Imiskoumbria is the best-selling hip-hop group in Greece.
They started working together in 1993, but their first contract was signed in 1996 with FM Records, an independent Greek record label.
The group is composed by: Dimitris Mentzelos- MC
Mithridatis- MC
and Pritanis- DJ
Their songs are satirical and based in everyday life situations.
The same year they release their first CD named 30 years of success and in a market of 10,000,000 people they sell over 30,000 albums and their CD went GOLD.
In 1997, they released their second CD named The LP that is being advertised, which sells over 50,000 CDs and this time it goes PLATINUM.
In 1998, they released a CD single called The magic comb that went GOLD. The same year they released their third CD named Close Encounters with 3 Guys, which sells over 30,000 albums and turns GOLD also.
In 1999, they sign, with Universal Music and they release their fourth CD named 2030, while for the first time DEF JAM (one of Americas biggest record labels), gives its label to a Greek group. The mastering of this record, took place in Sterling Sound- New York.
Imiskoumbria have also been awarded three (3) times with the award of Best Group in Greece by the Greek Music Awards.
In 2001, they release their fifth album from Universal which also had a great success.
The summer that follows finds them all over Greece touring with COSMOTE, one of the biggest mobile phone companies in Greece, which was a huge success.
Imiskoumbria also have an exclusive contract with NIKE, the number one athletic company in the world, since 2000.
In 2003, they hosted their own TV show called So F***** What created by them.
The same year, they decided to leave Universal Music and signed with Emi, the biggest and most successful record company in Greece and one of the biggest worldwide. In 2004, they released their sixth album and had a huge success with their single Greek Lover
In 1997, they had been selected to create a commercial by their own for the most popular chocolate-flavor milk in Greece (Milko). The commercial was awarded as the best commercial of the year by the American magazine Advertising Age.
In the summer of 2004, they were touring across Greece with COSMOTE again, since the first time was so successful.
After a proposal made by the Greek organization for protection from earthquakes (...), they were part of a CD ROM that had been distributed in all the schools in Greece and is talking about what we must do, in order to protect ourselves, when an earthquake strikes.
During 2004 they collaborated with Henessy for a series of exclusive parties called Henessy Bedtime Fridays at Venue, one of the biggest clubs in Athens, where they DJed.
Henessy also sponsored two of their music videos and produced the release of a CD single entitled I Drank 15.
In the Autumn of 2005 they did a major TV commercial for the biggest greek processed meat products (cold cuts) company, NIKAS.
In December of 2005 Universal/Def Jam released a CD compilation of their best hits and a DVD with 19 of their music videos entitled Tha Def Jam Yearz + Tha Ultimate DVD, which was very well received in terms of sales.
Their seventh album entitled The Simple Method Of The Three, an anniversary album celebrating their 10 years in the record industry, will be released in early May, 2006.
Not only they write, produce and create their one albums, they also discover, produce and promote new artists in hip-hop music.
Imiskoumbria is and will remain the best-selling hip-hop group in the music history of Greece and the only one that has ever made gold and platinum album sales.
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"An isoun allos" official video from Imiskoumbria!
"Brazil-Imiz 1-0" official video from Imiskoumbria! The video was shoot during the 50 Cent Show opening act in Greece!
Also watch Imiskoumbria performing live on Mega Channel!
