Background
Franken was born in Spijkenisse, Netherlands.
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Franken was born in Spijkenisse, Netherlands.
Best known for his single Badman Riddim (Jump) (featuring Foreign Beggars), which reached #7 on the United Kingdom Chart after a release on 19 June 2011. As a teenager he developed an interest in graphic design before he started to focus on making music 2007-2009: Dirty House Between 2007 and 2009 Franken released 5 mixtapes in the "Dirty House" series, the second of which contained the song Badman Riddim.
lieutenant was around the time of this release he and this song started to gain mainstream attention.
2010-present: Badman Riddim Badman Riddim, in addition to a vocal version which featured United Kingdom hip-hop/grime/dubstep group Foreign Beggars and was given the new title Badman Riddim (Jump), began to start gaining airplay from some British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1 DJs in the United Kingdom in late 2010. As attention for the single started to grow Franken was signed to Ministry of Sound and a music video was made for the song.
The single was released in the United Kingdom on 19 June 2011 and entered the United Kingdom Chart at #7, the first hit in the country for both acts involved. On January 7, 2013, Not a Saint was released.
lieutenant features Lethal Bizzle and Donae"o.
lieutenant is a remix of the same song by Bizzle and Donae"o. The remix featured positive feedback and was released as a collaborative single. lieutenant peaked at number 20 in the United Kingdom Chart.
Since late 2013, Franken signed to DOORN Records.
He released his first song under the label, "Triplets Riddim" on 30 December 2013. There is a scheduled upcoming single "Biology Riddim" of which the release date will soon be announced.