De Leve

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Moreno and the second or paternal family name is de Freitas e Silva.
De Leve
De Leve at the Bang Brasiliense show.
De Leve at the Bang Brasiliense show.
Background information
Birth nameRamon Moreno de Freitas e Silva
BornRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsRapping
Years active1998–present (solo)
LabelsTomba Records
Website[1]

De Leve (born Ramon Moreno de Freitas e Silva in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian rapper.[1]

Biography

Ramon Moreno de Freitas e Silva, better known by his artistic name De Leve, is a rapper from the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the municipality of Niterói. He is commonly remembered for his sarcastic rhymes and criticisms of the Brazilian media and professionals, as well as his rap instrumentals with various other styles of music. He was a member of the extinct Underground Hip Hop group Quinto Andar and besides his solo career, he is also the lead vocalist of Banda Leme. His last work was the EP "Estalactite", which was released by De Leve on YouTube and Soundcloud, respectively. Perhaps his most popular project is the album "Manifesto 1/2 171", which was titled after fellow Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2's clothes company.[2]

Currently, De Leve has participated in some new projects. Being that in 2014, he recorded a song with the group Costa Gold called "Nego Tu Sabe?", while in 2016, he participated in the Brasiliense album "Beat Peso & Papo Reto", being a featured artist on the song "Espírito Pirata".[3][4]

Music career

De Leve with music producer Emtee Beats at a show in Brasília.

His career as a rapper began in 2000, with his participation on the album "Zoeira Hip Hop", created by Elza Cohen, who also promoted a party of the same name, held in the neighborhood of Lapa. That same year, De Leve founded, together with fellow cariocas

Underground Hip Hop
scene mainly for their unusual lyrics and for their unique speed flow. The music video for "Eu Rimo Na Direita / Som Pra Pista" was constantly featured on the show "Yo!" aired on MTV Brasil.

In 2001, the first solo recordings of De Leve were released. They were placed on an EP called "Introduzindo De Leve", in collaboration with Quinto Andar. The EP is one of the first musical works to be made available virtually and reach a good media visibility. Content distribution was done through the Napster sharing program.

Two years later, the rapper's first album, titled "O Estilo Foda-se", was released. The album was generally well received in the media and was also widely distributed on the internet, even though it was distributed by the major recording company

Rede Globo
. Subsequently, the album was re-released with an edition that also included the rapper's first EP.

His album "Manifesto 1/2 171" was released in 2006. In less than two months, there was an estimated nine thousand downloads of the album.[5]

In 2009, on the second edition of the Campus Party Brasil De Leve and his band had to cease their presentation due to the lyrics from their song "Diploma" ("Pega o diploma e limpa sua bunda").[6]

In 2010, he participated on the television show "

Comédia MTV
", with the track "Rap da Realidade", along with Rafael Queiroga. In 2013, after sometime away from the Hip Hop scene, De Leve plans to return with some new projects.[7]

In 2016, De Leve played at the "Bang em Festa" event at Brasília along with Tigrão Big Tiger and Emtee Beats.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

EP's

  • Introduzindo De Leve (2001)

Compilations

  • Piratão (with Quinto Andar) (2005)

Features

Year Single Artist Production
2009 UTI Speedfreaks Speed
2014 Las Chicas Veiga & Salazar Veiga
2014 Nego Tu Sabe? Costa Gold WC Beats
2015 Diário de uma Bicicleta Lucas Santanna
2016 Espírito Pirata Emtee & Zigoto Emtee
2016 Bola de Ouro 0800 Crew and Tigrão Big Tiger DJ Bandeira
2018 Flow Madlib Daniel Shadow Mestre Xim
2018 Sujo Mermo Ber Cartel MT BeatDealer

References

  1. ^ Rapper De Leve usa ironia para quebrar a seriedade do gênero Folha de São Paulo. October 14, 2002.
  2. ^ Texto sobre a grife do rapper Marcelo D2 / Outubro de 2005: Em agosto passado, o lançamento da Manifesto 33 1/3 aconteceu na Fundição Progresso, localizada nos Arcos da Lapa no Rio de Janeiro e teve ampla cobertura da mídia.(…) A coleção, assinada por D2 e pela sua cunhada Carol Aguiar, é dividida em três linhas: esportiva, streetwear e GROW MAM – esta última com peças de alfaiataria feitas pelo sambista Walter Alfaiate com estampas do grafiteiro Flip.
  3. ^ Costa Gold e De Leve. Last FM, 28 2014 de Abril. "Nego Tu Sabe?"
  4. ^ Emtee Beats e De Leve. Genius, 28 2019 de Abril. "Espírito Pirata"
  5. ^ Matéria do site G1 sobre o lançamento do disco Manifesto 1/2 171 / Setembro de 2006: Todas as faixas de seu recém-lançado segundo álbum, "Manifesto ½ 171" estão disponíveis para download gratuito em seu site oficial. Até agora, mais de 9.000 usuários já baixaram o disco. "Faço música pra que as pessoas ouçam", diz. "Para quê 200 pessoas ouvirem quando 2.000 podem ouvir? Isso sem você ter de sair de casa ou ter de vagar pelas lojas procurando? Muito melhor."
  6. ^ Matéria do site IDGNOW sobre a Banda Leme causando mobilização no Campus Party / Janeiro de 2009 Archived 2 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine: Banda Leme provoca primeira mobilização real dos campuseiros em 2009
  7. ^ De Leve prepara a volta: Afastado da música desde 2009, o rapper retoma a carreira após uma depressão causada pela morte do parceiro, Speed, e por problemas pessoais.
  8. ^ Bang em Festa: O carioca MC De Leve é a atração na Bang em Festa

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