Belgian hip hop
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Belgian hip hop music has a few
The Belgian
However, the first major pop rapper from Belgium was Benny B, who had a very mainstream and commercial sound. According to the European Music Office's report on Music in Europe, this was the first of many pop acts that helped inspire a backlash and the creation of an underground hip hop scene.
Also in the late 1980s in the Walloon south of the country, French speaking/rapping Starflam was the biggest name in hip hop.[2] In the Flemish north Dutch speaking/rapping groups like 't Hof van Commerce, Krapoel In Axe, St Andries MC's, and ABN were popular, rapping in their regional dialects.
Today, the Belgian hip hop scene is growing. Rappers like Coely, Roméo Elvis and Damso are achieving commercial success in their country and abroad. Other contemporary rappers/formations are Stikstof, Woodie Smalls, L'Or Du Commun and Isha.
To find out more about today's Belgian hip hop scene, check out The Belgian Hip Hop Channel.
References
- ^ "Artist of the Week: Congolese-Belgian Rapper Baloji!". Mtv Iggy. 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ Andy Morgan (4 December 2011). "Baloji: 'I want to make music that is very African and very modern' | Music | The Observer". The Observer. Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.