Redrama

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Background information
Birth nameLasse Mellberg
Also known asRedrama
Born (1977-10-02) 2 October 1977 (age 47)
Helsinki, Finland
OriginFinland
Genres Hip hop
OccupationRapper
Years active2001–present
Labels Virgin, Rähinä

Lasse Mellberg (born 2 October 1977), better known by his stage name Redrama, is a Finnish rapper. He made a breakthrough in 2003. Redrama, who performs primarily in English, but also in Swedish and Finnish was part of a hip-hop group Alien Allies which also included the Norwegian Paperboys and Madcon. Redrama won the English-language Finnish championship of rapping in 2001 and he also won the Finnish Grammy (Emma) award for The Best Hip Hop Album in 2005. [1]

Contents

His first EP, Redrama EP, was released in 2001. [2] The EP included seven tracks and it was released by Incredible Productions. In 2002, Redrama signed a recording contract with Virgin UK and his debut album, Everyday Soundtrack, was released in 2003. His second studio album, Street Music, was released two years later.

In 2005, Redrama won an EBBA Award. [3] European Border Breakers Awards is presented annually to ten emerging artists or groups who have reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year.

After winning the European Border Breakers Award, Redrama joined Gang Starr as a supporting artist on their European Tour. In 2007, Redrama recorded his first duet with another popular Finnish hip hop artist, Paleface. The single "Still In Charge" reached number 4 on the Finnish Single Charts and was the start to the collaboration between these two most successful English-speaking rappers in Finland. In 2008 and 2009, the collaboration expanded when Redrama and Paleface were joined by a reggae musician and singer CapeNape and Swedish hip hop artist Promoe of Looptroop Rockers. The four rappers toured around Finland under the name Conscious Youth. [4] [5] The group released one album in Finland.

Redrama's third studio album, The Getaway, was released in June 2009 by the most well-known hip hop label in Finland, Rähinä Records. [1] The first single released from the album was "Music".

After a short stint as a Rähinä Records artist, Redrama established his own production company and label called Non-Genre. [6]

In 2012, the news spread that Redrama was working in Amsterdam together with AJ McLean of Backstreet Boys. A new single release, "Clouds", featuring McLean, was released in May 2013. Despite the lack of large marketing campaigns, the news about the single were reported widely all over the world mainly through the Backstreet Boys fan websites and blogs. "Clouds" was the first single release for Redrama's studio album Reflection .

Personal life

Redrama grew up in a Finnish-Swedish family. [7]

He follows a straight edge lifestyle and has been sober since 2010.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsNotes
FIN
[8]
2003 Everyday Soundtrack  [ fi ]8Track list
  1. Hang It Up
  2. Knuckleheadz (feat. Critical)
  3. If You with That
  4. Stand Strong
  5. A Day at a Time
  6. You
  7. This Is What It Sounds Like
  8. Babylon
  9. Everyday Soundtrack
  10. Kill It with Hip Hop
  11. Average Assholes (feat. Kapricon, Vinnie & Critical)
  12. Raindrops
2005 Street Music  [ fi ]13Track list
  1. Introduction
  2. Street Music
  3. I Don't Know What to Tell You
  4. Today Just Ain't the Day
  5. Off Your Chest
  6. Let Me Go
  7. I Can't Help Myself
  8. List of Things to Do
  9. Good Woman
  10. Blessed (feat. Elastinen)
  11. Rest of Your Life
  12. Feet to Work
2009 The Getaway  [ fi ]23Track list
  1. "Rise"
  2. "Piece of the Pie"
  3. "Music"
  4. "Those Days"
  5. "Move It Along"
  6. "For a Day"
  7. "Hold Me Back"
  8. "Slow Down"
  9. "Apologize"
  10. "Way You See It"
  11. "The Getaway"
  12. "Under-Estimators" (feat. Prop Dylan)
  13. "Better Man"
  14. "Right Here"
2014 Reflection 8Track list
  1. "Now"
  2. "Got This"
  3. "Kickstart"
  4. "Angel"
  5. "Clouds"
  6. "Devil"
  7. "Real" (feat. Lazee)
  8. "Flight Mode"
  9. "Let Go" (explicit version)
  10. "Dumb!"
  11. "Awake"
  12. "Turn Around"

EPs

Mixtapes

Singles

(charting)

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
FIN
[8]
2003"If You with That" –Everyday Soundtrack
"Hang It Up"1
2004"Knuckleheadz"18
2005"Street Music"6Street Music
2012"Kickstart"5Reflection
2012"Dumb!"-
2013"Clouds" (feat. AJ McLean)4
2014"Let Go" (feat. Kristinia DeBarge)3

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