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| das undergroundhiphop.ch danish-hiphop-special (august 2002) |
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Fragen: Griesshammer.
Interview: Griesshabel. Bildmaterial bearbeitet von revoxx Die deutsche Version folgt noch. |
danish dynamite |
| Intro |
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What about Danish Hiphop? Danish is one of the most difficult languages to learn. For me as a Swiss it sounds in a way like a mixture of German and English, but not as easy to understand, it just sounds like a mix. When I was in Cambridge for a few month we had a proverb for getting drunk: Let’s speak Danish tonight. Just because Danish not only sounds for me like a mix as I’ve described but also like fella talking boozed-up. Well, Denmark has quit a lot of famous beers and the Danish are famous for having fun with alcohol. Anyway, what I wanted to say is, it’s not only the beats that are interesting about another Hiphop culture, it’s also the sound of the language. This sound emphasises the individuality. Even if you don’t understand the texts, check the sound of Danish Hiphop, it’s worth a try. It might give you an inspiration or at least an experience… I’ve listened to 5 Cds of different Danish Hiphop artists: |
| Malk de Koijn: Smash hit in Aberdeen |
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This album contains some
cool rhyme styles and flows. Most of the instrumentals are quit massive but
there are also some smoothy-jazzy beats. Malk de Koijn won a literature
price for this album. So if you know a Danish ask him why or check the
website: www.malkdekojn.dk On this pretty cool website you’re also able to get some previews, check it out… |
| Malk de Koijn: Sneglzilla (released in 2002) |
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This Cd is generally faster than “Smash hit
in Aberdeen”. There are some “disco tracks” and some interesting drum
arrangements…
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| De grimme Aellinger (Sampler) |
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It’s a sampler with many
Danish Hiphop crews including “havid Sjokolade”, one of the big acts, as
well as “MC Clemens”(“fuldstandig vild”) who won the Danish Championships in
rap at the age of 16 or 17.
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| MC Einar: Og sádan noget (released in 1994) |
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MC was probably the first
Danish Hiphop act (first Cd released somewhere around 1990). This Cd is a
compilation of their greatest hits. Every track is a classic. It’s old
school style with a big funk and jazz influence… |
| Den gale Pose: Mod Rov (released in 1998) |
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Again jazzy beats can be heard. Slapping bass
lines, trumpets, pianos etc. some smooth beats and in away RnB beats as
well. The rhyme style is also quit old school…
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| Interview with David. |
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General questions: |
| 1. When was the first time when you heard about Danish Hiphop? |
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Somewhere around 1990. my
older brother bought Mc Einar “Den nye stil” (the new style). It was the
first real Danish Hiphop act and it managed to make it on to the commercial
stage going into the top three of the Album charts.
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| 2. How was your attitude towards this experience? |
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I only liked a few of the songs; the album is not particularly good, but a few of the songs have gone down as classics in Danish Hiphop and they certainly managed to speak off my interest in Hiphop.
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| 3. Who was the father figure of Danish Hiphop? |
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Mc Einar. They consisted
of 5 persons. Einar was the frontman of the group, but all members
contributed, most of all Nikolai Deyk who wrote the lyrics and produced the
album.
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| 4. When did they start to produce? |
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The first album was released in May 1988 (“en
af den salgs dage”)
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| 5. Has Danish Hiphop become a big thing in Danmark? |
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A few acts have made it onto the charts, but
have sacrificed their underground originality and street credibility in
doing so. Real Hiphop is and will always be a subculture…
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| 6. Why do you think is there still a big influence of Jazz and Funk? |
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Hiphop has always been
influenced by other styles. I think that Danish Hiphop has been influenced
more by East-Coast than by West-Coast Hiphop from America and has therefore
developed a more jazzy sound.
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| 7. Do you think Danish Hiphop is creative in comparison with other Hiphop? |
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It’s against my
religious belief to answer this question… |
| 8. Is there a topic which most of the artists rap about? |
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Like in many other
countries the main topic is “I’m so good, you’re so bad” but occasionally a
group is able to rise above this and let us know what’s in their minds. |
| 9. Do you think that the rhymes are generally of a high level (style/sense)? |
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I should think so, but
it’s very hard to compare rhymes in different languages.
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| 10. Personally, I most like Malk de Kojn. You told me that they won a literature price. Could you explain why? |
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They use the language in
an innovative way to tell stories from a universe they have created
themselves. They invent new words and make new use of the old. |
| 11. What do you think, is it difficult to rhyme in Danish (if it’s your mother-tongue) when you compare with other languages (i.p. English)? |
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Danish is quite easy
to rhyme in and there’s not as many different words as in English, so you’re
able to play with the words in a different manner (quite a few words have
more than one meaning). |
| 12. How is Danish Hiphop developing? Is there a real development? |
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I can’t answer this
question, it’s a matter of national security… |
| 13. Do you think some Danish Hiphop could also be successful abroad? |
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I highly doubt it.
The language barrier is simply too big an obstacle. The rhymes play such a
big part in Hiphop that to be successful you must be understood. |
| 14. Is there something else you want to tell about Danish Hiphop? |
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Hiphop is often associated
with people in baggy pants saying “Yo!”. Hiphop is rap, Djing, breakdance
and graffiti. You can’t buy Hiphop in a shop. Let me once and for all stress
that Hiphop is not something you wear, it’s something you feel!!! |
| 15. Is there something else you ever wanted to say? |
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“I am going to live forever – or die in the attempt:” |
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