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
*
Juho Samuli Peltomaa (JuFo III)
*
Ismo Tapio Heikkilä (Izmo)
*
Tero Tapio Kaikkonen (Kaivo)
Production staff
*
Manne Railo (Mitro), ''
Producer''
Releases
Albums
*''
Moe!'' (1990)
*''
Tulevat tänne sotkemaan meidän ajopuuteorian'' (1991)
*''
Epäviralliset Muistelmat'' (1996)
*''
Ouu-raisakson!'' (2000)
*''
Sekoelma'' (2010)
Singles
* ''Oi Beibi'' / ''Tuhansien sulojen maa'' (Megamania) 7" 12"
* ''Raptori'' (Megamania 1990) 12'
* ''Debi Gibson (Viiraa Pääzä Mix)'' (Megamania 1990) 12"
* ''Tyyris Tyllerö'' / ''Älä (Hekumaa)'' (Megamania) 12"
* ''Karvanoppaelvis'' / ''Sukellus Pumpuliin'' (Megamania 1991) 7"
* ''Rattijuoppo'' (Megamania 1991) 7"
* ''Debi Gibson (3000 Mix)'' (Reel Art 2000) CDS
* ''Kumitissit'' / ''Oi Beibi'' (Raptori vs. Caater)(Reel Art 2000) CDS
* ''Oi Beibi 16'' (Sony Music 2010)
Videos
* ''Moe!'' (1990)
* ''Raptori'' (1990)
* ''Ajopuutaheinää'' (1991)
*
''Hiphopmusiikkia'' (1999)
The video for ''Hiphopmusiikkia'' is a spoof of the video from
Bomfunk MC's
The Bomfunk MC's is a Finnish hip hop group that was active between 1998 and 2005, before reuniting in 2018. The group's frontman is the rapper B.O. Dubb (born Raymond Ebanks, and formerly known as "B.O.W."), and the main producer is Jaakko Sa ...
''
Freestyler
"Freestyler" is a song by Finnish hip hop group Bomfunk MC's. It was released in Finland on 30 October 1999 as the third single from their debut studio album, '' In Stereo'' (1999), and was released internationally in February 2000. "Freestyler" ...
'', filmed using the same
Helsinki Metro
The Helsinki Metro ( fi, Helsingin metro, sv, Helsingfors metro) is a rapid transit system serving Greater Helsinki, Finland. It is the world's northernmost metro system. It was opened to the general public on 2 August 1982 after 27 years of p ...
stations.
* ''Oi Beibi 16'' (2010)
* ''Tosi tarttuva täytebiisi 16'' (2010)
External links
*(Suomi
Raptori homepage
Finnish hip hop groups
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