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Pop music | Rapper Ahti hopes his brother struggling with drugs will hear his album

From Helsingin Sanomat · () Finnish

Translated from Finnish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Finnish rapper Ahti created his new album partly to address his brother’s drug problem directly.
  • He held a preview screening for fans in cinemas, beginning in his hometown of Porvoo, and said the songs connected with listeners.
  • Fans highlighted the album’s honesty, pain and focus on family relationships, with some saying they cried.

“This is deep now. People are crying.” That was the mood at a cinema preview of Finnish rapper Ahti’s third album, which he presented to fans first in his hometown of Porvoo.

Ahti says the album grew from a need to say something to his brother, who has a drug problem. He has carefully considered what to reveal about people close to him in his songs, but this time he felt he had to address his brother directly.

The preview was held in cinemas, and Ahti felt the songs reached the audience. A video released by his record company features fans gathered in the cinema lobby, discussing the album’s honesty and painful subject matter.

The songs about family relationships made a particular impression. Some fans said they had cried. Alongside the personal message to his brother, Ahti hopes the album will help turn him into an artist known throughout Finland.

This is deep now. People are crying.

· Unnamed fan or participantThe remark captures the emotional reaction at the cinema preview of Ahti’s album.
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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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