Negash Ali
Encyclopedia
Negash Ali is an Eritrea
n-Danish
rap
per raised in Århus V
, Denmark
. Negash was born shorty after his family fled their home in Eritrea near the end of the country's conflict with Ethiopia. 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.
He was part of a successful hip-hop project, Majors, which also involves MCs J-Spliff and Nat Ill, and super DJs Static and Noize. The group's first critically acclaimed 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), 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.
He recorded "My House 2.0" with Kato
and Brandon Beal
, which reached number forty in Denmark.
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
n-Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
rap
Rap
Rap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...
per raised in Århus V
Århus V
Århus Vest or just Århus V is a district in the city of Aarhus , consisting of Hasle, Herredsvang, Fuglebakken, Frydenlund, and Møllevang.-Herredsvang:...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Negash was born shorty after his family fled their home in Eritrea near the end of the country's conflict with Ethiopia. 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.
He was part of a successful hip-hop project, Majors, which also involves MCs J-Spliff and Nat Ill, and super DJs Static and Noize. The group's first critically acclaimed 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), 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.
He recorded "My House 2.0" with Kato
Kato (DJ)
Thomas Kato Vittrup better known as Kato is a Danish disc jockey and music producer mostly in the house genre....
and Brandon Beal
Brandon Beal
Brandon Beal is an American singer/songwriter/producer. He is best known for his independent album "Comfortable" released in 2006, and to date has sold over 60,000 single units. He has also worked with the likes of Flo Rida, J...
, which reached number forty in Denmark.