Jefferson Cristian dos Santos de Lima (born 1993 or 1994), known professionally as MC Bin Laden, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. He is recognized as one of the most popular

funk ostentação Funk ostentação (from Portuguese: ''Ostentation funk''), is a Brazilian music style created in São Paulo in 2008. The central theme addressed in the songs is conspicuous consumption, and many ''funk ostentação'' artists sing about cars, mo ...

musicians in Brazil.

Early life

Jefferson Cristian dos Santos de Lima was born and raised in Vila Progresso, a

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in the Itaquera district of

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. His parents separated when he was nine years old. Before his musical career, dos Santos de Lima was a salesman on 25 de Março Street.

Career

In late 2014, American DJ

Skrillex Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ and music producer. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he joined the post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead sing ...

included MC Bin Laden's song "Bololo Haha" on his ''Skrillex Selects''

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. MC Bin Laden performed his song "Tá Tranquilo, Tá Favorável" on stage with Skrillex and

Diplo Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD with ...

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Brasil in 2016. He had been denied entry visas to the United States twice in 2016. ''É Grau'', an

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which collected six of MC Bin Laden's greatest hits, was released in 2017 as his first release in the United States. In a review for ''Pitchfork'', Kevin Lozano gave the EP a score of 7.7 out of 10.

Personal life

MC Bin Laden is an

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References

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