeugd (2004) (Second Youth)
- De avonturen van de Exter-O-naldus (2005) (The Adventures Of The Exter-O-Naldus)
- Toch? (2007) (Right?)