Emerging in the first half of the 1980s, Swedish hip hop was first heard from the cities of Stockholm and Malmö. Early on, most rappers in Sweden performed in English. Funkalics and The Latin Kings, two very different acts united by their innovative use of the Swedish language, debuted a decade later and paved the way for a second, and bigger, breakthrough for Swedish hip hop. Today, some of the most popular rappers use Swedish, often in different accents.
Hägersten-Liljeholmen is a borough (stadsdelsområde) in Stockholm, Sweden. It is part of the Söderort suburban area.
Jonas Pettersson better known as Juvelen, is an electro-pop singer from Stockholm, Sweden. Jonas Pettersson was previously a member of the indie pop band Pine Forest Crunch in the 1990s and the synthpop band Camera in the early 2000s. His music has been described as "electronic falsetto pop with a fragrance of soul music". His music is influenced by Prince, amongst others.
Roc Nation is a full-service agency and community founded by Jay-Z in 2008. The company has offices in New York City, London, Nashville and Los Angeles. The company houses talent agency, school, clothing line, touring, production, management, media relations, publishing & philanthropy.
Othman (Osmond) Karim is a Swedish film director, documentary producer, television presenter and photographer.
Stonefunkers is a Swedish funk, go-go and live hip hop band started by brothers Emrik and Torsten Larsson that was one of the first Swedish bands to play "urban"-style music.
Hans Oskar "Kihlen" Linnros is a Swedish musician. He was part of the alternative hip hop band Snook alongside Daniel Adams-Ray, before going solo and releasing his solo studio debut album Vilja bli that reached number 2 on the Swedish Albums Chart. The track "Från och med Du" from the album reached the top of Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.
Dear Alice is a 2010 Swedish drama film directed by Othman Karim starring Danny Glover, Tuva Novotny and Peter Gardiner. The film is written by Karim and Grace Maharaj-Eriksson.
Daniel David John Adams-Ray is a singer and fashion designer.
Magnus Lidehäll is a Swedish award winning producer, composer and songwriter. He works extremely close with songwriting duo Vargas and Lagola – with whom he won the composer of the year award at the Swedish Grammy Awards in 2014. Together they have produced, written, and/or co-written songs for Madonna, Wyclef Jean & Avicii, Veronica Maggio and Petter, to name a few.
Mohammed Ali is a Swedish hip hop duo that has its roots in Flemingsberg, south of Stockholm. The Mohammed Ali duo, consists of Moms and Alias Ruggig. Mohammed Ali duo is also part of the Swedish hip hop collective Ayla.
Petter Wallenberg is a Swedish music producer, songwriter, author and artist. He uses the name House of Wallenberg for his musical releases which come out on his own label Mums Mums Records and Universal Music. He also directs his own music videos. In 2013 his book "Historien om Leila K" was released in Sweden.
Mono Music is a Swedish record label, established in 1987 by former ABBA member Benny Andersson.
O klang och jubeltid is the fourth studio album by Swedish folk-group Benny Anderssons orkester, released in June 2011.
Jag är inte rädd för mörkret is the tenth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on April 25, 2012 by Sonet Records and it was the band's debut release with the label since their departure from Sony Music in June 2011. The album was preceded by the lead single "999" on March 28, 2012. Jag är inte rädd för mörkret received positive reviews from Swedish music critics. It debuted at number one in Norway and Sweden, at number two in Denmark and at number five in Finland.
The Amazing are a Swedish indie rock band, whose members include Reine Fiske, who plays with Dungen, and Christoffer Gunrup, who played in Granada and with Anna Järvinen. Fredrik Swahn, Alexis Benson, and drummer Moussa Fadera are also in The Amazing.
Jan Risberg is a Swedish Grammis-awarded conductor, oboist and composer. Risberg has worked with several major orchestras including Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Malmö Symfoniorkester, Helsingborgs symfoniorkester, and Norrköpings Symfoniorkester. He is also the leader and conductor of the contemporary chamber ensemble Sonanza. He is one of the most prominent conductors within contemporary music in Sweden which has resulted in over 50 world premieres of pieces by composers such as Georg Riedel and Benjamin Staern.
Daniel Monserrat, better known by his stage name Dani M, is a rapper, reggae and hip hop solo artist from Uppsala, Sweden. Monserrat first gained recognition after being a featured singer in hit songs in 2012-2013 by Kartellen, Syster Sol and Labyrint. His own solo career thereafter gained popular acclaim alongside Syster Sol, both singers in the reggae & hiphop scenes, and he quickly received top reviews among Swedish newspapers' music critics and music magazines.
Tigerdrottningen is the eleventh studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on April 30, 2014 by Sonet Records. The album was preceded by the lead single "La Belle Epoque" on March 12, 2014. "Var är vi nu?" was released as the album's second single on July 24, 2014. The music video was released on May 21, 2014. The third single "Mirage" was released on September 3, 2014, with an accompanying video released on the same date.
Ensam inte stark is the second Swedish-language studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter Petra Marklund. It was released on 13 November 2015 by Razzia Records and is the follow-up to Platinum-certified album Inferno.
