MC Bin Laden

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Jefferson Cristian dos Santos de Lima (born 1993 or 1994),[1] known professionally as MC Bin Laden, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. He is recognized as one of the most popular funk ostentação musicians in Brazil.[2]

Early life[]

Jefferson Cristian dos Santos de Lima was born and raised in Vila Progresso, a favela in the Itaquera district of São Paulo.[3][4] His parents separated when he was nine years old.[5] Before his musical career, dos Santos de Lima was a salesman on 25 de Março Street.[2]

Career[]

In late 2014, American DJ Skrillex included MC Bin Laden's song "Bololo Haha" on his Skrillex Selects playlist on SoundCloud.[6] MC Bin Laden performed his song "Tá Tranquilo, Tá Favorável" on stage with Skrillex and Diplo at Lollapalooza Brasil in 2016.[7] He had been denied entry visas to the United States twice in 2016.[1]

É Grau, an extended play which collected six of MC Bin Laden's greatest hits, was released in 2017 as his first release in the United States. In a review for Pitchfork, Kevin Lozano gave the EP a score of 7.7 out of 10.[8]

Personal life[]

MC Bin Laden is an evangelical Christian.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Meet Brazil's MC Bin Laden, the "Crazy Ass Kid" Who Just Wants to Come to America". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  2. ^ a b G1, Rodrigo OrtegaDo; Paulo, em Sâo (2016-02-15). "'Tá tranquilo, tá favorável': MC Bin Laden diz buscar 'loucura' em vídeos". Música (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  3. ^ "O Bin Laden Está no Brasil e Agora É Funkeiro". Vice (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-10-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "MC Bin Laden diz que baile é "o verdadeiro Afeganistão"". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  5. ^ ""Comi até comida estragada", diz MC Bin Laden sobre infância". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  6. ^ "Antes de se apresentar no Lollapalooza, Diplo encontra MC Bin Laden em São Paulo". R7.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  7. ^ G1, Cauê MuraroDo; Paulo, em São (2016-03-13). "MC Bin Laden canta 'Tá tranquilo, tá favorável' com Jack Ü no Lollapalooza". Lollapalooza 2016 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  8. ^ "MC Bin Laden: É Grau EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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