Labyrint (band)

Swedish hip hop band

This article is about the Swedish hip hop band. For the Italian metal band, see Labyrinth (band). For other uses, see Labyrinth (disambiguation).

Labyrint

Background information
Origin| Gottsunda, Uppsala, Sweden
Genres| Hip hop
Years active| 2007–present
Labels| Universal Records
Members| Aki
Jacco
Dajanko
Sai

Labyrint formed in 2007 was a Swedish hip hop music group from Gottsunda, Uppsala.

After performing for a number of years together, in 2007, they had a breakthrough with "Vår Betong" and in 2009 collaborated with Masse from The Salazar Brothers to release a mixtape that became popular through downloads on Whoa.se website.

Labyrint, a socially conscious band, performing at the centenary of the SAC trade union

Based on these successes, Universal Records expressed interest signing them to the label in 2011. However their launch was marred by Växjö cancelling their show after advice from the security authorities about the controversial use of cannabis during their gigs. This turned into a public debate in the media about drugs in hip hop culture.[1] Labyrint's debut studio album on the label was Labababa that was released on 30 November 2011 in the wake of the controversy. It included collaborations with Kapten Röd and Gregor.[2]

The band is best known for the 2012 "Broder del 2" a rap anthem that included Labyrint with great number of rap and urban acts like Briz, Ras Daniel, Rootbound Williams, Kapten Röd, Essa Cham, Syster Sol, Slag Från Hjärtat, Donny Dread, Amsie Brown, General Knas, Dani M & Chords.

In 2014, Labyrint released their second studio album on Universal titled Garalaowit becoming their biggest selling release.

## Members

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The band is multiethnic and it is made up of:

* Aki (Aleksi Swallow) – rapper / songwriter. He is of Finnish descent on the maternal side[3] and African-American/English descent on the paternal side.[4]
* Jacco (Jacques Mattar) – rapper / songwriter. He is of Palestinian descent.[4]
* Dajanko (Dejan Milacic) – rapper / songwriter. He is of Serbian descent.[4]
* Sai (Simon Wimmerberg) – DJ / producer. He is of Finnish descent on his maternal side.[3]

## Discography

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### Albums

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Year  | Album  | Peak positions  | Notes

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SWE
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2011  | Labababa |  - | Track list

1. "Intro" – 3:00
2. "Kärleken?" – 3:56
3. "Wärsta wiben" (feat. Kapten Röd) – 3:41
4. "Ortens Favoriter" – 4:07
5. "Ensam" – 3:29
6. "Broder" (feat. Amsie Brown) – 4:44
7. "25:e (Jag hatar mitt jobb)" – 3:50
8. "Arbetsmoral" – 3:36
9. "Hasslade" – 3:09
10. "This Meck paus Was Brought to You by Labababa" – 1:15
11. "Vill Ha Dig" – 3:43
12. "Gatubarn" (feat. Rootbound Williams) – 4:16
13. "Tribulations" – 4:33
14. "Fortfarande Ont" – 4:50
15. "Mitt i maten" (feat. Sacke O Verron) – 2:36
16. "Släpp henne fri" (feat. Helt Off) – 5:00
17. "Välkommen hem" (feat. Dani M) – 4:04
18. "Smutsfolk" (bonus track) – 3:25
19. "Vatroru?" (bonus track) – 4:03

2014  | Garalaowit | 3  | Track list

1. "Intro"
2. "Swerje" (feat. Dani M)
3. "Fortfarande gsunda"
4. "Jagbaesån"
5. "Bublaks år" (Skit)
6. "Bizzlord"
7. "Sagostunden intro" (feat. Mattias Rosendahl)
8. "Sagostunden e slut"
9. "Motattack"
10. "Starta inget!"
11. "Chilla lide" (feat. Amsie Brown)
12. "Se upp!"
13. "Officiella kampanjlåten"
14. "Fakkin fin"
15. "Cypher i bunkern" (feat. Linda Pira, Stor, Mohammed Ali, Carlito, Dani M & Amsie Brown)
16. "Prata ut"

### EPS

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Year | Title | Tracks

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2010 | Kärleken? | "Kärleken?"
"Hat!"
2011 | Miljonprogrammerade | "Jajajaja"
"Vatroru?"
"Tribulations"
"Evil"
"Miljonprogrammerade"
2011 | Hasslade | "Aboooow"
"Hasslade"
"Eldupphör"
"Smutsfolk"
2012 | Ortens favoriter |
2012 | Broder EP | "L-A-B-Y-R-I-N-T"
"Läs på"
"Skanka sönder oss"
"Jag vill fortfarande ha dig"
"Broder del.2"

### Singles

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as Labyrint

Year  | Single  | Peak positions  | Album

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SWE
[5]
2012  | "Broder del 2"[6]
(Labyrint feat. Briz, Ras Daniel, Rootbound Williams,
Kapten Röd, Essa Cham, Syster Sol, Slag Från Hjärtat,
Donny Dread, Amsie Brown, General Knas, Dani M & Chords) | 44  | Broder (EP)
2013  | "Fakkin Fin"  | 25  | Garalaowit
2014  | "Chilla lide"
(feat. Amsie Brown) | 28
2017  | "Pang Pang"  | 60
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"Vi dansar"  | —[A] |
2018  | "Så ajaib"  | 60
[9] |
2019  | "Ghettoliv"  | 98
[10] |

Notes

1. ^ "Vi dansar" did not enter the Swedish Singellista, but peaked at number six on the Heatseeker chart.[8]

## Solo projects

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### Aki

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The band member and rapper Aki (Aleksi Swallow) of the band Labyrint has also done a solo collaboration with Kapten Röd resulting in a Number 1 hit for him in "När solen går ner".

Year  | Single  | Peak positions  | Certification  | Album

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SWE
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2012  | "När solen går ner"[12]
(Aki feat. Kapten Röd) | 1  | 3× Platinum  |

## References

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1. ^ Labyrint är störst i landet förorten (in Swedish)
2. ^ Labyrint har hittat rätt (in Swedish)
3. ^ a b Labyrint-AKI: "Musiikkia ei tehdä gaaloja varten" (in Finnish) Sveriges Radio
4. ^ a b c Labyrint (in Swedish) Roots
5. ^ a b "Labyrint discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
6. ^ SwedishCharts.com Labyrint - "Broder del 2" page
7. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
8. ^ "Swedish Heatseekers Chart – 1 December 2017". Retrieved 2 December 2017.
9. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
10. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 26". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
11. ^ "Aki [SE] discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
12. ^ SwedishCharts.com: Aki feat. Kapten Röd - "När solen går ner" page

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