Kartellen

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Kartellen (English: The Cartel) was a Swedish gangsta rap hip hop group founded in 2008 by Kinesen and Babyface, [1] who are both serving life sentences in Finland for accessory to murder. [2] Kinesen was also allegedly involved in an infamous airport multi-million robbery in 2002. [3]

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The band used the materials sent by Kinesen with Babyface and others in prison and released them for downloads. It was fronted by Sebbe Staxx (real name Sebastian Stakset), Kaka, Maskinisten. Other members joining later included Lil' Star and Lani Mo Cribbe. Established musicians and producers also contributed to the effort.

Kartellen has been a famous and provocative hip hop act portraying crime and social problems in the suburbs in their albums and mixtapes. It has coverage in mainstream media with some of their releases appearing in the Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.

Kartellen concerts were closely monitored by the Swedish police for their controversiality.[ citation needed ] Sebbe Staxx, with a 1-year prison record for charges related to robbery, receipt of stolen goods and weapon-related charges allegedly sent threatening messages on Twitter about the Swedish far-right politician Jimmie Åkesson [4] who filed a complaint with the police. Sebbe Staxx later apologized to his mom and employer about his choice of words.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumChart
peak
(SWE)
[5]
2012Ånger & Kamp 
2013Ånger & Kamp Del 215
2016Slutpläderingen25
[6]

Mixtapes

Singles

YearSingleChart
peak
(SWE)
[5]
Album
2012"Mina områden"
(Kartellen, Sebbe Staxx & Dani M)
26Ånger & Kamp
"Ställ dig upp"
(featuring Sebbe Staxx & Chrippa)
43
2013"Skriker Ut"
(featuring Sebbe Staxx, Admiral P & Robert Athill)
 
"Underklassmusik"
(featuring Aleks)
22Ånger & Kamp Del 2
"Svarta duvor & vissna liljor"
(featuring Timbuktu)
15
2016"Dominobrickor" [upper-alpha 1] Slutpläderingen
Other (non charting)

Notes

  1. "Dominobrickor" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker chart. [9]

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References

  1. Nyheter24: Kinesen - mannen bakom Kartellen (in Swedish)
  2. Jerry Solfeldt Productions: Kartellen biography Archived 2013-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Leo "Kinesen" Carmona erkänner Arlandarånet". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. Sverigeradio: Fryshuset tar avstånd från tweet om Åkesson (in Swedish)
  5. 1 2 "SwedishCharts.com Kartellen discography page". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  6. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-17. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  7. Whoa.nu: Kartellen släpper mixtape (in Swedish)
  8. Whoa.nu Nya släpp från Kartellen, Shazaam & Industrin (in Swedish)
  9. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 14, 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  10. nyheter24: Kartellen "går loss" med ny singel (in Swedish)