Sagopa Kajmer: Turkish rapper, singer and producer

He is a Turkish rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ, and has also performed under the names DJ Mic Check and Silahsız Kuvvet, the latter meaning 'Unarmed Force'. He is the first and only rapper to have given concerts in all of 81 provinces of Turkey. He was born in Samsun, where he also completed primary and high school, and he began his music career as a DJ at one of the city's local radio stations.

He later moved to Istanbul to continue his education and studied Persian language and literature at Istanbul University, graduating four years later. In 1998 he founded the hip hop band Kuvvetmira and started his career under the stage name 'Silahsız Kuvvet'. He appeared on the compilation album Yeraltı Operasyonu in 1999 as Silahsız Kuvvet.

He later changed his stage name to Sagopa Kajmer and released an album of the same name in 2002. In 2006 he released the compilation album Kafile under Melankolia Müzik.

Two further solo albums followed, Kötü İnsanları Tanıma Senesi (2008) and Şarkı Koleksiyoncusu (2009), before another mutual album with Kolera, Bendeki Sen, in 2010. Since then he has released four studio albums: Saydam Odalar (2011), Kalp Hastası (2013), Ahmak Islatan (2017) and Kağıt Kesikleri (2022).