La Familia | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Lafamilia.JPG) Puya (far left) and Sișu (far right) at the microphones | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Sișu & Puya |
| Origin | Balta Albă Sălăjan, Bucharest, Romania |
| Genres | Gangsta rap, G-Funk Christian rap , Conscious rap |
| Years active | 1997–2011; 2017–present |
| Labels | Cat Music, Scandalos Music |
| Members | Puya Sișu Tudor DJ Wicked |
La Familia are a Romanian hip hop group from Sălăjan, Bucharest. Founded in 1997 by Dragoș "Puya" Gărdescu and Tudor Sișu, they have been widely regarded as pioneers of the gangsta rap subgenre in their native Romania.
Mentored by fellow gangsta rap group B.U.G. Mafia, they quickly emerged as one of Romania's most popular rap acts in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 2003, group member Tudor Sișu was sentenced to three years in prison after being arrested by Romanian authorities in a widely publicized drug-trafficking case.[1][2][3][4] The group also lost the rights to its name after a public feud with former mentors B.U.G. Mafia, whom they had lyrically attacked in an unreleased song the previous year. Group member Puya worked mostly individually on their 2004 effort, before managing to recover the rights for the band's name following a lengthy court trial.[5] In late 2005, Sișu was paroled and the group resumed its activity before finally disbanding in 2011. This followed a string of failed attempts at releasing a comeback album. Gărdescu and Sișu have remained cordial, reuniting frequently on each other's solo efforts and occasionally for live performances.
In 2017, they reunited as La Familia and released the Codul bunelor maniere (The code of good manners) album.
- ^ "Tudor Sișu, condamnat DEFINITIV la 4 ani de închisoare" [Tudor Sișu, DEFINITELY sentenced to 4 years in prison] (in Romanian). Realitatea.net. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Sisu, condamnat pentru trafic si consum de droguri. Puya: Nu comentez" [Sisu, convicted for drug trafficking and consumption. Puya: I don't comment] (in Romanian). Stirileprotv.ro. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Verdict final: Sisu, condamnat definitiv la patru ani de inchisoare pentru trafic de droguri | Muzica" [Final verdict: Sisu, definitively sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking] (in Romanian). A1.ro. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Ieșit din pușcărie, Sișu ține predici la Vaslui" [Released from prison, Sișu preaches in Vaslui] (in Romanian). Ziarulevenimentul.ro. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Puya a castigat definitiv procesul cu B.U.G. Mafia" [Puya won the lawsuit with B.U.G. Mafia] (in Romanian). Stiri.acasa.ro. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2015.