Papa Dee

Papa Dee
Papa Dee during an interview at Götgatsbacken, Stockholm, on 2 June 2008.
Background information
Birth name	David Christopher Daniel Wahlgren
Also known as	Papa Dee
Born	13 July 1966 (1966-07-13) (age 45)
Origin	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Rap, ragga, dancehall
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1988–present
Associated acts	The Bitter Twins Stonefunkers
Website	Official website

David Christopher Daniel Wahlgren (born 13 July 1966), better known by the stage name Papa Dee, is a Swedish rap, ragga and dancehall musician. His most commercially successful track is his version of the Cat Stevens song "The First Cut Is the Deepest".

Music career

Wahlgren debuted in 1988 with the single "Funky Raggamuffin/Let the Music Play", a mixture of dancehall and hip hop. He then joined the Stonefunkers and became the group's rapper. This was followed by a few years of cooperation with Rob'n'Raz. Wahlgren then went solo, and had his breakthrough in 1990 with the album Lettin' Off Steam, which was predominantly hip hop and dancehall. His next album, One Step Ahead, had elements of soul and reggae, mixing song and rap. His 1994 release, Original Master, produced by Denniz Pop at Cheiron Studio, incorporated eurodisco into his music.

During the 1990s and 2000s he released several albums, often in cooperation with Desmond Foster and a couple with Soundism. 2001, Soundism also produced the Papa Dee song "Hottie Hottie Girls" featuring Lady Saw,^[1] Jamaica's prime female dancehall star. Kent (Gillström) Isaacs also produced a couple of Papa Dee's more dared and innovative albums. One of the albums they did together was the cover album, recorded in Jamaica, with all the classical reggare-musicians like Horse-Mouth, Flabba Holt and Chinna Smith which has played on numerous classical reggae-albums. He is also a member of The Brooklyn Funk Essentials and recorded Walking Down Memory Gap Lane with David Barratt as Dubchek.

Personal life

Wahlgren was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, to a Swedish mother and a Ghanaian father.^[2] His father left the family when he was a small child.^[3]

On 14 September 2008 Wahlgren was arrested; three days later he was charged (Swedish: Häktningbeslut) with grave assault (Swedish: grov misshandel) with bodily harm to his wife.^[4][5] On 20 October 2008, a Swedish lower court found him guilty of a lesser charge of assault (Swedish: misshandel), and he was fined.^[6][7][8] His wife categorically denied that maltreatment had taken place.^[4][9]

Discography

Solo

• Lettin' Off Steam (1990)
• One Step Ahead (1993)
• Original Master (1994)
• The Journey (1996)
• Island Rock (1998)
• The Man Who Couldn't Say No (2001)
• Live It Up! (2004)
• A Little Way Different (2008)

Other appearances

• Debut studio album - The Bitter Twins (TBA)

See also

• Swedish hip hop

References

1. ^ soundism.com
2. ^ "Papa Dee: "Mali var extra kul"" (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning. 2008-08-15. http://www.st.nu/noje/index.php?action=visa_artikel&id=752750. Retrieved 2008-09-15. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Persson, Sofia (2007-11-14). "Papa Dee letar efter sin pappa" (in Swedish). Expressen. http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.925976/papa-dee-letar-efter-sin-pappa. Retrieved 2008-09-15. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Edblom, Kristina; Johannes Heuman (2008-10-17). ""Det är en  mardröm" (English translation: "This is a nightmare")" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5bmclFNPY. Retrieved 2008-10-23. "Dagen efter händelsen anhålls Wahlgren för två fall av misshandel varav den senare bedöms som grov. Två dagar senare lämnas häktningsframställan in till Stockholms tingsrätt. […] Men Papa Dee nekar och Andrea har hela tiden hävdat att det inte kan var hennes man som skadade henne. (English translation: The next day, Whalgren was put under arrest for two instances of maltreatment, the second of which was later considered grave. Two days later he was charged at Stockholm's tingsrätt […] But Papa Dee denies the charges and Andrea has consistently upheld that it couldn't be him who caused the injury to her.)" 
5. ^ "Greps efter en festnatt i Stockholm (English translation: Arrested after party night in Stockholm)" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2008-10-17. Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. http://www.webcitation.org/5bssuAT6N. Retrieved 2008-10-27. "8 OKTOBER Papa Dee åtalas misstänkt för två fall av misshandel av hustrun Andrea Wahlgren. (English translation: 8 OCTOBER Papa Dee was prosecuted on suspicion of two incidents of maltreatment)" 
6. ^ Elfström, Josefine (2008-10-20). "Papa Dee dömd för misshandel (English translation: Papa Dee convicted for domestic disturbance)" (in Swedish). Expressen. Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5bmbbMtOy. Retrieved 2008-10-23. "Daniel Wahlgren knuffade in sin fru Andrea i en stenvägg. I dag dömdes artisten till dagsböter för misshandel utomhus. Däremot frias han av en oenig tingsrätt från misstankarna om misshandel i bostaden." 
7. ^ Linné, Peter (2008-10-21). "Papa Dee dömd för misshandel (English translation: Papa Dee convicted for domestic violence)" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Archived from the original on 2008-10-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5bk5CSXhg. Retrieved 2008-10-21. "Den kände artisten Papa Dee fälldes idag av Stockholms tingsrätt. Han döms till dagsböter eftersom den misshandel - där hustrun är offret - som gått att bevisa endast anses som ringa. (English translation: The well known artist Papa Dee was convicted today by Stockholm's tingsrätt. He was sentenced to pay day-fines since the evidence in the domestic violence case - where his wife was the victim - was only enough to convict him on a lesser charge of 'assault')" 
8. ^ Trichen, Robert; Kristina Edblom (2008-10-21). "Papa Dee dömd till dagsböter i dag (English translation: Papa Dee sentenced to pay fines)". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2008-10-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5bk6MSbYk. Retrieved 2008-10-21. "Artisten Daniel ”Papa Dee” Wahlgren dömdes i dag till dagsböter på 70 á 120 kronor för att ha knuffat in sin hustru Andrea Wahlgren i en husvägg. Åtalspunkten för misshandel av normalgraden ogillades av Stockholms tingsrätt, som dock var oenig i sin dom. Ordföranden och en nämndeman ville fälla Wahlgren även för den allvarligare misshandeln som påstods ha skett i parets bostad i Stockholm." 
9. ^ Røyseland, Halstein (2008-10-17). "Svensk stjerne står fram: - Jeg er uskyldig (English translation: Swedish star says: I'm innocent)" (in Norwegian). VG. Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5bmcC3UM8. Retrieved 2008-10-23. 

External links

• Papa Dee's Website
• Soundtracks for Predator 2

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