Kuningas Pähkinä
| Kuningas Pähkinä | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pekka Karppinen |
| Also known as | TKK, Tähtien kanssa kävelijä, Tätien kanssa kävelijä, Kunkku Pähkinä, Pähkinä, Danaoz |
| Born | Vaasa, Finland |
| Genres | Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Kaverikerho, Hyvät Levyt, Monsp Records |
| Associated acts | Vapaapudotus, Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu, Yön Polte, Setä Tamu, Stig |
Pekka Karppinen, professionally known as Kuningas Pähkinä, is a Finnish rapper born in Vaasa, Finland.
Karppinen's career had its beginning in the early 1990s when he was still living in Jyväskylä. Heavily inspired by groups like Public Enemy and House of Pain, he formed a duo Vapaapudotus with Myyrä in 2000. Together they have released four EPs. Karppinen has also released two solo records and one record with rapper Juhani. In January 2011, Kuningas Pähkinä and Kilari Audio released an EP Musaa (Kadonneet kovalevyt osa II).
Since 2000, Kuningas Pähkinä has been collaborating with rapper Setä Tamu. As a duo, they have released one album, three EPs and two singles. To date, their most successful effort together is the single "Hey Scully", which peaked at number two on the Official Finnish Singles Chart on 1 February 2013.
Kuningas Pähkinä, Setä Tamu and Stig joined forces in 2012 as the group Yön Polte and with the single "Tyttö sinä olet meritähti". The song peaked at number seven on the Finnish Singles Chart.
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