Sam the Kid

Early life Sam the Kid's music was primarily influenced by 93 'til Infinity (1993). Sam the Kid's music is noted for a creative and extensive use on sampling, using his primary producing equipment, the MPC. In 1994, after leaving secondary school Escola Secundária D. Dinis in Lisbon at 15 years old, Mira established his first group, "Official Nasty" with school-friends Daddy-O-Pop, 2 Much and Sheriff, appearing in three concerts before dissolving in 1996, though they were still performing informally around 2004/2005.

Music career Sam the Kid released his first album Entre(tanto) in 1998. His second album Sobre(tudo), released in 2001, attracted the attention of then recently created Loop Recordings, who offered him a contract.The album featured the song "Não Percebes", one of the biggest Portuguese rap hits, that touched on the issue of the "us vs. them" mentality in the genre. It was in 2002, with the release of his third album, an instrumental record called Beats Vol. 1: Amor, that Sam the Kid began to enjoy a significant level of success; the album was considered by fans and critics to be one of the greatest Portuguese releases of the year.

In 2006, the artist released Pratica(mente), an album praised by critics as one of the most ambitious of the genre made in the country, a record that is still well remembered by fans.

Sam the Kid is considered to be one of the most important names of Portuguese hip hop, and one of the "most historic participants and drivers" of the genre in the country. The artist was featured in a documentary named "Dicas do Vinil, com Sam The Kid", a work produced by public service broadcasting channel RTP.

The artist has been noted for taking a "radically open and eclectic" approach on his efforts to expand his audience, as well as refusing to sing in English, as did many of his contemporaries, when trying to break into more profitable markets. being one of the many new vehicles of promotion and critique of Portuguese-made hip hop, R&B and electronic music in the country.

Orelha Negra Since 2009 Sam The Kid is part of the band Orelha Negra, where is plays synths and voice samples using MPC. The other band members are Francisco Rebelo (bass and guitar), Fred Ferreira (drums), João Gomes (keyboards and synths) and DJ Cruzfader (turntables).

Orelha Negra have released 3 studio albums and 2 mixtapes.

É Tuga Ou Nada Sam The Kid was called by the Federation of Portugal of Football to produce a football anthem for the Portuguese national football men squad to support their campaign at the FIFA World Cup 2026, captained by star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Upon accepting, instead of producing a song that would try to appeal to most, he chose to captain his music style and produced a Hip Hop anthem. Instead of himself rapping on the song, Sam The Kid chose to just produce it and call other rapper friends that are associated with football, such as Bispo, Gson (of band Wet Bed Gang), Sir Scratch and Papillon. The song is recorded by Fred Ferreira, mix and mastered by Here's Johnny while the song is published by FADED and distributed by Universal Music Portugal.

Discography

Studio albums Year Title Details Ref(s) 1999 Entre(tanto) Debut studio album 2002 Sobre(tudo) Second studio album 2002 Beats Vol 1: Amor Instrumental/concept album 2006 Pratica(mente) Landmark Portuguese hip-hop album 2020 Caixa de Ritmos Return to solo work 2022 Caixa de Ritmos 2 Follow-up to 2020 album 2023 Quarto Mágico Latest full studio album

Collaborative albums Year Title Collaborator(s) Ref(s) 2021 Um Café e a Conta

Production & compilation albums Year Title Role Ref(s) 2004 Poesia Urbana Vol. 1 Producer/Performer

Selected singles Year Title Album Ref(s) 1999 "Lágrimas" Entre(tanto) 2002 "Não Percebes" Sobre(tudo)

Guest appearances Year Song Artist Album/Project Ref(s) 2002 "Pimbas" featuring Sam The Kid 1ª Jornada