The Opposites
Having climbed their way up from Holland's underground hip-hop scene, quirky rap
duo The Opposites landed the big summer hit 'Slaap' in 2006 and became one of
the country's most popular pop agitators, before splitting at the height of
their success. Childhood friends Willem De Bruin aka Willy and Twan Van
Steenhoven aka Big2 grew up in Alkmaar and began collaborating together when
Willy was tasked with writing a rap for his school teacher as a punishment for
misbehaviour. The two were self-confessed outsiders with Willy suffering small
town racism, but shared a love of NWA and Tu...
