Ruger Hauer were a hip hop and

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History

The band consisted of

Paperi T Henri Pulkkinen (born 26 February 1986), professionally known as Paperi T, is a Finnish rapper, poet and radio host. He started his career in a group Ruger Hauer in 2010 and released his first solo album '' Malarian pelko'' in 2015. Since 2017 h ...

Pyhimys Mikko Kuoppala (born 28 October 1981), professionally known as Pyhimys (in English ''The Saint''), is a Finnish rapper, songwriter and founder of the record company Yellowmic Records. He has gained success both as a solo artist and as a member o ...

and Tommishock and was named after firearm manufacturing company Sturm, Ruger & Co. and actor

Rutger Hauer Rutger Oelsen Hauer (; 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century. Hauer's career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series ' ...

. Ruger Hauer's first studio album ''Se syvenee syksyllä'' was released in November 2010. Panu Hietaneva of ''

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'' wrote that while the album has its moments, it fails to offer real surprises. Rumba magazine gave it more positive review, citing it as the best Finnish hip hop album of the year. The group's second album ''Erectus'' followed in October 2012, reaching number 16 on the Official Finnish Album Chart. In his positive review of the album, Arttu Tolonen of ''Soundi'' noticed that the group's lyrics are dark, though funny, and that the sounds of the album are escaping the boundaries of typical hip hop music.

Discography

Studio albums

References

Finnish hip hop groups {{Finland-bio-stub