Ken Ring

About

Rapper who has become on the best-known names in Swedish rap with albums like 1999's Vagen Tillbaka, 2003's InblicKEN and 2009's Hip Hop. He is a multiple-time Grammy nominee and has established a long and successful collaboration with Norwegian producer Tommy Lee.

Before Fame

He was born in the Stockholm suburb Hasselby. He first received major attention in the late 90' with the song "Mamma."

Trivia

In 1999, he was dropped from his record label after being arrested for performing the song "Sprang Regeringen," in which he raps about assaulting Princess Madeleine.

Family Life

He married a woman named Sambo and has several children. His mother passed away from cancer when he was 14 years old.

Associated With

He and D12's DeShaun Holton, a.k.a. Proof, co-produced the self-titled album of the rap group Smif-n-Wessun.