Pekka Karppinen, professionally known as Kuningas Pähkinä, is a Finnish rapper born in
Vaasa
Vaasa (; , ), formerly (1855-1917) known as Nikolaistad (; ),Finland
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.
Career
Karppinen's career had its beginning in the early 1990s when he was still living in
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...
. Heavily inspired by groups like
Public Enemy
Public Enemy is an American Hip-hop, hip hop group formed in Roosevelt, New York, in 1985 by Chuck D and Flavor Flav. The group rose to prominence for their political messages including subjects such as Racism in the United States, American r ...
and
House of Pain
House of Pain was an American hip hop trio that released three albums in the 1990s. The group consisted of DJ Lethal, Danny Boy, and Everlast. They are best known for their 1992 hit single " Jump Around", which reached number 3 in their nati ...
, he formed a duo Vapaapudotus with Myyrä in 2000. Together they have released four EPs. Karppinen has also released two solo records and one record with rapper Juhani. In January 2011, Kuningas Pähkinä and Kilari Audio released an EP ''Musaa (Kadonneet kovalevyt osa II)''.
;Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu
Since 2000, Kuningas Pähkinä has been collaborating with rapper
Setä Tamu
Mikko Tamminen (born 20 August 1975), better known by his stage name Setä Tamu, is a Finnish rapper and record producer.
Career
;Vaasalaiset Kansiot
Mikko Tamminen started his career as a part of the group Vaasalaiset Kansiot.
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. As a duo, they have released one album, three EPs and two singles. To date, their most successful effort together is the single "Hey Scully", which peaked at number two on the Official Finnish Singles Chart on 1 February 2013.
;Yön Polte
Kuningas Pähkinä, Setä Tamu and Stig joined forces in 2012 as the group
Yön Polte
Yön Polte is a Finnish musical trio originating from Finland established in 2012 and made up of Finnish rapper Kuningas Pähkinä, rapper and producer Setä Tamu, and singer/rapper Stig (aka Stig Dogg).Tyttö sinä olet meritähti". The song peaked at number seven on the Finnish Singles Chart.