- Infinite Mass
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Name = Infinite Mass
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Origin =Sweden
Genre = Hip hop
Years_active = 1991–present
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Current_members =Amir Chamdin
Rodrigo "Rigo" Pencheff
Past_members =Infinite Mass is a Swedish hip hop group that was formed in 1991.In 1992 the group won the talent show Swedish Championship of Rap. The same year, they achieved fame when they participated in the movie "
Sökarna " and released the single "Shoot the Racist" which was later renamed "Area Turns Red". There was some controversy in the Swedishmass media at the time regarding the song's lyrics.They ended up on the top charts for the first time with the album "Alwayz Somethang" (1997) and the single "Caught up in da Game". With the album "The Face" (2001) and the songs "She’s A Freak", "Bullet", "Blazin", and "Enter The Dragon" they established a characteristic style: a
G-funk base with a blend of heavy guitars,rapping , singing, and unusual samplings. In 2004 they had a Swedish hit with the song "No. 1 Swartskalle" ("Svartskalle" is a traditionally derogatory Swedish slang term for an African or any person belonging to both the groups non-blonde and non-Nordic.)Infinite Mass is, alongside
The Latin Kings andLooptroop , one of the more important groups that has emerged from the Swedish hip hop scene.Group members
Throughout the years bandmembers have come and gone but
Amir Chamdin and Rodrigo "Rigo" Pencheff are regarded as the core members and have been part of Infinite Mass since the conception.
*"Amir Chamdin" (Rapping )
*"Rodrigo "Rigo" Pencheff" (Rapping )
*"Jonas Eriksson" (Bass Guitar )
*"Joen Carlstedt" (Guitar )
*"Jejo Perkovic" (Drum s)
*"Tito Pencheff" (Synthesizer )
*"Cribbe Pencheff" (DJ)Discography
Albums
*"The Infinite Patio" 278 000 sold (1995)
*"Alwayz Somethang" 164 000 sold (1997)
*"The Face" (2002)
*"1991" (2004)Singles
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Swedish hip hop External links
* [http://www.infinitemass.com Infinite Mass' official website]
* [http://www.top50lyrics.com/i/infinitemass-lyrics-6110.html Infinite Mass, some lyrics]
* [http://home7.swipnet.se/~w-71273/imp.htm Infinite Mass, fansite]
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