Biography
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Ημισκούμπρια
Effective period / Period of releases: 1996 - 2008
Members: Δημήτρης Μεντζέλος, Μιθριδάτης, Κώστας Κωστάκος
Imiskoumbria (Greek: Ημισκούμπρια), also known as Imiz is a hip-hop group formed in 1994 in Athens, Greece.The group's roster has been the same since its inception in 1994, constisting of rapper Dimitris Mentzelos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μεντζέλος), Mithridatis (born Mithridatis Hatzoglou/Greek: Μιθριδάτης Χατζόγλου) and DJ Pritanis (born Kostas Kostakos/Greek: Κώστας Κωστάκος). They are widely credited for the establishment of hip-hop as a force to reckon within the Greek music.
Disbanded in 2017.
Ημισκούμπρια has been translated as semi-mackerels.
Σκουμπρί is the Greek word for the fish mackerel (cmpr Scombridae) and is sometimes used in slang for elusive persons.
The first element ημι- is analogous to the formal prefix "semi-" (in contrast to the colloquial μισό "half").
Hence the name refers to half-elusive guys. The combination of these two elements is used mainly for comedic effect rather than being meaningful.