In Norway, hip-hop duo Karpe charts local path to stardom 🌟
Chirag Rashmikant Pantel
"When you release a lot of short tracks, you have no control over how they are listened to," says Magdi. "They will be added to different playlists, your song might be played right afterBut duo concedes they could be limiting their own earnings. "We also realized it could give us a tenth of the money we could earn if we split it into 10 tracks," says Chirag.
Karpe has been unsigned since 2014, when it left Stockholm-based Cosmos Music, one of the largest indie labels in Scandinavia. The duo settled a bitter dispute over money this summer and won back the rights to three albums and an EP. When Karpe started rapping in 2000, it stood out in the mostly white Norwegian hip-hop scene. Chirag's parents are from India, while Magdi grew up with a father from Egypt and a mother from Norway.
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