Benedict Raditya Utomo, also known as Ben Utomo (born September 19, 1990) is an American-born Indonesian rapper.[1][2][3]
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| Born | Benedict Raditya Utomo September 19, 1990 California |
| Other names | Ben Utomo |
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| Years active | 2010 – current |
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Career
editAs an independent artist
editAs a teenager, he started rapping for fun with his friends and found his passion. In 2007, Ben met some Indonesian rappers online through MySpace, which led to his exposure to the Indonesian hip-hop scene.[4] Ben Utomo starts his career as a featured artist in Young Lex song titled Gue, Lo, Mereka in 2015; and then he released his debut album in 2016 called Lost in Music. Ben released his second album titled, Die As a King No Option. Ben also co-found AllDay Music, a hip-hop collective based on Jakarta.
Signed with Def Jam
editAt 2019, Ben was signed by Def Jam SEA,[5] and in 2020, Ben released his singles on Def Jam titled Indo Kid, Itu Selalu, and Mama Knows. Ben also released his first album titled Indo Kid on April 16, 2021.
Controversy
editFeud with Young Lex
editDue to Young Lex statement on an interview on TV show in 2016,[6] Ben Utomo and Ecko Show released a diss track titled On Dat Bullshit, even though Ben was featured on Young Lex song.
Feud with Xaqhala
editIn 2018, Xaqhala writes an essay in HellMagz (an in-house magazine published by Hellhouse for hip-hop enthusiasts) titled Ketika Battle Rap Keseleo (When Rap Battle Extremely Distorted), in the essay, Xaqhala writes:
Funny thing is, when i heard about "Beef Rap Battle" that looks like a "Pop Idol, but for hip-hop".
— Gerry Konaedi
Ben is extremely angry when he reads the article, and then he released a diss track against Xaqhala titled Basian, and in November, Xaqhala released a rebuttal track against Ben and Saykoji titled Phone Call From Hell. However, Ben released another diss track titled xaqhala-ka-boom-boom, in which he says:
Boyz Got No Brain says "N-word" in their song, don't embarrass yourself by talking about culture which you have no idea about it.
(your lyrics) have no syllables, all of your rhymes are typical, that's why you pick for physical, because you can't do lyrical.
Due to Xaqhala-Ben Utomo feud, all Indonesian rappers throwing diss tracks one-each-other.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Lost in Music (2016)
- Die As a King No Option (2017)
- Do Something (2018)
- Indo Kid (2021)
Singles
edit- Basian (2018)
- Xaqhala-ka-boom-boom (2018)
- Itu Selalu (2020)
- Mama Knows (2020)
- Indo Kid (2020)
- Indo Kid 2 (2022)
Featured
edit- Gue, Lo, Mereka (Young Lex, featuring Ben Utomo and Edgar; 2015)
- On Dat Bullshit (Ecko Show, featuring Ben Utomo; 2016)
References
edit- ^ "Def Jam Rekrut 4 Musisi Hip-Hop Asal Indonesia". USS Feed (in Indonesian). December 18, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Galang, MC (April 16, 2021). "Ben Utomo Drops New Album, 'INDO KID,' Premieres 'Masih Di Sini' MV". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "The Local Rapper You Need to Know in 2018, Ben Utomo | | Letter F". letterf.id. May 14, 2021. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Ben Utomo – Def Jam Recordings South East Asia". Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Lee, Andreas (December 18, 2019). "Def Jam Rekrut 4 Musisi Hip-Hop Asal Indonesia". USS Feed. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Alpito, Agustinus Shindu (October 24, 2016). "Young Lex dan Ambisi Merajai Hip-Hop Indonesia". medcom.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved November 25, 2022.