Helderheid

Dutch-Surinamese poet and rapper from Rotterdam, South Holland, the Netherlands and founding member of the Tuigcommissie. Born in 1978 in Rotterdam, Helderheid was first heard on the Alle 13 Dope compilation released by TopNotch. He became known for delivering thought provoking and philosophical lyrics from a street point of view. Also known for his battle skills, Helderheid formed the group Tuigcommissie (English, "Thug Commission") together with Excellent, Cryptisch and Moorder-E. His name as an acronym stands for "Hoor Elke Les Die Een Reden Heeft En Ignoreer Dwaasheid" (English, "Hear Every Lesson That Has A Reason And Ignore Folly") On 7 April 2004, Helderheid passed away in his sleep due to cardiac arrest. He left a lot of unreleased recorded material in his wake, which will reportedly appear on a later Tuigcommisie album. His song "Realiteit" appeared on the Rotterdam Mixtape in 2006 which was compiled by U-Niq. On 16 May 2007 a football playground was opened for the kids in the Feijenoord neighborhood of Rotterdam-Zuid, where he grew up, which was named after him. He is mentioned by countless artists in the Netherlands as an inspiration, and TopNotch label boss Kees de Koning compared him to a sort of Notorious B.I.G. of the country.