Lil Kleine

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Lil Kleine, real name Jorik Scholten, is a Dutch rapper, actor and singer, born in Amsterdam in 1994. He grew up in De Wallen and later in Amsterdam-Oost. He was on the books of talent agencies at a young age and made his debut in 2005 in the film Diep. After a friendship with the rapper Lange Frans he performed with his band D-Men. In 2012 he adopted the name Lil' Kleine and released his first EP, Tuig van de Richel.

Music and breakthrough

In 2013 he signed to the hip-hop label TopNotch and made the single Drank & Drugs with Ronnie Flex, which reached number one in the Single Top 100 and won the 3FM Award for best single in 2016. In February 2016 his debut album Wop! appeared. In the first week all eleven tracks were in the top 35 of the Single Top 100 and the album reached number one. It was the first Dutch hip-hop album to manage that. Alleen followed in 2017, Jongen van de straat in 2020, KLEINE in 2021 and Ibiza Stories in 2022.

Influence

Lil Kleine showed that Dutch-language rap can reach a wide audience, above all through streaming. His songs mix street stories with melodic choruses and a club atmosphere. He also appeared on Expeditie Robinson and was a coach on The Voice of Holland.

Listening

Discography

Studio albums

• 2016WOP
• 2017Alleen
• 2020Jongen van de straat
• 2021KLEINE
• 2022Ibiza Stories
• 2026F*CK KLEINE

See also

• WOP