Iwa K

Iwa K (born Iwa Kusuma, 25 October 1970) is Indonesian rapper, singer, songwriter, TV presenter, and actor.

Iwa K
Iwa K Live at Konser Kemerdekaan Netmediatama 18-8-2016
Background information
Birth nameIwa Kusuma
Born (1970-10-25) 25 October 1970
Jakarta, Indonesia
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • TV presenter
  • actor
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1990–present

Kusuma was born in Bandung, West Java Indonesia. He was a pioneer in Indonesian hip hop music and since his successful career in 1990s, he has become an icon of the nation's hip hop music genre. He began his musical career in the late 1980s. He is the first Indonesian rapper to have released a full-length album (Kuingin Kembali in 1992). He is also the best selling Indonesian rapper to date.[1] Iwa has won an Indonesian Music Award for Best Rap Performance in 1999.[2] His album with Guest Band, Ta'kan, gained a place at #131 in Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine's "150 Greatest Indonesian Albums of All Time" list. His debut solo album, Ku Ingin Kembali, also included in the list at #117.[3] One of his songs, "Bebas" (1994) ranked #36 in Rolling Stone's "150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time" list.[4]

Discography

Guest Band

  • Ta'kan (1991)

Solo

  • Ku Ingin Kembali (1993)
  • Topeng (album) (1994)
  • Kramotak (1996)
  • Mesin Imajinasi (1998)
  • Vini Vidy Vunky (2002)

Ying Yang

  • Yang Tak Terpisahkan (2009)
gollark: But what if the AIs colonize outer space? They can beat humans at it.
gollark: See, any game can be made more fun if you implement human-level intelligences which can create stuff like pyramid schemes.
gollark: Presumably if food is magically non-perishable, lots of people will just store it, and the price won't vary *that* much because the only extra cost is some storage.
gollark: But then they can't do fun stuff like run scams.
gollark: I have a better way. Make your game AIs have human-level intelligence, and have them communicate and trade items! That way you get all the nice emergent behavior with the simple ease of implementing human-level AI.

References
  1. "Iwa K and His Cinere Posse". Indonesian Observer. 1997. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  2. "1999 Winners". Tembang.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  3. Rolling Stone Special Edition: 150 Greatest Indonesian Albums of All Time (in Indonesian) (32nd ed.). Rolling Stone Indonesia. 2007.
  4. Rolling Stone Special Edition: 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time (in Indonesian) (56th ed.). Rolling Stone Indonesia. 2009.

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