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Bart Zeilstra better known by his stage name
Baas B (born in Amsterdam
, The Netherlands on 10 April 1982) is a Dutch
rapper
and singing
who was a founding member of Dutch rap formation D-Men
and between 2004 and 2009, a member of the Dutch hip hop duo Lange Frans & Baas B
both formed with his childhood friend Frans Frederiks better known as Lange Frans
. After the split-up of the duo, he is working as a solo artist.
and Brutus Frederiks
as he was a childhood friend of the two. After a freestyle session on a basketball court
in Diemen-Zuid, they created hiphop collective D-Men. The English
pronunciation
of "D-Men" is similar to the Dutch
pronunciation
of the name of their home town. As D-Men they released their first single entitled "Zoveel Mensen" ("So Many People"), and in 2001, they won a talent contest that was organised by Stichting Grap ("Joke Foundation") in 2001. In later years, many artists joined D-Men, namely Brace
, Yes-R
& Soesi B, Negativ
and DJ MBA.
formed the duo Lange Frans & Baas B
and had a successful career for more than 4 years with three albums Supervisie (2004), Het land van (2005) and Verder (2008) and a number of singles the most successful of which were "Moppie", "Zinloos" both in 2004 and "Mee naar Diemen-Zuid" in 2005. After the murder of Theo van Gogh
on 2 November 2004 the single "Zinloos" was adapted and some of the lyrics amended to mourn in death. The band split up in March 2009.
The duo came under criticism for over-commercialization of his music from D-Men
colleague Negativ
and from other Dutch rappers Def P and Kimo.
They had their last appearance on an edition of the Dutch X Factor
reached #3 in the Dutch Singles Chart, whereas his single "Waar ik sta" featuirng Jayh topped the Dutch Singles Chart.
He also moved into feature films and made voiceover over the Dutch version of the animated film Cars
taking the voices of Snotrod and DJ while Lange Frans made the voiceovers for Boost and Wingo
Stage name
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Baas B (born in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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, The Netherlands on 10 April 1982) is a Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
and singing
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
who was a founding member of Dutch rap formation D-Men
D-Men
D-Men was a Dutch rap formation established in 1997 under the name D-Men Squad. This was after a freestyle session they held on a basketball court in Diemen-Zuid. The original members of D-Men were rapper Lange Frans, his brother rapper Brutus and a childhood friend rapper-singer Bart Zeilstra...
and between 2004 and 2009, a member of the Dutch hip hop duo Lange Frans & Baas B
Lange Frans & Baas B
Lange Frans & Baas B was a Dutch hip hop duo. Both Lange Frans as Baas B grew up in Diemen, Netherlands.-1997-2003: Underground music:...
both formed with his childhood friend Frans Frederiks better known as Lange Frans
Lange Frans
Frans Christiaan Frederiks known by his stage name Lange Frans is a Dutch rapper and television presenter. Earlier he was part of the band D-Men...
. After the split-up of the duo, he is working as a solo artist.
In D-Men
In 1997, Zeilstra was a founding member of a band alongside rapper siblings Lange FransLange Frans
Frans Christiaan Frederiks known by his stage name Lange Frans is a Dutch rapper and television presenter. Earlier he was part of the band D-Men...
and Brutus Frederiks
Brutus (rapper)
Thijs Frederiks better known by his stage name Brutus is a Dutch rapper originating from Diemen, The Netherlands...
as he was a childhood friend of the two. After a freestyle session on a basketball court
Basketball court
In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor with tiles at either end. In professional or organized basketball, especially when played indoors, it is usually made out of a wood, often maple, and highly polished...
in Diemen-Zuid, they created hiphop collective D-Men. The English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
pronunciation
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the way a word or a language is spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If one is said to have "correct pronunciation", then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
of "D-Men" is similar to the Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
pronunciation
Pronunciation
Pronunciation refers to the way a word or a language is spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If one is said to have "correct pronunciation", then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
of the name of their home town. As D-Men they released their first single entitled "Zoveel Mensen" ("So Many People"), and in 2001, they won a talent contest that was organised by Stichting Grap ("Joke Foundation") in 2001. In later years, many artists joined D-Men, namely Brace
Brace (singer)
Eddy Brace Rashid MacDonald, shortened to Brace is a Dutch singer, who often collaborates with famous Dutch rapper Ali B, who helped to bring Brace to stardom after their first musical collaboration on the hit single Moppie released in the summer of 2004.-Early life:Brace was born 23 August 1986 in...
, Yes-R
Yes-R
Yesser Roshdy better known by his stage name Yes-R , is Dutch rapper and television presenter of Moroccan-Egyptian origin. Before going solo, he was part of the Dutch hip hop formation D-Men...
& Soesi B, Negativ
Negativ
Maurits Robert Delchot better known by his stage name Negativ is a Dutch rapper, actor and radio broadcaster of Surinamese origin from Amsterdam-Oost....
and DJ MBA.
In Lange Frans & Baas B
In 2004, Zeilstra and Frans already in D-MenD-Men
D-Men was a Dutch rap formation established in 1997 under the name D-Men Squad. This was after a freestyle session they held on a basketball court in Diemen-Zuid. The original members of D-Men were rapper Lange Frans, his brother rapper Brutus and a childhood friend rapper-singer Bart Zeilstra...
formed the duo Lange Frans & Baas B
Lange Frans & Baas B
Lange Frans & Baas B was a Dutch hip hop duo. Both Lange Frans as Baas B grew up in Diemen, Netherlands.-1997-2003: Underground music:...
and had a successful career for more than 4 years with three albums Supervisie (2004), Het land van (2005) and Verder (2008) and a number of singles the most successful of which were "Moppie", "Zinloos" both in 2004 and "Mee naar Diemen-Zuid" in 2005. After the murder of Theo van Gogh
Theo van Gogh
Theo van Gogh is the name of:*Theo van Gogh , brother of the painter Vincent van Gogh*Theo van Gogh , great-grandson of the above...
on 2 November 2004 the single "Zinloos" was adapted and some of the lyrics amended to mourn in death. The band split up in March 2009.
The duo came under criticism for over-commercialization of his music from D-Men
D-Men
D-Men was a Dutch rap formation established in 1997 under the name D-Men Squad. This was after a freestyle session they held on a basketball court in Diemen-Zuid. The original members of D-Men were rapper Lange Frans, his brother rapper Brutus and a childhood friend rapper-singer Bart Zeilstra...
colleague Negativ
Negativ
Maurits Robert Delchot better known by his stage name Negativ is a Dutch rapper, actor and radio broadcaster of Surinamese origin from Amsterdam-Oost....
and from other Dutch rappers Def P and Kimo.
They had their last appearance on an edition of the Dutch X Factor
X Factor (Netherlands)
X Factor is a Dutch television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is shown Friday evenings on the RTL4 Network in the Netherlands. The first series of the show aired from October 2006 through to February 2007, while the second series of the show...
Solo career
Baas B had a prosperous career as a solo artist. His 2005 single "Stel je voor" featuring rapper Yes-RYes-R
Yesser Roshdy better known by his stage name Yes-R , is Dutch rapper and television presenter of Moroccan-Egyptian origin. Before going solo, he was part of the Dutch hip hop formation D-Men...
reached #3 in the Dutch Singles Chart, whereas his single "Waar ik sta" featuirng Jayh topped the Dutch Singles Chart.
He also moved into feature films and made voiceover over the Dutch version of the animated film Cars
CARS
Cars, or automobiles, motor cars, are wheeled motor vehicles used for transporting passengers.Cars or CARS may also refer to:-Entertainment:* Cars , a Disney/Pixar film series...
taking the voices of Snotrod and DJ while Lange Frans made the voiceovers for Boost and Wingo
Albums
| Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... s in the Dutch Album Top 20/50/100 |
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| Title | |Release date | |Entry date | Highest position | #Weeks | Notes |
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| Lange Frans & Baas B Lange Frans & Baas B Lange Frans & Baas B was a Dutch hip hop duo. Both Lange Frans as Baas B grew up in Diemen, Netherlands.-1997-2003: Underground music:... |
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| Supervisie | 2004 | 11-09-2004 | 48 | 18 | |
| Het land van | 24-11-2005 | 03-12-2005 | 27 | 14 | |
| Verder | 23-04-2008 | 03-05-2008 | 56 | 5 | |
Singles
| Singles in the Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
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| Title | |Release date | |Entry date | Highest position | #Weeks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-Men D-Men D-Men was a Dutch rap formation established in 1997 under the name D-Men Squad. This was after a freestyle session they held on a basketball court in Diemen-Zuid. The original members of D-Men were rapper Lange Frans, his brother rapper Brutus and a childhood friend rapper-singer Bart Zeilstra... |
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| "Zoveel mensen" | 1999 | ||||
| "Mijn feestje" | 2005 | 08-01-2005 | 28 | 6 | feat Brutus Brutus (rapper) Thijs Frederiks better known by his stage name Brutus is a Dutch rapper originating from Diemen, The Netherlands... & Negativ Negativ Maurits Robert Delchot better known by his stage name Negativ is a Dutch rapper, actor and radio broadcaster of Surinamese origin from Amsterdam-Oost.... |
| Lange Frans & Baas B Lange Frans & Baas B Lange Frans & Baas B was a Dutch hip hop duo. Both Lange Frans as Baas B grew up in Diemen, Netherlands.-1997-2003: Underground music:... |
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| "Represent" | 2004 | 20-03-2004 | 99 | 2 | in the Single Top 100 |
| "Moppie" | 2004 | 10-07-2004 | 3 | 14 | feat Brace Brace (singer) Eddy Brace Rashid MacDonald, shortened to Brace is a Dutch singer, who often collaborates with famous Dutch rapper Ali B, who helped to bring Brace to stardom after their first musical collaboration on the hit single Moppie released in the summer of 2004.-Early life:Brace was born 23 August 1986 in... |
| "Zinloos" | 2004 | 23-10-2004 | 1 (3wk) | 15 | feat Ninthe |
| "Supervisie" | 2005 | 23-04-2005 | 35 | 2 | |
| "Het land van..." (Live) | 2005 | 08-10-2005 | 1 (2wk) | 16 | |
| "Mee naar Diemen-Zuid | 2005 | 10-12-2005 | 16 | 9 | |
| "Ik wacht al zo lang | 2006 | 22-04-2006 | 18 | 7 | feat Brutus & Di-Rect Di-rect Di-rect is a rock band from The Hague, The Netherlands, which was formed in 1999. The current line-up consists of Jamie Westland , Frans "Spike" van Zoest , Bas van Wageningen , Vince van Reeken and Marcel Veenendaal .-1999-2000: Formation:Di-rect began in October 1999 when 15 year old Jamie... |
| "Dit moet een zondag zijn" | 2006 | 29-07-2006 | tip6 | ||
| "Kamervragen" | 04-02-2008 | 23-02-2008 | 14 | 5 | in the Single Top 100 |
| "Zondag Vrij" | 2008 | ||||
| "Dit was het land van" | 2009 | 04-04-2009 | tip3 | ||
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| "Stel je voor" | 2005 | 09-04-2005 | 37 | 3 | feat Yes-R Yes-R Yesser Roshdy better known by his stage name Yes-R , is Dutch rapper and television presenter of Moroccan-Egyptian origin. Before going solo, he was part of the Dutch hip hop formation D-Men... |
| "Waar ik sta" | 2008 | 10-05-2008 | 74 | 1 | feat Jayh in the Single Top 100 |
| Singles in the Ultratop 50 Singles | |||||
| Title | |Release date | |Entry date | Highest position | #Weeks | Notes |
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| "Zinloos" | 2004 | 22-01-2005 | 43 | 2 | feat Ninthe |