Osdorp Posse was a five-piece hardcore rap crew from the Dutch capitol Amst… Read Full Bio ↴Osdorp Posse was a five-piece hardcore rap crew from the Dutch capitol Amsterdam, consisting of four mc’s: Def P (main rapper), Seda (rapper & beatcreator), IJsblok (rapper & manager) and King (rap, also known as ‘ Koning’ in the early days), and one DJ: Deegmeester Daan, who joined the group in 2000. They were known for their hardcore attitude, in your face lyrics, and explosive live shows.
One of the group’s trademarks was the experimentation with Dutch lyrics, which resulted the (back then) four piece in being the first ever crew in The Netherlands to release a complete demo in their native language. This turned out to be the start of a new genre they still call ‘Nederhop’ to this day, a term consisting of the words “Nederlandse” (Dutch) and “Hip-Hop”.
The start of Osdorp Posse can be tracked back as far as 1986, when Def P (real name Pascal Griffioen) made his debut on the Dutch hip-hop scene with the group Funky Fresh Force, consisting of him and DJ Dov, who would later become a famous House DJ under the pseudonym DJ The Prophet.
In 1988 Griffioen started experimenting with Dutch lyrics as a joke (translating American rap lyrics from groups such as N.W.A.), and a creative exercise (writing a couple of ‘real’ songs). His nephew Marco (later on taking on the nickname IJsblock – a literal translation of N.W.A.’s infamous Ice Cube) joined in the musical tomfoolery, as they recorded raps on instrumental tracks from their record collection, using nothing but a tape deck and a microphone.
It wasn’t until Marco and Pascal met Robin (now known as Seda) and Arthur (King) that they got down to writing real material that they found suitable for recording. Even though their musical playground that they had by then labelled Osdorp Posse (named after the Amsterdam neighbourhood Osdorp, where they all lived) consisted of a large group of friends with a continuously changing line-up, the core of the Posse was the four guys, and would remain so until twelve years later. With a lot of the co-rappers leaving the group with no interest in taking Osdorp Posse to a next level, the group recorded an infamous demo as a fourpiece. The nameless cassette – which quickly became known as ‘De Rode Demo’ (The Red Demo) – was handed out to friends, and travelled the country, taking the underground alternative music scene by storm through the tape trading circuit.
One of the many people who got hands on De Rode Demo was Saskia Sleger, the owner of the underground dancelabel DJAX. Recognizing the originality as well as the obvious talent, Sleger decided to contact the group and offer them a contract. Hardly believing what just happened to them, the young rappers immediately signed with DJAX, without reading the fine print. Def P later described this move in the band’s biography ‘Tien Jaar OP’ as impulsive and a bit naïve, but it turned out to be a good thing: the start of legendary career.
Now having to actually release cds instead of fooling around with a tapedeck, Pascal, Marco, Robin and Arthur franticly started writing out the material that they had come with before heading to a local studio in 1992, recording the first ever ‘Nederhop’ cd: the poorly produced yet explosive, hardcore and edgy twenty three song classic ‘Osdorp Stijl’ (Osdorp Style).
With an official release in stores, the group started on a journey that moved their live-shows away from the squat- and fret houses, onto the ‘ real’ alternative music scene. The album was an instant underground classic, which not only spawned an entire generation of Dutch Hip-hop acts at the time, but also quickly finding a following within a diverse group of alternative music fans such as punkers, metalheads, rockers and many alike.
The following two releases were plagued by the same production problems as their infamous debut, but through their sheer determination, explosive live shows and hardcore, relentless lyrical attitude became underground hits nevertheless. It wasn’t until they were asked to play the warm-up show at the biggest festival in the Netherlands, Pinkpop, that they got recognition from a larger audience. Their fourth cd entitled ‘Afslag Osdorp’ (Osdorp Exit), was released soon after the legendary festival appearance, and was the groups largest commercial success to that date. Riding the wave of word-to-mouth advertising following Pinkpop and their years on end of touring and self promoting (being ignored by mainstream media and critics), Afslag Osdorp sold thousands of copies; an achievement that was until then unthinkable for a Dutch rap act.
Later that year, with their popularity growing to a new height, Osdorp Posse played one of the most legendary and afterwards most talked about performances on the Dutch alternative music scene at the Lowlands Festival. Something that was euphemistically called a programming mistake, the group was set to play the smallest tent (Charlie) in the afternoon. Even though the Amsterdam crew warned the festival organisation about the possible consequences, the foursome’s advice to move their show to a bigger tent fell was ignored, resulting in half the festival attendees trying to fit in the small, claustrophobic space in anticipation of what was then one of the biggest things in Dutch music: Osdorp Posse. After the first couple of notes were played, the frantic crowd started to mosh, pogo and crowdsurf with such an enthusiasm that they nearly destroyed the entire tent. Def P later explained he had no idea how dangerous the situation was, that eventually led to an early ending of the gig when the crowd rushed to the stage, crushing the structure. No one got seriously hurt, yet everyone had witnessed and taken part in a legendary festival moment, talked about to this day.
In 1996 the group received the prestigious ‘ Pop Prijs’ (Pop Prize), as a recognition of their pioneering role in the Dutch hip-hop scene. That year also marked another legendary festival performance; the Dynamo Open Air festival – at that time the most important Heavy Metal event in the world – playing as the first and only hip-hop crew ever in front of more then a 100.000 longhaired metalheads, a large portion of whom were stoned Germans (enjoying the music all the same). The following year, ‘ Osdorp’ returned to Pinkpop, this time playing not once but twice: first on the small stage, returning on the final day at the main stage in front of 60.000 people.
After the commercial and artistic successes of albums such as ‘Briljant, Hard en Geslepen’ (Brilliant, Hard and Polished) – recorded with death metal band Nembrionic, and the chart success ‘Geendagsvlieg’ (literally: No day fly, as a play on words to the term ‘one day fly’, emphasizing their timelessness) the Posse left their long time label Djax to start up their own label called RAMP Records (consisting of the first letters in their names: Robin, Arthur, Marco, Pascal). In 2000, the group’s first release on their own turf called ‘ Kernramp’ (Nuclear Disaster) became their biggest commercial success, and remains so to this day. For the first time in their 12 year long career, Osdorp Posse even landed on the Dutch TOP 40 charts with their single ‘ Origineel Amsterdams’, which eventually ploughed into the top 10.
The release of their eighth album also marked the first change in line-up the group had seen since the early demo days: DJ ‘Deegmeester’ Daan – who already joined the band on stage for quite a while – became the fifth member of Osdorp Posse. That year they returned to Lowlands Festival as a five-piece, this time on a bigger stage. Once again controversy was part of the group’s performance, with Def P openly protesting against the nationwide crowd surf ban (as a result to the Roskilde tragedy earlier that year).
Around that time the music industry started crashing down. With programmes such as Napster and Kazaa providing fans with free – yet illegal – music, Osdorp Posse’s new label had a hard time lifting off. Every release after ‘ Kernramp’, such as ‘ Tegenstrijd” (meaning both Counter Battle, and Contradiction in Dutch) and Hollandse Hardcore Hip-Hop Helden all saw decreasing sales figures. At the same time, the genre the group created – Nederhop – had become a mainstream phenomena with acts such as Extince, Def Rhymz, and new school artists and groups like Raymster and Opgezwolle taking over the Dutch hiphop scene. Osdorp Posse, never being a favourite of the mainstream media – could only witness their own decline.
Around 2004, the group had plummeted back into the underground scene, once again playing the smaller venues. The groups hardcore following had eye for their later releases with bands such as Laberinto and Blind Justice, but stayed true to their heroes all the same.
Near the end of 2008, the group has announced to call it quits. After a release party of their final effort entitled ‘2 Decennia’ (Two Decades), Osdorp Posse embarked on a farewell tour, taking them to all the places they played, rocked the mike at, and witnessed their fanatic following go crazy to their hardcore style of performing.
The group’s swansong took place on their own turf, in the Amsterdam club De Melkweg in September of 2009, leaving a legacy that can not be ignored or forgotten: the invention and perfection of Nederhop.
One of the group’s trademarks was the experimentation with Dutch lyrics, which resulted the (back then) four piece in being the first ever crew in The Netherlands to release a complete demo in their native language. This turned out to be the start of a new genre they still call ‘Nederhop’ to this day, a term consisting of the words “Nederlandse” (Dutch) and “Hip-Hop”.
The start of Osdorp Posse can be tracked back as far as 1986, when Def P (real name Pascal Griffioen) made his debut on the Dutch hip-hop scene with the group Funky Fresh Force, consisting of him and DJ Dov, who would later become a famous House DJ under the pseudonym DJ The Prophet.
In 1988 Griffioen started experimenting with Dutch lyrics as a joke (translating American rap lyrics from groups such as N.W.A.), and a creative exercise (writing a couple of ‘real’ songs). His nephew Marco (later on taking on the nickname IJsblock – a literal translation of N.W.A.’s infamous Ice Cube) joined in the musical tomfoolery, as they recorded raps on instrumental tracks from their record collection, using nothing but a tape deck and a microphone.
It wasn’t until Marco and Pascal met Robin (now known as Seda) and Arthur (King) that they got down to writing real material that they found suitable for recording. Even though their musical playground that they had by then labelled Osdorp Posse (named after the Amsterdam neighbourhood Osdorp, where they all lived) consisted of a large group of friends with a continuously changing line-up, the core of the Posse was the four guys, and would remain so until twelve years later. With a lot of the co-rappers leaving the group with no interest in taking Osdorp Posse to a next level, the group recorded an infamous demo as a fourpiece. The nameless cassette – which quickly became known as ‘De Rode Demo’ (The Red Demo) – was handed out to friends, and travelled the country, taking the underground alternative music scene by storm through the tape trading circuit.
One of the many people who got hands on De Rode Demo was Saskia Sleger, the owner of the underground dancelabel DJAX. Recognizing the originality as well as the obvious talent, Sleger decided to contact the group and offer them a contract. Hardly believing what just happened to them, the young rappers immediately signed with DJAX, without reading the fine print. Def P later described this move in the band’s biography ‘Tien Jaar OP’ as impulsive and a bit naïve, but it turned out to be a good thing: the start of legendary career.
Now having to actually release cds instead of fooling around with a tapedeck, Pascal, Marco, Robin and Arthur franticly started writing out the material that they had come with before heading to a local studio in 1992, recording the first ever ‘Nederhop’ cd: the poorly produced yet explosive, hardcore and edgy twenty three song classic ‘Osdorp Stijl’ (Osdorp Style).
With an official release in stores, the group started on a journey that moved their live-shows away from the squat- and fret houses, onto the ‘ real’ alternative music scene. The album was an instant underground classic, which not only spawned an entire generation of Dutch Hip-hop acts at the time, but also quickly finding a following within a diverse group of alternative music fans such as punkers, metalheads, rockers and many alike.
The following two releases were plagued by the same production problems as their infamous debut, but through their sheer determination, explosive live shows and hardcore, relentless lyrical attitude became underground hits nevertheless. It wasn’t until they were asked to play the warm-up show at the biggest festival in the Netherlands, Pinkpop, that they got recognition from a larger audience. Their fourth cd entitled ‘Afslag Osdorp’ (Osdorp Exit), was released soon after the legendary festival appearance, and was the groups largest commercial success to that date. Riding the wave of word-to-mouth advertising following Pinkpop and their years on end of touring and self promoting (being ignored by mainstream media and critics), Afslag Osdorp sold thousands of copies; an achievement that was until then unthinkable for a Dutch rap act.
Later that year, with their popularity growing to a new height, Osdorp Posse played one of the most legendary and afterwards most talked about performances on the Dutch alternative music scene at the Lowlands Festival. Something that was euphemistically called a programming mistake, the group was set to play the smallest tent (Charlie) in the afternoon. Even though the Amsterdam crew warned the festival organisation about the possible consequences, the foursome’s advice to move their show to a bigger tent fell was ignored, resulting in half the festival attendees trying to fit in the small, claustrophobic space in anticipation of what was then one of the biggest things in Dutch music: Osdorp Posse. After the first couple of notes were played, the frantic crowd started to mosh, pogo and crowdsurf with such an enthusiasm that they nearly destroyed the entire tent. Def P later explained he had no idea how dangerous the situation was, that eventually led to an early ending of the gig when the crowd rushed to the stage, crushing the structure. No one got seriously hurt, yet everyone had witnessed and taken part in a legendary festival moment, talked about to this day.
In 1996 the group received the prestigious ‘ Pop Prijs’ (Pop Prize), as a recognition of their pioneering role in the Dutch hip-hop scene. That year also marked another legendary festival performance; the Dynamo Open Air festival – at that time the most important Heavy Metal event in the world – playing as the first and only hip-hop crew ever in front of more then a 100.000 longhaired metalheads, a large portion of whom were stoned Germans (enjoying the music all the same). The following year, ‘ Osdorp’ returned to Pinkpop, this time playing not once but twice: first on the small stage, returning on the final day at the main stage in front of 60.000 people.
After the commercial and artistic successes of albums such as ‘Briljant, Hard en Geslepen’ (Brilliant, Hard and Polished) – recorded with death metal band Nembrionic, and the chart success ‘Geendagsvlieg’ (literally: No day fly, as a play on words to the term ‘one day fly’, emphasizing their timelessness) the Posse left their long time label Djax to start up their own label called RAMP Records (consisting of the first letters in their names: Robin, Arthur, Marco, Pascal). In 2000, the group’s first release on their own turf called ‘ Kernramp’ (Nuclear Disaster) became their biggest commercial success, and remains so to this day. For the first time in their 12 year long career, Osdorp Posse even landed on the Dutch TOP 40 charts with their single ‘ Origineel Amsterdams’, which eventually ploughed into the top 10.
The release of their eighth album also marked the first change in line-up the group had seen since the early demo days: DJ ‘Deegmeester’ Daan – who already joined the band on stage for quite a while – became the fifth member of Osdorp Posse. That year they returned to Lowlands Festival as a five-piece, this time on a bigger stage. Once again controversy was part of the group’s performance, with Def P openly protesting against the nationwide crowd surf ban (as a result to the Roskilde tragedy earlier that year).
Around that time the music industry started crashing down. With programmes such as Napster and Kazaa providing fans with free – yet illegal – music, Osdorp Posse’s new label had a hard time lifting off. Every release after ‘ Kernramp’, such as ‘ Tegenstrijd” (meaning both Counter Battle, and Contradiction in Dutch) and Hollandse Hardcore Hip-Hop Helden all saw decreasing sales figures. At the same time, the genre the group created – Nederhop – had become a mainstream phenomena with acts such as Extince, Def Rhymz, and new school artists and groups like Raymster and Opgezwolle taking over the Dutch hiphop scene. Osdorp Posse, never being a favourite of the mainstream media – could only witness their own decline.
Around 2004, the group had plummeted back into the underground scene, once again playing the smaller venues. The groups hardcore following had eye for their later releases with bands such as Laberinto and Blind Justice, but stayed true to their heroes all the same.
Near the end of 2008, the group has announced to call it quits. After a release party of their final effort entitled ‘2 Decennia’ (Two Decades), Osdorp Posse embarked on a farewell tour, taking them to all the places they played, rocked the mike at, and witnessed their fanatic following go crazy to their hardcore style of performing.
The group’s swansong took place on their own turf, in the Amsterdam club De Melkweg in September of 2009, leaving a legacy that can not be ignored or forgotten: the invention and perfection of Nederhop.
Wat zou je doen?
Osdorp Posse Lyrics
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Soms heb je wel eens van die dingen dat je denkt 'da¹s raar'
Zo gebeurt het je nooit, zo twee keer achter elkaar
Zoals dit jaar, we kregen op een dag een brief te lezen
van een meisje die schreef: 'Mijn vriend is niet te genezen'
'Hij heeft kanker, z¹n linkerbeen is al geamputeerd,
maar de kanker was al uitgezaaid, dus hij crepeert'
'Hij heet Sander, hij houdt van Nederhop als geen ander,
maar hij heeft niet zo lang meer, niemand die dat veranderd'
'Dus nu hebben wij zijn vrienden nog een laatste verzoek
Dat is mag Sander een keer in de studio op bezoek¹
'Misschien kan hij een stukje rappen of iets zeggen op cd,
want daar maak je hem voor ons gevoel onsterfelijk mee'
Ik zei: 'O.K., laat hem maar wat schrijven, volgende week
kan hij dan meedoen aan een nieuwe O.P.-studiotake
Sander vond dat wel tof, dus ik dacht: 'Die komt gewoon'
Maar voor dat het zover was ging alweer de telefoon
Het was zijn vriendin weer, ze zei: 'Moet je horen'
'Sander is net overleden dus die afspraak gaat niet door en
hij heeft nog wel een tekst gemaakt, die stuur ik wel op'
Ik zei: 'gecondoleerd, ik draag nog wel een nummer aan hem op'
En ik dacht: 'Wat een lullig en een triest verloop,
om zo jong te moeten sterven aan een ziekte zonder hoop'
Ik wou wel schrijven hierover, maar ik wist niet wat
Want alles wat ik kon bedenken leek zo simpel en plat
Want ik dacht: OWat zou ik doen als ik wist dat
ik zelf nog geen twee weken meer te leven had?
Zou ik mijn geld op zuipen en neuken in een sjiek bordeel?
Of zou ik heroïnespuitend bungeejumpen? weet ik veel!
Toen kreeg ik Sander zijn tekst en die zei juist relaxed:
'Ga jij dan helemaal los? Dan ben je eerder de klos!'
'Ik kom er door en krijg de kracht van boven of opzij'
'Ik weet alleen¹ zei hij, Ode kracht komt naar ij!'
Wat zou je doen als jij wist dat
je door kanker nog geen maandje meer te leven had?
Wat zou je doen als je niets kan doen?
Ga jij wanhopig door het lint of hou je je fatsoen?
Wat zou je doen als iemand tegen je zei:
'Het einde komt nabij, maar schrijf je straks een nummer voor mij?'
Wat zou je doen als er geen hoop meer blijkt?
Wat kan je dan nog zeggen zonder dat het onzin lijkt?
Vlak na dit alles kwam er opeens weer een bericht
Het ging om Willem van Magnifiosie, het gezicht
van een jongerencentrum waar wij vaak optraden
en waar Willem altijd kookte, dat was niet te versmaden!
Maar wat bleek? Ook Willem was door kanker afgetaaid
De ziekte was bij hem al door zijn hele lijf gezaaid
Hij had nog maar een paar weken en daarom zei hij:
'Ik wil nog een keer wat drinken met de O.P. d¹r bij'
Dus wij gingen snel naar Lisse om met Willem te praten
En het voelde wel vreemd toen we daar zo zaten
en te weten dat je hem dan voor de laatste keer ziet
Maar Willem hield zich ijzersterk en toonde geen verdriet
Het werd zelfs nog gezellig en het bier ging vlot
We praatten over leuke dingen, maar ook over het lot
Ik vertelde hem van Sander en zijn laatste tekst
Ik zei: 'Ik moet een nummer schrijven, maar dat gaat niet best'
'Want hoe het ook loopt, het eindigt steeds in een knoop
want kanker is en blijft een ziekte zonder enige hoop'
Toch, ondanks alle pijn moet zo'n nummer wel goed zijn
en niet depressief, want verdriet zal er genoeg zijn
En toen zei Willem zonder na te denken:
OSchrijf gewoon maar de waarheid, dat is wat je kunt schenken!¹
Een nummer over kanker vraagt niet om een happy end
Maar ik eindig toch met 'blij dat ik jou heb gekend'
Wat zou je doen als jij wist dat
je door kanker nog geen maandje meer te leven had?
Wat zou je doen als je niets kan doen?
Ga jij wanhopig door het lint of hou je je fatsoen?
Wat zou je doen als iemand tegen je zei:
'Het einde komt nabij, maar schrijf je straks een nummer voor mij?'
Wat zou je doen als er geen hoop meer blijkt?
Wat kan je dan nog zeggen zonder dat het onzin lijkt?
Deze is voor Sander en Willem, en alle lotgenoten.. Rust in vrede
Zo gebeurt het je nooit, zo twee keer achter elkaar
Zoals dit jaar, we kregen op een dag een brief te lezen
van een meisje die schreef: 'Mijn vriend is niet te genezen'
'Hij heeft kanker, z¹n linkerbeen is al geamputeerd,
maar de kanker was al uitgezaaid, dus hij crepeert'
'Hij heet Sander, hij houdt van Nederhop als geen ander,
maar hij heeft niet zo lang meer, niemand die dat veranderd'
Dat is mag Sander een keer in de studio op bezoek¹
'Misschien kan hij een stukje rappen of iets zeggen op cd,
want daar maak je hem voor ons gevoel onsterfelijk mee'
Ik zei: 'O.K., laat hem maar wat schrijven, volgende week
kan hij dan meedoen aan een nieuwe O.P.-studiotake
Sander vond dat wel tof, dus ik dacht: 'Die komt gewoon'
Maar voor dat het zover was ging alweer de telefoon
Het was zijn vriendin weer, ze zei: 'Moet je horen'
'Sander is net overleden dus die afspraak gaat niet door en
hij heeft nog wel een tekst gemaakt, die stuur ik wel op'
Ik zei: 'gecondoleerd, ik draag nog wel een nummer aan hem op'
En ik dacht: 'Wat een lullig en een triest verloop,
om zo jong te moeten sterven aan een ziekte zonder hoop'
Ik wou wel schrijven hierover, maar ik wist niet wat
Want alles wat ik kon bedenken leek zo simpel en plat
Want ik dacht: OWat zou ik doen als ik wist dat
ik zelf nog geen twee weken meer te leven had?
Zou ik mijn geld op zuipen en neuken in een sjiek bordeel?
Of zou ik heroïnespuitend bungeejumpen? weet ik veel!
Toen kreeg ik Sander zijn tekst en die zei juist relaxed:
'Ga jij dan helemaal los? Dan ben je eerder de klos!'
'Ik kom er door en krijg de kracht van boven of opzij'
'Ik weet alleen¹ zei hij, Ode kracht komt naar ij!'
Wat zou je doen als jij wist dat
je door kanker nog geen maandje meer te leven had?
Wat zou je doen als je niets kan doen?
Ga jij wanhopig door het lint of hou je je fatsoen?
Wat zou je doen als iemand tegen je zei:
'Het einde komt nabij, maar schrijf je straks een nummer voor mij?'
Wat zou je doen als er geen hoop meer blijkt?
Wat kan je dan nog zeggen zonder dat het onzin lijkt?
Vlak na dit alles kwam er opeens weer een bericht
Het ging om Willem van Magnifiosie, het gezicht
van een jongerencentrum waar wij vaak optraden
en waar Willem altijd kookte, dat was niet te versmaden!
Maar wat bleek? Ook Willem was door kanker afgetaaid
De ziekte was bij hem al door zijn hele lijf gezaaid
Hij had nog maar een paar weken en daarom zei hij:
'Ik wil nog een keer wat drinken met de O.P. d¹r bij'
Dus wij gingen snel naar Lisse om met Willem te praten
En het voelde wel vreemd toen we daar zo zaten
en te weten dat je hem dan voor de laatste keer ziet
Maar Willem hield zich ijzersterk en toonde geen verdriet
Het werd zelfs nog gezellig en het bier ging vlot
We praatten over leuke dingen, maar ook over het lot
Ik vertelde hem van Sander en zijn laatste tekst
Ik zei: 'Ik moet een nummer schrijven, maar dat gaat niet best'
'Want hoe het ook loopt, het eindigt steeds in een knoop
want kanker is en blijft een ziekte zonder enige hoop'
Toch, ondanks alle pijn moet zo'n nummer wel goed zijn
en niet depressief, want verdriet zal er genoeg zijn
En toen zei Willem zonder na te denken:
OSchrijf gewoon maar de waarheid, dat is wat je kunt schenken!¹
Een nummer over kanker vraagt niet om een happy end
Maar ik eindig toch met 'blij dat ik jou heb gekend'
Wat zou je doen als jij wist dat
je door kanker nog geen maandje meer te leven had?
Wat zou je doen als je niets kan doen?
Ga jij wanhopig door het lint of hou je je fatsoen?
Wat zou je doen als iemand tegen je zei:
'Het einde komt nabij, maar schrijf je straks een nummer voor mij?'
Wat zou je doen als er geen hoop meer blijkt?
Wat kan je dan nog zeggen zonder dat het onzin lijkt?
Deze is voor Sander en Willem, en alle lotgenoten.. Rust in vrede
The lyrics of Osdorp Posse's song "Wat zou je doen?" (What would you do?) tell the story of two individuals, Sander and Willem, who are facing the devastating reality of terminal cancer. The song begins with the band receiving a letter from a girl informing them of her boyfriend Sander's incurable condition, as his cancer has already spread and his leg has been amputated. The letter requests that Sander be given the opportunity to visit the studio and perhaps contribute to a song, to make him feel immortalized through music. However, before the visit can take place, Sander's girlfriend calls with the tragic news that Sander has passed away. She sends his written lyrics to the band, who express their condolences and dedicate a song to him.
The song then shifts to the story of Willem, a familiar figure at the band's performances, who also succumbs to cancer. Before his time is up, Willem requests one last drink with Osdorp Posse. The band travels to meet him, and despite the heaviness of the situation, Willem remains strong and does not show any signs of sorrow. They have a pleasant conversation, discussing both enjoyable memories and the harsh reality of cancer. The band expresses their struggles in writing a song about such a tough subject that doesn't become overly depressing, as the sadness will already be present. Willem advises them to simply write the truth, as that is the most meaningful gift they can offer. The song concludes with a dedication to Sander, Willem, and all others facing similar circumstances, wishing them to rest in peace.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Def P, Seda
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Zeer harde tekst, respect mannen(Y)
Frits
Je kan je serieus toch niet voorstellen dat er figuren zijn die Kempi en Kleine Viezerik boven dit soort muziek verkiezen? Nu is rap niet mijn ding maar deze gasten hebben een plek in mijn hall of fame te pakken. Simpelweg omdat ze mensen weten te raken.
wrhabbel
Tupac heeft dat ook hoor en zelfs nog eerder grandmaster flash, het is misschien een ander jasje maar de meeste teksten zijn oprechte en eerlijke observaties gecombineerd met frustraties en soms ook oplossingen :) het een een mooie vorm van muziek die een beetje een slechte publieke opinie heeft.
HelioraMusic
Thumbs up. Ik hou niet van rap, maar Ossdorp Posse en voor al Def P is/zijn helden.
miszbabypinguin
Zooo'n mooi nummer!!!! Heb Kippenvel over mn hele lichaam...!!! Steengoed en Hartstikke mooi!
ALTAR BEATZ
Tering deze komt me hard aan.. Dikke Respect voor dit nummer!
Michelle Janssen
dit is inderdaad een super goed nummer! voel het helemaal
Ian G
Diep respect voor Def P en de OP En deze track is wel een kunstwerk juist vanwege de situatie en de manier waarop Def er een eerbetoon aan geeft R.I.P. (Door Def P leven jullie eeuwig!) _0_
max de boer
noem mij laag maar ik heb letterlijk zitten janken om dit liedje want ik ben mijn allerbeste vriend aan kanker verloren.. Def p weet waar hij over schrijft daarom dikke respect!
Jessica van Hest
Ik ben zelf men moeder verloren aan kanker...Ben er zelf ook heel erg mee getreiterd... Mensen weten niet wat ze hiermee aanrichten... Dit nummer is onwijs mooi raakt me echt !!! RIP Mama