Kapasiteettiyksikkö (
Finnish for "capacity unit") was a
Finnish hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
group from
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
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The group was formed in 1997 by Anders "Andu" Westerholm,
Markku "Tasis" Wettenranta and
Dan "Uniikki" Tolppanen.
Along with
Fintelligens, Kapasiteettiyksikkö was one of the first Finnish-language hip hop groups that gained popularity in the country.
In 2003, together with Fintelligens members
Elastinen and
Iso H, Kapasiteettiyksikkö founded the record label
Rähinä Records
Rähinä Records is the biggest independent Rap music, rap label in Finland. It was founded 1998 by Elastinen, Iso H, Andu, Tasis (rapper), Tasis, and Uniikki, and started actual business in 2003. The name Rähinä Records is a brand name. The comp ...
.
Discography
Albums
* ''
Päivästtoiseen'' (2001)
* ''
Klassikko'' (2002)
* ''
Itsenäisyyspäivä'' (2003)
* ''
Usko parempaan'' (2004)
* ''
Susijengi'' (2006)
* ''
I ♥ KY'' (2008)
Singles
Music videos
* "A-ay!" (2001)
* "Tää on mun Stadi" (2002)
* "Pakko saada sut" (2003)
* "Usko parempaan" (2004)
* "Niit on jokapuolel" (2004)
* "Erobiisi" (2006)
* "Vielä vähän aikaa" (2006)
References
External links
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Finnish hip-hop groups
Musical groups established in 1997
Musical groups disestablished in 2008
Musical groups from Helsinki
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