Abradab Explained

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
Years Active:1994 - 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 and music producer. Marten is a founding member of 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 two 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 and O.S.T.R.

History

Kaliber 44 (1994–2001)

See main article: Kaliber 44. In 1994, 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. In 1998, after the group recorded its second album W 63 minuty dookoła świata, Piotr "Magik" Łuszcz left the band and formed Paktofonika. Kaliber 44's third album 3:44 was released in 2000.

Solo career (2002–present)

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.21 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 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]

Discography

Solo albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
POL
Czerwony album
  • Released: 6 June 2004
  • Label: S.P. Records
14[10]
  • Released: 1 December 2005
  • Label: S.P. Records
38[11]
  • Released: 3 October 2008
  • Label: My Music
42[12]
Abradabing
  • Released: 4 October 2010
  • Label: Inna-My-Twórnia/Fonografika
8[13]
ExtraVertik
  • Released: 21 April 2012
  • Label: Inna-My-Twórnia/Fonografika
30[14]

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)AlbumSource
"" (feat. Piotr "Gutek" Gutkowski)2004Czerwony album[15]
"" (feat. Piotr "Gutek" Gutkowski)Kobas Laksa[16]
"Rap to nie zabawa już" (feat. Joka, DJ Feel-X) 2005Kobas Laksa, Luk GuttEmisja spalin[17]
"Odór" (feat. Grubson)2009PrzedmarańczaOstatni poziom kontroli[18]
"" (feat. Marika) [19]
"" 2010Abradabing[20]
"Spadam"Tomasz "Fromski" Bochniak, Maciej "Manas" Lenda[21]
"" (feat. Grzegorz Markowski)2011Jacek Kościuszko[22]
"Kiedywejde"2012PrzedmarańczaExtraVertik[23]
""[24]

Awards and nominations

Fryderyk

|-| rowspan="2"|2004|| Czerwony album || Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B || [25] |-| "Rapowe Ziarno 2 (Szyderap)" || Video of the Year || [25] |-| 2006|| Emisja spalin || rowspan="3"| Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B || [26] |-| 2009 || Ostatni poziom kontroli || [27] |-| rowspan=2 | 2011 || Abradabing || [28] |-| 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 || [28] |-

Superjedynki

|-| 2005 || Czerwony album || rowspan="2"| Album hip-hop || |-| 2006 || Emisja spalin || |-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cała, Andrzej. Beaty, rymy, życie. Leksykon muzyki hip-hop. Kurpisz S.A.. Poznań. 2005. 83-89738-75-9. Miszczak. Radek. pl.
  2. Web site: Abradab. hip-hop.pl. pl. 2010-02-23. 2008-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20080913012736/http://www.hip-hop.pl/wykonawcy/projector.php?id=1118947291. dead.
  3. Web site: ZPAV: Akademia Fonograficzna (Sekcja Muzyki Rozrywkowej). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. pl. 2010-10-03.
  4. Web site: Najlepszy Polski Raper (numeracja 0-29). machina.pl. pl. 2011-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20120115040721/http://www.machina.pl/rankingi/ranking_id,12/id,16/Najlepszy-Polski-Raper.html. 2012-01-15. dead.
  5. Web site: Kaliber 44. hip-hop.pl. pl. 2010-02-24. 2010-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20100118095254/http://www.hip-hop.pl/ustawki/projektor.php?usr=1118946757. dead.
  6. Web site: Przed premierą nowego krążka AbradAb'a . https://archive.today/20120711181236/http://muzyka.onet.pl/10176,1836625,newsy.html . dead . 2012-07-11 . pl . 2008-12-04 .
  7. Web site: NOWY ALBUM "ABRADABING" - PREMIERA 4.10.2010 . www.myspace.com/abradab . pl . 2010-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view . 2009-02-07 .
  8. Web site: Nowy album Abradaba z udziałem O.S.T.R. . https://archive.today/20120712055328/http://muzyka.onet.pl/10176,2126143,newsy.html . dead . 2012-07-12 . . pl . 2010-02-10 .
  9. Web site: Abradab "ExtraVertik" - data premiery i nowe informacje . pl . 2012-03-14 . popkiller.pl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120317173357/http://www.popkiller.pl/2012-03-14%2Cabradab_extravertik_nowy_album_nadchodzi . 2012-03-17 .
  10. Web site: Olis - sprzedaż w okresie 13.09.2004 - 19.09.2004. OLiS. 2010-10-23.
  11. Web site: Olis - sprzedaż w okresie 05.12.2005 - 11.12.2005. OLiS. 2010-10-23.
  12. Web site: Olis - sprzedaż w okresie 20.10.2008 - 26.10.2008. OLiS. 2010-10-23.
  13. Web site: Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart. OLiS. 2010-10-23.
  14. Web site: OLiS - sprzedaż w okresie 23.04.2012 - 06.05.2012. OLiS. 2012-05-15.
  15. Web site: Abradab - Miasto jest nasze . YouTube. 2012-08-15.
  16. Web site: Nie tylko o Hip-Hop'ie, ale tylko dla Hip-Hop.pl 4. Mikołajewski. Andrzej. hip-hop.pl. pl. 2010-02-23. 2006-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20060727054956/http://www.hip-hop.pl/teksty/projector.php?id=1147348669. dead.
  17. Web site: Nominacje do nagród Yach Film Festiwal . https://archive.today/20120729012047/http://muzyka.onet.pl/0,1401559,newsy.html . dead . 2012-07-29 . pl . . 2010-02-23 .
  18. Web site: AbradAb - ODÓR (ft. GrubSon) . YouTube. 2010-02-23.
  19. Web site: AbradAb - SZUKAM CIĘ POD SWÓJ RYTM (ft. Marika) . YouTube. 2010-02-23.
  20. Web site: AbradAb - Mamy królów w banknotach . YouTube. 2010-02-23.
  21. Web site: Abradab "Spadam" teledysk . hip-hop.pl . pl . 2012-08-15 . 2011-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110113185902/http://www.hip-hop.pl/news/projector.php?id=1289206599 . dead .
  22. Web site: Abradab & Markowskiego "My Nadal chcemy być sobą" teledysk . hip-hop.pl . pl . 2012-08-15 . 2014-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129072515/http://www.hip-hop.pl/news/projector.php?id=1321604801 . dead .
  23. Web site: AbradAb "Kiedywejde" - klip z płyty "ExtraVertik" . hip-hop.pl . pl . 2012-08-31 . 2014-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129072344/http://www.hip-hop.pl/news/projector.php?id=1335170781 . dead .
  24. Web site: Abradab - wywiad na planie teledysku "Pół Na Pół" . hip-hop.pl . pl . 2012-08-15 . 2014-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129072524/http://www.hip-hop.pl/news/projector.php?id=1328649849 . dead .
  25. News: Nominees and Winners 2004 :: Fryderyk music award . Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  26. Web site: Nominees and Winners 2006 :: Fryderyk music award. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 2013-07-20.
  27. Web site: Nominees and Winners 2009 :: Fryderyk music award. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 2013-07-20.
  28. Web site: Nominees and Winners 2011 :: Fryderyk music award . Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 2013-07-20.

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