Fintelligens is a hip hop group from

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. The band is formed of two MCs:

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and Iso H. The band has released three albums and one compilation, all selling more than 150,000 copies.

Career

In the early 1990s the Finnish hip hop scene was dominated by more humorous acts, such as

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. For many years afterwards, Finnish hip hop was strongly seen as some kind of joke. When Fintelligens released their debut album ''Renesanssi'' in 2000, it was the first more serious mainstream record to emerge. ''Renesanssi'' was a success and went

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with hit singles ''Voittamaton'', ''Kellareiden Kasvatit'' and a collaboration with

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MC's Petter and Peewee called ''Stockholm-Helsinki''. The album started a boom in Finnish hip hop as record companies endeavored to sign their own rap artists. In 2001 Fintelligens released the albums ''Tän Tahtiin'' and ''Kokemusten Summa'' in 2002, both creating hit singles and certified gold. Fintelligens also made the theme song to the 2003 Ice Hockey World Championships, titled ''Kaikki peliin''. The song was a huge hit in Finland. In the same year they released a compilation album and both started to make solo albums. Fintelligens were pioneers in creating a Finnish style of rap, and many other artists have been influenced by their style of rapping. Both Elastinen and Iso H produce beats also. ''Renesanssi'' included a couple of beats by both MCs, ''Tän tahtiin'' was mostly produced by Elastinen, and on ''Kokemusten Summa'' he provided all of the production. At the beginning of their careers, Elastinen and Iso H were heavily inspired by

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. The members of Fintelligens, together with

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, are the founders of the Finnish independent hip hop

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Rähinä Records Rähinä Records is the biggest independent rap label in Finland. It was founded 1998 by Elastinen, Iso H, Andu, Tasis, and Uniikki, and started actual business in 2003. The name Rähinä Records is a brand name. The company also has a sublabel A ...

. In 2008 Fintelligens released a new album titled "Lisää".

Discography

Albums

;Compilation albums

Singles

References

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