El Chojin
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Domingo Edjang Moreno better known by his stage name
El Chojin (prounouced as in Japanese , not with a Spanish J
), is a Spanish
rapper. He is the current Guinness World Record holder for most syllables rapped in one minute.
, Madrid, to a father from Equatorial Guinea
and an Extremadura
n mother.
Urotsukidōji
. During the first part of his rap career, he was a member of the WFN crew ("Wild for da Night"), so called after a Rampage
/Busta Rhymes
song of the same name. He was later part of the group 995 and with them released four albums.
As a solo artist he has put out eight LPs as of 2009, including Cuando Hay Obstáculos... and ...Jamás Intentes Negarlo (the initials of those two titles spelling out C.H.O.J.I.N.). After his first five full-length solo records, in 2004 Chojin returned with a demo, Rap por placer, available as a free download.
In early 2005, his eighth LP
8jin was released. The disc tackles such issues as professionalism in rap and violence against women. The album cover was chosen from among almost 400 submissions, from a contest organized by the rapper through his webpage.
In 2007 he released Striptease, an album in which he "bares" his soul. It is a collaboration with various producers, both veteran and new, and includes instrumentation such as guitars, harmonicas, pianos, and a gospel
chorus. The following year he released Aún rap por placer, a follow-up to his previous demo, consisting of six solo tracks and one featuring Duo Kie. Like its predecessor, it could also be legally downloaded for free.
In March 2009, he released Cosas que pasan, que no pasan y que deberían pasar (Things that Happen, Don't Happen, and Should Happen), a 30-track album with a diverse array of contributors, including Locus from Duo Kie, Maika Sitté from blues
band Red House, comedian El Gran Wyoming
, and singer-songwriter Luis Eduardo Aute
, as well as others.
Chojin is known for the social commentary of his lyrics, his solo disc Mi turno being perhaps his most "radical" work. He avoids coarse language in his music, and his raps also frequently espouse non-violence, anti-racism
, and warn of the dangers of drugs and alcohol
. One of the main themes covered on most albums is the discrimination against and general mistreatment of immigrants. Although, being born and raised in Spain, he is not an immigrant himself, he is well aware of the problems they face. As is reflected in his songs "Yo no soy de esos", "Mami, el negro está rabioso", and "Cara sucia", he has suffered such discrimination due to the colour of his skin. He also is known for his track "Lola", promoting condom use, which came to be used in a Barcelona
contraceptive awareness campaign. Amnesty International
used one of his songs (featuring Meko
and Kraze Negroze) for their "Ponte en mi piel" ("Put Yourself in My Skin") campaign, another attempt to raise awareness, this time regarding immigration, and, with the release of 8jin, Amnesty selected "El final del cuento de hadas" ("The End of the Fairy Tale") for a campaign against gender-based violence.
In addition to lyrics, Chojin has also written poetry
and various articles. In 2007, he wrote and starred in El alma de Alexander Oboe (The Soul of Alexander Oboe), a play produced by Casa de los Pueblos, which debuted at the Festival Madrid Sur and went on to tour various theatres in Spain. While finishing and preparing for the launch of his first book, 98 rimas y 7 leyendas (98 Rhymes and 7 Legends), he has collaborated on movie soundtracks such as Tánger and created what he calls "the first rap opera
in Spanish
", entitled Rimas para todos los públicos (Rhymes for All Audiences).
Since 28 January 2010, El Chojin has appeared every Wednesday on Noticias 2, performing a rap summarizing the week's news.
in an attempt to break Rebel XD's record of 852 syllables rapped in a minute. He succeeded on his second try, performing the 921 syllables of his song "Vo-ca-li-za" in under 60 seconds.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
El Chojin (prounouced as in Japanese , not with a Spanish J
Voiceless velar fricative
The voiceless velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The sound was part of the consonant inventory of Old English and can still be found in some dialects of English, most notably in Scottish English....
), is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
rapper. He is the current Guinness World Record holder for most syllables rapped in one minute.
Early life
Chojin was born in Torrejón de ArdozTorrejón de Ardoz
Torrejón de Ardoz is a town in the urban area of Madrid, Spain that has about 110,000 inhabitants.It is a town 20 km east of Madrid on the NII highway . It is essentially a dormitory town, mostly consisting of apartments. It can be reached by bus from Av...
, Madrid, to a father from Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
and an Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
n mother.
Career
El Chojin takes his name from the Overfiend in the animeAnime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
Urotsukidōji
Urotsukidoji
is a Japanese manga and an Original Video Animation releases.-History:Urotsukidōji was created by Toshio Maeda, in 1986, and was a huge departure from his earlier works in that it mixed erotica with humor, and the supernatural...
. During the first part of his rap career, he was a member of the WFN crew ("Wild for da Night"), so called after a Rampage
Rampage (rapper)
Rampage, is an American rapper who is a member of the Flipmode Squad. He was born as Roger McNair in Brooklyn, New York City to Katherine McNair and Roger Williams...
/Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
song of the same name. He was later part of the group 995 and with them released four albums.
As a solo artist he has put out eight LPs as of 2009, including Cuando Hay Obstáculos... and ...Jamás Intentes Negarlo (the initials of those two titles spelling out C.H.O.J.I.N.). After his first five full-length solo records, in 2004 Chojin returned with a demo, Rap por placer, available as a free download.
In early 2005, his eighth LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
8jin was released. The disc tackles such issues as professionalism in rap and violence against women. The album cover was chosen from among almost 400 submissions, from a contest organized by the rapper through his webpage.
In 2007 he released Striptease, an album in which he "bares" his soul. It is a collaboration with various producers, both veteran and new, and includes instrumentation such as guitars, harmonicas, pianos, and a gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
chorus. The following year he released Aún rap por placer, a follow-up to his previous demo, consisting of six solo tracks and one featuring Duo Kie. Like its predecessor, it could also be legally downloaded for free.
In March 2009, he released Cosas que pasan, que no pasan y que deberían pasar (Things that Happen, Don't Happen, and Should Happen), a 30-track album with a diverse array of contributors, including Locus from Duo Kie, Maika Sitté from blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
band Red House, comedian El Gran Wyoming
El Gran Wyoming
José Miguel Monzón, also known as El Gran Wyoming or Guayo is an actor, director and humorist; he is licensed in Medicine but not an M.D.. He was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1955....
, and singer-songwriter Luis Eduardo Aute
Luis Eduardo Aute
Luis Eduardo Aute is a Spanish musician, singer-songwriter, film director, painter and poet.-First years in the Philippines:Luis Eduardo Aute was born in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, on September 13, 1943...
, as well as others.
Chojin is known for the social commentary of his lyrics, his solo disc Mi turno being perhaps his most "radical" work. He avoids coarse language in his music, and his raps also frequently espouse non-violence, anti-racism
Anti-racism
Anti-racism includes beliefs, actions, movements, and policies adopted or developed to oppose racism. In general, anti-racism is intended to promote an egalitarian society in which people do not face discrimination on the basis of their race, however defined...
, and warn of the dangers of drugs and alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
. One of the main themes covered on most albums is the discrimination against and general mistreatment of immigrants. Although, being born and raised in Spain, he is not an immigrant himself, he is well aware of the problems they face. As is reflected in his songs "Yo no soy de esos", "Mami, el negro está rabioso", and "Cara sucia", he has suffered such discrimination due to the colour of his skin. He also is known for his track "Lola", promoting condom use, which came to be used in a Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
contraceptive awareness campaign. Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
used one of his songs (featuring Meko
MEKO
The MEKO family of warships was developed by the German company Blohm + Voss.MEKO is a registered trademark. The portmanteau stands for "Mehrzweck-Kombination" . It is a concept in modern naval shipbuilding based on modularity of armament, electronics and other equipment, aiming at ease of...
and Kraze Negroze) for their "Ponte en mi piel" ("Put Yourself in My Skin") campaign, another attempt to raise awareness, this time regarding immigration, and, with the release of 8jin, Amnesty selected "El final del cuento de hadas" ("The End of the Fairy Tale") for a campaign against gender-based violence.
In addition to lyrics, Chojin has also written poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and various articles. In 2007, he wrote and starred in El alma de Alexander Oboe (The Soul of Alexander Oboe), a play produced by Casa de los Pueblos, which debuted at the Festival Madrid Sur and went on to tour various theatres in Spain. While finishing and preparing for the launch of his first book, 98 rimas y 7 leyendas (98 Rhymes and 7 Legends), he has collaborated on movie soundtracks such as Tánger and created what he calls "the first rap opera
Rap opera
A rap opera or hip hopera is a series of hip hop songs in the form of an opera, inspired by the concept of rock opera.Like its predecessor, rap opera tells a story through consecutive pieces of music involving the same character or characters. Rap opera may be a purely auditory experience, or it...
in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
", entitled Rimas para todos los públicos (Rhymes for All Audiences).
Since 28 January 2010, El Chojin has appeared every Wednesday on Noticias 2, performing a rap summarizing the week's news.
World record
On 23 December 2008, Chojin appeared on TelecincoTelecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
in an attempt to break Rebel XD's record of 852 syllables rapped in a minute. He succeeded on his second try, performing the 921 syllables of his song "Vo-ca-li-za" in under 60 seconds.
With 995
- 995 (2001)
- Ⅱ (2002)
- Ⅲ: Kompetición (2003)
- K2 - Kompetición Ⅱ (2004)
Solo releases
- 100% = 10.000 (Mi estilo) (maxi) (Revelde Discos, 1997) - 100% =10.000 (My style)
- Mi turno (LP) (Revelde Discos, 1999) - My turn
- El nivel sube (LP) (Revelde Discos, 2000) - The level gets up
- Lola (maxi) (Boa Music, 2001)
- Sólo para adultos (LP) (Boa Music, 2001) - Only for adults
- Cuando Hay Obstáculos... (LP) (Boa Music, 2002) - When there are obstacles...
- ...Jamás Intentes Negarlo (LP) (Boa Music, 2003) - ...Never try to deny it
- Rap por placer (demo) (independent, 2004)
- 8jin (LP) (Bombo Records, 2005)
- Rap positivo (maxi) (PIAS Spain, 2007) - Positive rap
- Striptease (LP) (PIAS Spain, 2007)
- Aún rap por placer (demo) (2008) - For pleasure, yet
- Cosas que pasan, que no pasan y que deberían pasar (LP) (Boa Music, 2009) - Things that happen, things that don't happen and things that should happen
- El ataque de los que observaban (LP) (Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L., 2011) - The attack of those who were observing
Collaborations
- El MeswyEl MeswyEl Meswy is a hip hop artist originally from Alcorcon, Spain. He presently resides in Brooklyn, NY.-Biography:Introduced to Spanish hip hop in 1985, he became interested in the graffiti movement that was unfolding in his neighborhoods, and taught himself how make his individual mark through...
"Tesis doctoral" (1997) - Frank T "Los pájaros no pueden vivir en el agua porque no son peces" (1998)
- Frank T "La gran obra maestra" (1998)
- Black Bee "La Homilía" (1998)
- Zeta "Hacia el infinito" (1999)
- Zeta "Guateque" (1999)
- Zenit "Sólo para adultos" (2001)
- DJ Paco aka DJ Jam "69 Studio el plan perfecto" (2001)
- Makamersim "Original Dancehall" (2002)
- La Konexión "Destilando stylo" (2003)
- MekoMEKOThe MEKO family of warships was developed by the German company Blohm + Voss.MEKO is a registered trademark. The portmanteau stands for "Mehrzweck-Kombination" . It is a concept in modern naval shipbuilding based on modularity of armament, electronics and other equipment, aiming at ease of...
y Kraze "AK-47" (2003) - Jefe de la M "Entra el dragón" (2003)
- Bombo Records "Kompetición" (2003)
- Duo Kie "El rap es esto" (2004)
- Meko "Zona de guerra" (2004)
- Bombo Records "K2: Kompetición II" (2004)
- Destroyer "Amor por esto" (2005)
- LydiaLydia (singer)Lydia Rodríguez Fernández , better known as Lydia, is a Spanish pop singer.-Career:When Fernández was 16 years old, she released her first album, Lydia, which went platinum in Spain. She became famous after dedicating a song to her musical idol Alejandro Sanz...
"El final del cuento de hadas" (2005) - Panzers "Resurrección" (2005)
- Sindicato Argentino del Hip HopSindicato Argentino del Hip HopSindicato Argentino del Hip Hop is a hip hop group formed in Argentina. They currently consist of three members: Smoler, DJ Fabry and Huexo , and two producers, but they have had different numbers of members over time . Their style mainly consists of hip hop and funk...
"Sangre, sudor y furia" (2005) - Various artists "Tiempo de kambio" (2006)
- Black Bee "Génesis" (2006)
- Dlux "Encadenadas"(2007)
- Estado Mental "Ahórrate el psicologo"(2007)
- Duo Kie "21 centímetros"(2008)
- NachNachIgnacio Fornes Olmo, better known by his stage name Nach, and formerly known as Nach Scratch, is a Spanish rapper, born on October 1, 1974 in Albacete. He is one of the most well-known rappers in Spain...
"Hemos creado un monstruo" - MorodoMorodoMorodo is a software based provider of the low-cost and free communication service called MO-Call which includes desktop, mobile and web applications. It enables low cost text messaging, low cost international calls and instant messaging services, saving its users up to 90% on phone bills compared...
, Meko, Ose & Black Bee "Estoy cansao" - Frost and MC Say "2 legendarios" (2009)
Videography
- "Si mi chica se llamara Shakira"
- "Superhéroe"
- "Quisiera ser"
- "No más"
- "Lola"
- "Rap contra el racismo"
See also
- Spanish hip hopSpanish hip hopSpanish hip hop music began in the late 1980s. Spanish hip hop was mainly in Puerto Rico for a few years, but then it came to continental America...
- NoClueNo Clue (Ricky Brown)Ricky Raphel Brown , known by the stage name NoClue, is an American rapper from Seattle. He is best known for obtaining the title of the world's official “fastest rap MC” by the Guinness World Records, for rapping 723 syllables in 51.27 seconds on his track "New West", in January 2005.-Early...
- OutsiderOutsider (rapper)Outsider is a South Korean rapper. He is known for his speed-rapping and is reputed to be able to rap at 21 syllables per second. Outsider considers fellow Korean rapper MC Sniper as his mentor, and he is currently signed to MC Sniper's label, Sniper Sound.-History:Outsider is the world's fastest...
- Rebel XD