Raptori was a
rap
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group, formed 1989 in
Hyvinkää
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,
Finland
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. They were pioneers of Finnish rap music.
Raptori were both aggressive and humoristic at once, and often used counter-intuitive rhymes. During the last years of 1990s dozens of new Finnish rap groups appeared but Raptori was among the first. Raptori's first album, ''
Moe!'', was highly successful, selling over 80 000 copies and yielding a number one single (on Finnish chart) "Oi Beibi". After their second album Raptori broke up (or at least left the scene) but they came back in 2000 and released their third album. The band made yet another comeback in 2010 and released new compilation album ''Sekoelma'' which included one new song and two remixes of old songs.
In the mid-1990s,
Ismo Tapio Heikkilä and
Juho Peltomaa formed a band called
Allekirjoittanut with
Tommi Lindell
Tommi is a masculine Finnish given name. Traditional Finnish diminutive of “Thomas”. Thomas comes from the Aramaic name Thoma, meaning ‘twin’. Used as a formal given name since 20th century, reinforced by the English Tommy.
Notable people ...
. They have released one album, ''
Generation Å.'' A fellow Raptori member,
Tero Tapio Kaikkonen, also appeared on that release.
Members
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Juho Samuli Peltomaa (JuFo III)
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Ismo Tapio Heikkilä (Izmo)
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Tero Tapio Kaikkonen (Kaivo)
Production staff
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Manne Railo (Mitro), ''
Producer''
Releases
Albums
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Moe!'' (1990)
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Tulevat tänne sotkemaan meidän ajopuuteorian'' (1991)
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