Steven Gilbers
Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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<a href="spotify:artist:7hdyMtT7vd9YoYG7hZxRie" data-name="Steven Gilbers">Steven Gilbers</a> is a rapper and producer hailing from Groningen, the Netherlands. Though primarily rooted in hip-hop, his music is influenced by a variety of genres and artists. Gilbers' lyrics are introspective yet exude confidence, and they always exemplify his love for the craft of hip-hop lyricism. After releasing his debut song "<a href="spotify:track:2YXhaGw1cgNfT8uKlMBmgt" data-name="wakeupandsmellthecoffee.">wakeupandsmellthecoffee.</a>" independently in 2021, he joined forces with producer <a href="spotify:artist:0pXCkr7LcANd1HeZit8UNL" data-name="Steven Francis">Steven Francis</a> to work on his upcoming releases. The first of these is titled <a href="spotify:album:2ww2meDwXDy7YHJB0INOea" data-name="Scenic Route">Scenic Route</a>, a song that explores how people's paths towards success and happiness are rarely linear. Produced by Steven Francis and <a href="spotify:artist:3Ss72ttauFWT1yydtVIEH8" data-name="J57">J57</a> and featuring cuts by <a href="spotify:artist:3SZT5oLZbbu0GQr09SDi8j" data-name="Deejay Irie">Deejay Irie</a>, Scenic Route was released in the Fall of 2024 through Five Se7en Collective and Soulspazm. Aside from his creative endeavors, Gilbers is also active as a researcher in the field of hip-hop linguistics. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on <a href="spotify:artist:1ZwdS5xdxEREPySFridCfh" data-name="2Pac">2Pac</a>'s changing accent and flow, and currently works as an assistant professor at the University of Groningen. Together with Frank Stevens and Deejay Irie, he is also involved with HOMEBASE, the number one hip-hop platform in the North of the Netherlands. "We're crazy at target practice, we only shoot for the sky."
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