Imiskoumbria also known as Imiz is a comedy hip-hop group from Athens

Athens

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, Greece

Greece

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. The group's roster has been the same since its inception in 1996 until 2010, constisting of rapper Dimitris Mentzelos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μεντζέλος), Mithridatis (born Mithridatis Hatzihatzoglou/Greek: Μιθριδάτης Χατζηχατζόγλου) and DJ Pritanis (born Kostas Kostakos/Greek: Κώστας Κωστάκος). They are widely credited for the establishment of hip-hop as a force to reckon within the Greek music show business.

Name

Ημισκούμπρια has been translated as semi-mackerels.

Σκουμπρί is the Greek

Greek language

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 word for the fish mackerel

Mackerel

Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively, from the family Scombridae. They may be found in all tropical and temperate seas. Most live offshore in the oceanic environment but a few, like the Spanish mackerel , enter bays and can be...

 (cmpr Scombridae

Scombridae

Scombridae is the family of the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos, and thus includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of about 55 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies...

) and is sometimes used in slang

Slang

Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...

 for elusive persons.

The first element ημι- is analogous to the formal prefix "semi-" (in contrast to the colloquial μισό "half").

Hence the name refers to half-elusive guys. The combination of these two elements is used mainly for comedic effect rather than being meaningful.

Albums

• 30 Χρόνια Επιτυχιές (30 Khronia Epitikhies/30 Years of Hits) - 1996, FM Records
• Ο Δίσκος που Διαφημίζετε (O Dhiskos pu Dhiafimizete/The Record That you are advertising) - 1997, FM Records
• Στενές Επαφές με Τρεις Τύπους (Stenes Epafes me Tris Tipus/Close Encounters with Three Guys) - 1998, FM Records
• 2030 - 1999, Def Jam/Universal
• Τη Λόλα Απ'τη Φωτιά Ποιός Θα τη Βγάλει; (Ti Lola ap'ti Fotia Pios Tha ti Vghali?/Who's Going to Get Lola Out of the Fire?) - 2001, Def Jam/Universal
• Γυναικολογίες (Yinekoloyies/Gynecologisms) - 2004, Minos/EMI
• Η Απλή Μέθοδος των Τριών (E Apli Methodhos ton Trion/The Simple Method of Three) - 2006, Minos/EMI
• Αιρετικά Ερωτικός (Airetika Erotikos) - 2009, Legend
• Ο Ράπερ της Χρονιάς (O Raper tis xronias/The Raper of the year) - 2011, Legend

Singles

• Η Τσόντα (E Tsonta/The Porn Flick) - 1996, FM Records
• Η Μαγική Τσατσάρα (E Mayike Tsatsara/The Magic Comb) - 1998, FM Records
• La Klikaria - Κοίτα Με (Kita Me/Look at me) - 2001, Def Jam/Universal
• Πάμε όλοι μαζί σε μια παραλία (Let's All Go To A Beach) - 2002, Def Jam/Universal
• Ήπια 15 (I Drank 15) - 2005, Minos/EMI