Portuguese hip hop, more commonly called hip hop tuga, is the Portuguese variety of hip hop music. It differs from mainstream hip hop because it has strong influences from African music, from Lusophone Africa, reggae, zouk and fado.
Brazilian hip hop is a national music genre in Brazil. From its earliest days in the African-Brazilian communities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the genre has grown into a countrywide phenomena. Rappers, DJs, break dancers and graffiti artists are active across the complete spectrum of society blending Brazil's cultural heritage with American hip hop to form a contemporary musical fusion.
The MTV Video Music Brazil awards, more commonly known as VMB, were MTV Brasil's annual award ceremony, established in 1995. MTV viewers picked the winners for most categories since 2001.
Pro-Música Brasil (PMB), previously Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD), is an official representative body of the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market.
Dealema is a long-running Portuguese hip-hop group based in Porto. Along with Mind Da Gap, they are one of the oldest hip-hop bands in Portugal and had major influence over the genre's development across the country. Their early influences included Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, and Nas. Dealema has been performing with the same lineup of Mundo, DJ Guze, Fuse, Expeão, and Maze since forming in 1996.
Leandro Roque de Oliveira , better known by his stage name Emicida, is a Brazilian rapper, singer, songwriter and MC.
Aline Barros Kistenmacker dos Santos is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Some of her albums have been certified multiple Diamond by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD).
Hip hop has been present in the "brasiliense" social and musical scene since the late 1980s. It is arguably the second biggest hip hop scene in Brazil. The first generation of rappers included GOG and DJ Jamaika. The second generation initiated with MC RAPadura in the 1990s. Nowadays, one of the most successful female rappers from Brasília is Flora Matos. Furthermore, the current generation, from the year 2000 onwards, has many groups and MCs who are releasing their projects and creating new events to expand the hip hop scene in Brazil's capital.
Isabela Cristina Correia de Lima Lima, known professionally as IZA, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and dancer, who rose to fame recording cover songs of artists such as Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Sam Smith on her self-titled YouTube channel. She has also featured her songs on Spotify and SoundCloud. In May 2016, she signed a contract with Warner Music Brasil. Her debut album, Dona de Mim, was released in 2018 and was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album.
Luiza Yara Lopes Silva, better known as Yzalú, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist. She drew attention when interpreting the song "Mulheres Negras" (2012). With the participation of the rapper Eduardo, evidencing the reality of the women in Brazil, the music became symbol of the black feminism in the country.
Mário Cotrim, mostly known by his stage name ProfJam, is a Portuguese rapper and hip hop singer.
De Leve is a Brazilian rapper.
Phonk is a subgenre of hip hop and trap music directly inspired by 1990s Memphis rap. The style is characterized by vocals from old Memphis rap tapes and samples from early 1990s hip hop, especially cowbell samples resembling that of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. The genre draws from the dark, distortive techniques of the chopped and screwed sound.
Adriana Barbosa de Souza, better known as Drik Barbosa, is a Brazilian rapper, singer and songwriter.
Tasha & Tracie is a Brazilian hip hop duo formed by twin sisters Tasha Okereke and Tracie Okereke, who work in art, fashion, activism and music.
Gustavo Pereira Marques, better known by his artistic name Djonga, is a Brazilian rapper, singer and songwriter. Considered one of the most influential names currently on the Brazilian rap scene, the artist has attracted attention for his direct and strongly worded lyrics with strong social criticisms. He frequently collaborates with producer Coyote Beatz.
Renato Alves Menezes Barreto, better known by his stage name Froid, is a Brazilian rapper born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in 1993.
Geizon Carlos da Cruz Fernandes, better known by his artistic name Xamã, is a Brazilian rapper, poet, singer, and actor. He has released several successful rap albums, with strong sales and online streams, since the 2010s. He later also began a career in acting, appearing in telenovelas such as Amor de Mãe and Renascer. He also participated in The Masked Singer Brasil, coming in 3rd place. He has already won a Latin Grammy and was nominated for awards in the BET Hip Hop Awards, the MTV MIAW Awards Brazil, the MTV Europe Music Awards, and for the Multishow Brazilian Music Award.
DV tribo is a rap supergroup formed Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Initially active from 2015 to 2018, they are considered one of the foremost exponents of the Golden Era of the Belo Horizonte rap scene. They are well known for their sharp societal criticism in their lyrics, which was a characteristic of all their members. Their most famous member is the rapper Djonga, who became famous after his productions with DV TRIBO and Coyote Beatz.
Hot e Oreia was a Brazilian rap duo made up of Mario Apocalypse "Hot" do Nascimento and Gustavo Rafael "Oreia" Aguiar, both from the state of Minas Gerais. They were strongly associated with producer Coyote Beatz, with whom they recorded much of their music, as well as with rap supergroup DV tribo. They were nominated for the "Clipão da P#rr@" award at the 2020 MTV MIAW Awards Brazil. The duo ended in January 2021 after Hot was accused of assault and abuse against his ex-girlfriend.
