Płomień 81 is a Polish 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 founded in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

. It was formed by the Polish rappers Pezet

Pezet

Paweł Kapliński , better known by his stage name Pezet , is a Polish rapper. In 1998 he debuted with Onar in Płomień 81 and they published 3 albums. He started working with Noon in 2002, publishing 2 albums. 5 years later in 2007 his first solo album hit stores.Pezet hosted the program "Rap Fura"...

 and Onar

Onar

Onar may refer to:*Onar, a variant of the name Annar*Onar, Ardabil, a town in Iran...

. The group name originates from the school in which the two rappers met (Primary School No. 81 in Ursynów

Ursynów

Ursynów is the southernmost district of Warsaw. With a surface area of 44.6 km², it is the third largest district in Warsaw, comprising 8.6 percent of the city. The district has a population of almost 148,000, and is one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in Warsaw...

).

History

The first song produced by Płomień 81 was "Ursynów", featuring Lady K on the mixtape Enigma: 0-22 vol. 2. Soon after, Płomień 81 was signed on by the Polish label Asfalt Records. In 1999 the mini-album Asfalt Wiosna '99 (literally "Asphalt Spring '99") was released with the two songs "Muzyka" and "Miłe słowa". Later in the same year, the debut album Na zawsze będzie płonął which was produced by O$ka was released. This was followed by the release of the mixtape Hip-hopowy raport z osiedla which featured the song "Pytasz kim jestem".

After their debut, Płomień 81 was invited to work with DJ 600V on the album Szejsetkilovolt he was producing. The group did the vocals for the song "Mieszkam w mieście", and were featured on the song of another artist - Deus, who later joined Płomień 81. In 2000 the group decided to drop the Asfalt Records label and instead sign with RRX due to being unhappy with the promotion they were receiving from the label. This was soon followed by the release of their second album under the RRX label, Nasze dni. Płomień 81 was once again invited to record a song, "Projekt jest w drodze", for the album Wkurwione bity being produced by DJ 600V. After their work together, Onar

Onar

Onar may refer to:*Onar, a variant of the name Annar*Onar, Ardabil, a town in Iran...

 and Pezet

Pezet

Paweł Kapliński , better known by his stage name Pezet , is a Polish rapper. In 1998 he debuted with Onar in Płomień 81 and they published 3 albums. He started working with Noon in 2002, publishing 2 albums. 5 years later in 2007 his first solo album hit stores.Pezet hosted the program "Rap Fura"...

 decided to end their collaboration and to pursue their musical careers separately.

Their third album, "Historie z sąsiedztwa", premiered on October 15, 2005. Deus

Deus

Deus is Latin for "god" or "deity".Latin deus and dīvus "divine", are descended from Proto-Indo-European *deiwos, from the same root as *Dyēus, the reconstructed chief god of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon...

 did not contribute to this album, but it did feature the rappers Nowator and Dwie Asie. During this time Pezet's

Pezet

Paweł Kapliński , better known by his stage name Pezet , is a Polish rapper. In 1998 he debuted with Onar in Płomień 81 and they published 3 albums. He started working with Noon in 2002, publishing 2 albums. 5 years later in 2007 his first solo album hit stores.Pezet hosted the program "Rap Fura"...

 brother Małolat (also a rapper) was arrested on suspicions of drug trafficking. This prompted a campaign to free Małolat through the use of donated funds to cover the costs of the legal proceedings. Pezet

Pezet

Paweł Kapliński , better known by his stage name Pezet , is a Polish rapper. In 1998 he debuted with Onar in Płomień 81 and they published 3 albums. He started working with Noon in 2002, publishing 2 albums. 5 years later in 2007 his first solo album hit stores.Pezet hosted the program "Rap Fura"...

 wrote a song titled "Jestem przeciw" (literally, "I'm against it") where he expresses his discontent with the state of Polish politics and bureaucracy. This song was on the group's newest and also most popular album. Their latest album was so well received that it was selected by users of hip-hop.pl and rapgra.com as the best album in 2005. Three music videos were recorded to promote the album from the songs "Powiedz na osiedlu", "WWA", and "Odwaga".

Discography

Year	Title	Position on the Charts
		POL OLiS OLiS is the official list of the highest selling music albums in Poland. The list exists since October 23, 2000 and is provided by ZPAV....
1999	Na zawsze będzie płonął (literally "It Will Always Burn") Date: August 27, 1999 Label: Asfalt Records	—
2000	Nasze dni (literally "Our Days") Date: October 26, 2000 Label: R.R.X.	—
2005	Historie z sąsiedztwa (literally "Stories from the Neighborhood") Date: October 15, 2005 Label: Konkret Promo	8
"—" position was not noted.