Branco_(rapper)

MellemFingaMuzik

Danish rapping duo

MellemFingaMuzik is a Danish hip-hop group, consisting of rappers Stepz (Ibrahim Kucukavci) and Branco (Benjamin Cimatu).^[1] The duo started publishing materials in late 2011, after which they joined the Danish record label HideOut that also had signed up rappers Jooks and Sivas. When HideOut closed, MellemFingaMuzik started a collaboration with the newly formed label Grounded. They also teamed up with Benny Jamz and Gilli, from the B.O.C. collective, and all formed the common front and collective known as the Molotov Movement (now known as Molo).

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MellemFingaMuzik
Origin	Denmark
Genres	Hip hop, Rap
Years active	2011-2019
Labels	HideOut / Grounded

Members	Branco (Benjamin Cimatu) Stepz (Ibrahim Kucukavci)

MellemFingaMuzik released a self-titled EP, being a mix of songs previously released on YouTube, as well as two new tracks "Salute" and "Molotov".

Members

In addition, both Stepz and Branco have released solo materials

Branco

Benjamin Branco is a Danish musician and rapper. He released his album Baba Business at the end of June 2019.

In 2020, Branco collaborated with Gilli in the duo Branco & Gilli with a chart topping album Euro Connection and the #1 chart topping single "La danza".

In 2021, Branco collaborated with Lukas Graham with a single No Evil.

He has also pursued a film career with a role as Branco in the 2017 Danish film Underverden (in English meaning Underworld). The film is directed by Fenar Ahmad and the English title was marketed as Darkland.^[2]

Stepz

Ibrahim Kucukavci known by the stage name Stepz^[3] released his album Stepzologi in September 2019.^[4] His single "Endnu" from the album featuring Gilli, Benny Jamz & Branco made it to #3 on the Hitlisten, the Danish Singles Chart. The album also contains collaborations with Benny Jamz, Sivas in two tracks and with Kesi.

In 2017, he also appeared in the Danish film Underverden (English title Darkland).

Discography: MellemFingaMuzik

Albums

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Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	DEN ^[5]
Militant mentalitet	Released: March 2015 Label: Sony Music / Grounded Formats: Digital download, streaming	7

EPs

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Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	DEN ^[5]
MellemFingaMuzik EP	Released: 2014 Label: Molotov Movement / Grounded Formats: Digital download, streaming	–

Singles

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Year	Title	Peak positions	Certification	Album
Year	Title	DEN ^[5]	Certification	Album
2017	"Jackpot" (feat. Benny Jamz)	2
2018	"La criminal"	6
	"Farten"	15
	"AMG"	6
	"Jungle"	8

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Year	Title	Peak positions	Certification	Album
Year	Title	DEN ^[5]	Certification	Album
2015	"C'est la vie" (Gilli feat. MellemFingaMuzik)	1
2016	"Bomaye" (Sleiman feat. Livid & MellemFingaMuzik)	1		Bomaye
	"Udenfor" (Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik)	30 ^[6]
	"Nu" (Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik)	37 ^[7]
2017	"Bølgen" (Molo featuring Benny Jamz, Gilli and MellemFingaMuzik)	5 ^[8]
	"Skejsen" (Molo featuring Benny Jamz, Gilli and MellemFingaMuzik)	11 ^[9]
	"Stilen lagt" (Molo featuring Benny Jamz, Gilli and MellemFingaMuzik)	4 ^[10]
2018	"Sensei" (Sivas feat. MellemFingaMuzik)	17		Ultra
2020	"La Trompeta" (Camur feat. MellemFingaMuzik)	8

Discography: Branco

Albums

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Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	DEN ^[11]
Baba Business	Released: June 2019 Label: Sony Music / Heritage Formats: Digital download, streaming	1
Euro Connection	Released: February 2020 Credited to: Branco & Gilli Label: Sony Music / Mxiii / Disco:wax Formats: Digital download, streaming	1
Baba Business 2	Released: January 2021 Label: Sony Music / BMB Formats: Digital download, streaming	1
10 Years	Released: September 2021 Label: Sony Music / BMB Formats: Digital download, streaming	1 ^[12]
Baba Business 3	Released: 24 May 2024 Label: Warner Music Formats: Digital download, streaming	1 ^[13]

Singles

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Year	Title	Peak positions	Certification	Album
Year	Title	DEN ^[11]	Certification	Album
2019	"Planer" (with Gilli)	3	IFPI DEN: Gold^[14]
	"All In" (with Gilli)	4 ^[15]
	"London Town" (with Gilli)	2 ^[16]
	"Verden vender" (with Gilli)	1 ^[17]
2020	"Back to Business" (with Gilli)	2 ^[18]		Euro Connection (Branco and Gilli)
	"La danza" (with Gilli)	1 ^[19]
	"Napoli" (with Gilli)	4 ^[20]
	"Get Money (Motivation Session)"	15		Non-album release
	"Ballin'" (feat. Kojo Funds)	9		Non-album release
	"Tempo"	7		Non-album release
	"Hundo"	1		Baba Business 2
2021	"Bando Bitch"	1		Baba Business 2
	"Nascar" (with Jamaika and Dree Low)	16 ^[21]		Non-album singles
	"Broke"	4 ^[22]
	"No Warning" (with Icekiid)	11 ^[23]
	"Istanbul" (featuring Stepz)	6 ^[24]
2022	"Trend"	16 ^[25]
	"Steppa' in"	6 ^[26]
	"Blue Lagoon"	9 ^[27]
	"Sexy Back"	11 ^[28]
	"Todo o nada"	17 ^[29]
	"Deebo"	21 ^[30]
	"Chopmoney" (with Icekiid)	34 ^[31]
2023	"Daglig dosis"	16 ^[32]
	"Honeymoon" (with Node)	31 ^[33]
	"Levende Legende" (featuring Vory)	26 ^[34]
	"Forsvinder" (featuring Gobs)	4 ^[35]
2024	"Fear Nobody"	39 ^[36]
2024	"Do You Love Me?"	37 ^[37]

Featured in

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Year	Title	Peak positions	Certification	Album
Year	Title	DEN ^[11]	Certification	Album
2018	"Carnalismo" (Node featuring Branco and Gilli)	5 ^[38]
	"Tranquillo" (Gilli feat. Branco)	1 ^[39]
	"Chopper Tale" (A'Typisk featuring Branco and Gilli)	4 ^[40]
2019	"Culo" (Gilli feat. Branco)	4 ^[41]	IFPI DEN: Platinum^[42]
	"100" (Gilli feat. Benny Jamz, Branco & Kesi)	25
	"Selv" (Gilli feat. Benny Jamz & Branco)	32
2020	"Moonlight" (Amina feat. Sivas & Branco)	16
2021	"McQueen" (RH feat. Branco)	2
	"Bodyguard" (Gobs feat. Branco)	15 ^[43]
	"Komfortabelt" (RH feat. Branco)	6 ^[44]
2022	"From Paris to Berlin" (Infernal feat. Branco and Jimilian)	6 ^[45]

Other songs

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Year	Title	Peak positions	Certification	Album
Year	Title	DEN ^[11]^[46]	Certification	Album
2019	"Ingen introduktion (4x4)"	19		Baba Business
	"Frihed"	20
	"Go Fast"	25
	"Copenhagen"	26
	"Risiko"	27
	"Shotta"	28
	"La Zone"	31
	"Investere" (feat. Stepz, Gilli & Benny Jamz)	18
	"Traficanté" (feat. Gilli & Benny Jamz)	22
2020	"Mon cheri" (with Gilli featuring Amina)	18		Euro Connection (Branco and Gilli)
	"Murda" (with Gilli)	18
	"Money Moves" (with Gilli)	27
	"Believer" (with Gilli featuring Nafe Smallz)	34
	"Eazy" (with Gilli)	35
	"Intro" (with Gilli)	38
2021	"Young and Dangerous"	14		Baba Business 2
	"Burna"	21
	"Feelings"	23
	"Back to Back"	29
	"Cruise Control"	32
	"Tax Free"	35
	"Banana (Freestyle)"	38
	"Honey (I'm Home)"	9		10 Years
	"Goal" (with Artigeardit and Lukas Graham)	18
	"Siri" (featuring Sivas)	18
	"Cosa Nostra"	38
	"Hotboyz" (with Artigeardit)	26
	"Koda" (with Icekiid)	21
2024	"Den sidste intro"	35 ^[47]		Baba Business 3
	"Gennem årene"	40 ^[47]
	"Verden rundt"	18 ^[47]

Discography: Stepz

Albums

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Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	DEN ^[48]
Stepzologi	Released: September 2019 Label: Universal Music Formats: Digital download, streaming	1
Stepzologi II	Released: November 2020 Label: Universal Music Formats: Digital download, streaming	1
Dit liv dit valg	Released: 10 March 2023 Label: Universal Music Formats: Digital download, streaming	1 ^[49]

Singles

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Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
Year	Title	DEN ^[48]	Album
2019	"Endnu" (feat. Gilli, Benny Jamz & Branco)	3	Stepzologi
2023	"Jet Li" (feat. Benny Jamz)	16 ^[50]	Dit liv dit valg
2023	"Fast Life" (with Gilli)	6 ^[51]	Non-album single

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Year	Title	Peak positions	Certification	Album
Year	Title	DEN ^[48]	Certification	Album
2017	"De Snakker" (Node feat. Stepz)	2
2018	"Cambiarme" (Node feat. Stepz)	33		Cambiarme
2018	"Nye Produkter" (Kesi feat. Benny Jamz, Stepz & Branco, K)	25
2019	"Dem der ved det" (Carmon x Stepz)	26
	"Stresser af" (Sivas feat. Stepz)	16
	"Investere" (Branco feat. Stepz, Gilli & Benny Jamz)	18
	"Tålmodighed" (Carmon feat. Stepz)	33
	"Ra ta ta ta" (Node feat. Stepz)	27		Samme vej
2020	"Shopping" (Benny Jamz feat. Kesi & Stepz)	38
2020	"Deadline" (Carmon feat. Stepz)	32

Other songs

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Year	Title	Peak positions	Certification	Album
Year	Title	DEN ^[48]	Certification	Album
2019	"Cinco de Mayo"	10		Stepzologi
	"Samurai" (feat. Sivas)	16
	"Panorama"	20
	"Bebe"	26
	"Cara mia" (feat. Sivas & Kesi)	34
	"5 End 100"	35
	"Terminal 3"	37
	"Gimma min del" (feat. Benny Jamz)	40
2020	"Ny dag"	17
	"Guap"	17
	"Moncler"	20
	"Nix normal"	19		Stepzologi II
	"Cullinan"	28
	"Replay"	35

References

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Amager Kultur Punkt (in Danish)
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IMDb: Darkland (2017)
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Extrabladet: Vild triumf: Dansker slår megasjerne (in Danish)
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