Emicida

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Emicida
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Background information
Birth nameLeandro Roque de Oliveira
Born (1985-08-17) August 17, 1985 (age 39)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2005–present
LabelsLaboratório Fantasma
PartnerMarina Santa Helena
Website emicida.com

Leandro Roque de Oliveira (born August 17, 1985), better known by his stage name Emicida, is a Brazilian rapper, singer, songwriter and MC. [1]

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The rapper is known for his impromptu rhymes, that made him one of the most respected MCs in Brazil. Regarded as one of the biggest revelations of underground hip hop in his country, Emicida accumulates thousands of hits on every battle in his YouTube page and about 900 thousand views on his MySpace page. [2]

Personal life

Leandro was born into a poor family. He composed rhymes and passed them to his friend to record and sell. His father died when Leandro was still a child, as told in the song "Ooorra ..." He is married to the presenter and podcaster of Um Milkshake Chamado Wanda - Marina Santa Helena.

Name

The name Emicida is a portmanteau of the words Emcee and homicide. Because of his frequent victories in the battles of improvisation, his friends began to say that Leandro was a "killer", who kills his opponents through rhymes. Later, the rapper turned it into an acronym for "Enquanto Minha Imaginação Compuser Insanidades, Domino a Arte" (rough translation, As long as my imagination composes insanities, I dominate the art). [3]

Career

Live performances are accompanied by the DJ instrumental in Nyack. The Emicida career began in the early 1990, where his parents organized black dances in the outskirts of São Paulo, and he began to use the equipment and write his first rhymes. [4]

Emicida is known for songs such as "Rua Augusta" and "Zica, Vai Lá". He composed tracks for the soundtrack of Rockstar Games' Max Payne 3 . [5]

His style is influenced by many Brazilian rappers as well as US names including Mos Def, Wu-Tang Clan, and The Fugees. [6]

His album AmarElo was considered one of the 25 best Brazilian albums of the second half of 2019 by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics. [7] His song "Levanta e Anda", featuring Rael, was featured in the FIFA 15 soundtrack, while "Bonjour", featuring Féfé was on the soundtrack of NBA 2K16. The album AmarElo won a 2020 Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album.

His song "A Chapa É Quente!", also featuring Rael, was nominated for the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song. [8] In 2021, his song with Ivete Sangalo "Mulheres Não Têm Que Chorar" was nominated for the same award in the Best Portuguese Language Song category. [9]


Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

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References

  1. ↑ 5 minutes with... Emicida Interview on timeout.com.br
  2. ↑ Meet Emicida, ascending Brazilian rapper deepbrazil.com, 15 April 2011
  3. ↑ "Só no site: Emicida style". Revista Trip. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "TramaVirtual". UOL. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Emicida "9 Círculos" (from the Max Payne 3 Original Soundtrack". May 8, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2013.)
  6. ↑ Emicida's 10 Hip Hop Classics
  7. ↑ Antunes, Pedro (7 December 2019). "Os 25 melhores discos brasileiros do 2º semestre de 2019, segundo a APCA [LISTA]". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Grupo Perfil. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Ceccarini, Viola Manuela (20 November 2017). "The 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards in Las Vegas". Livein Style. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. ↑ Hussey, Allison; Bloom, Madison (18 November 2021). "Latin Grammy 2021 Winners: See the Full List Here". Pitchfork . Condé Nast . Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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