Nik & Jay

Hip-hop duo Nik & Jay from Værløse are Denmark's primary rap music proponents. Though latecomers to the European hip-hop table, Denmark's rap scene boasted huge audiences by the year 2002, when Nik & Jay arrived on the scene with their self-titled debut record. The sharply dressed bad boys preferred old-school themes laden with superficial party content. Nik & Jay focused on money, women, and the good life, rather than gangster identity or political messages. Their high sales and national recognition whipped up interest and buzz for their sophomore effort, which spent an entire year in the Danish Top 40 charts. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez