Redlight Boogie

Eugene Voorn (born October 1, 1973), known professionally as Redlight Boogie or SugaCane, is a Dutch rapper. He is considered one of the pioneers of hip hop music in the Netherlands.

Career Voorn was born in the neighborhood De Pijp in Amsterdam to a Surinamese father and a Dutch mother. In 1982, at the age of nine, he started to take an interest in rapping, breakdancing and beatboxing, three elements of the hip hop culture originating from the United States. He started rapping under the name Busy Beat. Hip hop music in the Netherlands was at that time just known among some enthusiasts in the larger cities, and not by the general public. In 1987, Voorn released the song "Grows in Effect" as Busy Beat, which was produced by LTH. Between 1988 and 1992, he was a member of the group 2 Tuff. Cane participated in rap battles, contributed to mixtapes of radio program Villa 65 and performed on stages with several international rappers in Amsterdam. Cane became known for his social critical lyrics and his aggressive style and appearance, which ensured that he built up a solid reputation in Amsterdam and other places in the Netherlands. In 1993, Chuck D of Public Enemy advised Dutch rappers to rap in the Dutch language instead of English, because they would have more musical growth opportunities and they could logically express themselves better in their own native language. Dutch rappers like Extince and Brainpower followed this advice and became relatively successful in Dutch. Because of his international aspirations, Cane continued to rap in English to reach a larger public outside the Netherlands and Belgium.

In 1996, Cane had a modest hit in the Dutch rap circuit with his single "Let 'em know", and the accompanying music video was broadcast on television channel TMF. The single was released by the record label Supreme Slice Records (later known as TopNotch). Cane has performed on various stages in both the Netherlands and Germany, and performed as a supporting act for Snoop Dogg, Naughty by Nature, Busta Rhymes, Wu-Tang Clan and Redman. During interviews, members of The Most Official criticized the majority of the Dutch rappers at the time, who would present a light-hearted version of hip-hop to the general public with their hit repertoires in the Dutch Top 40. Cane also starred in the movie Bolletjes Blues.

In 2009, he changed his stage name to Redlight Boogie and released his studio album Dirty Money, Clean Hands. In January 2010, he collaborated with Sean Price and released the tracks "Heat Rock" and "Welcome Me In" featuring Heltah Skeltah. In February 2010, Redlight Boogie also released a mixtape called Lost 'n Found.

On September 16, 2019, he released the song "Oh Oh" featuring the singer Nivea.

Discography Albums Killertape Vol.1 (1997) The Most Official Mixtape (with The Most Official) (2006) Dirty Money, Clean Hands (2009) Lost 'n Found (2010)