Brutus (rapper)

Brutus
Background information
Birth name Thijs Frederiks
Born (1983-04-23) April 23, 1983
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Origin Diemen, Netherlands
Genres Hip hop, Urban music
Occupation(s) Rapper, radio personality
Years active 1996  present
Labels TopNotch
Associated acts D-Men, Lange Frans
Website Official Site

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[1] 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[2] (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"

Personal life

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

(Refer to D-Men discography)

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
NED
Dutch
Top 40
NED
Single
Top 100

[4]
2007 "Net als jij" 26
"Flappen"
(feat. Lange Frans and Zwarte Sjaak)"
 
Featured in
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
NED
Dutch
Top 40
NED
Single
Top 100

[4]
2005 "Mijn Feestje"
(D-Men feat. Brutus and Negativ)
27
2006 "Ik wacht al zo lang"
(Lange Frans featuring Brutus and Tim)
16

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External links

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