Asa

Asa is a Finnish rapper whose often philosophical and musically wide-ranging design of option rap proved both critically and commercially successful in his homeland from 2005 along with his second recording, Leijonaa Metsästän. Given birth to Matti Salo in 1980 and hailing from Helsinki, he produced his solo recording debut in 2001 with Punainen Tiili. Released on Rähinä Information in colaboration with Warner Music, Punainen Tiili is usually acknowledged to his previous moniker, Avain, and is rather straightforward in accordance with his later function. The recording spawned the singles “Roihuvuori” and “Yhdes Iltaan.” Many years exceeded before he came back along with his second recording, this time acknowledged to Asa. Released around the impartial label Fried Information, Leijonaa Metsästän (2005) was a significant achievement despite its esoteric design, peaking at number 3 around the Finnish albums graph and spawning the singles “Leijonaa Metsästän” and “Hidastaa.” The follow-up recording, Terveisiä Kaaoksesta (2006), was a lot more esoteric, delving deeply into philosophical problems and featuring a good amount of live instrumentation. It reached the very best Ten despite signaling a razor-sharp drop-off in the rapper’s mainstream recognition. After liberating the stop-gap promotional mixtape Foetida (2007) free of charge on the web, Asa released his 4th recording, Loppuasukas (2008), in colaboration with his personal Roihis Musica. Another deeply philosophical and musically wide-ranging recording featuring a huge cast of instrumentalists, Loppuasukas was a larger achievement than its forerunner, coming back the rapper to the very best Five from the Finnish albums graph and garnering substantial crucial acclaim. The follow-up recording, Via Karelia, acknowledged this time around to Asa & Toverit and released around the Aseistakieltäytyjäliitto label, was likewise popular, achieving the Best Five and spawning the solitary “Pirii Ja Aseit.” His constant release schedule continuing through the first 2000s, and included the albums Jou Jou (2011), Foetida: Make use of Your Illusion III (2012), and Rapsodia (2013), all released through Roihis.