Rockin da North

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Rockin da North ( RDN ) is a Finnish hip hop group. The group was loosely connected, with different artists working together on each album. She released a total of three albums.

Band history

The debut album RDN Allstars was released in 2002 via BMG Finland Oy . It produced the chart singles Operaatio RDN , Kingsize and Pelkkää viihdettä and even reached number 5 on the Finnish album charts. The German rappers Curse and Samir are also represented on the album .

After the debut album mainly brought together Finnish artists, well-known American artists such as GZA and RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan and Tha Alkaholics could be won for the second album Star Warz . It was also published by BMG Finland. There were also several chart singles on this album. The album itself reached number 4.

After a three-year break, the group's last album to date was released in 2006, called Power of the Sound , this time via Edel Records . While the first albums were mainly rooted in hip-hop, the last album was characterized by a mix of rock , pop , punk , metal and classical music .

Line up

Rapper and singer

RDN Allstars (2002)

  • Avain
  • BOW
  • Curse
  • Elastins
  • Eye N'l
  • Ezkimo
  • Fabio
  • Flegmaatot
  • Hosni
  • Janina Frostell
  • Jinx
  • Juhani
  • Jurassikki
  • Jus Aname
  • Lord Est
  • Outlandish
  • Paleface
  • Pikku G
  • Ritarikunta
  • Samir
  • Skandaali
  • Sophie
  • Taipan Circle
  • Tasapaino
  • Trilogia
  • TTC
  • Tulenkantajat
  • Urbaanilegenda
  • Warlocks
  • Yavis
  • YOR123

Star Wart (2003)

  • A-boast
  • Cilvaringz
  • Dreddy Kruger
  • Elastins
  • Ezkimo
  • Fattaru
  • Freestyle
  • All
  • GZA
  • Helpus
  • Jaise
  • Joniveli
  • Kasanova
  • Krisu
  • Pikku G
  • Raimssi
  • RZA
  • Skandaali
  • Sophie
  • Tha Alkaholics
  • Toinen Kanava
  • Urbaanilegenda
  • YOR123

Power of the Sound (2006)

  • Aki Räty
  • Apollo
  • Arthur
  • Baroni
  • Elisabeth Ehrnrooth
  • Emil
  • Iki-W
  • Jana Överlund
  • Jani Äijö
  • Jan Quilitzsch
  • Jape peratalo
  • Jimi Pääkallo
  • Jonna
  • Juulia Vojala
  • Koo-S
  • Like Kaarto
  • Pertti Neumann
  • Ronja
  • Theon
  • Thomas Kirjonen
  • Puhuja to death
  • Tumppi
  • YOR123

Producers

RDN Allstars (2002)

  • Busy
  • Elastins
  • Falk
  • Joniveli
  • Juhani
  • Jukka Immonen
  • Larry Lavish
  • Lex Luthor
  • Oispa
  • Pauli Ranzasalmi
  • Rocketboy
  • Tiedemies
  • Wretch

Star Wart (2003)

  • Critical
  • Critical
  • Helpus
  • Jonny Bro
  • Jouni
  • Jukka Immonen
  • Pauli Rantasalmi
  • Sakris

Power of the Sound (2006)

  • Ilkka Hilden
  • Jani Järviranta
  • Mats Takila

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
FI FI
2002 RDN Allstars FI5 (5 weeks)
FI
BMG Finland
2003 Star Wart FI4 (8 weeks)
FI
BMG Finland
2006 Power of the sound -
Edel Records

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
FI FI
2001 Operaatio RDN
RDN Allstars 		FI6 (8 weeks)
FI
feat. Ezkimo, Yor123, Skandaali, Ritarikunta (Chyde & Hopee) and Jonny Bro
Rockin Da Planet
RDN Allstars 		FI4 (10 weeks)
FI
feat. Paleface, Yor123, Ezkimo & Jinx
2002 Pelkkää viihdettä
RDN Allstars 		FI2 (8 weeks)
FI
feat. Elastinen, Yor123, Jurassikki, Flegmaatikot, Ezkimo, Paleface, Skandaali
Kingsize
RDN Allstars 		FI13 (2 weeks)
FI
feat. Ezkimo, BOW, Yor123, Mr. B and Lord Est
2003 One World
Star Wart 		FI3 (8 weeks)
FI
feat. GZA, Skandaali and Yor123
Katujen ääni
Star Wart 		FI7 (6 weeks)
FI
feat. Toinen Kanava and Yor123
2006 Vapaapudotus ja jyrkkä nousu
Power of the Sound 		FI6 (2 weeks)
FI

More singles

  • 2006: Power of the Sand

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: FI FI2