Benjamin Hav | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mads Benjamin Kortland Hav |
| Born | 12 June 1985 Østerbro, Denmark |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, musician |
| Member of | Benal |
Mads Benjamin Kortland Hav (born 12 June 1985) is a Danish rapper and musician.
Hav was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, the son of lyricist Niels Hav. He debuted in 2013 with the EP Baby together with producer Magnus Albert Wanscher in the duo Benal.[1] The duo has received several awards for their releases.[2]
In 2020, Hav broke out as a solo artist with the albums Spice Up Your Life and Dit syge dyr.[3][4] The following year, he released the album Tesla[5] with the disco track "Den dejligste boy" which went platinum in Denmark.[6] He received the Gaffa Award for Hip Hop Album of the Year in 2022 for the album Tesla.[7] In recent years, he has worked as a solo artist with "Familien", a creative community and backing band, and in 2023 he received the Gaffa Award for Livenavn of the Year 2023.[8] He announced in an interview with Euroman that his fourth studio album Jeg vil bare gerne være et godt menneske, men det er ikke let would be released on 31 January 2025.[9]
- ^ Christian Grau (2020). "Se Benjamin Havs biler gennem karrieren". Euroman. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Benal-stjerne i kovending: Trækker stikket til duoen". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Tabart, Malene. "Hvorfor går Benjamin Hav solo midt i Benals succes? »Det er ikke nok for mig«". Soundvenue.com (in Danish). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Benjamin Hav fra Benal udgiver soloalbum]" (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Dansk rapper udgiver nyt album med vild forhistorie: 'Nogen vil nok afskrive det som fiktion'". DR (in Danish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Christian Ellegaard ,Nicolai Sebastian Holle (10 July 2021). "Poetisk geni' eller 'fuld af lort'? Dansk rimsmed deler vandene med storhittende landeplage". dr.dk. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "GAFFA-Prisen-vinder Benjamin Hav: "Det er en skamplet, at jeg har fået den her pris"". Gaffa. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Gaffa-Prisen 2023: Og vinderne er..." GAFFA. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Kan vi overhovedet stole på dig, Benjamin Hav?". EUROMAN.