Rahim

Born in Katowice and tied to the Mikołów scene in Upper Silesia, Rahim, real name Sebastian Salbert, has since the mid-1990s developed a central path in Polish hip-hop, between rap, production and sound engineering work. He begins with 3xKlan, whose album Dom pełen drzwi appeared in 1997, before joining Magik and Fokus in Paktofonika, a trio formed in 1998 and author of Kinematografia in 2000 and Archiwum kinematografii in 2002. His writing sits in dense rap, often introspective, marked by boom bap, alternative hip-hop and darker or more experimental forms. In parallel, Rahim publishes personal projects like Experyment: PSYHO in 2002 under the name Straho, then DynamoL in 2007 and Podróże po amplitudzie in 2010, where he crosses conscious rap, electronic textures and more abstract rhythmic constructions. From 2003, Rahim continues with Pokahontaz, formed with Fokus and DJ Bambus, active on the Polish rap scene with regular concerts and several releases. Rahim also collaborates with L.U.C on Homoxymoronomatura in 2007, with Buka on Optymistycznie in 2015, and takes part in the ARKanoid project in 2020 with AbradAb and Kleszcz. Outside the scene, Rahim runs the label MaxFloRec, extension of his commitment to developing Silesian hip-hop.