MV Bill
MV Bill (actually Alex Pereira Barbosa ; born January 3, 1974 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian rapper .
Life
MV Bill grew up in the slum Cidade de Deus of Rio de Janeiro . He never gave away his real name - he only uses Alex Pereira Barbosa as a pseudonym. Before he switched to rap, he composed a samba for a samba school. Later he added the initials MV ( Mensageiro da Verdade - Ambassador of Truth).
At the Free Jazz Show in Brazil in 1999, he caused a scandal when he presented himself with a gun in his seatbelt - but later admitted it was a toy gun.
With Celso Athayde he published two books: Cabeça de Porco (2005) and Falcão: Meninos do Tráfico (2006).
Discography
- 1999: CDD Mandando Fechado
- 2000: Traficando Informação
- 2002: Declaração de Guerra
- 2006: Falcão - O Bagulho é Doido
- 2010: Causa e Efeito
- 2013: Monstrão
- 2014: Vitória pra Quem Acordou Agora E Vida Longa pra Quem Nunca Dormiu
Web links
- Homepage of MV Bill
- Mv Bill at Allmusic.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MV Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barbosa, Alex Pereira (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd January 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |