Taki Tsan
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Taki Tsan performing at AN Club (Athens, Greece) in 30/06/08
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Panagiotis Stravalexis |
| Also known as | Timvorihos, Pedi Thavma,Litrotis |
| Born |
28 September 1979 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Origin | Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece |
| Occupation(s) |
Rapper producer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Ihokratoria |
| Associated acts | Kanon, Themis Adamantidis, Gelos, Nivo, DJ The Boy, Alfa Gama, DJ ALX, STAN, Kebzer, Dimitris Mentzelos, Tiny Jackal |
| Website | myspace.com/takitsan |
Panagiotis Stravalexis (Greek: Παναγιώτης Στραβαλέξης, born 28 September 1979), better known by his stage names Waze (short for Westley) Timvorihos, Pedi Thavma and Taki Tsan, is a Greek music producer, tattoo artist and rapper. A prominent figure in Greek hip hop, he is a founding member of the group Zontanoi Nekroi and also a member of the rap duet Tigre Sporakia (Greek: Τιγρέ Σποράκια), .
In 1999, he released his solo debut album under as Pedi Thavma (Greek: Παιδί Θαύμα, English: Boy Wonder), named Rima Gia Chrima (Greek: Ρίμα Για Χρήμα, English: Rhymes For Money). Apart from that, Taki Tsan was also a founding member of the rap group Tigre Sporakia (Greek: Τιγρέ Σποράκια), which consisted of him and Isvoleas (Greek: Εισβολέας, English: Invader).
Several albums followed, some of them being solo ones, like Sto Mialo Tou Panagioti Stravaleksi (Greek: Στο Μυαλό Του Παναγιώτη Στραβαλέξη, English: Inside Panagiotis Stravalexis' Mind), released in 2006. Another one was To Scholeio (Greek: Το Σχολείο, English: The School), where he collaborated with another Zontanoi Nekroi member, Harmanis (Greek: Χαρμάνης). In 2009, Tsan released Rima gia Chrima 2, his new double LP.
In 1997, he formed his group, Zontani Nekri, and started recording tracks with them. They released an EP in 1997, named "ZN Entoles/Stin Chora ton Kaliteron MCs". On 1998, they released their first and only album O Protos Tomos which at that time was considered offensive by a lot of people because in that album the group was dealing with subjects like drugs and violence. As a result, after the first 1,000 sales, 2 songs were removed from the CD which continued to be on sale. Today it is believed to be the greatest Greek Battle Rap album of all time.
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