Lange Frans
Frans Christiaan Frederiks, known by his stage name Lange Frans, is a Dutch rapper and television presenter. From 1997 to 2004 he was a member of the band D-Men. Between 1997 and 2009 he was part of the Lange Frans & Baas B duo before starting a solo career; the duo reformed in 2019.
Starting in 2008, Lange Frans worked for the Dutch television station Veronica presenting programs including "My Best Friends", "Veronica Poker", "Telsell", "Lange Frans stelt Kamervragen", "Fobiac" and "Face It!".
In D-Men
In 1997, Lange Frans was a founding member of a band alongside his brother and fellow rapper Brutus Frederiks and childhood friend Bart Zeilstra better known as Baas B. After a freestyle session on a basketball court in Diemen-Zuid, they created hiphop band D-Men. The English pronunciation of "D-Men" is similar to the Dutch pronunciation of the name of their home town. As D-Men they released their first single entitled "Zoveel Mensen". In 2001, D-men won a talent contest that was organised by Stichting Grap in 2001. In later years, many artists joined D-Men, including Brace, Yes-R & Soesi B, Negativ and DJ MBA.In Lange Frans & Baas B
In 2004, Frans and Bart Zeilstra, already part of D-Men formed the duo Lange Frans & Baas B and had a successful career lasting more than 4 years with three albums: Supervisie, Het land van and Verder. They also released a number of singles, the most successful of which were "Moppie", "Zinloos" and "Mee naar Diemen-Zuid" in 2005. After the murder of Max Poncin on 2 November 2004 the single "Zinloos" was adapted and some of the lyrics amended to mourn his death. The duo split up in March 2009.The duo were criticized for the over-commercialization of their music by D-Men colleague Negativ and by other Dutch rappers Def P, Remi Schouwenaars and Kimo.
Solo music and radio/TV career
Lange Frans continued his solo career with varied success. His biggest commercial success was the single "Zing voor me" featuring Thé Lau. It reached #5 on the Dutch Singles Chart.Lange Frans has a 2-hour radio program named Lange Frans Goes Wild on WILD FM broadcast on prime time between 7 and 9 pm. Together with his brother Brutus, he also had a weekly radio show at hip-hop station Lijn5 until the latter's demise.
Personal life
- Lange Frans is the older brother of Dutch rapper Brutus
- Before taking the stage name Lange Frans, he used the name Akela
- On 24 March 2006, Lange Frans hit a school student during a performance. Someone had thrown an ice cube at Lange Frans's head to protest some of the lyrics he had used on stage. Lange Frans jumped from the stage and hit a student. The victim turned out not to have thrown the ice cube. Due to this incident, Lange Frans was not allowed to perform at a Liberation Day music festival in Haarlem.
- In November 2006 he took part in the charity single "De leipe Bauer flavour" with Frans Bauer and Ali B, about victims of landmines.
- Lange Frans married former horse rider Daniëlle van Aalderen on 9 June 2008. They have one child, a son named Hendrikus Frederick William French born 21 August 2008.
- Lange Frans took part in a number of television programs including:
- * Hider in the House
- * 2009: Van Zon op Zaterdag
- * 2010: Gehaktdag
- * 2010: Expeditie Robinson
Discography
Albums
;In Lange Frans & Baas B| Year | Album | Chart peak | Certification |
| 2004 | Supervisie | 48 | |
| 2005 | Het land van... | 27 | |
| 2008 | Verder | 56 |
;Solo
| Year | Album | Chart peak | Certification |
| 2012 | Levenslied | 7 | |
| 2016 | Presenteren Blauwdruk Boothcamp | 50 |
Mixtapes
;In D-Men- 2003: De Straatremixes
- 2004: De Straatremixes Deel 2
- 2004: De Straatremixes Deel 3
- 2008: Praktijk ervaring
- 2009: Praktijk ervaring 2
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart peak | Certification | Album |
| 2004 | "Mijn Feestje" | 27 |
;As Lange Frans & Baas B
| Year | Single | Chart peak | Chart peak | Certification | Album |
| 2004 | "Represent" | 99 | |||
| 2004 | "Moppi" | 3 | |||
| 2004 | "Zinloos" | 1 | 43 | ||
| 2005 | "Supervisie" | 26 | |||
| 2005 | "Het land van... " | 1 | |||
| 2005 | "Mee naar Diemen-Zuid " | 9 | |||
| 2006 | "Ik wacht al zo lang" | 16 | |||
| 2006 | "Dit moet een zondag zijn" | 79 | |||
| 2008 | "Kamervragen" | 14 | |||
| 2009 | "Dit was het land van" | 2 |
;As Lange Frans
| Year | Single | Chart peak | Certification | Album |
| 2006 | "Als je maar gelukkig bent" | 69 | ||
| 2006 | "De leipe Bauer flavour" | 14 | ||
| 2007 | "Zwaard Van Damocles" | 10 | ||
| 2010 | "Ben mezelf" | 66 | ||
| 2010 | "Zing voor me" | 1 | ||
| 2011 | "Stiekem" | 96 | ||
| 2011 | "Kom maar op " | 6 | ||
| 2011 | "Bloed gabbers" | 58 | ||
| 2012 | "Nieuwe dag" | 29 | ||
| 2012 | "Nergens goed voor" | 73 | ||
| 2012 | "Beloofd is beloofd" | 46 |
;featured in
| Year | Single | Chart peak | Chart peak | Certification | Album |
| 2014 | "Samen voor altijd" | 1 | 1 |
Songs and collaborations except for Lange Frans and Baas B
- 2003: "Strippenkaart"
- 2003: "Spreek"
- 2004: "Troonrede"
- 2004: "Pannenkoek"
- 2004: "André"
- 2005: "Doofpot"
- 2005: "Testament"
- 2005: "Ik mis je ook"
- 2005: "Kijk ze gek doen"
- 2005: "Les geleerd"
- 2006: "De rijken moeten niet zeiken"
- 2006: "Als je maar gelukkig bent"
- 2006: "De deal"
- 2006: "Dit moet een zondag zijn"
- 2006: "De leipe Bauer flavour" with Frans Bauer and Ali B
- 2007: "Geil"
- 2007: "Flappen"
- 2007: "Mokum"
- 2007: "Het zwaard van Damocles"
- 2007: "Buitenvrouw"
- 2007: "Stem van de Straat"
- 2007: "Nieuwe lichting"
- 2008: "Creme de la Creme"
- 2008: "Motten"
- 2008: "Kanonkoppen"
- 2008: "Nachtwerk"
- 2008: "De reünie"
- 2008: "Ik word gek"
- 2009: "Zonnebril"
- 2009: "Delilah"
- 2009: "Blijf komen"
- 2009: "Shit die je zoekt"
- 2009: "Niet naar huis"
- 2009: "Me boy"
- 2010: "Wolken remix"
- 2010: "Blauw suede schoenen"
- 2010: "White Choco"
- 2010: "Ik ga voor du top baby"
- 2010: "Muziek"
- 2010: "Leef to the fullest"
- 2010: "Zing voor me"
- 2011: "Stiekem"
- 2011: "Vrij"
Appearances / Featured in
- 2004: "Fantasteez Remix" on ADHD's album Aanbevolen Dagelijkse Hoeveelheid Dopeness
- 2005: "Les geleerd" on the latter's album Sensation Black
- 2006: "Bouncen" on the latter's album Negativitijdperk
- 2006: "Ja bent van mij" on The Partysquad album De bazen van de club
- 2006: "De bazen van de club" ) again on the latter's album De bazen van de club
- 2007: "Flappen" with Brutus and Zwarte Sjaak) on the latter's album Gedachtegang
- 2007: " Nwe Lichting" on Extince album Toch?
- 2007: "Zo Fly" on the latter's album Jayh.NL
- 2010: "Leef to the fullest" on The Opposites album Succes / Ik ben twan
- 2010: "Kijk Omhoog" on Cartes & Kleine Jay album Het opwarmertje
- 2003: "4 Specialisten" on De Gastenlijst album
- 2003: "Spreek" on De Gastenlijst album
- 2009: "Pears" / "Naar De Klote" on Total Los Vol. 2 by The Partysquad mixtape
- 2009: "Blauw Suede Schoenen" on So So Lobi mixtape by Winne
- 2010: "Dik Als Een Malle" on The Lost Tracks Pt. 1 by Dokuz & RickySluys
- 2010: "Driemteam" on Extravaganza V by TopNotch