Nuuk Posse

Greenlandic hip-hop crew from Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland, originating under a different name in 1985 and forming the Nuuk Posse in 1991, performing with lyrics in Kalaallisut, English, and Danish. The group members are Inuit and include Andreas Hojgaard (human beatbox), Lars Sørensen (rap), Peter Motzfeldt (rap, production), Henrik Pedersen (rap), Thomas Hansen (rap), and John Olsen (rap, lyrics). The group's first single "Sussa Appinnagu" was released in 1992, which was followed by their debut album "NP" in 1995. TThey went on to release their sophomore album "Kaataq" on the Belgian label Sub Rosa in 1996. Nuuk Posse has toured in various countries, including Sweden, Germany, Spain, Belgium, and Canada, but never in Denmark. In 1995 the group were awarded the cultural prize of Greenland, and they were nominated as "Messengers of Truth" by the United Nations in 2004.