Owal (rapper)

Owal/Emcedwa - real name Jacek Wieczorek (born 14th January 1976 in Poznań) is a Polish rap musician and songwriter.

Hisotry
He started his rap activities in 1995. With his cousin Vektor he started a group called Przystanek 75, later renamed to Emcedwa (in Polish “two MC’s”). After Vektor’s departure Owal started his solo career as Owal/Emcedwa. Till the year 2002 he published two illegal albums and gave a lot of concerts. On December 2, 2002 he published his first legal album called Epizod II: Rapnastyk, that is considered a classic of Polish rap till today. Then after hundreds of concerts he started working on his next album called Epizod III: Wirus, that was published in 2004. His latest album is called Epizod IV: Sens Życia. He is also known for cooperation with other famous polish rappers, like Peja (back in times of underground), Kada (song “Fajna piosenka hip-hop”) or Mezo and groups Ascetoholix, 52 Dębiec. Till june 2006 he also conducted a radio show called Owal Rapgra in Poznań’s Radio Merkury.

Production

 * (2000) Owal/Emcedwa - Miasto Poznań II  (demo)
 * (2000) Owal/Emcedwa - Samo Życie 
 * (2002) Owal/Emcedwa - Epizod II: Rapnastyk (Album)
 * (2004) Owal/Emcedwa - Epizod III: Wirus (Album)
 * (2005) Owal/Emcedwa - Jestem w grze EP (Internet EP)
 * (2007) Owal - Epizod IV: Sens Życia (Album)

Guest performances

 * (2001) Ike - Miasto Poznań RMX
 * (2001) LPS - Póki jesteś młody
 * (2001) Ike|Ike - Tak już jest
 * (2001) Mezo - Szczęście
 * (2001) Ascetoholix - Siano
 * (2001) Peja/Slums Attack - I moje miasto...
 * (2003) Mezo - Głos
 * (2003) Dj Decks - Cel
 * (2003) ZDN - ''Fragmenty'
 * (2004) Liber - Kolejny szczyt
 * (2004) Doniu - Chłopaki z sąsiedztwa
 * (2004) Ascetoholix, Pan Duże Pe, Pięć Dwa Dębiec, Mezo - Jest nas wielu
 * (2005) Mezo/Tabb - Ciekawe życie
 * (2006) ZDN - Z naszego podwórka
 * (2006) WBU - Czas najwyższy
 * (2006) Mezo - Czerwiec
 * (2006) DNA&GAL - Zmysły Płoną