Thomas Rusiak
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Erik Thomas Rusiak (ˈruːʂak; born 8 November 1976) is a Swedish rapper
, hip hop producer
, musician
and singer. Rusiak's father was the rather prominent Polish jazz saxophonist, Alfred Banasiak.
Initially a member of the Stockholm
-based hiphop group Sherlock and later closely associated with the popular Swedish rapper Petter
, whom Rusiak worked with as a producer and occasional supporting rapper. Rusiak launched his solo career in 2000 with several prominent Swedish artists contributing to his debut album Magic Villa
, including Titiyo
, Teddybears STHLM
and award winning producer Christian Falk
.
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”...
, hip hop producer
Hip hop production
Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music. Though the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music, it's most commonly used to refer to the instrumental, non-lyrical aspects of hip hop. This means that hip hop producers are the instrumentalists involved in a work...
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and singer. Rusiak's father was the rather prominent Polish jazz saxophonist, Alfred Banasiak.
Initially a member of the Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
-based hiphop group Sherlock and later closely associated with the popular Swedish rapper Petter
Petter Askergren
Petter Alexis Askergren, , who simply uses his given name Petter as a stage name, is a rap artist from Stockholm, Sweden, rapping in Swedish. He debuted in 1998 with the album Mitt sjätte sinne , which became a success and started the Swedish hip hop boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s...
, whom Rusiak worked with as a producer and occasional supporting rapper. Rusiak launched his solo career in 2000 with several prominent Swedish artists contributing to his debut album Magic Villa
Magic Villa
Magic Villa is the debut solo album by Swedish hip hop artist Thomas Rusiak. The album peaked at #9 on the Swedish album chart on 10 August 2000-Track listing:All songs written and produced by Thomas Rusiak, except where noted.# "Featherweight" – 6:05...
, including Titiyo
Titiyo
Titiyo Yambalu Felicia Jah is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter, who has won four Grammis.-Early life:Titiyo was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Ahmadu Jah, a Sierra Leonean drummer, and Maylen Bergström. She is the half- sister of singer Neneh Cherry, and stepsister to Eagle-Eye Cherry...
, Teddybears STHLM
Teddybears
Teddybears is a Swedish band formed in 1991, known for mixing pop, rock, hip-hop, electronica, reggae, punk and many other genres.-History:...
and award winning producer Christian Falk
Christian Falk
Christian Falk is a Swedish record producer and musician.Falk released the hit single, "Make It Right", in 2000. In 2008, he released a new version of "Calling You" with Jevetta Steele's vocals...
.
Solo albums
- Magic VillaMagic VillaMagic Villa is the debut solo album by Swedish hip hop artist Thomas Rusiak. The album peaked at #9 on the Swedish album chart on 10 August 2000-Track listing:All songs written and produced by Thomas Rusiak, except where noted.# "Featherweight" – 6:05...
(2000) (Peaked at #9 on the Swedish album chart on 10 August 2000) - In the Sun (2003)
Singles
- Hiphopper (feat Teddybears STHLM) (Version of Teddybears STHLM's PunkrockerPunkrocker (song)"Punkrocker" is a song that has been performed by* Caesar's Palace on the album Cherry Kicks * Teddybears STHLM on the album Rock’n’Roll Highschool...
) - "Whole Lot of Things" Legends of the fall
Selected production credits
- Slick RickSlick RickRichard Walters , better known by his stage name Slick Rick is a Grammy-nominated English-American rapper...
- The Art of StorytellingThe Art of Storytelling- Charts :- External links :* at Discogs* at RapReviews.com...
(1 track) - PetterPetter AskergrenPetter Alexis Askergren, , who simply uses his given name Petter as a stage name, is a rap artist from Stockholm, Sweden, rapping in Swedish. He debuted in 1998 with the album Mitt sjätte sinne , which became a success and started the Swedish hip hop boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s...
- P (8 tracks)