Gettomasa

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Gettomasa
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Gettomasa in 2015.
Background information
Birth nameAleksi Lehikoinen
Born (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 30)
Montreal, Canada
Origin Jyväskylä, Finland
Genresrap, hip hop
Years active2012–present

Aleksi Lehikoinen (born November 22, 1993), [1] better known by his stage name Gettomasa, is a Canadian-born Finnish rapper. He won the Finnish battle rap championship in 2012. [2] He released his debut album Vellamo LP in 2014 with Finnish music producer Ruuben. [3] His first solo project Chosen One was released in 2016. [4]

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Life and career

Lehikoinen was born in Montreal, Canada in 1993 to Finnish parents. [1] He moved to Finland as a child, and spent most of his childhood in the Kortepohja district of Jyväskylä. [5] He has been very open about his troubled childhood and growing up with his abusive alcoholic father.[ citation needed ] He discussed their problematic father-son relationship on the track Pelkuri (The Coward)

Lehikoinen is a high school dropout but graduated from a vocational school in 2015. [5]

Early life

Lehikoinen was six years old when he was introduced to rap music by his cousin. [2] He started creating music at the age of 17, and in 2012, he won the Finnish battle rap championship. [2] [6]

Beginning of career (2014-2017)

In 2014 he released his debut album Vellamo LP with Finnish music producer Ruuben via Finnish label KPC Records. [3]

In 2014, Lehikoinen made a record deal with the Finnish label PME Records, [7] through which he released his first solo album Chosen One in 2016, [8] in which most of the songs were produced by Ruuben. [ citation needed ] In 2017 Lehikoinen released 17 EP . [9]

Diplomaatti and breakthrough (2017-2020)

In 2019, Lehikoinen released his second solo album Diplomaatti , widely considered his breakthrough album. [10] With the single "Silmät" he was able to reach number one on the Finnish Spotify list, [11] and was eventually awarded the Finnish Emmy award for the Rap/R&B Album of the Year. [12] In September 2020, Lehikoinen released the surprise album Kalamies LP . [13]

Feud with Lukas Leon

In November 2020, Lehikoinen released the single "Veli mä vannon", in which he mocked rapper Lukas Leon, rapping "When I saw you and wanted to battle, good that you didn't sh*t your pants" in response to when Lukas Leon named Lehikoinen in a rap battle YouTube video and challenged him to be on his Lukas Leon Vs. series. In response to "Veli mä vannon", Lukas Leon released a diss track on Youtube in December 2020 named "Gekkomasa". [14] A day after the release of "Gekkomasa", Lehikoinen released his own diss track "Istu" ("Sit") of Lukas Leon. [15] The next day Lehikoinen said the feud was over on his part. [16] A day later Lukas Leon confirmed the end of the feud. [17]

KPC Tour and Vastustamaton (2022-present)

Lehikoinen released his fifth album Vastustamaton on November 4, 2022. [18] This album was able to reach number 1 on the Finnish charts, [19] and it was awarded the Album of the Year for Rap/R&B in the Emma-awards. [20] In November and December 2022, Lehikoinen went on the KPC Tour, which included artists from his rap collective KPC. [21] In early 2023 he released the singles "Meit ei oo" and "Jälkeekään" which both got to #1 on the Finnish charts. [22] [23] In March 2024, he released an EP with Kube titled "EP" with the track "Kauas Pois" reaching #7 on the Finnish charts. [24]

Discography

Albums

EPs

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