Uniqum

Uniqum is an conscious rap MC from Geilo. He is also known as 'UQ', DJ GGz, 'tha U' and more. His real name is Kjetil Økland Rimehaug, but goes under the nickname KJ Rhyme, which is a reference to the song with the same name from U-God's "Hillside Scramblers", but also the translated version of his name. KJ as the two first letters of his first name, and Rhyme is what "Rime" means in English. The rapper Uniqum was born on February 1, 1990, and wa... more

Uniqum is an conscious rap MC from Geilo. He is also known as 'UQ', DJ GGz, 'tha U' and more. His real name is Kjetil Økland Rimehaug, but goes under the nickname KJ Rhyme, which is a reference to the song with the same name from U-God's "Hillside Scramblers", but also the translated version of his name. KJ as the two first letters of his first name, and Rhyme is what "Rime" means in English. The rapper Uniqum was born on February 1, 1990, and was raised in Geilo, Norway. At 14, he developed a huge and growing interest in hip hop music, and has been active in three of the four elements. He first bombing happened already as a ten-year old in 2000 under a unknown alias. He started DJ'ing and rapping approximately at the same time, and started experimenting from there. After a couple of vague rap attempts in 2003, KJ tried his luck as a DJ, and in 2004 (as a 14-year old) with his newly found interest in hip hop music, he started mixing songs together, and mixing acapellas on new beats.... less