B.U.G. Mafia is a hip-hop band founded in Romania in 1993. The current components are Tataee, Caddy and Uzzi. 1993 - The Begining In late 1993, back when hip hop albums circulated only in limited circles, and CDs were rare and precious objects, Dragos Vlad Neagu street he met Vlad Irimia. They enter the word, the hat worn by Vlad the subject who was hand embroidered with the names of bands like, famous now, that is Cypress Hill. Both had already attempted to enter the world of hip hop artists and lays the groundwork for the band Black Underground in early '94 and two other boys who soon leave the band, probably heading to other areas. Drago and Vlad, the stage name Doom Klax 187 respectively (Caddy and Tataee today), fail to register their first piece, in English, with the help of Adi Niculescu, acţionratorul shows "Yo! Rap Is Moving!" On radio Uniplus. Having previously been played live in the above mentioned issue, the song "Straight Outta Hell Yeah" now running in the same issue, as did positive in the studio's production of Uniplus. Boys continue to create songs in English, realizing and instrumentalele with Romeo Vanica on your keyboard it. On October 6, 1994, the band takes first live appearance in a concert organized by DJ Club A Sleek, first promoter of hip hop in Romania. Follows a number of countries show, on the balls of buds of some high schools in Bucharest, with those from the M & G. The two pieces were registered in May but not in English the radio. In search of collaborators, and Doom Klax 187 Demons meet the band, to which he belonged and Uzzi, then as the stage drama. Formed a group, Cartel, along with a third member, Nicollo, Solo Artist. First development of the group is producing live concert "Rap Attack" in March 1995, organized by Adi Niculescu at the theater "Ion Creanga". Hip hop audience grow from several tens to several hundreds. Demons breaks and paragraph Demeter, that drama is joined in the Black Underground. With the coming of the new component, the band switches from English to Romanian. The three appear as the "Rap Attack", second edition, making and already held the top troops then still non-marketed genre. In early summer of '95 the band signed its first contract for production, multiplication and marketing label Amma, following the song "psycho" "to enter a rap compilation. Also increases the band name became Black Underground Mafia, and Drama and Doom make up the transition to Uzzi Mr.Juice respectively. 1995 - Mafia On September 20, 1995 The first album called "Mafia", released to stand in the University. On this album, inviting songs are M & G and marijuana, and the interludes Rona Hartner, "Coco" Coroianu, Ben, Alex. Recorded material recorded in the studio of the Holocaust Tino Storm is the third as the date of its introduction in hip hop Romanian, by the troops of the shrine and parasites and in '97 was to be reprinted without the band, another label, under the pretext that it would be a new material. The boys, already with an album sales, recording a second album under his own money borrowed from Hriscu Dragos, a good friend, now owner of Zebra Club Bacau. The band is now called B.U.G. Matthews, after abbreviated words Bucharest Underground and fails to sign a new contract, this time But the Music. Launched on June 8, 1996, EP's (short gallery) Inc. a Day, Inc. a story, ready to be multiplied at the contract signing, bring more good song removed reveal the presence of the female voice Iuliane "July "Petrache on the song" Pantelimonu 'party ". The same piece, became a hit, is dismissed by Tele7ABC the proposal to achieve a video. The charts have several radios in the country wait Inc. a Day, Inc. a Story "and" Life thief. Concerts begin outside Bucharest, the first being in Bacau. But sales climbed, reaching the final balance, ie the market withdrawal, a turnover of more than 22,000 copies. On November 29, 1996, B.U.G. Matthews threw the market the third bomb, the album "Born and raised in Panteleimon. The song "until death do us part", which first appears Puya, is raging. The band is a growing. May contribute to the success of the album tracks "Born and raised in Panteleimon" and "Tears". The employees are a greater number so that we meet, in addition to Puya, and on: July, Baxter, Freakadadisk, Rifle, CRBel. Appear genuine and scratch your guitar. Everything sounds better and more interesting. Klax187 changes its name to Daddy Caddy. Sales exceeding 30,000 copies. Until this album, including the boys they had the sound engineer Emil "Coco" Coroianu. In the summer of '97 is the first maxi-single mobs, "Hotels", composed of the song that gives name, remix it, instrumentalele and a bonus piece. The cover is made of cardboard box, "that out '. It sold 20,000 copies. Also in '97, but in autumn, Uzzi, Caddy, Juice, along with Sisu and Puya (La Familia band) are arrested after a concert in Turnu Severin, for "outrage against morality" - Article 231 of Criminal Code . All were released after 10 o'clock they gave statements to police and prosecutors. The next day the press wrote about this incident, thus bringing the boys even more attention to the public. Since then have not had any problem with this case. The same autumn of 1997 starts, the club Martin, "Above All", brings first album to be printed, in addition to tape and CD. It is noted pieces "Marijuana 2", "Nothing beyond", "True Player" and "delinquent at age 15. As a guest subscribe: Puya, July, Baxter, Gunja and Raluca. Sound is starting to approach the truth. Use real bass and voice effects. DJ Phantom (CRBel) helps boys to introduce sample sites in their music. Although not received any hits resounding as earlier albums, "Above All" has reached the quota of 45,000 copies sold. In June '98 out maxi-single "For '98". Part of the bonus material, "You were there", is announcing the appearance of an album practically hard. Takes place on September 20, 1998 release "The District". Invited to collaborate, and have contributed to its realization: Catalina, Tenny-e (Hidalgo), Don Baxter, Puya, Gunja, July and Andreea. Part of promotion, "Story Without End", quickly climbed the charts, and people buy the album jitters. The band won fans from all walks of life. Everyone talks about them and maximize controversy. The "Galas Ballantine's" wins "best rap song, but lost the award for Best Play of the Year" in front of the Holocaust, which made everybody get up, knocking the legs and to chanting "MA-FI-A!". Press it presents on "phenomenon B.U.G. Mafia ". Michael outcome invites to issue "national audience". The album is supported by the other parts, good top, but very little running because they had to be censored or lyrics that explore issues that on too many scared them. Among them are: "Language of the neighborhood," Let's be High "," The District "," The Speaker "and others. Loredana Groza them boys out jointly proposed a maxi-single. Matthews accepts and produces "The World is mine", the song that is part of the first professional music video ever made in Romania. "The world is mine" is sold in 25,000 copies and "The District" to 125,000 copies. 1999 - Concert at Sala Polivalenta B.U.G. Mafia on the cover of Good On March 13 '99, Hall Polivalenta occurs biggest concert of the band. Due to the scale that had a "phenomenon", the boys were called to the PGI to give a statement on how the material they had for sale. In August '99 comes a new maxi-single, "Romania", which talks about patriotism, about the social condition of the Romanians and the models worthy of imitation such as Hagi, Lacatus and Ghita Muresan. Leonard Doroftei asks permission to enter the ring at all matches on this track, saying that it motivates. Although it was planned to pave it, no piece on "Romania" is not found on the album "The Blocks" because, they say, "there were too many ideas and no longer vamp. Matthews concerts at the request of several Rahova prison inmates. The album is expected to leave on January 18, 2000. The piece that gives the name of the album, "The Blocks", is chosen as a single. It is video on tape, the director Bogdan Albu and Viorel Sergovici operator, and the one with Loredana, which is filmed in digital, however. This is the first exclusive video of the band. The working parts M & G, Luchian, Nico, Puya and Roxana, and the interludes pipe, Pleşa Hard 'and Catalina. His Juice is told from now Tataee. Although best rennet from musically, the album is "dark and violent". The lyrics are simpler, tougher and more direct than the previous record. Other songs are very heard: "Capu 'Sus'," Anturaju ' "," Heavy "," Cartieru' Panteleimon. Sales are once again very good, that is 90,000 copies. As always sunshine after the rain comes, the boys out in August 2000 with an open piece, melodic, in collaboration with Villy first they knew of '97, from Zalau. "A 2-three 0", so called song is released maxi-single. A radio broadcast, clubs a place in the program and the video of Tudor Giurgiu amazes everyone. On October 17, 2000 is the album "Always Forever" which is without much success, but is sold over 70,000 copies. Collaborators: M & G, Puya, Luchian, Maximillian, Pacha Man, Villy and Moni-K. The first time out 3 materials in a single year. In 2001, B.U.G. won "best rap album, with" The Blocks "on Music Industry Awards, as well as" best rap band "and" Best Video "with" A 2-three 0 'Award Bravo. Also in 2001 the band performed one nine first, extracting the maxi-single track "Street Poetry" from the album "Always Forever", which was already on the market. It is part of a remix video again very good and quickly becomes hit. The product is best sold maxi-single band (over 50,000 copies). The boys put on foot house production "House" and signed him on M & G, Villy, XXL & 10GR, Mahsat, Anturaj and Luchian. 2002 - B.U.G. Mafia presents CASA Compilation "B.U.G. Mafia Presents House "is launched on 20.02.2002, the club Dumars (with entry at 20.02) and is intended as an overview of the artists sign. The video for "Who is with us" (Part of promotional compilation) appear Leonard Doroftei and Marius Lacatus, who are actually mentioned in verse. On the chorus gives the song its competition Nico. And this piece is hit. The Music Industry Awards in 2002 won the "best rap project" with "Street Poetry". Sales B.U.G. band Mafia goes again, selling compilation into 100,000 copies. Album follows a break of almost 2 years, while preparing several artists albums at home. The Band B.U.G. is the 4th member, DJ Swamp. "Every band should have a hip hop DJ. On December 1, 2003 is the video for "Romanian", and on December 7, the same year, the album is "good guys". The material is far more complex comprising 15 pieces, 5 interludes, intro and outro. Guests are: Villy, M & G, XXL & 10GR, Mahsat, Mario (former member entourage, the band that no longer exists), Luchian, Flocea, Brasco and Primo. Next esta video for the song "The World Crazy, Crazy For All". Other pieces are noted: "In the years that have passed", "Gherila PTM", "40 KMH", "Guard" and "The Cartieru 'Wonderful'. The 2nd album, including him on the first ( "Matthews"), which has no female voice on the chorus and also the first album by a band at the House. Mafia is the only name with 5 nominations at MTV in 2004. Were able to go home with two of them, "Best Album" and the "best hip hop act, and to that end is the only. Sales: 100,000 copies. In September 2004, the MediaPro Pictures comes the proposal to make a generic piece of detective series "Goodfellas" that they were to produce it. The project is supported and so is born the song "Streets", could not bear the name of the film because he already had the album Mafia "good guys". Launching the film is still delayed and boys they must wait in the meantime preparing a maxi-single. 3rd product in the market house stands on January 5, 2005, which is the album "Assault Raggafonic" of the group M & G. The project has two videos: one in the film and one in HD. Finally the show started, B.U.G. Matthews finished the maxi-single "streets", so on May 16, 2005 is expected on the market. The material includes the original song, remix it, another new song, instrumentalele their two bonus tracks (remixes of the older parts) designed to introduce the anniversary album. 2006 - Our Life The first volume of the anniversary album "Our Life". Contains 14 of the most popular songs of the band and single giving the album name. Although normally an anniversary album includes hits in their original form, however BUG Mafia decided to completely rewritten all the pieces, because until some time in Romania technical possibilities have been relatively small. All female voices were replaced, preferably Adriana Vlad, selected among several singers. On this album and also contributed Villy and Hidalgo. Opinion is that all the band members on the album definitely sounds better, but there are also fans opinion. Recording for this album began in 2004 and was suspended for the launch maxi-single "Streets". The resumption of these records really started working on the album "Our Life - Vol 1". Surprise for fans is a special edition of this album in a luxury package that will include a bonus of four videos ( "Our Life", "Romanian", "A 2-three 0", "Street Poetry" ). 2009 - Our Life Vol 2 Most recently the band's material B.U.G. Mafia is the second volume of the anniversary album "Our Life" containing 15 pieces. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.