Festim Arifi (Albanian: [festim arifi]; born 28 January 1984), known professionally as Lyrical Son, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Pristina, Arifi is credited as a viable hip hop artist in the Albanian-speaking Balkans.
Lyrical Son | |
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| Born | Festim Arifi 28 January 1984 |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Spouse |
Gresa Krasniqi (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Labels | PINT |
Life and career
edit1984–2000: Early life and career beginnings
editLyrical Son was born as Festim Arifi on 28 January 1984 into an ethnic Albanian family in the city of Pristina, then part of the SFR Yugoslavia, present Kosovo.[1][2] Arifi began rapping at high school in his youth and started pursuing a music career seriously, after the Kosovo War in 1999.[1] During his elementary school years, he eventually adopted his stage name, which was taken after a notebook entry from his English teacher.[1] Lyrical Son started to become a household name in the Albanian hip hop scene in the early 2000s with his catchy hooks and creative writing and flows on his verses. In October 19, 2008, he released his first solo album titled "Recept" . The outstanding song from the album is the all time classic "Po Pritoj". 3 years laters, Lyrical Son together with Mc Kresha, Strike Beatz, K-Master and Onufër Berisha started the music label P.I.N.T ( Për Inati T'Njoni Tjetrit ). The music label has become one of the most prominent labels in the Albanian hip hop scene with having several successful albums, signing young artists & producers and elevating their careers.
2019–present: United State Of Albania and Muzikë e Alltisë
editIn July 2018, Arifi was announced as an act at the Sunny Hill Festival on its debut edition in Pristina.[3] In August 2019, Arifi was approached to perform for a second time at the Sunny Hill Festival.[4] In late December 2021, Arifi together with MC Kresha announced their fourth collaborative album, Muzikë e Alltisë, which was eventually released on 12 January 2022.[5][6]
Personal life
editArifi married his longtime partner Gresa Krasniqi on 19 August 2014 in Pristina, Kosovo.[7]
Discography
editAlbums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Recept |
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| Zimasamshevy |
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Collaborative albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI [10] | ||||||||||
| Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit (with MC Kresha) |
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— | ||||||||
| Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit (with MC Kresha) |
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4 | ||||||||
| United State Of Albania (with MC Kresha, Elinel, Erno, Lluni, Semiautomvtik) |
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— | ||||||||
| Muzikë e Alltisë (with MC Kresha) |
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35 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [15] | ||||||||||
| "Respekt (Kllap)" | 2005 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Ti vozit më mirë së unë" (with Big Mama) |
2006 | |||||||||
| "Rram" (with Mad Lion) | ||||||||||
| "Sexy Linda" | 2008 | Recept | ||||||||
| "Mu bo estrad" | ||||||||||
| "Tabullarasa" | 2010 | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "Souljah" (featuring MC Kresha and Noga) | ||||||||||
| "Start" (with Samanta Karavella and Big Basta) |
2011 | |||||||||
| "Pse t'fola" | Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit | |||||||||
| "Kon pe shan me non" (with MC Kresha featuring Singullar | ||||||||||
| "Hip Hopin e du" (with MC Kresha) |
2012 | |||||||||
| "Nuk ini gangsta" (with MC Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Qëllimi" | Zimasamshevy | |||||||||
| "Sensimilia" (featuring BimBimma) | ||||||||||
| "La Pintamilja" (with ErgeNR) | ||||||||||
| "Mos shko" (featuring Nuke) |
2013 | |||||||||
| "Me ta pyl" (featuring MC Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Special" (featuring MC Kresha) | ||||||||||
| "Rock N Roll Star" (featuring ErgeNR) | ||||||||||
| "A thu kush" | 2015 | — | Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit | |||||||
| "Hey Hey Hey" | 2016 | — | ||||||||
| "Ky Tipi" (with MC Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "Hip Hop" (with MC Kresha featuring Ledri Vula) |
1 | |||||||||
| "Thirri krejt shoqet" (with MC Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "I re pishmon" | — | |||||||||
| "Spo ma nin" (with MC Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "Jeni marrë" (with MC Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "Hey Girl" (with MC Kresha) |
2017 | 13 | United State Of Albania | |||||||
| "Sonte" (with Ronela Hajati) |
22 | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "Duqa mi duqa" (with MC Kresha) |
— | United State Of Albania | ||||||||
| "Rruga n'club" (with Blleki and MC Kresha) |
2018 | — | ||||||||
| "Mafia Shqip" | — | |||||||||
| "Menemadhe" (with Ledri Vula and MC Kresha) |
1 | |||||||||
| "JBMTQR" (with Lluni) |
— | |||||||||
| "Private" (with MC Kresha and Semiautomvtic) |
2019 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Pasite" (with Tayna and MC Kresha) |
1 | |||||||||
| "100" (with Ledri Vula and Singullar) |
2020 | — | ||||||||
| "Ajo po don" (with MC Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "Criminal Immigrant" (with Mc Kresha) |
2021 | — | ||||||||
| "Dilëm jasht" (with Mc Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [16] | ||||||||||
| "Ende" (Mad Lion featuring Lyrical Son) |
2003 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Hot Festival" (Mad Lion featuring Lyrical Son) |
2005 | |||||||||
| "Një mbret një mbretëreshë" (Arta Bajrami featuring Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
| "All Night" (Etno Engjujt featuring Besnik Qaka, Kaos and Lyrical Son) |
2008 | |||||||||
| "Pun e madhe!" (Mirsa featuring Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
| "La Vida Loca (Remix Me Dosta)" (Blero featuring F-Kay, Kaos, MC Kresha, Skillz and Lyrical Son) |
2009 | |||||||||
| "Shihëm prap" (Newporn featuring Lyrical Son) |
2010 | |||||||||
| "Ska kufi" (BimBimma featuring Lyrical Son) |
2011 | |||||||||
| "Shqiptart e parë n'hane" (Gent Fatali featuring Lyrical Son) |
2013 | |||||||||
| "Çele çadrën" (Dj Flow featuring Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
| "Para" (Butch featuring KeepMan, Mc Kresha and Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
| "Facedown" (Capital T featuring 2po2 and Lyrical Son) |
2014 | |||||||||
| "Prishtinali" (2po2 featuring Capital T, Dj Blunt, Dj Flow, Lumi B, Lyrical Son, Mixey, Real 1 and Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
| "Shqip Dance" (Etno Engjujt featuring Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
| "Beat Murderer" (Mc Kresha featuring KeepMan and Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
| "They Don't Know" (BimBimma featuring Lyrical Son) |
2015 | |||||||||
| "A t'merr malli" (Genc Prelvukaj featuring Lyrical Son) |
2016 | — | ||||||||
| "Pa cenzurë" (Capital T featuring Vig Poppa and Lyrical Son) |
2017 | 12 | ||||||||
| "Andërr" (Genc Prelvukaj featuring Lyrical Son) |
2018 | — | ||||||||
| "Princess Diana" (Ledri Vula featuring Lyrical Son) |
3 | |||||||||
| "Deja vu" (Kida featuring Lyrical Son) |
2019 | 1 | ||||||||
| "Rick Ross" (Lluni featuring MC Kresha and Lyrical Son) |
— | |||||||||
| "Llafe Llafe" (Dafina Zeqiri featuring Lyrical Son) |
2021 | 1 | Dafinë moj | |||||||
| "Maje" (Lumi B featuring MC Kresha and Lyrical Son) |
— | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB [17] | ||||||||||
| "Hotel Mahalla" (with MC Kresha) |
2022 | 34 | Muzikë e Alltisë | |||||||
| "Paret Lejla" (with MC Kresha) |
29 | |||||||||
| "Stuhi mbi oqean" (with MC Kresha featuring Elvana Gjata) |
3 | |||||||||
| "Rammstein" (with MC Kresha) |
16 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lyrical Son – Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Lyrical Son #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Dua Lipa promovon artistët shqiptarë që do të jenë pjesë e 'Sunny Hill'". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "MC Kresha dhe Lyrical Son pjesë e festivalit 'Sunny Hill' edhe këtë vit". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "MC Kresha dhe Lyrical Son bëjnë paralajmërimin e albumit 'Muzikë e Alltisë', zbulojnë titujt e këngëve dhe bashkëpunimet". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Reka, Sindi (3 January 2022). "Kujdes gjuhë eksplicite/ Albumi më i ri plot surpriza i Lyrical Son dhe Mc Kresha do të publikohet për shumë pak ditë ..." (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Ekskluzive: Martohet Lyrical Son". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Recept – Album by Lyrical Son on Amazon". Amazon. 19 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Zimasamshevy – Album by Lyrical Son on Apple Music". Apple Music. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Diskographie – Lyrical Son" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit – Album by Lyrical Son and MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit – Album by Lyrical Son and MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "United State Of Albania – Album by MC Kresha and Lyrical Son on Apple Music". Apple Music. 17 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Muzikë e Alltisë – Album by MC Kresha and Lyrical Son on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Hip Hop":"The Top List – 19/06/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- For "Hey Girl":"The Top List – 06/08/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- For "Sonte":"The Top List – 03/09/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 3 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- For "Menemadhe":"The Top List – 03/03/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- For "Pasite":"The Top List – 11/08/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 11 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Pa cenzurë":"The Top List – 29/10/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- For "Princess Diana":"The Top List – 15/07/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- For "Deja Vu":"The Top List – 02/06/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 2 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- For "Llafe Llafe":"The Top List – 04/09/2021" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 4 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Hotel Mahalla", "Paret Lejla", "Stuhi mbi oqean" and "Rammstein":"The Top List – 22/01/2022" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links
edit
Lyrical Son at Wikipedia's sister projects
- Lyrical Son at AllMusic
- Lyrical Son at IMDb
- Lyrical Son discography at Discogs
