Def Rhymz
Dennis Bouman (3 May 1970 – 24 March 2024), known professionally as Def Rhymz, was a Surinamese-Dutch rapper best known for his humouristic raps.
Def Rhymz
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- Name
- Def Rhymz
- Birth Name
- Dennis Bouman
- Born
- 3 May 1970
- Birthplace
- Paramaribo, Suriname
- Died
- 24 March 2024
- Place of death
- Utrecht, Netherlands
- Occupation
- Rapper
- Full name
- Dennis Bouman.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands · Suriname
- Fields
- hip-hop · pop music
- Languages
- Dutch · Japanese
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Dennis Bouman (3 May 1970 – 24 March 2024), known professionally as Def Rhymz, was a Surinamese-Dutch rapper best known for his humouristic raps.
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• Name — Def Rhymz • Birth Name — Dennis Bouman • Born — 3 May 1970 • Birthplace — Paramaribo, Suriname • Died — 24 March 2024 • Place of death — Utrecht, Netherlands • Genre — Hip hop, pop • Occupation — Rapper • Years Active — 1986–2024
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Bouman was born on 3 May 1970. He was the first Dutch rapper ever to hit the number 1 spot on the Dutch Charts, with two songs: "Doekoe" in 1999 and "Schudden" in 2001. Bouman went on to collaborate with the otherwise English-language trio Postmen on a cover version of "De Bom ", the chart-topping 1982-hit by pop/reggae-band Doe Maar for inclusion on a tribute-album. Besides performing, Bouman also worked as a head-chef. Bouman died of heart failure on 24 March 2024, at the age of 53.
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