List of Dutch hip hop musicians

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Hip hop musicians : By nationality : Dutch

Some crews, rappers and DJs include:

Ali B. One of the rappers of Holland,Born in morroco. Ali B. succeeded in making Nederhop more popular amongst the Dutch mainstream population.

BrainpowerThe best rapper of Netherland.Brainpower is an MC well respected for his clever rhymes and his freestyle (battle) skills. After some collaborations with Extince and de Spookrijders, Brainpower released his hit single Dansplaat in 2002, which became top of the charts. In that same period, Brainpower featured on Nas' 'One Mic'

MC Casto from Amsterdam. Casto is an underground rapper signed with RAMP records. Casto is best known for his humorous tracks and freestyles.

DAC (De Amersfoortse Coöperatie), a hiphop group from Amersfoort. Most of the times this crew focuses on brag & boast tracks. DAC is all about skillful lyrics and their soulful/funky kind of music.

Def P is the inventor of Nederhop, which was given birth to in 1989. Def P, who is the lead singer of de Osdorp Posse is well-known for his hardcore old-school type of rhyming, as well as his freestyle skills.

Def Rhymz an MC from Rotterdam. Known for his funny raps. His charismatic performances speak for themselves. Def Rhymz was the first Dutch rapper ever to hit the number one spot in the charts with two songs (doekoe in 1999 and Schudden in 2001).

D-Men a commercially successful hiphop group from Diemen. Known for their American type of beats and their catchy deliveries. D-Men really caught the attention after releasing their underground mixtapes Straatremixes which became very popular in 2003.

Dubbel HJ (HipHop Junkies), is a hiphop group from Lisse. The group is most known for their variety in group members who each represent their own style, their diversity in beats and styles makes them a unique group in and around Lisse. Considered as one of the fastest upcoming groups yet.

Duvel Duvel from Rotterdam. Being well respected in the underground scene, Duvel Duvel has a unorthodox way of rapping. He has a recognizable raw voice.

Extince was the first successful selling hiphop artist in Dutch. His funky sounds and cool way of flowing made him that way. Considered as a pioneer for most of today's Nederhop

Jawat won the "Grote prijs van Nederland" 2006, and has a very distinguished, raw style. He is known for his energetic performances.

Klopdokter is the Dutch king when it comes to freestyle battling. Klopdokter is Extince's back-up vocalist.

Lange Frans & Baas B are the core of the group D-Men. Lange Frans & producer/rapper Baas B conquered a great amount of (female) teenage fans, due to their sing along hooks and female friendly songs.

Negativ from Amsterdam. Known for his many battle raps.

Opgezwolle the #1 Nederhop group in The Netherlands, from Zwolle. Their trademark: a wide range of funky, electronic type of beats combined with high skilled flows and deliveries performed by MC's Sticky Steez and Phreako Rico.

Osdorp Posse the pioneers of Nederhop. This Amsterdam crew, led by Def P, is known for their oldschool style of rapping. The beats, produced by Seda, are mostly raw and are compared to metal music.

Postmen from Rotterdam. This successful (live) band mostly sing in English and combines various music styles such as: reggae and hiphop.

Raymzter a highly-talented MC from Almere. Raymzter is well known for his profound and complex rhymes. He earns great respect within the underground Nederhop scene and is considered one of Holland's best together with Opgezwolle.

de Spookrijders is a three man hiphop group founded in 1996 : MC's Stefan and Clyde and producer/DJ Cliff 'the Jazz' Nille. Albums :De Echte Shit, Klokkenluiders van Amsterdam, Hee... Spookies!!. The band split up in 2003.

Terilekst a talented producer/MC from Venray. Terilekst puts his defined humor on track and combines it with his dry and monotonous voice. Terilekst forms a two man group with Spacekees.