Brit Reacts to The Evolution of Swedish Rap 🇸🇪 (1980 - 2021)

[@JohnnyJoe]

Many people from Chile fled to Sweden during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship in the 70s. Olof Palme was Sweden's prime minister (social democrat) at the time and he was openly very critical of dictatorships and he "opened the borders" for Chileans fleeing Pinochet's oppression and persecution and welcomed them to come to Sweden and become Swedish citizens. When Olof Palme was murdered in 1986, Chileans sat and wept openly in the streets of Stockholm as he had been a hero to them. So yes, there are quite a few with Chilean background in Sweden and the band The Latin Kings consisted of members with Latin American origin (most of them with Chilean background and one with a Venezuelan parent and a Swedish mother).

[@funkmachine9094]

and peru

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

Correct 💯💯

[@BigWoorm87]

💯💯 🇨🇱@@funkmachine9094

[@Whiterioot]

One of AIKs (a swedish football club based in Stockholm for you who don't know) most prominent supporter groups a couple of years ago was called "La Garra Negra". The founding members and alot of the rest of the members hails from South America and Latin america, many of them from Chile and Peru.

[@ludnell1]

honorable mention advance patrol

[@ArrowleafInc]

Not sure how the hell someone can make a list about swedish hiphop and not include LoopTroop or SvenskaAkademien. Especially when they include Organism12 and Kapten Röd.

[@margid01]

Or Thomas Rusiak

[@pappo666]

And Ken Ring..

[@kokospekan4247]

And markollio

[@kokospekan4247]

Or anis don demina

[@mrzerian11]

Missed Fronda as well. Pretty unique.

[@kingpinkent]

Swedish hiphop is actually crazy, quality, music and production wise. You have only scratched the surface, hope to see you do more!

[@hurmur9528]

Yes, but now it is mostly gangster and that is just sad music idolizing a weird and looser culture.

[@kingpinkent]

@@hurmur9528 Agree, swedish gangster rap is cringe af

[@gjhath]

​@@hurmur9528 yeah because criminals arent allowed to make music?

[@susannenymanback]

​@@gjhathsåklart de får. Spotify är fri för alla! Men knappast ngt Sveriges media borde ge priser till. Jag som skattebetalare anser att det gick för långt.

[@contribute89]

The flow and lyrics was so much better back in the day’s compared to now

[@Skorpolito]

I don't know who put together this montage, but they're obviously biased. First of all they forgot to mention some of the most influential rappers in the history of Swedish hiphop. When completely rushing over the pioneers they totally left out ADL, who made a huge imprint on the hiphop scene. And during the golden age of Swedish hiphop you had Thomas Rusiak, Eye N' I, Feven, Laila K and Ken Ring among others. And although he only barely mentioned Looptroop in that feature with Petter, I feel like Looptroop were kind of left out of the spotlight here. I mean, 'Long arm of the law', come on. And stemming from Looptroop you have Promoe, The Casual Brothers, and Embee who did a bunch of side projects on his own. And while on the subject of crews, there's Fattaru, Advance Patrol, Ison & Fille (Which may or may not have been mentioned in this montage, can't remember), Supersci (Formerly known as Superscientificu), MMD, Sedlighetsroteln, Svenska Akademien. And of course Afasi & Filthy. (Although a duo, but worth a mention none the less) And while just barely touching on the Gothenburg scene with Kapten Röd, Roffe Ruff and Gubb, how could you forget Hofmästarn and Obnoxious? And btw, what the hell was Kapten Röd even doing in this montage? I'm a huge fan, don't get me wrong, but why did this dude include Reggae artists in a video about rap? Might as well put USCB Allstars, Governor Andy and Syster Sol in there while you're at it, just to name a few. But there's also Helt Off, Kalle Bah, Ras Cricket, Lide Najs, Storskogen, Glesbygdn and Daniel Lemma, and of course the king of Swedish reggae, Peps Persson, I could go on. Later 2000s, where's Adam Tensta and Fronda? Oh, and I almost forgot about the one and only, Chords. Timbuktu who was mentioned in this video has done a lot for Swedish hiphop, and for a long period of time he used to bring his right hand man Chords with him on tour, and Chords eventually started making solo projects as well. And how could they include Gonza-Ra in there without mentioning his home crew of Random Bastards, including Trainspotters, Academics, Cleo and Broder John & Friman. Oh yeah, speaking of Friman AKA Fricky, they make a video about rap music, and then they pick a song from a period when they had stopped rapping and started doing RNB instead? That's just unfair, Fricky used to lay down some sick lines back when he went under the name Friman and was actually rapping. And barely any focus on the women? I mentioned Feven and Laila K and Cleo already, but then there's Peshi, Linda Pira, Sylvana Imam, Maxida Märak, Lilla Namo and Beri. And on the more mainstream side of the genre, there's Dani M, Form One, Erik Lundin, Yung Lean, Mwuana to name a few. This guy only scratched the surface of Swedish hiphop, so you have a lot to discover if you're into this kind of music. This was a nice video, but I couldn't let it go by without mentioning some of the big ones who really laid down the foundation of what Swedish hiphop is today.

[@mellmurder]

Thank you!

[@freddieholmez2350]

I think the problem is that most of the videos about Swedish rap and the hip hop scene is made by people that mostly have living in the era of todays rap. All these amazing artists that we know are more independent and not mainstream. That makes them lose some spotlight in videos like this. Its sad to see because it is there you find all the real good lyrical artists. Haha shit jag behöver träna på min engelska 😅

[@of.stoltz]

Jag vill sååå gilla din kommentar fler än en gång.. Tack för ditt tillägg, det var välbehövligt 💯

[@Skorpolito]

@@of.stoltz Fortfarande så himla många som förtjänar en plats där, men kommentaren började bli i det längsta laget. 😅

[@jockeandersson8142]

Såg bara en vägg av text först men började läsa och kunde inte sluta, du är så jävla on point. Du får 100 likes på den från mig.

[@arkfille]

Your analysis is great and very spot on considering not speaking Swedish, it shows you are well versed in Rap and HipHop culture in general, Would love to see you react to the full version of some of the artists you liked!

[@qalmmusic]

There are a lot of Swedish rap music with English subtitles on KZbin, would love to see you react to more!

[@samthaslam]

As a part swede I just want to say thanks Dwayne for your refreshing objective view on our culture, language and traditions. Its very satisfying that you enjoy our music as much as us! But with some good knowledge about brittish and american music as well, wich makes your compliments that much more enyojable. Keep up the good work and I wish you much success with your channel! Kind regards from Sweden!

[@yllepluff]

I think the person who shaped Swedish hiphop/rap the most was Quincy Jones III. While he grew up in Stockholm, he moved to the states to make a career. In the States I think he's best known as 2pac's and Ice Cube's producer and founding the "west coast sound". After 2pac got shot, Quincy moved back to Stockholm, where he started a studio to support the still young Swedish scene. Not only as a producer and publisher - he actually helped these kids with their homework and shit like that.

[@Dan.Tebasco]

He produced a few of the songs on INFINITE MASS - ALWAYZ SOMETHANG album, that's how they managed to get MC EIHT to feature on it.

[@liiiinder]

Didnt know about that! :O Crazy how Sweden could influence the world of music in such way it has with everything from Abba, max martin to spotify! 🤯

[@yllepluff]

@@liiiinder A surprising number of American jazz musicians married Scandinavian women in the 60's and 70's. So there's plenty of children of american jazz legends who grew up in Scandinavia. Eagle-Eye Cherry is another of those jazz-children who people tend to assume is american because of his father.

[@tovekauppi1616]

The Christmas song was supposed to be a criticism of Christmas being very traditional and doing the same thing every year but now it’s part of Swedish Christmas traditions 😅😅

[@kajsamelen]

👌🏻The most annoying but beloved Christmas song!

[@Doyou.know.what.Imean05]

As a Swedish person I had no idea but now it’s really funny since it’s a traditional Christmas song 😂

[@tovekauppi1616]

@@Doyou.know.what.Imean05if you think about the lyrics, it’s pretty clear.

[@TheBcoolGuy]

That's what they get. Nobody can defeat Tomten! Länge leve julen!

[@ingegerdandersson6963]

We had a lot of people coming from Chile during the 70s and 80s (after the military took over 1973)

[@EtAl774]

Sweden took in political refugees from a lot of other Latin American countries as well

[@PinkRuby]

INSANE that there wasn’t a single song on there from Ken Ring😳 What??

[@hnorrstrom]

Yes, seems like some kid made this list. All old school stuff was excluded.

[@karlt3026]

Tare lugnt

[@bimgorling2036]

Ken Ring är väl knappast nåt att skryta med? 😅

[@PinkRuby]

@@bimgorling2036 Osvsett smak så kan man inte förneka att han varit en av Sveriges största rap artister🤷🏻‍♀️

[@matsui189]

@@PinkRuby Jo, saknade även 4:e världen, fattaru, fronda mm

[@martenbord6755]

If you want to dive down in swedish reggae, the way to go is "Peps Persson". Had huge respect from Kingston

[@ZpheroOfficial]

PEPS!

[@TENGILL]

Peps is da man!

[@henkebacklund]

And then continue with Kung Kodum, Kultiration, Svenska akademien, Markus Berg & Svartrot, USCB Allstars, Rubachica Band, Röda Bönor, Räven, Rotpuls, Rootvälta, among others..

[@BerishStarr]

Einár was killed in Stockholm in 2021, who killed him is still not known. And in 2023 the police put the case in the Cold Case file. He was 19 when he died.

[@R4smus04]

Vi alla vet vem de var som sköt

[@Dan.Tebasco]

@@R4smus04 Vem var det, han den där våldtäktsmannen? Som ska ha varit "vittne" kommer inte ihåg hans namn

[@fredrikbergkvist9123]

​@@R4smus04vem?

[@hss6188]

@@fredrikbergkvist9123 scar

[@timpakay3205]

@@fredrikbergkvist9123 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKXal2ahg7Wrr8U

[@AlvinDema]

GOOD GOD GET KAPTEN RÖD REACTIONS COMING! Swedens Reggae lord 🙏🏻

[@tevlar]

One of the few rappers ive actually went to a concert for.

[@PinkRuby]

Ja och den svenska björnstammen😍

[@dstenberg]

The Captain!!!

[@andreaswennborg3140]

Glöm inte generalen!!!

[@fridde8554]

And Kartellen, Labyrint and Maskinen

[@KimForsberg]

Just D - Jul Igen is an amazing christmas song indeed. And yes, Kapten Röd is really interesting.

[@chris.l4195]

Enda jul låten jag tillåter i mitt hem 👍

[@fesen2]

The Petter song that was in, the other guy in green is Thomas Rusiak, he did very well on his own and in English, his album Magic Villa from 2000 is a REALLY good album and he was on his way to try to break in the US and 9/11 happend and put sticks in the wheels for obvious reasons and himself have said it was for the best because he didnt like to be famous. His song Hiphopper made him very famous around here from that album.

[@ingegerdandersson6963]

If you like to here swedish reagge listen to Peps Persson (he was active for decades and even worked with Timbuktu who is in this video). Try ”Oh Boy” and ” Lived po lanned ”.

[@Upe-f9c]

Peps, yes! - "Falsk matematik", "Rotrock".

[@tevlar]

Peps is the grandfather of many genres in Sweden when you think of it.

[@figurehead242]

'Oh Boy' and 'Hyreskasern' are two absolute bangers!

[@petterstroberg2521]

He also (allegedly) was the first one toasting in swedish on maskin nr 2

[@Salemoe]

And Svenska Akademien :)

[@tobbetobster9930]

No way there's no Yung Lean in this vid. When you were talking about "finding our own sound" etc I instantly thought wait til 2010 and you'll hear the man who influenced (perhaps even started) soundcloud rap, emo rap, Travis Scott and other artists after him. Yung Lean is a legend but also the people around him, Yung Gud's production on Ginseng Strip 2002 is insane.

[@magnushenry9]

Ginseng Strip is tight. Need to give that a relisten soon.

[@777mannen-bx5ji]

Sure but Yung Lean is not really considered Swedish rap. He's an international artist rapping in English and have very little to do with what's happening in Sweden, imo. I don't believe people in Sweden generally listen to Yung Lean either but I could be wrong.

[@tobbetobster9930]

@@777mannen-bx5ji That's like saying Abba had nothing to do with Sweden because they are international, of course Swedes like myself are still gonna be proud of them. Every single teen in Sweden dresses like Yung Lean did (and got made fun of) in 2013. He also has a small Swedish punk band by the name "Död mark" which I really enjoy.

[@777mannen-bx5ji]

@@tobbetobster9930 well, I guess it depends on definitions here and how people may view it subjectively. To be completely honest, with all Yung Lean's success he had very little cultural impact on Swedish rap and its sound. The whole "sad boy" thing etc. But it's one of these weird things with Sweden. For example, largest KZbinr in the world used to be Pewdiepie... but he's almost never in the Swedish press or talked about in Sweden...and I don't think teens dressed the way they are dressed has anything to do with Yung Lean to be honest.

[@tobbetobster9930]

​@@777mannen-bx5ji To be fair tho Pewdiepie is more targeted for the youth, and the youth don't really listen to the press so there's no reason for them to be posting about Pewdiepie. He's still talked about amongst the youth. If you're a Swede and you listen to cloud rap you most likely recognize Yung Lean as the inventor of the genre, if you're American you'll probably say it's Lil B. Much how J. Dilla and Nujabes can both be credited for inventing lo-fi hiphop, both were doing it around the same time, one in America, on in Japan.

[@ingegerdandersson6963]

Pitty they didn’t have Leila K, Got to get, from 1989.

[@hnorrstrom]

Yes Leila K is far better than all the crappy bands here

[@markusmek]

She is a legend!

[@larsson85]

Did you see any female artist?

[@hnorrstrom]

@@larsson85 Indeed... Even less females than in extreme metal music.

[@RytkösenJussi]

Is she still alive? Leila was a wild girl.. someone could make movie of her life.. 🤔

[@idomaghic]

While others have mentioned additional noteworthy artists and other influential people for the scene (like QD3), I think it's also worth expanding on the impact Petter had in bringing "serious" hiphop to a mainstream audience; his first two albums (Mitt sjätte sinne (1997) & Bananrepubliken (1998)) reached 5th and 1st place on the Swedish album charts, and several tracks were frequently played on mainstream radio stations (which for me, at the time at least, seemed like a distinct shift in mainstream acceptance). He has released another seven albums that charted in the Swedish top 10 (in 2004, 06, 10, 13, 16 & 2018), he additionally has a total of eight top 10 singles (released between 1998 and 2021, with the peak(s) being 2nd place x3). The length of Petters career is also starting to become seriously impressive, and he is still very actively producing and still quite a household name even (or perhaps especially) outside the main hiphop scene. In some sense, I think just listening through Petters discography will paint a more accurate picture of the evolution of Swedish hiphop (compared to listening to the random list of varying styles in that video), as he obviously both follows and influences trends, as well as have collaborated with a wide range of other prominent Swedish artists. Then again, obviously that would deprive you of the breadth of styles present in Sweden. Finally, I guess Markoolio should be mentioned for the mainstream effort with his (mostly crude) comedy rap, which has indeed outsold Petter with several chart topping singles and two chart topping albums, as well as a bunch that reached top 10.

[@idomaghic]

ps. there's a very interesting interview with the group Sherlock (in Swedish) published by Sonic Magazine in October last year (2023) titled "Hiphopens vardagsrealism". Well worth a read for some insight into the early days of Swedish hiphop as well as into a group that was highly influential on Petter (according to himself).

[@c33k4y]

I had to write a comment, as an avid hip hop fan and Swede, I do felt like they skipped out on a few heavy hitters that majorily influenced the Swedish hip hop music and culture: Feven (dom tio budorden) Lilleman (vart tog pappa vägen) Fattaru (mina hundar/första femman) Adam Tensta (my cool/dopeboy) Afasi & Filthy (glider/boomfalleralla) Promoe (these walls dont lie) Prop Dylan (can you imagine) Erik Lundin (suedi/välkommen hem) There are of course many more, but for me these definitely deserve to be included.

[@91androx]

This is my childhood and for me what swedish rap is. Our "husmanskost😅"

[@the_chiefbeef]

So many rap reactors lack knowledge of hip hop culture, which an amazing change to watch your content and specially in this video it shows. And about Dizzee Rascal, he's def well known in Sweden, actually the video for Bonkers was filmed in Stockholm.

[@Lottoboy96]

You should definitely check out Random Bastards. It's a collective from Umeå in northern Sweden who has some sick as rappers in it. Including Gonza-Ra and Fricky(Friman).

[@Zombywooff]

This! Erk, Imchibeat and so on. What a bunch of brilliance RB is.

[@villehvo2395]

då fattar jag varför jag fick sånna random bastards vibes från dom xD

[@thebearded4427]

Some artists that you are missing out because they weren't really included in this video: Looptroop (started in 1991 and is pretty much a Swedish original rap stapple. Personal favorites are Struggle continues, Bandit queen and the building) Promoe (The lead singer in Looptroop have some breakout songs like These walls dont lie) Ken Ring Adam Tensta Thomas Rusiak Fronda Advance patrol Fattaru Svenska Akademin (Swedish reggea rap) Eye n'i Ison & fille Supersci Chords There's a bunch more but these are the bigger ones that i felt that are obviously left out.

[@najsisazza]

Omg! So i have followed you for a long time, you seem to be such a genuine person. Kapten röd is one of my favorite artists from Sweden. The lyrics and feel of the songs are everything. Please react to some of his music. All is great! Hopefully you can find some English subtitles. Keep up the good work😃🙏♥️

[@Armillifer]

I love Kapten Röd, especially Ju mer dom spottar. Awesome song. Also, I want to give a shout out to a lesser known swedish rapper. Her name is Sofijah. She became an internet phenomenon at the age of 14 and wrote songs for a couple of years. Never publish anything officially, but there are a lot of her songs here on KZbin. A year ago, she re-launched her singing career with new music. I'd love for you to give her a listen! Best songs, if you ask me, are Fly away and Du kom som en vind from her early period and Hon är liv and her most recent song Förtrollad (released on friday the 20th of september) from her re-launch.

[@kerina4837]

Gonza-ra and Fricky are a part of the same hip-hop group Random Bastards from northern Sweden. They make really original rap, often influenced by the Swedish north and with a heavy northern accent

[@mariematsson113]

18:42 Einar was only 16 years old when he broke through with this song. His career went straight up and everyone is talking about him that he will become Sweden's greatest rapper of all time. but he only managed to turn 19 before he was shot to death.

[@tags-]

"Are they really spray-painting a train?" 🤣 I do feel old when the 4 elements of hip-hop is like ancient (forgotten) history apparently.

[@matildae5213]

in this song 11:17 they sing: “everyone that doesn’t dance is a r*pist”. that’s literally all the song is about 🙈 we danced to this at parties and clubs.

[@En-Beet]

Kapten röd is a very big reggae artist here, as you might've guessed hehe, suuuper chill guy! Another big reggae artist is General knas with his famous Ganja song "12/12". If you'd like to hear some IMO really good rap from sweden that isn't mainstream recognized i'd recomend ODZ (Original Dunder Zubbis), they truly have their own sound! Ofc they are best enjoyed if you can understand swedish, but alot of their songs also have rally nice party vibes. Edit: made this comment just before you heard ODZ lmao, and yeah they are... not the most law abiding group.. altough they aren't the types to go out and fight or do violent crimes, just some typical vandalism, as u saw and ALOT of narcotics. Most of their tracks are about drugs and partying.

[@elysiumendz184]

THANK YOU FOR THE NOSTALCIC TRIP,IM BORN 1981 AND I GREW UP TO US/SWEDISH HIP HOP.I FELT AMAZING LISTEN TO THIS ,IT REALLY TOOK ME BACK IN TIME!!!

[@g0rk4n44]

Big ups to you man!!! Love the vids! Love from sweden!

[@RobinAsp77]

Advance patrol! Dwayne do some swedish female rappers next.

[@Doyou.know.what.Imean05]

You had really good inputs and reflections based on your big knowledge about hiphop and rap. This video summarizes all of the different styles in Sweden (old school rap, evolutional rap, EPA rap (hip hop-funk-rap), “ghetto rap”, “Swedish boy band- but rap”. As you see, very wide and broad rap, but in the end, everyone shares their truth and meaning in different STYLES

[@Rawar92]

ODZ is one of the groups i used to listen to most of the time, alot of ppl think they make gangster rap but in truth they make drug music. In the song Anna book, they use a Swedish celeberty that used to gain weight alot and then lose it(Jojo banta) as a synonym for getting high and getting down Vi går upp vi går ner vi är anna book vi Går upp = we going up vi går ner = we going down When we talk about wieght in Swedish we say "we go up in weight" and "we go down in weight" rather than say we gained/lossed a few kilos.

[@Trinny1978]

First time viewer of your channel and I just have to say that you seem so knowledgeable and so personable. I really enjoyed just listening to your voice and how friendly you seem.

[@Animosus08]

We have alot of great hiphop artists in sweden. unfortunately, we're are now in a time where gangsta rap is big among the young people so that is what is being pushed the most. Personally, I enjoy the more "joyful" or "everyday problems" type of hiphop the most, like Hov1 and Kapten Röd. Kapten Röd released his album "Fläcken som aldrig går bort" in 2011, and he would've been a great representation for swedish hiphop that year too with the song "Ju mer dom spottar på mig", but Labyrint really blew upp with "Ortens Favoriter" so i can see why they are the 2011 group. I wish this list had "the looptroop rockers - Heavy Rains" or "Fort Europa" as 2005 and "Promoe - these walls dont lie" as 2004. these songs shaped my generation of "hiphopers". I'm getting nostalgic hearing these song i grew up with 😅 it brings back memories of simpler times.

[@emilstensio256]

To make a video with all rappers that have inspired, revolutionised and been a part of the Swedish rap scene history in 6 minutes (original video) is hard it is still frustrating to see so many rappers being left out, for me personally I'm most surprised Ken Ring was left out being a part of the scene for 25 years. I do give the original video credit to have mention both commercial and underground artists, not all the best songs from the artist but who am I to say anything, I know this would be a hard task to tackle! Thanks Dwayne for giving it a go, happy you liked some of it!

[@Viper_edits10]

The video i NEEDED‼️

[@kims3867]

Awesome video! Sweden has alot of wack ass rap but also some dope ass underground ish ofc. I can't belive Fattaru or Fjärde Världen wasn't in this video around 2001, I even belive they are in Guniess World Record for fastest rap. Whatever, looking forward to you reacting to some swedish hiphop

[@magnushenry9]

I guess they probably needed to keep one song per year or something? But I agree, there's for sure some masterpieces that I missed

[@benktlofgren4710]

If you want Jamaican reggae tunes you should look up Kalle Baah's "You Are My Angel" For example, they have songs in both English and Swedish

[@Thaum1el]

Everything by Kalle Baah. This entire album: kzbin.info/aero/OLAK5uy_l9qKmQBlAi5L-BhxY13miuNycuSYJ3ahg&si=F-B6MP_yYF8N73jm

[@UrbanRave1982]

18:46 he's dead. They shot him and he was only 19 years old

[@KSUTAU]

Snook are VERY MUCH their own thing entirely, totally recommend them!

[@kaptenslughatt]

Love this video, i really appreciate your perspective both being from the uk and your knowledge about american rap. Im from sweden, and youve honestly ignited my interest in swedish rap!

[@Doddiloddy]

That they miss Young Lean - Ginseng Strip is just buffling

[@Bodyriot]

You HAVE to listen to Fevens song De Tio Budorden. So good!!

[@GrebbChannel]

Two of the ones you praised the most for their skills, Gonza-Ra and Fricky, are part of the same crew/label called Random Bastards. You got a bunch of other great rappers there, like Trainspotters(Käp & Erk) and Cleo.

[@Alluene]

Love how it shows both a story (even if it could be tragic) and a beautiful art piece

[@LinaGenX]

Forgot Buffalo Stance by Neneh Cherry from back in the 80s

[@juukyllanainon7867]

Petter who was in the video (year 1998) made a song with another swedish rapper called PeeWee and with Fintelligens who were included in the Evolution of Finnish rap multiple times. The song is called "Stockholm-Helsinki". I think it's a great song and rare collab between Finnish and Swedish artists and I think you'd like it. Also, now is the perfect time to check it out since you have done the evolution of rap from both countries.

[@eh-modo]

Where are the women? I like Timbuktu most since it's not that gangsta-rap-shit AND because it's in skånska

[@snowfloofcathug]

I was hoping Mikrofonkåt would feature, if only to hear his reaction to it Edit: just looked it up, I only knew the September version. Not generally a listener of the genre and am definitely ignorant on its history

[@EvaGantersAyeme]

Love this content, thank you so much for housing Sweden. Born in 1979 I've been able to follow the journey since at least 1990. LOVE swedish hiphop, its real and its raw with a sence of irony and sometimes a smile. ❤

[@trettontretiosju]

Love how every Random Bastards song made you do a double take. spoven 4 lyf.

[@pUpzorz]

Please react to individual songs per video. I love the way you get technical when listening. Subbed!

[@ingsve]

If you can find a copy of it with english subtitles then there is a great documentary in 4 parts called "The pioneers of Swedish hip hop" that really takes a deep dive into this whole thing.

[@AcidRain85]

Hey my man! Love your reaction. First time here and also im a metalhead for all my life, but rap have always been here with me as the lover of music as i am :) If its ok i just gonna list some songs that you might have missed, but this is just some of my pesonal favorites. Btw the list is not listed from fav to worse, its all radom. And if it written in swedish, i just write the translation in english after that song as best i can do. :) 1: Blues - En vän (a friend) 2: Blues - Under ytan (below the surface) 3: Chords Ft. Organism 12 - På din grind (at your gate) ish, need some translation to get the meanig right. 4: Promoe - Long distance runner 5: G Punkten ft. Hoosam, I-Smile & Riffo - Runt Omkring (around us) 6: Ison & Fille - Jag Skrattar Idag ( I laugh today) 7: Shazaam - Mina Ord (Prod. Masse) -> My words 8: Promoe ft. Afasi - Inflation (song is in swedish) 9: Afasi & Professor P - Vad Spelar Du För Instrument (what instrument do you play?) (Btw, if any in this comment section know?) 10: Armin - Konstig värld (weird world) This just a sample of what music can give us

[@magnustonnvik]

You should check out Navigators "come into my life" and "superstar", Infinite mass "mah boys" and "area turns red", Kaliffa with "det strålar som om dig" and "helt seriöst" as well. They are some other great Swedish rappers. But there are so many more you have only scraped the surface and I had never heard of some of the last but then again I havent been back home to Sweden since 2019...

[@galaxel1494]

This is the first video of you that I’ve watched, and I have to say WOW, you really have sense for how people are feeling. Despite recognising very few words you”re always spot on. One example is Ẽinar -katten i trakten, he was talkning big (and got shot 2 years later) Hov1 is telling the story of the swedish youth. In to ”bo i andra hand” means to rent a place from someone who is renting it from someone else. In sweden you need a consistent job to rent a place directly. So for people studying, renting from somone else is just life, the worst part is that they don’t have to give you any real ”heads up”, so they can come to you one day and say that you need to be moved out tomorrow.

[@zachoween7816]

Your guess about the last song “Barn av vår tid” was spot on. Translated it says “kids of our time” which basically is a Swedish saying for “we become like the environment we grow up in”. He is talking about how life is for kids growing up these days and some fucked up things in the society!

[@ennisdelmar807]

Which can be applied to every generation, the original "barn av vår tid" by Nationalteatern from the 70s talking how it was when they were kids. We will probably see more in the future.

[@gustavljunglundin9645]

@@ennisdelmar807 LÄR MIG DÅ

[@genjimasoud2691]

@@ennisdelmar807 Actually it can not be applied. Since the Nationalteatern is a mythical creature and has not been proven at all. You have just made a huge mistake by lying to @zachoween7816 regarding all of this. State some facts or go to hell Ennis!

[@zachoween7816]

Yeah but the things they talk about are a bit different. Anyways, I hundredfold prefer Nationalteaterns “Barn av vår tid” over the new one!!🙌🔥

[@genjimasoud2691]

​@@ennisdelmar807 By emphasizing these points, you can argue that while "Barn av vår tid" may offer insights into childhood, its specific cultural and temporal context limits its universal applicability.

[@allblues2865]

Regarding your take at 9:10 in the video - They (Snook) made a song called "snook, svett och tårar" on their later album in 2006, in which the first verse is about how they grew up with american hip hop trends and wanted to break the pattern and create their own unique hip hop style. Great take and observation man. Love the video!

[@rasmussoqvist7150]

You need to check out the group Labyrint, they are one of the pioneers of reggae hip hop in Sweden and one of the biggest influences to the Swedish hip hop game.

[@NerdFromNorth]

Good video.. But brooo there is so much good songs missing from that video! I hope you could do more of this! I really recommend Einar, Timbuktu, Petter, Kartellen, Kapten Röd, Nääk & Nimo. And like one guy wrote in the comment, no songs from KEN RING? That is craaaazy.

[@Catrambi]

I'm gonna give you a name of a Swedish reggae artist who nobody else will mention. The name is P-Danjelsa. He's not a very famous artist but he's, in my view, the only person who's managed to make modern Jamaican music translated to a Swedish context, keeping the spirit of the original genre intact while infusing it with something unique from his own culture. I say this as a Swedish person who's been deep into Jamaican music from the 1980s until now. I would also recommend the song Maskin nr. 2 by Peps Persson, for a deeper understanding of how Jamaican music first took root in Sweden.

[@MartinVesiaidNilsson]

Not sure if I totally agree, but he makes good music. And a different accent helps him stand out.

[@Catrambi]

@@MartinVesiaidNilsson Not only the accent but also the culture specific content and attention to local geography. Most of all, the content in terms of tone, humor and subject matter emulates 1980s dancehall tradition in the style of artists such as Early B, Fathead, Nicodemus and many others, but translated linguistically and culturally to his own context. I think P-Danjelsa is unique in those regards, at least as far as I know.

[@MartinVesiaidNilsson]

@@Catrambi yeah, I can give you that point. Absolutely true. Most rap and reggeae in Sweden is mostly based on socio economic background. But with P Danjelsa we do get some true ethnic minority. Did he ever release more than 1 album, I need to go and check now.

[@GeneralPhebiX]

you got to check General knas and Syster sol, out for the reggae tunes :)

[@albertahlstrom713]

Liked the list! I’ll follow for more song tips!

[@aliciabergman1252]

You should definitly do full reactions to the ones that stood out like Glassigt,Mr Snook and Kapten Röd❤

[@Chewbackman]

It's just Snook. The song is Mr. Cool.

[@antonym00]

Wtf, Glassigt. Sweden’s worst rapper

[@sandy3028]

Hell yes! Much love from Sweden! This was very interesting!

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

Looptroop/Promoe was in a colab in this video but I think that they/him deserves a deep dive, IMO the best of the best. Take Long distance runner as a starter.

[@tevlar]

That Promoe didnt become bigger in Sweden and internationally is a mystery.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

@@tevlar Indeed

[@phatrpr0p959]

I'm not excactly an expert on the matter, being Danish and all, but Promoe seems TOO anti establishment to really do the networking etc required to make it big. Kind of like Canibus in the US. That said LoopTroop A Modern Day City Symphony was and still is in rotation since 2000 for me. Great album!

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

@@phatrpr0p959 Probably true, it seems that he refuses to follow the Sheep and just wants to do his thing. I don't know how accureate the comparison is, but kind of like Bob Dylan. "I don't want attention, I don't care about money as long as I can get by, I just want to play my music"

[@Niam-c2t]

I love your passion for hiphop, I'm so invested hahaha -Love from sweden!

[@crazyface919]

Swedish artist/rapper named Chords, you would like him i think

[@dandan8787]

Brother we've been rapping since 1980's and you're asking if we've heard of Dizee Rascal? Bro... Comeon :) Love the reactions, you're spot on with your comparisons to american artists in regards to style etc. Very cool reaction video. keep em coming!

[@psycomatrix]

You should listen to "O'boy" by Peps Persson for som Swedish Reggie. It's a classic. :)

[@AntonSTK]

Awesome breakdown mate! That was a nostalgia trip for sure! You should definitely check out quite a few of these artists, cus imo their best tunes weren’t in the video. They also missed a few good ones, trend setter but im sure theres a bunch of suggestions here in the comments! But i can say, if you like the melodic reggae style def look up kaliffa, he sang in one of the tunes you liked.

[@malin3950]

19:58 you’re so right, the name of the song is ”kids of our time” he’s singing about how twisted our world is, i could wright you a translation if you want

[@Melkimund]

Bob Marley was good friends with one of Sweden national treasures the late great Pepps Persson, the father of Swedish reggae. I've heard that he, Marley, said that there exist only two peoples in the world can make genuine reggae, Jamaicans and Skåningar (the south of sweden)

[@dennisalexanderson6975]

Hahaha

[@MartinVesiaidNilsson]

Ronny Åström is almost earlier than Peps. Also great. The southern diphtongs just fits that style of music.

[@red-e_official]

Yo, I liked this review and the way you kind of tried to interpret what was sung/rapped in Swedish. Far off in some but very close in other😝 . I am from sweden but I am both doing stuff in Swedish and English. I am also producing reggae influenced rap. Stay creative 👑

[@alexanderoquist494]

Dude,Looptroop-Long arm of the Law.Probably the best hip hop song coming out of Sweden ever.Give it a listen!

[@amandasimmonds7662]

you should definitely do a more in depth review of your favourites and look up the lyrics, really entertaining video!!

[@J-Bone]

If I remember correctly, Petter was the first one in the gangster rap/hip hop scene to really make it in the main stream by rapping in Swedish in the late 90's. After that a lot of rappers started rapping in Swedish. This compilation left out ALL of the women in the rap scene. Check out Silvana Imam, Maxida Märak, Cleo, Cherri, Linda Pira, to name a few. I'll recommend you also check out "Attitudeproblem" by P3 Remix (a collab with fem artists from Swe & Nor).

[@EvaGantersAyeme]

Du har ganska rätt, samtidigt inte... För oss som var unga då så kom The latin Kings först som seriös gangsta hiphop på svenska. De banade väg för såna Petter, Eye-n-I och Feven... ❤

[@Frida_Jamsson]

This is the translation of Hov1 - Barn av vår tid (Child of our time) :I am a child of our time, I would break free Where to live second hand my only option I lived upstairs with someone, almost as a collective And our neighbors from Italy, they drank too much wine Standing with feet on, feels the ground is hard

[@tobbe_ols]

i was surprised to not see any Yung Lean in this video

[@zerpentinefire]

19:26 Hov1 - Barn av vår tid (Child of our time) He starts from the first chorus in the clip.. [Verse 1: Ludwig Kronstrand] They want more than a million in the bank Everyone votes red but still hate on the taxes No one wants to decide but everyone wants the power They live in the city but call it the hoods I'm the same but I set my chances No one comes in, “No, what? I know the guard” Nothing is too late but trying to be brave Only drink pure, no milk in my coffee My buddy is lost, he snorted an annual salary Now black cars stand outside him on the night Everyone wears cycling pants now on festivals Everyonе hunts followers but who will lead the pack? Am I bеtter alone? Drive too fast behind the wheel Soon kissed every beautiful girl in Stockholm Can't go out, need to watch my shoulder The city wakes up before I go to bed [Chorus: Ludwig Kronstrand] I'm a child of our time, I would break free Too live in second hand is my only option I lived upstairs, almost like collective And our neighbors from Italy, they drank too much wine Standing with my feet on, feel the ground is hard Regret that I didn't drink water yesterday But what matter now when it rains on the Southside? Now I hear the neighbor play Primetime [Verse 2: Noel Flike] I have a friend who says he knows what love is But he subscribes on chlamydia letters And every Wednesday he went out and with safety Then he woke up every Thursday without Here no one know anyone but Everyone is your best friend Until they throw you to the vultures To stab you in the back later But everyone wants to be CEO, no one wants to BB Everyone writes “Whore kid” in their resume Everyone wants to be real, boys make wrong steps Someone buys sex and cries in TV [Chorus: Noel Flike] I'm a child of our time, filled with idiocy I maybe shoot up a school or I take my life I maybe travels away to pure my soul And I don't care about what you call carbon dioxide And I search sometimes, I get punched sometimes I should move somewhere where no one knows my name So why does it matter now when it rains on the Westside? It will always be the best life [Bridge: Ludwig Kronstrand] No one wants to go up but work isn't optionally Everyone wants to be drunk but no one wants to be hangover Everyone wants to live big but not big in Bagis Everyone wants to be stars but no one wants to be famous Here no one wants to live but no one wants to die No one wants to go in if they have to stand in line No one wants to work for someone but wants a salary At least as big as a bank director [Verse 3: Dante Lindhe] They go to the same places, every weekend, same parties They fuck the same people and call each other after And their job is to go on paid vacation With the same people they talk shit about on the toilet Let me explain a thing, you have such a good ideal When everyone looks you're phenomenal Treat friends from the hoods like an accessory And singing the n-word on parties when you party private They like ketamine and cocaine and a lot of LSD Have ADHD but they call it a superpower They talk about it and suddenly they get a book contract It must be hard to fight to stay relevant Because everyone stabs everyone So respect to you who study komvux or KTH No one will save the world because the profit is too low So they capitalize on their own daughter or son [Chorus: Ludwig Kronstrand] I'm a child of our time, take a loan on credit I buy real expensive clothes and mortgages my car I maybe betray a friend to go on events Braid my hair and I don't see any problems Standing with my feet on, feel the ground is hard I don't want any child but still skip condom So in collaboration with every bastard you know Should you check your friends [Outro: Ludwig Kronstrand] No one wants to go up but no one works Sitting live, talking with losers Boys do gang signs but they live in Bromma This one if for Sweden, welcome to Stockholm Here we dance to woman degrading music They cancel their mother if it gives publicity They talk with the police but pretend to be a G I'm ashamed of whom I am, I'm a child of our time

[@tevlar]

Petter is the biggest Swedish rapper by far. Then the most mainstream is probably Latin Kings, Teddybears Stockholm, Just D, Timbuktu (dont know if hes really a rapper) and Kapten Röd. Maskinen had some really big hits with songs like "Alla som inte dansar är våldtäktsmän" (Everyone that does not dance are rapists) and somehwhat "Krossa alla fönster" Maskinen actually made comeback some months ago. People more into the genre probably listen to more underground rappers like Einar, Yashin Other big ones not mentioned here are Adam Tensta, Fronda, Ken Ring, Thomas Rusiak and Promoe. Promoe is really good and should have been bigger imo. Rusiak had a HUGE hit song together with Teddybears stockholm that has been in many movies and games called HipHopper, you have probably heard it. Swedish rap in general has alot of raggae in it.

[@usada2000]

You forget that Timbuktu was in Sedlighetsroteln with Promoe, Cosmic, Embee, Supreme, Organism 12, PstQ, Seron amongst others so he's def a rapper.

[@oussisaho208]

Dizziee was huge overhere, actually played here a few months back, great show

[@miss.medieval.turban]

They forgot to mention Movits!!!! Swing and hip hop! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWnJeomKfZWHn68&pp=ygUGbW92aXRz And if you want more Swedish reggae, listen to Peps Persson and Syster Sol! Peps Persson started already in the 60s with reggae.

[@racke6336]

I feel like it should be noted that that "Lyckliga gatan"-clip is a reference to a 1960-song of the same name about someone watching their old neighborhood being torn down to make room for a concrete-jungle. The original song is a wailing kind of "how will there be happiness here", and this song has a response of "we live here and we're happy". Which is genuinely a really cool clap-back, and I'm very grateful that youtube made me stumble across it thanks to you (rap isn't usually my scene).

[@fridanygren4070]

I love Kapten Röd and Timbuktu. Petter is also good and I think you should listen to the whole song of Snook - Mister cool. I don’t listen to a lot of rap but I prefer the older/ early 2000s over today’s rap from orten“the hood”

[@Poifoprill]

I was literally about to comment exactly all of this. These are all classics if you want to start getting in to Swedish rap. To Dwayne: A good start would be to react to Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö.(this song is in this video) That song is such a classic, I wouldn't be surprised if 95% of swedes aged between 40-20 has heard it. Here is the music video with translated lyrics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKCTc2t4f6iirpI

[@hjaltelagercrantz8925]

So interesting to hear what you think about these artist since you dont know which of them are considered "cool" or "hiphop" in Swedish Discourse, you just judge what you see and hear in the video which is refreshing to me as a swede.

[@emanuelsolsjo7348]

Einar is cold but in a tragic way RIP

[@lullebulle2]

Yeah that was kinda crasy ngl 💀💀

[@gocy]

Nice positive props, and great of you bigging up Swedish Hip Hop. Thanks. You missed some key artists like ADL, Stonefunkers, Timebomb, Feven, Breakin Bread’s many artists like Absent Mjnded, Boogaloo, Addis Black Widow, Hearin’ Aid, Daddy Boastin, Chimney Heads. Blacknuss Allstars, Ken Ring and Redlines many artists like Stor, Linda Pira…Iminella, Silvana Imam and many more girl rappers… just to name a few more. Keep it up.

[@lunaticweirdo]

Petter is like the Eminem of Sweden. He's been doing music for a long time. And he's also a sommelier of all things. 😂

[@bullmamma2182]

I wish you would react to these together with someone swedish that could translate some of the lyrics and some of the background on so many of these great songs. Nice to hear ur perspective tho but would give it so much more depth. Props!

[@bjhellstream]

Every land on earth has rappers. What an anglocentric world view. Good you're learning though.

[@MrBubbles13337]

I would like to see you react of some more swedish rap, there is channels who subtitles the video aswell

[@hannaskoog7897]

Einar is dead 😢😢

[@Snorpish]

07:44 he is just saying he's waking up another morning south of town, the head's still spinning, calling his friend Ise, checking what's up

[@DiggNitty]

Worth metioning. Sherlock - Made to Measure and Three Point Five - Season of Penance. I rest my case.

[@lisbethestradaperez9669]

Honorable mention: hiphop soul song "Blacknuss, Stephen Simmonds, ADL, Richie Pasta, Muladoe - Dinah"

[@TheIncredibleEgg]

I dont even listen to hip-hop, but watched it anyway. Funny how these songs made it abroad, and someone made a video about them. I imagine Swedish hiphop fans feeling cozy after watching this.