Name Thijs Frederiks Birth name Thijs Frederiks Labels TopNotch Origin Diemen, Netherlands Role Rapper | Genres Hip hop, Urban music Associated acts Lange Frans Years active 1996 – present Siblings Lange Frans | |
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Born April 23, 1983 (age 40) Amsterdam, Netherlands ( 1983-04-23 ) Occupation(s) Rapper, radio personality Nephews Hendrikus Frederick William French Nieces Danie Damara Maria Frederiks Similar People Lange Frans, Baas B, Negativ | ||
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 and the band's manager.
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Brutus had important recordings on De Straatremixes series of three D-Men mixtapes and cooperation with other D-Men members (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
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Mixtapes
(Refer to D-Men discography)