| Thaitanium | |
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Thaitanium, October 2005 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Genres | Rap, Hiphop |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Labels | Sanamluang |
| Website | www.thaitanium.biz |
| Members | |
| Prinya "Way" Intachai Khanngoen "Khan" Nuanual Nay Myo "Day" Thant |
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Thaitanium (Thai: ไทยเทเนี่ยม) is a Thai-American hip hop music group. Among the first of Thai rap artists, the group formed in 2000 by K.H. - Khanngoen "Khan" Nuanual, P. Cess - Prinya "Way" Intachai, Sunny Day - Nay Myo "Day" Thant. The group has released five albums and has performed for the MTV Asia Awards and was an opening act for 50 Cent.
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South-Side Phuket-born Kan attended university in the United States in the late 1990s and became part of the rap and hip hop house party scene in San Francisco.
At around the same time, a New York City-born Thai rapper, Way had moved to Thailand and was trying to start a rap scene in Thailand. When Kan and Day returned to Thailand, they met Way and Thaitanium was formed.
Their first two albums, AA and Thai Riders, were produced and recorded in New York City, and released in Thailand in 2000 and 2002. Subsequent album releases cemented the group's popularity in Thailand, where it was played in night clubs, bars and at music festivals. The group also performed the soundtrack to the Thai film Province 77, about Thai people living in Los Angeles.
Thaitanium was featured on "Dangerous", a track by Thai pop singer Tata Young in 2005. The group performed at the 2006 MTV Asia Awards, joining Simon Webbe in a performance of "No Worries."[1] The group also opened for Fort Minor and 50 Cent in a concert in February 2006 at Aktiv Square ,Mueang Thong Thani in Bangkok. The group then released its fifth album, Thailand's Most Wanted, and supported it with its first solo concert, "MTV Live: Thaitanium Uncensored" in 15 November 2006 at BEC-TERO Hall.
Currently the Thaitanium members are working on other projects beside their music, KH started his own clothing line called "9Face", Way as well has also started his own called "Never Say".....
Thaitanium's new Album called "Still Resisting" is scheduled to be released on June 8, 2010.