Baas B
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bart Zeilstra |
| Born |
10 April 1982 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Origin | Diemen, Netherlands |
| Genres | Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, rapper, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Associated acts | D-Men, Lange Frans & Baas B |
Bart Zeilstra better known by his stage name Baas B (born in Amsterdam, 10 April 1982) is a Dutch rapper and singer who was a founding member of Dutch rap formation D-Men and between 2004 and 2009, a member of the Dutch hip hop duo Lange Frans & Baas B both formed with his childhood friend Frans Frederiks better known as Lange Frans. After the split-up of the duo, he is working as a solo artist.
In 1997, Zeilstra was a founding member of a band alongside rapper siblings Lange Frans and Brutus Frederiks as he was a childhood friend of the two. After a freestyle session on a basketball court in Diemen-Zuid, they created hiphop collective D-Men. The English pronunciation of "D-Men" is similar to the Dutch pronunciation of the name of their home town. As D-Men they released their first single entitled "Zoveel Mensen" ("So Many People"), and in 2001, they won a talent contest that was organised by Stichting Grap ("Joke Foundation") in 2001. In later years, many artists joined D-Men, namely Brace, Yes-R & Soesi B, Negativ and DJ MBA.
In 2004, Zeilstra and Frans already in D-Men formed the duo Lange Frans & Baas B and had a successful career for more than 4 years with three albums Supervisie (2004), Het land van (2005) and Verder (2008) and a number of singles the most successful of which were "Moppie", "Zinloos" both in 2004 and "Mee naar Diemen-Zuid" in 2005. After the murder of Theo van Gogh on 2 November 2004 the single "Zinloos" was adapted and some of the lyrics amended to mourn in death. The band split up in March 2009.
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