- Negash Ali
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Negash Ali (born 27 November 1990) is an Eritrean-Danish rapper raised in Århus V, Denmark.[1] Negash was born shorty after his family fled their home in Eritrea near the end of the country's conflict with Ethiopia.[citation needed] His life has been shaped by the challenges and inequalities he faced being a refugee in a new and different environment. These and his family are recurring themes in the personal and always strong lyrics along with more common teen reflections like restlessness.[citation needed]
He was part of a successful hip-hop project, Majors,[2] which also involves MCs J-Spliff and Nat Ill, and super DJs Static and Noize. The group's first critically acclaimed[by whom?] record was released in the spring of 2008. Negash raps in English. In early 2009 Negash released his debut album as a solo artist, Asmarino (a term used for people from the city of Asmara, the capital of Eritrea),[3] and during 2009 he toured in Denmark, took part in the Roskilde Festival, the Spot Festival Home Festival and also in Europe's two biggest hip hop festivals: Splash and Hip Hop Kemp.[citation needed]
He recorded "My House 2.0" with Kato and Brandon Beal, which reached number forty in Denmark.[4]
Discography
- Asmarino (2009)
References
- ^ "Forventningerne gør mig stærkere", Fyens.dk, 6 August 2009, retrieved 2011-06-17
- ^ Andersen, Simon Mikdal (2009) "Negash Ali om sin solodebut", Gaffa.dk, 5 March 2009, retrieved 2011-06-17
- ^ Jacobsen, Ole (2009) "Negash Ali: "Indvandrere og flygtninge må tage sig sammen"", DR.dk, 22 February 2009, retrieved 2011-06-17
- ^ "Kato featuring Brandon Beal and Negash Ali - My House 2.0", acharts.us, retrieved 2011-06-17
External links
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Danish rappers
- Danish people of Black African descent
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