Mad Clip

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Mad Clip
Birth namePanagiotis Peter Anastasopoulos (Παναγιώτης Πίτερ Αναστασόπουλος)
Born25 May 1987
New York City, U.S.
Died2 September 2021(2021-09-02) (aged 34)
Vouliagmeni, Greece
GenresRap/Greek Trap
Occupation(s)Singer
LabelsCapital Music

Mad Clip (born Panagiotis Peter Anastasopoulos, Greek: Παναγιώτης Πίτερ Αναστασόπουλος; 25 May 1987 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek American rapper, signed to the Capital Music label. He released many songs such as "Dealer", "Kotera", "Sinthikes", which have grossed more than ten million pageviews in YouTube. He released four albums: Super Trapper, O Amerikanos LP, Super Trapper 2 and Still Active featuring Strat. From the beginning of his music career he kept the artistic name Mad Clip which comes from the initials "Money and Drugs, Can't Live in Poverty".[1]

Capital Music Members[]

Rappers/Trappers[]

  • (2012-present)
  • (2017-present)
  • (2018-present)
  • (2020-present)
  • Scar (2021-present)
  • (2021-present)
  • (2022-present)
  • (2022-today)
  • GSA[disambiguation needed] (2022-today)
  • Mel[disambiguation needed] (2022-today)
  • (2022-today)

Late[]

  • (2010-2020) Left
  • (2010-2013) Left
  • (2010-2016) Left
  • (2010-2012) Left
  • EFTA (2012-2020) Left
  • Salahat (2013-2015) Left
  • Mad Clip (2017-2021) †

Biography[]

Mad Clip was born in New York on 25 May 1987. He came from a Greek American family, with his mother being from an immigrant family that has settled in the United States from the 1950s. From 1999 onwards, he divided his life between in Greece and America for many years, living in Paleo Faliro, the place of birth of his father.[2]

Rapper Taki Tsan helped Mad Clip to release the album Eimai Trelos at the age of 27. Shortly after he signed with Capital Music. He had been a member of Outkast Exellence O.E. since 2004 with Constantine The G and N.O.E., where he performed in English.[3]

He had lived in Greece permanently from 2016 until his death, where he became famous, despite his ambition to succeed abroad.[4] Mad Clip expressed his preference for luxury living with expensive cars and clothes, both privately and in his songs. He was one of the most popular singers of recent years, with many of his songs high on the charts. It has been reported that due to his work, Mad Clip has significantly contributed to the rise in popularity of trap music in Greece.[5] From 2017, he had been in a relationship with Areti, for whom he had written a song that bears her name, she was also a source of inspiration for him. The couple had broken up, a couple of months prior to his death.

He had won eight times platinum certification for his records in Greece, equivalent to 160,000 copies. He appeared first five times in the local charts compiled by IFPI Greece.

He had collaborated with Eleni Foureira, Josephine, and other well-known artists in the field of rap and trap.

Mad Clip died at the age of 34 on 2 September 2021, after a car accident in Vouliagmeni.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mad Clip: Τι σημαίνει το όνομά του". www.news247.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Πώς έγινε το τραγικό δυστύχημα με τον Mad Clip: Πληροφορίες ότι έτρεχε με ιλιγγιώδη ταχύτητα - Άμορφη μάζα το αυτοκίνητό του". in.gr (in Greek). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Mad Clip: Ποιος ήταν ο τράπερ που σκοτώθηκε σε τροχαίο - Από τη Νέα Υόρκη στη μουσική καταξίωση στην Ελλάδα". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Mad Clip: Τι έλεγε για την Φουρέιρα και για τον κορωνοϊό". Newpost.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Mad clip: Η ένδοξη καριέρα και η αγάπη του για την πολυτελή ζωή | ΣΚΑΪ". www.skai.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Mad Clip: Νεκρός ο διάσημος τράπερ – Σοκάρουν οι εικόνες από το σημείο του τροχαίου". enikos.gr. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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