{{Short description|Spanish rap music crew}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Violadores del Verso | image = Violadores del Verso 03.jpg | caption = Violadores del Verso in 2002 (from left to right): Sho-Hai, Kase.O, R de Rumba and Lírico. | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Zaragoza]], [[Spain]] | genre = [[Rap music|Rap]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]] | years_active = 1998–Present | label = Avoid Records, 1998<br />Boa Music, 1999 - 2001 <br />Rap Solo, 2001 - Present | associated_acts = | website = [http://www.violadoresdelverso.org www.violadoresdelverso.org] | current_members = Kase.O ((Javier Ibarra))<br />Lírico (David Gilaberte)<br />Sho-Hai (aka Hate) (Sergio Rodríguez)<br />R de Rumba (Rubén Cuevas) | past_members = Brutal (Sergio Ibarra) }} '''Violadores del Verso''' ({{langx|es|Lyrical Molesters or Verse Rapists}}), formerly also known as '''Doble V''', are a [[rap music]] group from [[Spain]].
== History == Violadores del Verso was started in 1997 in Zaragoza, Spain<ref name="Allmusic"/> by David Gilaberte (''Lírico''), Sergio Rodriguez (''Sho-Hai/Hate''), Rubén Cuevas (''R de Rumba'') and brothers Javier (''Kase.O'') and Sergio Ibarra (''Brutal'').<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cervera |first1=Rafa |title=Rhythm, Rhyme, and Empathy |url=https://www.talentoabordo.com/en/music/kaseo |website=Talento a Bordo |publisher=Iberia airlines |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=23 December 2019}}</ref>
They released their first LP ''Genios'' in 1999. In 2001 they released two further albums as '''Doble V,'''<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/violadores-del-verso-mn0002149821|title=Violadores del Verso|publisher=All Music|access-date=18 September 2014}}</ref> a name they used until asked to desist to avoid association with Doble V whisky, a trademark owned by the [[Pernod Ricard]] drinks concern. In 2006, they released their fourth LP ''Vivir para contarlo'', which went gold after ten days.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Llewellyn |first1=Howell |title=Hip-hop reigns in Spain |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/music-spain-dc-idUKN0629384320070106 |website=Reuters |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=21 January 2007}}</ref> In 2007 the group won the regional award for Spain in the [[2007 MTV Europe Music Awards|MTV Europe Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masson |first1=Gordon |title=Lavigne tops MTV Euros |url=https://variety.com/2007/music/news/lavigne-tops-mtv-euros-1117975185/ |website=Variety |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=1 November 2007}}</ref>
The group has been on hiatus since 2010 while its members pursue solo projects.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Setuain |first1=Estrella |title=Mythical groups from Zaragoza |url=https://www.goaragon.eu/music-spain-aragon-culture-rock-pop-hip-hop-goaragon-mythical-groups-from-zaragoza-from-heroes-del-silencio-to-amaral/ |website=Go Aragon |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=6 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Violadores del Verso se toman una pausa para centrarse en sus proyectos en solitario|website=Tanaka Music|date=18 April 2010 |url=http://tanakamusic.com/2010/04/18/violadores-del-verso-se-toman-una-pausa-para-centrarse-en-sus-proyectos-en-solitario/|access-date=24 March 2023|language=es}}</ref> The group's last concert before the pause was aired in August 2011 as a 3D transmission by national TV broadcaster [[Televisión Española]] (TVE), to pilot of the 3D technology involved.<ref>{{cite web |title=Violadores del Verso protagonizan la primera emisión 3D de TVE |url=https://www.europapress.es/portaltic/sector/noticia-violadores-verso-protagonizan-primera-emision-3d-tve-20110801131643.html |website=Europapress |access-date=24 March 2023 |language=es |date=1 August 2011}}</ref>
In 2022, the group rejoined to record the track ''Únicos'' that appeared on Sho-Hai's solo album ''Polvo''.
== Discography == * ''Violadores del verso'' (Bufank Records, 1997) * ''Violadores del verso'' (EP) (Avoid Records, 1998) * ''Violadores del Verso presentan a Kase-O en: Mierda'' (Maxi) (Avoid Records, 1998) * ''Genios'' (LP) (Avoid, 1999) * ''Atrás'' (Maxi) (Rap Solo, 2001) * ''Violadores del Verso + Kase-O Mierda'' (Reissue, (Boa Music, 2001) * ''Vicios y Virtudes'' (LP) (Rap Solo/Boa Music, 2001) * ''Tú eres alguien/Bombo clap'' (live DVD) (Rap Solo/Boa Music, 2002) * ''Vivir para contarlo / Haciendo lo nuestro'' (Maxi) (Rap Solo/Boa Music, 2006) * ''Gira 06/07 Presente'' (LP/DVD) (Rap Solo/Boa Music, 2007)
==See also== *[[Spanish hip hop]] *[[SFDK (band)|SFDK]]
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.violadoresdelverso.org}} (in Spanish) {{MTV Europe Music Award for Best Spanish Act}}
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