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Prago Union
Prago Union is a Czech hip hop group. The current members are MC Kato (a.k.a. Deph) and DJ Maro. DJ Maro joined Prago Union in 2008, replacing DJ Skupla. Deph and Skupla were previously members of the group Chaozz. History The group's first record was '' HDP'' (''Hrubý domácí produkt''; English: gross domestic product). Guests on this album included American producer Kutmasta Kurt and rappers Masta Ace and Planet Asia. The second record, ''Dezorient Express'', was released five years later in spring 2010. It had 22 tracks and was produced in collaboration with DJ Maro and Paulie Garand from the band BPM. This record received positive reviews, including a 9/10 rating from hip-hop magazine ''Bbarak'' and a 10/10 and "Album of the Week" from musicserver.cz. On 1 September 2011 their third record ''V Barvách'' (In Colors) was released, a concept album attempting to represent different colours in music. On 16 June 2013 they released the album ''Vážná hudba'' (Classical mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Hip Hop
The hip hop subculture in the Czech Republic emerged after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Since then the subculture has become an influential urban phenomenon, with hip hop groups, clubs and festivals appearing across the country. Notable hip hop artists from the Czech Republic include Chaozz, Gipsy.cz, Naše Věc and Prago Union. Festivals Hip Hop Kemp is an international hip hop festival held every year in late August in Eastern Bohemia. It has been running since 2002, and is one of the biggest hip-hop festivals in Europe with an audience of 20,000. Originally staged at the areál koupaliště Cihelna in Pardubice, it has since moved to Festival Park, Hradec Králové. The festival has multiple stages, and features a line up of local and international DJs, artists, breakdancers and graffiti artists over three days. The main stage has English-speaking hosts alongside the Czech language hosts. As well as hip hop, smaller stages feature other related genres including grime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
