Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Popek
Person · male · Poland · Legnica · born 1980 · recording since 2007
Polish rapper and martial arts fighter
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Also known as Król Albanii · Paweł Mikołajuw · Paweł Ryszard Mikołajuw · Popek · Popek Monster · 波普克
Timeline
8 events▣ Album 6◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Wyjęty Spod Prawa
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
Biography
English biography194 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1379097686
Biography
Paweł Ryszard Mikołajuw ⟨ IPA: /ˈpävɛw ˈrɨʂärt ˌmʲikɔˈwäjuf/⟩ (born 2 December 1978), also known as Popek, Popek Monster and Król Albanii (The King of Albania), is a Polish rapper and professional mixed martial arts fighter. In 2000, together with such rappers as Bosski Roman, Tadek, Pomidor and Kali founded the group Firma. Popek creates music from the border of dubstep, grime and gangsta rap.
Popek left his family home at the age of 14 and therefore never got a proper education. He speaks Polish, English and German, though only fluent in Polish.
Solo activities began in 2007, Popek has since released three albums, including one self-released. The album MonsterMonsterSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Be Yourself2Nie oddam za nic3Heavy on the Beat4I Am5Mr Pink6My Album7My Music8Jeszcze Firma nie zginęła9Pain Be My Guest10We Party Hard We Never Rest (Matheo version)11We Party Hard We Never Rest (Steel Banglez version)12Police Chase13Ja robię muzę, ty płaczesz14Robbery15Znawcy rapu16Kto nie ryzykuje, szampana nie pije17Sławy szczyt was certified Gold in Poland and the Czech Republic. Firma has recorded 6 albums, Popek however was not involved in the production of the album NieLegalne Rytmy: Kontynuacja.
He collaborated with such artists as Chronik, Krept and Konan, Big Narstie, JME, Professor Green, Jędker, Sokół, Peja, Virus Syndicate, Tempa T, P Money, Devlin, Wiley, Małolat, The Game, Sean Price, Stitches. and Big H.
Popek became famous for getting his eyeballs tattooed, and for hanging on hooks in the music video for Pain be My Guest.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 12 | 30.2th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 49:24
1Intro1:042Uważaj Na Tą Kurwę3:323Wstrzymaj Oddech3:564Chujowi Raperzy1:435Skit1:306Wilki Z Ulicy2:597Dwie Branże3:188Jak Tu Normalnie Żyć3:229Wierzysz1:3910Wyjęty Spod Prawa1:3411Radź Sobie Sam2:3312Ćpuny2:3813Na Temat2:4314Problem3:1515Po Latach2:4616To Co Straciłem3:2117Litania3:2418Skit 24:072008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:12
1Chciałbym3:572Niezmienny styl2:333Jakby ktoś pytał4:174Już mnie nie zobaczysz4:005Zasady2:486W świecie baranów jestem wilkiem3:427Ręce nie palą mi się do roboty3:078Przegrani z góry4:139Graj2:4510Wojna3:5411Czarno to widzę3:0612Wiara w siebie2:502013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks
1Be Yourself2Nie oddam za nic3Heavy on the Beat4I Am5Mr Pink6My Album7My Music8Jeszcze Firma nie zginęła9Pain Be My Guest10We Party Hard We Never Rest (Matheo version)11We Party Hard We Never Rest (Steel Banglez version)12Police Chase13Ja robię muzę, ty płaczesz14Robbery15Znawcy rapu16Kto nie ryzykuje, szampana nie pije17Sławy szczyt2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks
1Fabryka Hitów2Zakazany Owoc3Jestem Królem4Co kurwo patrzysz5Król Cyganów6Nie mów mu nic7International Gangsta8Każdy z nas9Wiara czyni cuda10Jak tłucze11Różni nas wiele12Imprezka domowa13Wakacje14Nigdy więcej15Wodospady2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:00:58
1Co ode mnie chcesz?2:562Tron pasuje mi4:303Oda do próżności3:534Dom2:475Czego sercu nie żal3:186Na rozstaju dróg4:427Z biegiem czasu3:358Bajka3:319Mój świat3:5310Prawda czy fałsz4:1711To co moje jest2:5712Nigdy nie mów nigdy3:0813Jeszcze jeden raz2:5514Nigdy nie mów nigdy (P.A. F. F remix)4:2215Bajka (Melo.Kids remix)3:4216To co moje jest (SHIMZ remix)2:5717Z biegiem czasu (Doych remix)3:352019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 57:52
1Wyłączony mózg3:502Prorok3:303Człowiek w masce3:194Pierwszy raz3:095Bolek i Lucyna3:286Lekarz3:237Ostra jak brzytwa2:418Gwiazdy3:089Szczwany lis2:3110Mietek materialista3:1611Brudna wojna2:1212Sadźmy towar3:3613Czarna Wołga2:4714Jak ptak3:2615Szukam bratniej duszy3:1016Prawie 4-dychy3:3817Muzy3:2618Karma3:22
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | AYE!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 10:561AYE!3:28 2AYE! (clean)3:28 3AYE! (extended)4:00 | 26 May 2017 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Popek head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 12 | 30.2th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firma(band) | 2001 | present | |
| Gang Albanii(band) | 2014 | 2017 |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Popek.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d7b8a6d0-7e45-4a06-8eba-d43f83fdeb34discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d7b8a6d0-7e45-4a06-8eba-d43f83fdeb34core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10534493genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10534493seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popekbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popek
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
- List of Polish musicians and musical groups
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: mic7 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q10534493 · MusicBrainz: d7b8a6d0-7e45-4a06-8eba-d43f83fdeb34
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