List of Dutch hip hop musicians explained

This is a list of Dutch hip hop musicians.

• Ali B - Born in Zaanstad of Moroccan descent, Ali B has been described as "perhaps the most popular rapper in the Netherlands".^[1]
• Appa
• Baas B
• Bizzey
• Boef
• Brainpower
• Brutus
• Cilvaringz
• Def Rhymz
• D-Men, a commercially successful hiphop group from Diemen, known for their American type of beats and their catchy deliveries. D-Men received some media attention after releasing their mixtapes Straatremixes.
• E-Life
• Eddy Fort Moda Grog
• Extince, one of the first Dutch language rappers^{[2] [3]} to appear in the Dutch music charts.
• Feis Ecktuh
• Fouradi
• Gers Pardoel
• Hef
  • Kempi Kraantje Pappie
• Lange Frans & Baas B are the core of the group D-Men^[4]
• Lijpe
• Lil' Kleine
• Mr Probz
• Murth The Man-O-Script
• Negativ
• Opgezwolle
• The Opposites
• Osdorp Posse - achieved commercial success and exerted great influence on the Dutch hip hop scene.^[5]
• Patrick Tilon
• Pete Philly and Perquisite
• Postmen - from Rotterdam, this successful (live) band mostly sing in English and combines various music styles such as reggae and hip hop.
• Raymzter
• Ray Slijngaard
• Remon Stotijn
• Salah Edin
• Tony Scott
• Typhoon
• U-Niq
• Winne
• Yes-R

Notes and References

1. Book: Miezkowski, Sylvia . Smith, Joy . de Valck, Marijke. Sonic interventions. Rodopi. 2008. 269. 978-90-420-2294-2. 23 January 2010.
2. Book: Mitchell, Tony. Global noise: rap and hip-hop outside the USA. registration. 12 April 2011. 2002-01-01. Wesleyan University Press. 978-0-8195-6502-0. 154. Extince's extremely humorous rhymes flow in a very soft southern accent (southern Dutch is more fluent and softer and ....
3. News: International Action. Tilli. Robert. December 9, 2000. Billboard. 52. 12 April 2011.
4. http://hiphopenmark.mysites.nl/mypages/hiphopenmark/145384.html Hiphopenmark: Biographies
5. News: Hoe een clip een speelfilm werd van zes minuten. 8 December 2011. BN/De Stem. 9 December 2011.