Polish rapper and music producer (born 1978)Musical artist Michał and Marcin Marten during their concert in London in 2008

Marcin "Abradab" Marten (born 12 November 1978 in Katowice) is a Polish rapper and music producer. Marten is a founding member of Polish hip-hop group Kaliber 44 and, since 2002, a solo artist. He is a member of Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (Związek Producentów Audio Video, ZPAV). Marten is a winner of two Fryderyk awards. In 2011, Machina magazine placed Marten at No.17 on the list of 30 best Polish rappers. He has also collaborated with artists like Piotr Banach, Bosski Roman, Maciej Maleńczuk, Wojciech Waglewski, Grubson, L.U.C and O.S.T.R.

Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 Kaliber 44 (1994–2001)
  • 1.2 Solo career (2002–present)
• 2 Discography
  • 2.1 Solo albums
  • 2.2 Music videos
• 3 Awards and nominations
  • 3.1 Fryderyk
  • 3.2 Superjedynki
• 4 External links
• 5 References

History

Kaliber 44 (1994–2001)

Main article: Kaliber 44

In 1994, Marcin Marten formed Kaliber 44 together with his brother Michał "Joka" Marten. The group was joined by Piotr Łuszcz performing under pseudonym Mag Magik I. In 1995, Kaliber 44 was signed to S. P. Records, and a year later their debut album Księga Tajemnicza. Prolog was released. In 1998, after the group recorded its second album W 63 minuty dookoła świata, Piotr "Magik" Łuszcz left the band and formed Paktofonika. Kaliber 44's third album 3:44 was released in 2000.

Solo career (2002–present)

After the release of 3:44, Abradab started his solo career. On 6 June 2004, he released his first solo album Czerwony album through S. P. Records. The album charted at No.21 on OLiS. The album featured a popular song *led "Rapowe ziarno 2 (Szyderap)", for which a music video was released. The album won Fryderyk award in the "Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B" category, while "Rapowe Ziarno 2 (Szyderap)" received a nomination in the "Video of the Year" category.

Abradab's second album Emisja spalin was released on 1 December 2005 and featured guest appearances by rapper Numer Raz and Abradab's brother Joka. The album peak at No.38 on OLiS. Emisja spalin was followed by Ostatni poziom kontroli, which was released on 3 October 2008 and featured Grubson, reggae singer Marika and IGS. The album peaked at No.42 on OLiS. Both albums received nominations for Fryderyk award.

On 4 October 2010, the fourth solo record by Abradab was released. The album, *led Abradabing and produced by rapper O.S.T.R., received a Fryderyk award for Hip-hop/R&B Album of the Year. Marten's fifth studio album, ExtraVertik, was released on 21 April 2012 through Abradab's record label Inna-My-Twórnia.

Discography

See also: Kaliber 44 discography

Solo albums

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Fryderyk

Superjedynki

External links

• Official website

References