Career
Karppinen"s career had its beginning in the early 1990s when he was still living in Jyväskylä. Heavily inspired by groups like Public Enemy and House of Pain, he formed a duo with Myyrä in 2000. Together they have released four EPs.
Karppinen has also released two solo records and one record with rapper Juhani.
In January 2011, Kuningas Pähkinä and Kilari Audio released an European Parliament Musaa (Kadonneet kovalevyt osa II). Kuningas Pähkinä, Setä Tamu and Stig joined forces in 2012 as the group and with the single "Tyttö sinä olet meritähti".