Polish hip-hop

The first Polish performer to use rap was the actor Piotr Fronczewski, who, under the pseudonym Franek Kimono, released an album of the same name in 1984. However, it did not feature the beats typical of hip-hop, but was rather conceived as a parody of disco music. Another pioneer of Polish rap was Kazik Staszewski, who released his first solo album in 1991, which partly featured rap. Staszewski also incorporated rap into his later work, often blending it with other musical genres. A year later, PM Cool Lee released the album East on the Mic, which featured two songs in Polish. Lee was from Kielce, but in Warsaw in 1991, the duo Trials X recorded the demo album "Fekalia", which was released in the UZI store in 1992. Warsaw soon emerged as a center for hip hop, after KOLOR, a radio station, began broadcasting Kolor Shock, hosted by Bogna Świątkowska, Paul Jackson, an African American expatriate, Sylvia Opoku from London, and DJ Volt, whose crew, 1kHz, became performing stars in their own right in 1995. In 1994, the duo Trials X recorded the album "Prawda, Cel, Przesłanie" (Truth, Purpose, Message) in the S4 studio, which was released in the spring of 1995. Volt also founded the first Polish independent hip hop label, B.E.A.T. Records. Although the label did not last long, it did introduce groups like Trzyha and Molesta. In Poznań, PH Kopalnia's Polski Rap - Zakazane Piosenki (Polish rap - Forbidden Songs). Now known as Liroy, the former PM Cool Lee released Alboom in 1995, which included the hit "Scyzoryk" (Penknife). The most recognizable Polish hip hop band abroad is Kaliber 44 which is definitely the most popular hip-hop band in Poland. This band was the first Polish music band to give concerts in the USA, including in Chicago and New York. One of the members AbradAb achieved numerous successes after the group's suspension, winning 4 Fryderyk Awards or MTV Europe Music Awards. ==Hardcore psycho-rap==

Hardcore psychorap (also called psychorap) - a subgenre of rap music, created in the nineties by the Polish music band Kaliber 44. This genre is characterized by a large amount of psychedelia in the lyrics, productions and the atmosphere itself. Psychorap lyrics are sung in a loud tone, sometimes even shouted, which is intended to more effectively convey emotions to the human mind. Psychorap is sometimes enriched with additions in the form of female howling or a choir. Polish romanticism, as well as fantasy literature, are strong inspirations for its lyrical layer of psychorap. Marijuana use also has a certain stigma in the genre. == List of best-selling hip-hop music artists in Poland ==

MCs: • AbradAb - 1,540 000 • Liroy – 800,000 • Taco Hemingway – 750,000 • O.S.T.R. – 630,000 • Paluch – 610,000 • Peja Slums Attack – 580,000 • KęKę – 550,000 • Quebonafide – 520,000 • Sokół – 510,000 • Szpaku – 480,000 • Bedoes – 450,000 Groups: • Kaliber 44 – 1, 200 000 • PRO8L3M – 450,000 • Nagły Atak Spawacza – 200,000 • Taconafide – 170,000 • Molesta – 160,000 • Polska Wersja – 150,000 • WWO – 150,000 • Hemp Gru – 140,000 • Wzgórze Ya-Pa 3 – 135,000 • Paktofonika – 115,000 ==See also==

• For certification criteria by Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry between 2002-2005 (with time frame) Radek Miszczak, Andrzej Cała: Beaty, Rymy, Życie: Leksykon muzyki hip-hop. Poznań, Poland: Kurpisz S.A., 2005, page 22. . • For certification criteria by Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry before 2002 (without time frame)