Adam Tensta
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Adam Tensta (born Adam Momodou Eriksson Taal, August 1, 1983) is a Swedish hip hop MC. Tensta's debut album It's a Tensta Thing was released in September 2007 by K-Wrek Records.
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[edit] Life and career
Adam Tensta's father is from Gambia and his mother is Swedish. The rapper grew up in, and took his name from, Tensta, a suburb of Stockholm.[1]
His debut album was released in 2007 winning him a Grammis [2] and two Swedish DeeJay Awards.[3]}} On January 26th, he was featured on the site of celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, highlighting the video of the single "My Cool".
"Kanye is gonna love this shit! He'll be mentioning this on his blog by the end of next week. Watch. This fella's name is Adam Tensta, and he is one of the freshest and illest rappers on the planet. And he's from Sweden! Though he raps in English. Tensta's beats are dope as shiz and he's rhyming about things other than the cliches in American hip hop: hos and cash."
– Perez Hilton[4]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Album cover | Album information |
|---|---|
| - | It's a Tensta Thing
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ They Wanna Know: Adam Tensta. HHNlive.com (2007-07-19). Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Alla Grammisvinnarna 2008 (Swedish). Dagens Nyheter (2008-01-09). Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Adam Tensta Deejay-vinnare (Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet (2008-05-22). Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Listen To This: Hip Hop All Over The World. PerezHilton.com (2008-02-09). Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
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