Baas B
Background information
Birth nameBart Zeilstra
Born (1982-04-10) 10 April 1982
Amsterdam, Netherlands
OriginDiemen, Netherlands
GenresRap
Occupation(s)Singer, rapper, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1997  present

Bart Zeilstra, better known by his stage name Baas B (born 10 April 1982), is a Dutch rapper and singer who was a founding member of Dutch rap formation D-Men and between 1997 and 2009, a member of the Dutch hip hop duo Lange Frans & Baas B both formed with his childhood friend Frans Frederiks better known as Lange Frans. After the split-up of the duo, he is working as a solo artist; the duo eventually reformed in 2019.

Career

In D-Men

In 1997, Zeilstra was a founding member of a band alongside rapper siblings Lange Frans and Brutus Frederiks as he was a childhood friend of the two. After a freestyle session on a basketball court in Diemen-Zuid, they created hiphop collective D-Men.[1] The English pronunciation of "D-Men" is similar to the Dutch pronunciation of the name of their home town. As D-Men they released their first single entitled "Zoveel Mensen" ("So Many People"), and in 2001, they won a talent contest that was organised by Stichting Grap ("Joke Foundation") in 2001. In later years, many artists joined D-Men, namely Brace, Yes-R & Soesi B, Negativ and DJ MBA.

In Lange Frans and Baas B

Lange Frans & Baas B

In 2004, Zeilstra and Frans already in D-Men formed the duo Lange Frans & Baas B and had a successful career for more than 4 years with three albums Supervisie (2004), Het land van (2005) and Verder (2008) and a number of singles the most successful of which were "Moppie", "Zinloos" both in 2004 and "Mee naar Diemen-Zuid" in 2005. After the murder of Theo van Gogh on 2 November 2004 the single "Zinloos" was adapted and some of the lyrics amended to mourn in death. The band split up in March 2009.

The duo came under criticism for over-commercialization of his music from D-Men colleague Negativ and from other Dutch rappers Def P and Kimo.

They had their last appearance on an edition of the Dutch X Factor where they lost a rap battle against Marcel Machielse & Pim Ottenheim

Solo career

Baas B had a prosperous career as a solo artist. His 2005 single "Stel je voor" featuring rapper Yes-R reached No. 3 in the Dutch Singles Chart, whereas his single "Waar ik sta" featuring Jayh topped the Dutch Singles Chart.

He also moved into feature films and made voiceover over the Dutch version of the animated film Cars taking the voices of Snotrod and DJ while Lange Frans made the voiceovers for Boost and Wingo

Discography

Baas B

Albums

Albums in the Dutch Album Top 20/50/100
TitleRelease
date
Entry
date
 Highest 
position
 #Weeks Notes 
Lange Frans & Baas B
Supervisie200411 September 20044818
Het land van24 November 20053 December 20052714
Verder23 April 20083 May 2008565

Singles

Singles in the Dutch Top 40
TitleRelease
date
Entry
date
 Highest 
position
 #Weeks Notes 
Ali B
"Zoveel mensen"1999
"Mijn feestje"20058 January 2005286feat Erwin E. &. Hendrik P.
Lange Frans & Baas B
"Represent"200420 March 2004992in the Single Top 100
"Erik in tha house "200410 July 2004314feat [Mariëtte O.]
"Zinloos"200423 October 20041 (3wk)15feat Ninthe
"Supervisie"200523 April 2005352
"Het land van Lisa B." (Live)20058 October 20051 (2wk)16
"Mee naar Diemen-Zuid"200510 December 2005169
"Ik wacht al zo lang"200622 April 2006187feat Brutus & Di-Rect
"Dit moet een zondag zijn"200629 July 2006tip6-feat Marcel Machielse & Pim Ottenheim
"Kamervragen"4 February 200823 February 2008145in the Single Top 100
"Zondag Vrij"2008
"Dit was het land van"20094 April 2009tip3
Baas B
"Stel je voor"20059 April 2005373feat Yes-R
"Waar ik sta"200810 May 2008741feat Jayh in the Single Top 100
Singles in the Ultratop 50 Singles
TitleRelease
date
Entry
date
 Highest 
position
 #Weeks Notes 
"Zinloos"200422 January 2005432feat Ninthe

References

  1. "Hiphopenmark: Biographies". Hiphopenmark.mysites.nl. n.d. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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