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] came to Greece in 1997 with the group ] (Ζωντανοί Νεκροί; ''Living Dead''). In 1999 the group Paremvoles (Παρεμβολές) released the first ] CD named ''En Opsi'' (Εν όψει; ''In consideration of''). In 2000 the group Alfa Gama (Άλφα Γάμα ) continued with the CD named ''Agnostofovia'' (Αγνωστοφοβία; ''Fear of the unknown''). ] and Goin' Through made Greek hip-hop famous in the mainstream Greek audience. Goin' Through changed their way of music from hip hop to a kind of ] or ]. The political issues and the society also invaded to this type of music. Terror X Crew introduced a new style of rapping with their CD's "I Polis Ealo" (1997) and "Essetai Imar" (2001). These ''ethnocentric'' albums signified the first time ] was involved with hip-hop music. In 2001 ], the then president of the ], awarded the band for its service to contemporary Greek music.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mousikovlog.blogspot.com/2015/10/terror-x-crew-txc-1992-2002.html |title=MousikoVLOG |date=October 1, 2015 |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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] came to Greece in 1997 with the group ] (Ζωντανοί Νεκροί; ''Living Dead''). In 1999 the group Paremvoles (Παρεμβολές) released the first ] CD named ''En Opsi'' (Εν όψει; ''In consideration of''). In 2000 the group Alfa Gama (Άλφα Γάμα ) continued with the CD named ''Agnostofovia'' (Αγνωστοφοβία; ''Fear of the unknown''). ] and Goin' Through made Greek hip-hop famous in the mainstream Greek audience. Goin' Through changed their way of music from hip hop to a kind of ] or ]. The political issues and the society also invaded to this type of music. Terror X Crew introduced a new style of rapping with their CD's "I Polis Ealo" (1997) and "Essetai Imar" (2001). These ''ethnocentric'' albums signified the first time ] was involved with hip-hop music. In 2001 ], the then president of the ], awarded the band for its service to contemporary Greek music.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mousikovlog.blogspot.com/2015/10/terror-x-crew-txc-1992-2002.html |title=MousikoVLOG |date=October 1, 2015 |access-date=October 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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Nowadays Greek hip hop covers a broad spectrum, all the way from hardcore hip hop to ], and has managed to transform from an underground musical genre to one that tops the charts in Greece. Some of the artists that top the charts are ], LEX, Midenistis, Ipohthonios, Thitis, Phyrosun, N.O.E and Joker/Two Face, Mikros Kleftis, Light, Zoro&Buzz, Rationalistas, Bong Da City, FY, Vita Pis, Lil Barty, FullFace, Billy Sio, MariosMc, Immune, Mad Clip. |
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Nowadays Greek hip hop covers a broad spectrum, all the way from hardcore hip hop to ]. |
