Aleksi Lehikoinen (born November 22, 1993), better known by his stage name Gettomasa, is a

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rapper. He won the Finnish battle rap championship in 2012. He released his debut album ''Vellamo LP'' in 2014 with Finnish music producer Ruuben. His first solo project ''Chosen One'' was released in 2016.

Personal life

Lehikoinen was born in

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in 1993 to

parents. He moved to Finland as a child, and spent most of his childhood in the Kortepohja district of

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. He has been very open about his troubled childhood and growing up with his abusive alcoholic father. He discussed their problematic father-son relationship on the track ''Pelkuri'' (The Coward) Lehikoinen was six years old when he was introduced to rap music by his cousin. Lehikoinen is a

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dropout but graduated from a

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Discography

Albums

* ''Vellamo LP'' (2014) with Ruuben * ''Chosen One'' (2016) * ''Diplomaatti'' (2019) * ''Kalamies'' (2020) * ''Vastustamaton'' (2022)

EPs

* ''Vaatekaappi EP'' (2012) with Ruuben * ''Sessari EP'' (2012) with Rekami * ''17 EP'' (2017)

References

{{Authority control 1993 births Finnish rappers Living people