RoopeK

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RoopeK
Birth nameRoope Kinnunen
Also known asRPK
RoopeK
RRKK
RPK
Esaar
Koksukoo
Kokkelikoo
Mörkö
Supertuottaja
Rrimöykk
Rumpukone
Origin Helsinki, Finland
Genres Alternative hip hop, Trap, Grime, Dubstep, Southern hip hop, Hyphy
Occupation(s) Rapper, music producer
Years active1998–present

Roope Kinnunen is a Finnish rapper and record producer. He frequently uses stage names such as RPK, Koksukoo and RoopeK.

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Career

Kinnunen started his career in various bands, such as Ceebrolistics [1] and Serkkupojat. [2]

He is best known for his work with a fellow rapper Eevil Stöö. Their first collaborative album together, Fuck Vivaldi, was released on 20 July 2012. The album peaked at number one on the Official Finnish Album Chart [3] and was later nominated for an Emma Award in the category of the Best Hip Hop / Reggae / Urban Album of 2012. [4]

Since 2010, Kinnunen has also collaborated in a number of releases with Julma-Henri, previously known for his group Julma-Henri & Syrjäytyneet. This collaboration culminated in the duo Eurocrack releasing Euro Crack EP in 2012 [5] and the studio album Huume (stylized as H U U M E) which peaked at number seven on the Finnish Album Chart. [6]

Selected discography

Albums and EPs

with Ceebrolistics
as RPK
YearTitlePeak position
FIN
[7]
2014Ei
(Khid & RPK)
4
as Koksu Koo
YearAlbumPeak positions
FIN
[3]
2012Fuck Vivaldi
(Eevil Stöö X Koksukoo)
1
as Eurocrack (duo with Julma-Henri)
YearAlbumPeak positions
FIN
[6]
2013Huume
(Eurocrack)
7

Singles

with Ceebrolistics

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