Biography
Thijs Frederiks, better known by his stage name Brutus, (born in Amsterdam on 23 April 1983) is a Dutch rapper originating from Diemen, Netherlands. Alongside his older brother Lange Frans and rapper-singer better known as Baas B was a founding member of D-Men and the band's manager. Brutus had important recordings on De Straatremixes series of three D-Men mixtapes and cooperation with other D-Men members (rappers, singers and DJs) Lange Frans, Baas B, Negativ, Yes-R, Brace, C-Ronic and also with Darryl, The Opposites and Riza. His big break came with the success of the single "Mijn Feestje" credited to Brutus and Negativ. It reached #28 on the Dutch Singles Chart, staying 6 weeks on the chart. In 2006, he was featured in a release of single "Ik wacht al zo lang" credited to Lange Frans featuring Brutus and Tim van Di-Rect (real name Tim Akkerman) and reaching #18 in the Dutch Singles Chart. He also has solo singles "Net als jij" and "Gedachtegang" and is featured in Lange Frans' single "Flappen"
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
10 releases · 5 albums · active 1961–2005
- Other credits · 6
- Performance · 6
Studios: Rawlston Recording Studio, Brooklyn · Excess Studios · MdR, Obossa
Frequent collaborators
- Swallow (4)
- Various