Kuningas Pähkinä

Pekka Karppinen, professionally known as Kuningas Pähkinä, is a Finnish rapper born in Vaasa, Finland.

Career

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).

Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu 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.

Yön Polte 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.

Discography

Vapaapudotus Albums 2000: Paholaismusiikkia 2001: Kun te nukutte 2002: Teidän kaupunkiin 2003; Kokeile uudestaan

TKK & Juhani Albums YearTitlePeak positionsFIN2004Yks palmu ja aika paljon vuosia takana–

Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu Albums YearTitlePeak positionsFIN 2004Kylpyammeellinen hittejä 15

EPs

Singles YearTitlePeak positionsFIN 2003"Heitä paita vittuun" –2012"Hei Scully" 2

Kuningas Pähkinä & Kilari Audio EPs YearTitlePeak positionsFIN2011Musaa (Kadonneet kovalevyt osa II)–

Yön Polte Singles YearTitlePeak positionsFIN 2012"Tyttö sinä olet meritähti" 72013"Rakkauden ratapiha" –