| Abradab | |
| Birth Name: | Marcin Marten |
| Alias: | AbradAb, dAb, Lord MM dAb |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Katowice, Poland |
| Origin: | Katowice, Poland |
| Genre: | hip hop, rap |
| Occupation: | rapper, music producer, actor |
| Years Active: | 1991 - present |
| Label: | S.P. Records, My Music, Inna-My-Twórnia |
| Current Member Of: | Kaliber 44 |
Marcin "Abradab" Marten (born 12 November 1978 in Katowice[1] [2]) is a Polish rapper, actor and music producer. Marten is a founding member of big Polish hip-hop group Kaliber 44[1] and, since 2002, a solo artist. He is a member of Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (Związek Producentów Audio Video, ZPAV).[3] Marten is a winner of four Fryderyk awards. In 2011, Machina magazine placed Marten at No.17 on the list of 30 best Polish rappers.[4] He has also collaborated with artists like Piotr Banach, Bosski Roman, Maciej Maleńczuk, Wojciech Waglewski, Grubson, L.U.C, Ania Dąbrowska, Happysad, Tede, Peja, Gromee, Augustus Pablo, Kali and O.S.T.R.
See main article: Kaliber 44. In 1993, Marcin Marten formed Kaliber 44 together with his brother Michał "Joka" Marten.[5] The group was joined by Piotr Łuszcz performing under pseudonym Mag Magik I.[5] In 1995, Kaliber 44 was signed to S. P. Records, and a year later their debut album Księga Tajemnicza. Prolog was released and became a huge success. In 1998, after the group recorded its second album W 63 minuty dookoła świata, Piotr "Magik" Łuszcz left the band. Kaliber 44's third album 3:44 was released in 2000 and got the Fryderyk award.Their last album "Ułamek Tarcia" was recorded in 2016 and they took first place of OLiS list.
After the release of 3:44, Abradab started his solo career. On 6 June 2004, he released his first solo album Czerwony album through S. P. Records. The album charted at No.14 on OLiS. The album featured a popular song titled "Rapowe ziarno 2 (Szyderap)", for which a music video was released. The album won Fryderyk award in the "Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B" category, while "Rapowe Ziarno 2 (Szyderap)" received a nomination in the "Video of the Year" category.
Abradab's second album was released on 1 December 2005 and featured guest appearances by rapper Numer Raz, Gutek and Abradab's brother Joka. The album peak at No.38 on OLiS. was followed by , which was released on 3 October 2008[6] and featured Grubson, reggae singer Marika and IGS. The album peaked at No.42 on OLiS. Both albums received nominations for Fryderyk award.
On 4 October 2010, the fourth solo record by Abradab was released.[7] The album, titled Abradabing and produced by rapper O.S.T.R.,[8] received a Fryderyk award for Hip-hop/R&B Album of the Year. Marten's fifth studio album, ExtraVertik, was released on 21 April 2012 through Abradab's record label Inna-My-Twórnia.[9]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL | |||
| Czerwony album |
| 14[10] | |
| 38[11] | ||
| 42[12] | ||
| Abradabing |
| 8[13] | |
| ExtraVertik |
| 30[14] | |
| 048 |
| 38[15] |
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Album | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "" (feat. Piotr "Gutek" Gutkowski) | 2004 | Czerwony album | [16] | ||
| "" (feat. Piotr "Gutek" Gutkowski) | Kobas Laksa | [17] | |||
| "Rap to nie zabawa już" (feat. Joka, DJ Feel-X) | 2005 | Kobas Laksa, Luk Gutt | Emisja spalin | [18] | |
| "Odór" (feat. Grubson) | 2009 | Przedmarańcza | Ostatni poziom kontroli | [19] | |
| "" (feat. Marika) | [20] | ||||
| "" | 2010 | Abradabing | [21] | ||
| "Spadam" | Tomasz "Fromski" Bochniak, Maciej "Manas" Lenda | [22] | |||
| "" (feat. Grzegorz Markowski) | 2011 | Jacek Kościuszko | [23] | ||
| "Kiedywejde" | 2012 | Przedmarańcza | ExtraVertik | [24] | |
| "" | [25] | ||||
|-| rowspan="2"|2004|| Czerwony album || Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B || [26] |-| "Rapowe Ziarno 2 (Szyderap)" || Video of the Year || [26] |-| 2006|| Emisja spalin || rowspan="3"| Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B || [27] |-| 2009 || Ostatni poziom kontroli || [28] |-| rowspan=2 | 2011 || Abradabing || [29] |-| Męskie granie (with Smolik, Maleńczuk, Waglewski, Mitch&Mitch, Pogodno, Fisz Emade, Kim Nowak, DJ Eprom, OXY.GEN, Voo Voo, Jacaszek) || Album of the Year - Alternative || [29] |-|2019| 048|Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B|[30]
|-| 2005 || Czerwony album || rowspan="2"| Album hip-hop || |-| 2006 || Emisja spalin || |-