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Born on February 5, 1975 in Antwerp, Belgium as son of a progressive Reverend. Brainpower was raised in Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands, where he became a fan of hip hop and rap. In 1994, he enrolled at University of Amsterdam and studied Communication Sciences.
Based out of Amsterdam, In 1998, as Brainpower, he entered the Grote Prijs van Nederland — a national talent show in music—in the categories R&B and hip hop, winning both the jury prize and the public's appreciation prize.
In 1999, he had his first Top-40 hit together with several other Dutch-language rap artists, all featuring on the Extince track Zoete Inval ("Sweet Incursion").
In 2000, Brainpower was both seen and heard in the video clip of the song Als niet Als ("If not If"), by the renowned musicians of Doe Maar. In that same year, he had his first solo hit, Door Merg en Brain ("Through Marrow and Brain").
In 2001, Brainpower released his first album, named after the hit single Door Merg en Brain. It contains a number of songs with an emotional touch, like the famous Je Moest Waarschijnlijk Gaan ("You Probably had to Go"), referring to the suicide killing of one his best friends.
In 2002, Brainpower received a TMF Award in the category Best National Hip Hop Act. In that same year, Dansplaat ("Dance Track") was released, a single that swiftly topped the charts in both the Netherlands and Belgium. Also in 2002, Brainpower won an MTV Award for best Dutch act.
In 2003, Brainpower won a second TMF Award as well as an Edison award for Best National R&B/Hip Hop act. He started a new project called ADHD, altering the acronym's meaning to Aanbevolen Dagelijkse Hoeveelheid Dopeness ("Daily Recommended Dosage of Dopeness").
In 2005, Brainpower returned with the hit Even Stil ("Moment of Silence"), it has the same name as his new album
2024
Lyric Recordings
Cass, EP, Act
2024
2023
Sounds Haarlem Likes Vinyl, Lyric Recordings
LP, RSD, Comp, Ltd, RM, Glo
2023
Sounds Haarlem Likes Vinyl, Lyric Recordings
2xLP, RSD, Ltd, Blu
2023
Lyric Recordings
7", Maxi
2023
Lyric Recordings, AppleDizzle
2xCass, Album + Box
2023
Lyric Recordings, AppleDizzle
12", Album, Ltd, Fla
2023
Lyric Recordings, AppleDizzle
12", Album, Ltd, Red
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2021
2019
Lyric Recordings
Cass, Comp, Ltd
2015
Not On Label
CD, Single, Promo
2015
Universal Music Publishing
CDr, Single, Promo
2015
2014
Lyric Recordings
CDr, Single, Promo
2014
Cloud 9 (2)
CDr, Single, Promo
2013
Lyric Recordings
12", Pur
2013
Lyric Recordings
CD, EP
2011
Lyric Recordings
7", yel
2011
Lyric Recordings
File, MP3, Single, 192
2011
Lyric Recordings
CDr, Single, Promo
2010
Lyric Recordings
3xFile, MP3, Single, 192
2010
Black Star Foundation (2)
CDr, Single, Promo
2010
2009
Lyric Recordings, PIAS Holland
2xCD, Comp + DVD + Box
2008
Intertwine Records (2)
CD, Maxi, Enh
2008
Not On Label
CDr, Promo
2008
2008
2007
Greytown Recordings, Lyric Recordings, Intertwine Records (2)
CD, Single, Enh
2007
2006
TM Publishers
Box + DVD, Comp
2006
Coca-Cola
CD, Album
2005
Lyric Recordings
CD, Single, Copy Prot.
2005
Lyric Recordings
CD, Enh, Mixed, Promo
2005
EMI
CDr, Promo
2005
Lyric Recordings
CD, Single
2005
2005
2004
Not On Label (Brainpower Self-released)
CDr
2003
[PIAS] Recordings, [PIAS] Recordings, Lyric Recordings
DVD + CD
2003
Lyric Recordings
CD, Mixed, Promo
2003
2002
2002
2002
2002
2001
[PIAS] Recordings, [PIAS] Recordings
CD, Single
2001
2001
2001
2000
[PIAS] Recordings
12"
2000
V2 Records
CD, Single
2000
[PIAS] Recordings
CD, Promo, Smplr
2000
2000
1999
Made In Da Shade
Cass, Ltd
1999
Lyric Recordings
12"
1999
Larrakin records
CD, Single
Foreign Media Music
CD, Single
Not On Label (Brainpower Self-released)
CD, Single, Promo
2019
2004
2003
[pias], Studio Brussel, Var
CD, Comp
2007
2008
Not On Label (TLM Self-released)
CDr, Mixed, Mixtape
2002
Digidance
2xCD, Comp
2002
Digidance
2xCD, Comp
2002
Afilm Entertainement
CD, EP, Promo
2023
Not On Label
LP, Album
2021
CD-licious
CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD
2019
2019
2018
Evangelische Omroep
DVD-V
2016
Not On Label
CD, Album, Dig
2016
Hard Entertainment
CD, Mixtape
2014
ZwareJongenZ Records
2xCD, Comp, Ltd
2014
Gikkels
CD, Album, Dig
2013
Cloud 9 (2)
CD, Comp
2012
Telstar (2), Telstar (2), Telstar (2), TopNotch, TopNotch, TopNotch, Universal Music, Universal Music, Universal Music
Box, Comp + CD, Album, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD
2011
Coast to Coast
CD, Album
2011
8ball Music
CDr, Single, Promo
2010
Not On Label
CD, Mixtape, CD-
2010
2009
Wandering Soul
CD, Album
2009
Mandy Records
CD, Album
2009
2008
2008
2007
2006
Junkadelic Music, Corner Shop, Nocturne
2xCD, Mixed
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