Boss AC

{{BLP sources|date=February 2007}} {{Expand Portuguese|topic=bio|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Boss AC | image = BossAC.png | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = Boss AC in 2016 | birth_name = Ângelo César do Rosario Firmino | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|1|20}} | birth_place = São Vicente, Cape Verde | origin = Lisbon, Portugal | genre = Rap, Hip hop Tuga | occupation = Rapper | instrument = | years_active = 1994-present | label = Mandachuva, Hightower Productions, Absolute Audio, Universal Music | associated_acts = Akon, Q-Pid, Gutto, Troy Hightower, Sam, Pacman, Da Weasel, Valete, Black Company, TC, Mariza, De La Soul, Berg, Dj Nee Nasty, Ana Firmino, Konscious, Dj Soon, Sam The Kid | website = {{URL|http://www.bossac.com/}} }} '''Ângelo César do Rosário Firmino''', better known by the stage name '''Boss AC''' (born January 20, 1975) is a Portuguese rapper originally from Cape Verde. The letters A and C, in Boss AC, come from the initials of his two names, Ângelo and César, respectively.

==Career==

His most popular songs include "Dinero", "Baza Baza", and "Doa a Quem Doer". Although he lives in Portugal, he spends a lot of his time in Africa, especially Angola. He has collaborated with many Angolan rappers, most notably :pt:Gutto, with whom he worked on "Dinero". [[File:Cape Verdean-Portuguese rapper BOSS AC performing in Lisbon Portugal 1994 photograph by Ithaka Darin Pappas.jpg|thumb|Lisbon-based Cape Verdean Portuguese rapper Boss AC performing in 1994.]]

Boss AC started his career in 1994 with ''Rapública'', a compilation album that joined together the new faces of the Portuguese hip hop movement. He was both a performer and producer on this album.

In 1998, Boss AC recorded his first album, ''Mandachuva'', in the USA with production by Troy Hightower. This album was a mixture of hip-hop, ragga, soul, R&B and African sounds. He also recorded a duet titled "No Stress" with Gutto. Together, they produced music and went on tour.

In 2002, Boss AC produced his second album, ''Rimar contra a maré'', which was a more autobiographical album, entirely written and produced by him. This album continued the trend of adding African and Portuguese traditional sounds.

Boss AC's album, ''Ritmo, Amor e Palavras'', was recorded in 2005. This album included collaborations with Posdnuos from De La Soul, Da Weasel, Sam the Kid and Pedro Ayres de Magalhães. The album earned Boss AC a nomination in the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Portuguese Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lxjovem.pt/?id_categoria=11&id_item=224440|title=2005 MTV Europe Music Awards|work=LX Jovem | Descobre o que há de novo em Lisboa |publisher=Portal Lisboa Jovem|language=pt|date=21 September 2006}}</ref>

His fifth fourth album ''Preto no Branco'' (''Black on White'') was released in January 2008 and features the single "Levanta-te" (Stand-up), its music video was launched on the Portuguese MTV later on 21 July. He participated with Mariza with the single "Alguém Me Ouviu (Mantém-te Firme).

His fifth album ''AC Para os Amigos'' (''Nickname AC'') was edited on 6 February 2012 and would be released by Universal Music, singles included in the album are "Sexta-feira (Emprego Bom Já)", "Tástabater" and "Tu Es Mais Forte". The first single was released in February 2012, it reached to Portuguese charts for 3 weeks and was in the Top 10 up to April. The second single's music video was filmed in Brazil. And the third single was released in August 2012 and featured a music video and features Shout. Boss AC was a guest star on the radio program "Comercial".

==Other== Boss AC has appeared in several music festivals in Cape Verde, one in his native island of São Vicente in the 2007, called Baía das Gatas Music Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nave.cv/cvtelecom/xmlthisnews.asp?notid=05082007161256960sao+vicente_inforpress|title=Festival da Baía das Gatas: Um dia memorável no reencontro dos Livity|newspaper=Inforpress|language=pt|date=5 August 2007|access-date=2016-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928065923/http://www.nave.cv/cvtelecom/xmlthisnews.asp?notid=05082007161256960sao+vicente_inforpress|archive-date=2007-09-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was one of the participants for Seven Wonders of Portuguese Cooking on September 10, 2011 which decided 70 dish candidates to be one of seven to be its wonder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.7maravilhas.sapo.pt/maravilhas-da-gastronomia/70-pre-finalistas|title=70 pre-finalistas|publisher=Maravilhas da Gastronomia|language=pt|date=10 September 2011|accessdate=19 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119091322/http://www.7maravilhas.sapo.pt/maravilhas-da-gastronomia/70-pre-finalistas/|archive-date=19 November 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums=== *1998: ''Manda Chuva'' (Valentim de Carvalho (NorteSul)) *2002: ''Rimar Contra a Maré'' (Valentim de Carvalho (NorteSul) - EMI) *2005: ''Ritmo, Amor e Palavras'' (Hightower Productions, Absolute Audio) *2009: ''Preto no Branco'' (Valentim de Carvalho (NorteSul) - EMI) *2012: ''AC Para os Amigos'' (Universal Music) *2018: ''Patrão''

===Singles=== *"Anda cá ao Papá" (1998) *"Quieres Dinero" *"Baza Baza" (2002) *"Hip Hop (Sou Eu E És Tu)" (2005) *"Princesa" (2005) *"Deixa Ferver" *"Levanta-te" (Stand up) (2009) *"Estou Vivo" *"Acabou" (2009) *"Sexta-Feira" (2012)

===Collaborations, Performances and Special appearances=== * "Rapública" Collection (1994) - singles: "A Verdade" and "Generate Power" * "Pé Na Tchôn, Karapinha Na Céu" (1995) CD by General D - singles: "Atake dos Carapinhas" and "Jam Session" * "Dou-lhe Com A Alma" (1995) CD, by Da Weasel - single: "Dou-lhe Com A Alma" * "Espanta Espíritos" Collection (1995) - single: "Apenas Um Irmão" * "Tá-se Bem" (1996) CD, by Kussondulola - single: "Terezinha" * "Funky, Trunky, Punky" (1996) CD, by Gimba - single: "Executivo Improdutivo" * "Filhos da Rua" (1997) CD, by Black Company - single: "Genuíno" * "Ghetto Talk Part.2" (1997) mixtape, by DJ Bomberjack - a single * "Todos Differentes, Todos Iguais" Collection (1997) - single: "Ménage à Trois" * "Reencontro do Vinil Vol.1" (1998) mixtape, by DJ Bomberjack - a single * "Invisível" ("Invisible") (1998) CD, by Fernando Cunha - single: "Só Há Tempo Agora" * "Zona J - Banda Sonora" (1998) CD, single: "Anda Cá Ao Papá" and "Andam Aí" * "Voar" (1999) CD, by Santos & Pecadores - single: "Saber De Ti" * "XX Anos, XX Bandas" (1999) CD, by Xutos & Pontapés - version of "Não Sou o Único" * "Tejo Beat" Collection (1998) - single: "It's All Right" * "Volta a dar Cartas em 99" (1999) mixtape, by DJ Bomberjack - a single * "Operação Alfa" (2000) CD, by SSP - single: "Every Woman" * "Lena - Banda Sonora" (2001) CD, single: "Lena" * "Freestyle Connexion" (Novembro/2002) mixtape, by DJ Bomberjack & DJ Lusitano - single (freestyle) * "Private Show" (Outubro/2002) CD, by Gutto aka Bantú - single: "Hey (A Noite É Aqui)" and "Eu Imaginei" * "Longa Caminhada" (2002) CD, by Mess - single: "Cum n' Get It" * "Último Beijo - Banda Sonora" (2002) - temas "Bué de Rimas" e "A Carta Que Nunca Te Escrevi" * Collection: "Nação Hip Hop - 10 Anos de rap em português" (May 2003) - single: "Velhos Tempos" * Collection: "Hip Hop Nation #1" (June 2003) - single: "Mantém-te Firme" * Collection: "Nação Hip-Hop 2005" (January 2005) - single: "Baza, Baza" * Collection: "Hip Hop Nation #17" (February 2005) - single: "Quem Sente, Sente" * Collection: "Nação Hip-Hop 2006" (March 2006) - single: "Hip Hop (Sou Eu e És Tu)"

===As producer=== * Collection: "Rapública" (1994) - sing: "A Verdade" and "Generate Power" * Collection: "TPC" (2000) - song: "Lado a Lado (HipHop)"

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==External links== *{{official website}} {{in lang|pt}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033920/http://www.valentim.pt/default.asp?SqlPage=edicoes_content&CpContentId=134504 Biography at Valentim de Carvalho's homepage] {{in lang|pt}}

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