Tataee

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Vlad Irimia ( ; born October 17, 1976), primarily known by his stage name Tata Vlad, formerly Tataee ( ), is a Romanian record producer, rapper, record executive, and music manager. He is one of the founders of the influential Romanian hip hop trio B.U.G. Mafia, also having produced albums and overseeing the careers of many acclaimed Romanian hip hop artists, such as La Familia, XXL & 10 Grei, Mahsat and JerryCo. As a music producer, he is frequently credited as one of the pioneers and key figures in the architecture of the Romanian version of gangsta rap, a style of music that closely resembles its American counterpart but also includes various local influences derived from Balkan music or, more recently, electronica. Tata Vlad began his career in music as a solo artist and he later found fame as a member of the gangsta rap group B.U.G. Mafia with Alin "Uzzi" Demeter and Dragoș "Caddilac" Vlad-Neagu, with whom he popularized the use of explicit lyrics in rap to detail the violence of street life. Their 1998 album, "De Cartier", released under Cat Music in Romania led them to become one of the country's best-selling performing artists, as well as one of the most respected Romanian hip hop groups.…

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1. date of birth: 1976-10-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1976-10-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2002-02-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362785823