Brutus (rapper)

Brutus
Background information
Birth name	Thijs Frederiks
Born	(1983-04-23) April 23, 1983 (age 41) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Origin	Diemen, Netherlands
Genres	Hip hop, Urban music
Occupation(s)	Rapper, radio personality
Years active	1996 – present
Labels	TopNotch
Website	Official Site

Thijs Frederiks, better known by his stage name Brutus, (born in Amsterdam on 23 April 1983) is a Dutch rapper originating from Diemen, Netherlands. Alongside his older brother Lange Frans and rapper-singer better known as Baas B was a founding member of D-Men^[1] and the band's manager.

Brutus had important recordings on De Straatremixes series of three D-Men mixtapes and cooperation with other D-Men members^[2] (rappers, singers and DJs) Lange Frans, Baas B, Negativ, Yes-R, Brace, C-Ronic and also with Darryl, The Opposites and Riza.

His big break came with the success of the single "Mijn Feestje" credited to Brutus and Negativ. It reached #28 on the Dutch Singles Chart, staying 6 weeks on the chart.

In 2006, he was featured in a release of single "Ik wacht al zo lang" credited to Lange Frans featuring Brutus and Tim van Di-Rect (real name Tim Akkerman) and reaching #18 in the Dutch Singles Chart.

He also has solo singles "Net als jij" and "Gedachtegang" and is featured in Lange Frans' single "Flappen"

• In 2006 in partnership with his brother Lange Frans (real name Frans Christiaan Frederiks), he presented a weekly radio show at Dutch hip hop station Lijn5.
• Brutus lives with his girlfriend Janneke de Ridder and they have a son named Robbe (born 26 May 2009).^[3]

• 2007: Gedachtegang
• 2009: Thijstijd

(Refer to D-Men discography)

Featured in

• Official website