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De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig (The Youth of Today) is a Dutch hip hop and R&B group based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, renowned for their musical approach of irreverent, humorous lyrics and electronic beats.
Their humorous style is characterised by their frequent use of word play, lyrical flirting with languages other than Dutch and the propagating of neologisms, such as "Watskeburt?!" (cf. the English wassup).
The group consists of Vieze Fur (real name Freddie Tratlehner), also known as Vieze Freddie, Faberyayo (real name Pepijn Lanen), also known as P. Dronq or P. Fabergé, and Peppie, and Willie Wartaal (real name Ollicio Locadia), also known as WiWa. When singing about his younger self WiWa also calls himself "Wiwaleantje" (little Wiwalean). Their producer is Bas Bron.
About
Pepijn Adriaan Lanen (Utrecht, August 4, 1982), stage name Faberyayo, is a Dutch rapper who is part of rap group De Jeugd van Today and pop group Le Le.
He writes stories and columns for various magazines and made his debut as an author in 2013 with the short story collection “Sjeumig”. His debut novel, Naamloos (Unnamed), was published in January 2016. He is also the host of several different podcasts such as "Yous & Yay: New Emotions" and "Vad3r".
Music
Listen to some of the greatest hits of De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig.
They have won Awards such as the Edison Music Awards, Dutch MTV Awards, 3FM Awards and the Dutch Pop Prize 2011.
Curious to see them perform? Click here for their agenda.
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