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.
Weer geen clubhit
Osdorp Posse Lyrics
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hoor ik clubhit na clubhit na clubhit
Fuck dit! Draai is een keer meer gewaagd
niet alleen wat geile snollen hebben aangevraagd
ook roffere klanten hebben recht op pret
wij verzorgen wel effe de bieromzet!
dit is de shit die die gasten willen horen
dus wij blazen het van de toren
-Als we fit zijn willen vette beats!
-Als we stoned zijn willen vette beats!
-Als we lam zijn willen vette beats!
-Wat we hangen hier godverdomme niet voor niets!
Altijd maar disco of house of pop
Maar we hebben nou toch onze eigen hiphop?
Eerst amateuristisch op CD gezet
maar professioneel op vinyl en vet!
Dus dit is je kans om ons nou te draaien
nou geen excuses om ons te naaien
vandaar dat wij dit een clubhit noemen
de tijden veranderen, laat maar boemen
en zoemen die bassen met ranzige klasse
ga d'r maar op los en dans is je passen
want ik krijg een slappe lul van dat slappe spul
dus de O.P. brengt je het strakke spul!
HE D.J.! Kap nou is met die kutshit
spin een in en in vette Nederlandse clubhit
geen fuckhit na fuckhit, lukt dit?
HE D.J.! Kap nou is met die kutshit
spin een in en in vette Nederlandse clubhit
Zijn er een paar niet down? Eh Fok ze!
en zet die schuif open en pomp die boxen!
He chick, check dit wat ik heb geflikt
jij flipt en tript of je nou wel of niet slikt
want de funky vette beats vliegen door het huis
bruis tieten en kruis in het feestgedruis
en schud je aars, en nu geen gefok
uit het feministenhok, leve de minirok
Jij wil een kans op een dans in een trance
maar m'n rap is pep, prikt je wakker als een lans
lettergrepen grijpen hakke takken op de beat
als kralen op een ketting, een snoer door het lied
maar je hoort het niet aan, dus het spoort je niet aan
dus je geeft geen moer, want je beleeft geen moer
stakker word wakker, makker dit is de shit
voor de negen zeven, zweef is even mee op de hit
met populaire, literaire rap-dictionaire
maar laat je niet weerhouden door de revolutionaire
woordenschat, ik hoorde dat je woorden had
met woorden... jij scoorde wat, ik stoorde dat, verwoorde dat
wist je dat? mis je dat? het is wat!
ik had dan zat van dat gedis gehad
mijn verse nederhop klimt fier omhoog
als verse klimop van je tuin naar vier hoog
Met glans op tijd onze kans voorbereid
dus dans in m'n krijt voor balans in de strijd!
HE D.J.! Kap nou is met die kutshit
spin een in en in vette Nederlandse clubhit
geen fuckhit na fuckhit, lukt dit?
Zodat ik met plezier in jouw club zit.
HE D.J.! Kap nou is met die kutshit
spin een in en in vette Nederlandse clubhit
Zijn er een paar niet down? Eh Fok ze!
en zet die schuif open en pomp die boxen!
The lyrics to Osdorp Posse's song "Weer geen clubhit" express frustration at the repetitive, commercial music played in clubs, and a desire for more diverse and energetic beats. The lyrics call out DJs to play more daring and innovative music, rather than just sticking to what the crowds demand. The song also celebrates the Dutch hip-hop scene and encourages people to embrace it as an alternative to mainstream music.
The chorus of the song repeats a call to action for the DJ to stop playing "kutshit," or crappy music, and spin a "vette Nederlandse clubhit," or a fat Dutch club hit. The verses then describe the kind of music that the Osdorp Posse wants to hear: something more daring, edgy, and underground, with references to hip-hop, funk, and spoken-word poetry.
Line by Line Meaning
Altijd als ik uit ben en in een club zit
Whenever I go out and am in a club
hoor ik clubhit na clubhit na clubhit
I keep hearing one club hit after another
Fuck dit! Draai is een keer meer gewaagd
Screw this! Play something more daring
niet alleen wat geile snollen hebben aangevraagd
Not just what some horny girls requested
ook roffere klanten hebben recht op pret
Even rougher customers deserve to have fun
wij verzorgen wel effe de bieromzet!
We will take care of the beer sales!
dit is de shit die die gasten willen horen
This is the kind of stuff those folks want to hear
dus wij blazen het van de toren
So we'll shout it from the rooftops
-Als we fit zijn willen vette beats!
-When we're in shape, we want some sick beats!
-Als we stoned zijn willen vette beats!
-When we're stoned, we want some sick beats!
-Als we lam zijn willen vette beats!
-When we're drunk, we want some sick beats!
-Wat we hangen hier godverdomme niet voor niets!
-We didn't come here for nothing, goddamn it!
Altijd maar disco of house of pop
Always disco or house or pop
Maar we hebben nou toch onze eigen hiphop?
But now we have our own hip-hop, don't we?
Eerst amateuristisch op CD gezet
At first, it was amateurishly put on CD
maar professioneel op vinyl en vet!
But now it's professionally on vinyl and dope!
Dus dit is je kans om ons nou te draaien
So this is your chance to play us now
nou geen excuses om ons te naaien
So no excuses to screw us over
vandaar dat wij dit een clubhit noemen
That's why we call this a club hit
de tijden veranderen, laat maar boemen
Times are changing, let it boom
en zoemen die bassen met ranzige klasse
And those basses hum with dirty class
ga d'r maar op los en dans is je passen
Just let loose and dance your steps
want ik krijg een slappe lul van dat slappe spul
Because the weak stuff makes my dick limp
dus de O.P. brengt je het strakke spul!
So the O.P. brings you the tight stuff!
HE D.J.! Kap nou is met die kutshit
Hey DJ! Stop playing that shitty stuff
spin een in en in vette Nederlandse clubhit
Play a sick Dutch club hit
geen fuckhit na fuckhit, lukt dit?
Not one fuck hit after another, can you do it?
HE D.J.! Kap nou is met die kutshit
Hey DJ! Stop playing that shitty stuff
spin een in en in vette Nederlandse clubhit
Play a sick Dutch club hit
Zijn er een paar niet down? Eh Fok ze!
Are some people not down with it? Fuck 'em!
en zet die schuif open en pomp die boxen!
And open up that slider and pump those speakers!
He chick, check dit wat ik heb geflikt
Hey girl, check out what I've done
jij flipt en tript of je nou wel of niet slikt
You trip out whether you're high or not
want de funky vette beats vliegen door het huis
Because the funky sick beats are flying through the house
bruis tieten en kruis in het feestgedruis
Bouncing tits and crotches in the party frenzy
en schud je aars, en nu geen gefok
And shake your ass, no bullshit now
uit het feministenhok, leve de minirok
Out of the feminist stronghold, long live the mini-skirt
Jij wil een kans op een dans in een trance
You want a chance to dance in a trance
maar m'n rap is pep, prikt je wakker als een lans
But my rap is pep, pricks you awake like a lance
lettergrepen grijpen hakke takken op de beat
Syllables grab, chop and tackle to the beat
als kralen op een ketting, een snoer door het lied
Like beads on a string, a cord through the song
maar je hoort het niet aan, dus het spoort je niet aan
But you don't hear it, so it doesn't urge you on
dus je geeft geen moer, want je beleeft geen moer
So you don't give a damn, because you don't experience anything
stakker word wakker, makker dit is de shit
Wake up dude, this is the shit
voor de negen zeven, zweef is even mee op de hit
For '97, just float along with the hit
met populaire, literaire rap-dictionaire
With a popular, literary rap dictionary
maar laat je niet weerhouden door de revolutionaire
But don't be held back by the revolutionary
woordenschat, ik hoorde dat je woorden had
Vocabulary, I heard you had words
met woorden... jij scoorde wat, ik stoorde dat, verwoorde dat
With words...you scored what, I disrupted that, expressed that
wist je dat? mis je dat? het is wat!
Did you know that? Do you miss it? It's something!
ik had dan zat van dat gedis gehad
I had had enough of that ridicule
mijn verse nederhop klimt fier omhoog
My fresh Dutch hip-hop is climbing up proudly
als verse klimop van je tuin naar vier hoog
Like fresh ivy from your garden to the fourth floor
Met glans op tijd onze kans voorbereid
Prepared our chance with glory on time
dus dans in m'n krijt voor balans in de strijd!
So dance in my chalk for balance in the fight!
HE D.J.! Kap nou is met die kutshit
Hey DJ! Stop playing that shitty stuff
spin een in en in vette Nederlandse clubhit
Play a sick Dutch club hit
geen fuckhit na fuckhit, lukt dit?
Not one fuck hit after another, can you do it?
Zodat ik met plezier in jouw club zit.
So that I can enjoy myself in your club.
HE D.J.! Kap nou is met die kutshit
Hey DJ! Stop playing that shitty stuff
spin een in en in vette Nederlandse clubhit
Play a sick Dutch club hit
Zijn er een paar niet down? Eh Fok ze!
Are some people not down with it? Fuck 'em!
en zet die schuif open en pomp die boxen!
And open up that slider and pump those speakers!
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