{{Distinguish|Rakim}} {{Infobox musical artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Rahim | honorific_suffix = | image = Pokahontaz 002.jpg | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | native_name = Sebastian Salbert | native_name_lang = pl | birth_name = | alias = {{flatlist| * Rahim * Rah * Rahuene * Straho }} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|11|17}} | birth_place = Katowice, Poland | origin = Mikołów, Poland | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date first) --> | death_place = | genre = {{flatlist| * Hip hop * alternative hip hop * dubstep }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Rapper * record producer * entrepreneur }} | instrument = | years_active = 1994–present | label = {{flatlist| * S.P. Records * Gigant Records * MaxFloRec }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * 3xKlan * Paktofonika * Pokahontaz * Kaliber 44 }} | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} or {{Official URL}} --> | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} '''Sebastian Salbert''' (born November 17, 1978, in Katowice<ref name="dlastudenta">{{cite web|title=Rahim (Sebastian Salbert) - Biografia, Życiorys - Muzyka|url=http://muzyka.dlastudenta.pl/artysta/Rahim/biografia,9213.html|website=muzyka.dlastudenta.pl|accessdate=29 November 2017}}</ref>) better known by his stage name '''Rahim,''' is a Polish rapper, producer and entrepreneur. He is the owner of record company MaxFloRec, the former member of groups such as 3xKlan, MZD, Erka and Paktofonika. Since 2003 he has been the one half of a duo Pokahontaz which he creates with Fokus. He has released several albums under his alter ego '''Straho'''.
In 2001 he, along with his then group Paktofonika, received the Polish music award Fryderyk in ''Album of the year - hip-hop'' category for their album ''Kinematografia''. In 2011, magazine Machina classified him at number 25 on list of "30 best Polish rappers".
He has a younger brother, Minx, who is a beatboxer and won Polish championship in beatbox in 2007.
== Biography == Sebastian Salbert was born on November 17, 1978, in Katowice{{r|dlastudenta}}, where he spent his early childhood. He moved out to Mikołów with his family later where he lives to this day.<ref name="maxflo">{{cite web|title=Rahim - Wokaliści - Artyści - MaxFlo|url=http://maxflo.pl/Rahim.html|website=maxflo.pl|accessdate=29 November 2017}}</ref> He began to be active as an artist in 1994 when he, along with Maczo, B.U.C and DJ Bambus, formed a group 3xKlan. In 1996, he produced two track for the biggest Hip-Hop band in Poland Kaliber 44's debut album ''Księga Tajemnicza. Prolog'' and rapped on a track "Psychodela".<ref name="ksiega">{{cite web|title=Kaliber 44 - Księga Tajemnicza. Prolog|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kaliber-44-Ksi%C4%99ga-Tajemnicza-Prolog/release/1379791|website=Discogs|accessdate=29 November 2017|language=en}}</ref> A year later, in 1997, 3xKlan released their debut and the only album ''Dom pełen drzwi'' which stylistically and lyrically was similar to Kaliber's debut. A few tracks from the album such as "Pozytywka" and "Łza wyobraźni" gained some popularity in Poland, peaking at Szczecińska Lista Przebojów chart. The album was also nominated for the Fryderyk award in category "Album of the year – rap & hip-hop".<ref name="3xklanfryderyk">{{cite web|last1=www.onyx.pl|first1=Onyx Sp. z o.o., tel. +48 572 400 000|title=Nominowani i laureaci :: Nagroda muzyczna - Fryderyk :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video|url=http://www.zpav.pl/fryderyk/nominowani/index.php?year=1997|website=www.zpav.pl|accessdate=1 December 2017}}</ref> Subsequently, he was a part of short-lived projects eRKa and MZD.
In 1998, after the dissolution of 3xKlan, Rahim contacted with two rappers from Katowice: Magik and Fokus, and after a short period of time they created a new group Paktofonika.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Miszczak|first1=Radek|title=Radek Miszczak: Beaty, rymy, życie: leksykon muzyki hip-hop|date=2005|publisher=Kurpisz S.A.|isbn=9788389738752|page=381|edition=Wyd. 1.}}</ref> In April 2000, the group signed a contract with Gigant Records. On 18 December 2000, the debut album ''Kinematografia'' was released. Eight days after the release, Magik committed suicide by jumping through the window. One year after the release of ''Kinematografia'', Rahim decided to co-produce the album ''Zawieszeni w czasie i przestrzeni'' of side-project Pijani Powietrzem. The album was finally released in 2002. In September 2002, Paktofonika's second and final studio album ''Archiwum kinematografii'', containing old Magik's verses, was released. Meanwhile, he was working on his studio album ''Experyment: PSYHO'' which eventually was released on November 17, 2002, under his alter ego name Straho.
In 2003, Paktofonika performed their last show at Spodek in Katowice and on the same day Rahim, along with Fokus and DJ Bambus, announced the start of the group Pokahontaz. In 2004 he founded his own record label MaxFloRec which is the continuation of MaxFloStudio which was opened in 1998.<ref name="maxflohist">{{cite web|title=Info - O nas - MaxFlo|url=http://maxflo.pl/Info.html|website=maxflo.pl|accessdate=2 December 2017}}</ref> In April 2005, the group released their first studio album ''Receptura''. The album was promoted with singles "Wstrząs dla mas", "Nie1", and "Cyfroni" and it debuted at number 3 on Polish OLiS chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=254&lang=pl|website=olis.onyx.pl|accessdate=2 December 2017}}</ref> In 2006 he produced the debut album ''Miraż'' for hip-hop group Projektor.
In 2007, Rahim started collaborating with L.U.C, an alternative hip hop and nu jazz artist, and on October 19, 2007, they released their joint album ''Homoxymoronomatura''. The album was promoted with singles "Hemoglobina" and "Nibyminipocieszne Psychomarionety". On November, the same year, Rahim released, as previously under his nickname Straho, his second studio album ''DynamoL''. The album features guest appearances from rappers like Abradab, Grubson and the group Projektor.
A year later, he performed in a play "Szepty", directed by Jack Burban at Polish Theatre in Wrocław.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wywiad z Rahimem|url=http://iwiesz24.pl/wywiad-z-rahimem|accessdate=4 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926145515/http://iwiesz24.pl/wywiad-z-rahimem|archive-date=2011-09-26}}</ref> In the same year, he released ''Homoxymoronomatura Live'' - a live version of ''Homoxymoronomatura''. In 2010, Rahim released his debut studio album under his normal pseudonym. The album, titled ''Podróże po amplitudzie'', was finally released on March 5, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rah!m* - Podróże Po Amplitudzie|url=https://www.discogs.com/Rahm-Podr%C3%B3%C5%BCe-Po-Amplitudzie/release/2179683|website=Discogs|accessdate=11 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> On December 6, 2010, a remix album of the album, titled ''Amplifikacja'' was released. The remixes were produced by producers such as: O.S.T.R, DiNO, Vixen and others.
In 2012, Rahim, along with Fokus, were focused on working on ''Jesteś Bogiem'', a movie, directed by Leszek Dawid, which tells a story of Paktofonika. The movie was released on September 21, 2012, and received highly positive reviews. On October 19, Pokahontaz released their second studio album ''Rekontakt'' which debuted at number 2 on Polish OLiS chart.<ref>{{cite web|last1=www.onyx.pl|first1=Onyx Sp. z o.o., tel. +48 22 3377222|title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=775&lang=|website=olis.onyx.pl|accessdate=11 December 2017}}</ref>
During 2019 December 12, during galle in Silesian Museum of Katowice, he has been awarded Honourous Medal "Valuable to Polish Culture".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://muzeumslaskie.pl/pl/aktualnosci/muzeum-slaskim-odznaczono-zasluzonych-dla-kultury-polskiej/ |title=Museum of Silesia |access-date=2022-12-11 |archive-date=2021-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202131918/https://muzeumslaskie.pl/pl/aktualnosci/muzeum-slaskim-odznaczono-zasluzonych-dla-kultury-polskiej/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Discography == {{col-start}} {{col-2}} ; Studio albums * ''Experyment: PSYHO'' (2002) (as Straho) * ''DynamoL'' (2007) (as Straho) * ''Podróże po amplitudzie'' (2010) * ''Amplifikacja'' (2010) {{col-2}} ; Collaboration albums * ''Homoxymoronomatura'' (2007) (with L.U.C) * ''Homoxymoronomatura Live'' (2008) (with L.U.C) * ''Optymistycznie'' (2015) (with Buka) {{col-end}}
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Paktofonika}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rahim}} Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Polish businesspeople Category:Musicians from Katowice Category:Polish male rappers Category:Polish record producers