Joost Klein

Joost Klein (Dutch pronunciation: [joːst ˈklɛin]; born 10 November 1997), known mononymously as Joost, is a Dutch rapper, writer and former YouTuber. He is best known for his songs "Scandinavian Boy", "Wachtmuziek", and "Friesenjung", and his albums M Van Marketing, Albino, and 1983. Although mainly a hip hop artist, his songs and performances often include influences of electronic music, such as drum and bass, hardstyle and gabber.[1][2]

Joost
Klein in 2019
Background information
Birth nameJoost Klein
Also known asEenhoornJoost
Born (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Genres
Years active2010-present (YouTube), 2016-present (music)
LabelsAlbino Records

Early life

Klein grew up with his parents in the Frisian village of Britsum. In 2008, he started a YouTube channel under the name EenhoornJoost. For high school, he went to Stedelijk Gymnasium in Leeuwarden, but eventually dropped out.[3]

Career

Until 2016, Klein created YouTube videos under the name EenhoornJoost. His videos ranged from sketches to mini documentaries.[3] Nowadays, Klein only uploads music video clips on YouTube. Most of his old videos have since been deleted, but a few are still viewable. Klein currently has over 225,000 subscribers, and his videos have been viewed more than a total of 23 million times.

"Bitches" was Klein's first single that would reach a million views on YouTube.[4] He was briefly signed to TopNotch in 2017 and 2018, but Klein eventually decided to set up his own record label, Albino Records.[5] On 20 October 2017, Klein released his mixtape Scandinavian Boy. He released his single "Meeuw" ('Seagull') on 21 March 2018. One month later, the single "Ome Robert" ('Uncle Robert') would follow.

On August 3, 2018, Klein released the album M van Marketing together with another Dutch rapper, Donnie. The album consists of 11 songs, such as "Stockholm", "Domme Patta", "Leipe Dennis" and "Vogel op de Hek". To promote the album, the duo organised a one-time performance called Viraal in Carré in Royal Theater Carré in Amsterdam.[6]

Klein wrote a small book of poems called Albino, which was published on 14 November 2018. Klein has mentioned that he wrote the book because of his father, who also wrote a book and encouraged Klein to do so too. Regarding this, Klein said: "He told me to write a book too, just like him. So when a publisher asked if I wanted to do that, I thought: wow this couldn't be better. I already had it in my head. It's really cool to have something tangible in my hands. On YouTube and with my music everything is virtual and this is very different."[7]

To promote his eponymous album Albino, Klein organised the Het gaat niet zo goed ('It is not going too well') tour on 25 January 2019. During this tour, he visited venues such as Het Paard, De Oosterpoort, Doornroosje, and Paradiso.[8] He concluded the tour in Paradiso on 3 March 2019. The following summer, Klein performed at major Benelux festivals such as Pukkelpop, Pinkpop, Lowlands and Zwarte Cross.

On 15 November 2019, Klein released the album 1983, of which the title refers to the birth year of Klein's older brother.[9] Klein collaborated with music producers Mick Spek, Kauwboy, and Tantu Beats on the album. On 24 April 2020, Klein released the album Joost Klein 7, which consists of 7 songs among which a collaboration with Canadian rapper bbno$. On 7 August of the same year, he released the single "Ik wil je" ('I want you'), a remix of the eponymous song by the Belgian band De Kreuners.[10]

Klein released his eighth album on 13 September 2022. The album is called Fryslân, which is the Frisian name of Klein's birth province, Friesland. The album features the singles "Florida 2009", "Wachtmuziek", and "Papa en Mama", and was fully produced by producer Tantu Beats. Various samples can be heard on the album, such as samples of the Dutch ska band Doe Maar and Crazy Frog. In "Florida 2009", Klein reflects on the death of his parents, whom he lost at a young age. He revealed the song for the first time at the 2022 edition of Pinkpop.[11]

In 2023, Klein scored his first hit in Germany with the single "Friesenjung", a collaboration with German rapper Ski Aggu and an adaptation of a song by East Frisian comedian Otto Waalkes. The song reached first place on the German Top 100 Singles.[12] That same year, Klein expressed his interest in representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. A petition was launched by the NPO 3FM radio programme VoorAan of PowNed in an attempt to realise this goal.[13]

Discography

Albums
  • Dakloos (2016)
  • Scandinavian Boy (2017)
  • M Van Marketing (2018)
  • Albino (2019)
  • 1983 (2019)
  • Joost Klein 7 (2020)
  • Albino Sports, Vol. 1 (2021)
  • Fryslân (2022)

Singles and EPs
  • "Feminist on da Block" (2017)
  • "Meeuw" (2017) — with Stefano Keizers
  • "Ome Robert" (2018)
  • "Parmezaan en Linkerbaan" (2018) — with Donnie
  • "Chubby" (2018)
  • "Glaassie Water" (2018)
  • "Buurman" (2019)
  • "Absurd" (2019) — with Millie on Go
  • "Midlife Crisis" (2019)
  • "Joost Klein 2" (2019)
  • "Mayo, No Fries!" (2020) — with bbno$
  • "Ham?" (2020)
  • "Ik Wil Je" (2020) — with De Kreuners
  • "Hallo Nederland" (2020) — with Tantu Beats
  • "Gewoon Goed" (2021) — with Brunzyn and Donnie
  • "Albino Sports Anthem" (2021) — with Brunzyn
  • "Fok De Blok" (2021) — with StuBru
  • "Papa en Mama" (2021)
  • "Wachtmuziek" (2022)
  • "Wachtmuziek (Sped Up)" (2022) — with Vieze Asbak
  • "Florida 2009" (2022)
  • "Rookpauze 2" (2022) — with Vieze Asbak
  • "Normalje Bass" (2023) — with Russian Village Boys
  • "Bruder + Schwester" (2023) — with Gladde Paling
  • "Friesenjung" (2023) — with Ski Aggu and Otto Waalkes
  • "Friesenjung (Sped Up)" (2023) — with Ski Aggu, Otto Waalkes, Vieze Asbak, and Tantu Beats

References
  1. Pek, Norbert (August 18, 2023). "LL23: Pompeblêden of verzuipen met Joost". 3voor12 (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  2. Raes, Tom (August 19, 2023). "Muzikaal is er geen ruk aan, de rest valt niet te snappen. Toch treft Joost weer doel op Pukkelpop ★★★☆☆". De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. Kraak, Haro (November 19, 2019). "Joost Klein begon op YouTube, schreef een dichtbundel en stond als rapper in Carré en op Lowlands: 'Het was opeens een ding'". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  4. "In de spotlight: Joost Klein". Teenmag (in Dutch). February 26, 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  5. "Miljard views op Top Notch Youtube kanaal". Emerce (in Dutch). April 5, 2017. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  6. "Ja hoor: Donnie & Joost treden op in Carré". Het Parool (in Dutch). June 28, 2018. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  7. Visser, Jelmer (November 13, 2018). "Albino: 'Een roetsjbaanrit door een fucked up brein'". Metro (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  8. "Joost negen clubs langs met z'n 'Het gaat niet zo goed' tour". Podiuminfo.nl (in Dutch). October 17, 2018. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  9. Palmans, Lucas (November 15, 2019). "Joost – 1983 (★★★½): Geld en verdriet, met nonsens en een dikke beat". Dansende Beren (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  10. "Joost Klein brengt versie uit van 'Ik Wil Je' van De Kreuners". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). August 7, 2020. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  11. Pisart, Timo (October 1, 2022). "Joost Klein: 'De eerste veertig luisterbeurten moest ik alleen maar huilen'". 3voor12 (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  12. "Otto Waalkes Kultsong "Friesenjung" wird zur Musik-Sensation". Das Erste (in German). June 15, 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  13. "NPO 3FM start petitie om Joost Klein naar Songfestival te krijgen". RadioWereld.nl (in Dutch). September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
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