Sam the Kid released his first album
Entre(tanto) in 1998. His second album
Sobre(tudo), released in 2001, attracted the attention of then recently created Loop Recordings, who offered him a contract.The album featured the song "Não Percebes", one of the biggest Portuguese rap hits, that touched on the issue of the "us vs. them" mentality in the genre. It was in 2002, with the release of his third album, an instrumental record called
Beats Vol. 1: Amor, that Sam the Kid began to enjoy a significant level of success; the album was considered by fans and critics to be one of the greatest Portuguese releases of the year. In 2006, the artist released
Pratica(mente), an album praised by critics as one of the most ambitious of the genre made in the country, a record that is still well remembered by fans. Sam the Kid is considered to be one of the most important names of Portuguese hip hop, and one of the "most historic participants and drivers" of the genre in the country. The artist was featured in a documentary named "Dicas do Vinil, com Sam The Kid", a work produced by public service broadcasting channel
RTP. The artist has been noted for taking a "radically open and eclectic" approach on his efforts to expand his audience, as well as refusing to sing in English, as did many of his contemporaries, when trying to break into more profitable markets. being one of the many new vehicles of promotion and critique of Portuguese-made hip hop, R&B and electronic music in the country.
Orelha Negra Since 2009 Sam The Kid is part of the band
Orelha Negra, where is plays synths and voice samples using
MPC. The other band members are Francisco Rebelo (bass and guitar), Fred Ferreira (drums), João Gomes (keyboards and synths) and DJ Cruzfader (turntables). Orelha Negra have released 3 studio albums and 2 mixtapes. == Discography ==