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The Opposites

Having climbed their way up from Holland's underground hip-hop scene, quirky rap duo The Opposites landed the big summer hit 'Slaap' in 2006 and became one of the country's most popular pop agitators, before splitting at the height of their success. Childhood friends Willem De Bruin aka Willy and Twan Van Steenhoven aka Big2 grew up in Alkmaar and began collaborating together when Willy was tasked with writing a rap for his school teacher as a punishment for misbehaviour. The two were self-confessed outsiders with Willy suffering small town racism, but shared a love of NWA and Tu...