Sam the Kid - Wikipedia (corrected)
Sam the Kid (Samuel Martins Torres Santiago Mira) was born on July 17th 1979 and is a Portuguese hip hop artist from Chelas, Lisbon. In 2001, Portuguese hip hop took off and one of the responsibles for this was Sam the Kid as well as names like Mind da Gap, Bullet, Chullage, Micro and Valete, among many others. His First album, Entre(tanto) has been available since 1999 but only in 2001, mostly due to his instrumental album "Beats Vol 1: Amor", did his name begin to expand out of his home base and into the homes of his faithful "followers" in the world of hip hop.Influenced by the love story between his parents, "Beats Vol 1: Amor" convinced everyone without hesitation and was considered by many to be one of the best albums of the year in Portugal. It was recorded at home with many resourses, such as, samples of music, videos, soapoperas, and telephone calls, whether private ones or not. Sam the Kid threw down all the barriers between hip hop and was able to connect with a wider range of audience.
When the opportunity arose for Sam the Kid to release a debut album, he already had many recordings made at home, on casseste tapes, mini discs, CDs, and even his resourceful video camera. But it was only after hearing "93 Til Infinity" (1993) by Souls of Mischeif, did Sam begin to truley map out his future in the hip hop business. The radio was the first source used to connect with the public, with recordings that he had already done at home, mainly through the programme "Repto", dedicated to hip hop. A few years later, in 2001, after proving his extraordinary talent, and releasing two edited albums, Entre(tanto) and Sobre(tudo), the then recently created Loop:Recordings, by Rui Miguel Abreu, offered him a recording contract. Sam´s first bet was "Beats Vol 1: Amor", and since then he has been a household name. Sam the Kid´s new album, Pratica(mente) was launched in December of 2006 and is already considered to be one of the best Portuguese albums of the year.
Discography
Entre(tanto) date of debut 1999
single "Lágrimas"
Sobre(tudo) date of debut January 2002
single "Não Percebes"
Beats vol.1 - Amor date of debut December 2002
single "Alma Gémea"
Pratica(mente) date of debut December 2006
single "Poetas de Karaoke"
posted by Psithurism @ 11:11 PM
4 Comments:
do you like sam the kind? and what about portuguese hip hop? do you like other types of portuguese bands?
see you* by the way, nice job ;)
Filipa Pedro
I don´t really like Sam the Kid. I do, however, like the fact that he is different from so many Portuguese artists and bands, especially in hip hop. He sings in Portuguese, he writes and produces his own music. He is very talented and if he continues this way he will go very far. To any of you interested, his new album pratica(mente) is amazing and worth lisening to. The only Portuguese band that I really like is The Gift. They are very talented and I admire the voice of the lead vocalist. They released a single in Portuguese "Fácil de Entender" which is beautiful. It´s a song that I can listen to over and over again :)
sam the kid is just the greatest portuguese rapper! have you heard him freestyling?! amazing!
They must be recognized for their talent. In Portugal fortunately they are =) let's see what happens in the future, if they conquer a spot on international music.
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