Greek hip hop
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Greek Hip Hop is the chief genre of rap music in Greece
. The earliest indications of the localized genre date back to 1987 with the group FF.C, though native language albums did not appear until the mid-1990s. The first hip hop album was Diamartiria (protest) in 1993 of Active Member along with "Skliroi kairoi" by FF.C. Then FF.C followed with Simeia ton kairon, and TXC (now Artemis/Efthimis) with their single Terror X Crew in 1995.
Gangsta rap came in Greece in 1997 with the group Zontanoi Nekroi
(Living Dead). In 2000 the group Alfa Gama released the first hardcore CD named Agnostofovia (fear of the unknown). Imiskoubria and Going Through made Greek hiphop famous in the mainstream Greek audience. Goin' Through changed their way of music from hip hop to a kind of R&B or Pop music.
After V.A. (Voreia Asteria), a few groups were created as well. The names were Zen, Ladose, Apexeis, Phase 3. These groups are thought to be the "new blood" of Greek hip hop. They are very famous for underground music and they are also thought to be the new V.A. which was very successful until 2006.
Nowadays Greek Hip Hop covers a broad spectrum, all the way from hardcore hip hop to urban pop, and has managed to transform from an underground musical genre to one that tops the charts in Greece. Some of the artists that now top the charts are Stereo Mike
, Imiskoumbria
, Tus, Professional Sinnerz, Going through
, Vegas, Lava, Komis X, Nevma and more. These artists are no longer for hip hop, they try to destroy hip hop but the keep trying because crews like ladose, ntelirio, fullface, stixoima, vhta peis and many more do their jobs well.
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Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The earliest indications of the localized genre date back to 1987 with the group FF.C, though native language albums did not appear until the mid-1990s. The first hip hop album was Diamartiria (protest) in 1993 of Active Member along with "Skliroi kairoi" by FF.C. Then FF.C followed with Simeia ton kairon, and TXC (now Artemis/Efthimis) with their single Terror X Crew in 1995.
Gangsta rap came in Greece in 1997 with the group Zontanoi Nekroi
Zontanoi Nekroi
Zontanoi Nekroi is a Greek Rap group formed in 1997. The members are: Tymvorychos, Midenistis, Katachthonios, Charmanis & Ypochthonios.-Formation:...
(Living Dead). In 2000 the group Alfa Gama released the first hardcore CD named Agnostofovia (fear of the unknown). Imiskoubria and Going Through made Greek hiphop famous in the mainstream Greek audience. Goin' Through changed their way of music from hip hop to a kind of R&B or Pop music.
After V.A. (Voreia Asteria), a few groups were created as well. The names were Zen, Ladose, Apexeis, Phase 3. These groups are thought to be the "new blood" of Greek hip hop. They are very famous for underground music and they are also thought to be the new V.A. which was very successful until 2006.
Nowadays Greek Hip Hop covers a broad spectrum, all the way from hardcore hip hop to urban pop, and has managed to transform from an underground musical genre to one that tops the charts in Greece. Some of the artists that now top the charts are Stereo Mike
Stereo Mike
Mihalis Exarhos , known professionally by his stage name Stereo Mike, is a Greek hip hop artist. He is the first MTV EMA Award winner in the "Best Greek Act" category...
, Imiskoumbria
Imiskoumbria
Imiskoumbria , also known as Imiz is a comedy hip-hop group from Athens, Greece. The group's roster has been the same since its inception in 1996 until 2010, constisting of rapper Dimitris Mentzelos , Mithridatis and DJ Pritanis Imiskoumbria (Greek: Ημισκούμπρια), also known as Imiz is a comedy...
, Tus, Professional Sinnerz, Going through
, Vegas, Lava, Komis X, Nevma and more. These artists are no longer for hip hop, they try to destroy hip hop but the keep trying because crews like ladose, ntelirio, fullface, stixoima, vhta peis and many more do their jobs well.