B.U.G. Mafia (Bucuresti Under Ground Mafia, formerly Black Under Ground Mafia ) is a Bucharest based hip hop group (founded in 1993), among the first hip hop acts in Romania widely recognized in their native country as pioneers of gangsta rap in Romania. Though generally categorized as gangsta rap, B.U.G. Mafia proved several times that they can bring political issues in their music, such as the Post-Communist Romanian political class, poverty in Romania's communist-built housing projects or street violence. They were subsequently banned from many mainstream T.V. and radio stations in Romania and even at times prevented from touring, spending a night in jail after their first concert in Turnu Severin in 1997. History Origin In 1991 Vlad Irimia, today widely known as Tataee decided to become a musician influenced by hip hop platinum-selling groups Public Enemy and N.W.A. He had no idea where to start or what to do but he managed to record a first track until 1992.In 1993 Tataee met

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