Festim Arifi (Albanian: [kɾɛˈʃnik fazˈliu]; born 28 January 1984), known professionally as Lyrical Son, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Pristina, Arifi is credited as a viable hip hop artist in the Albanian-speaking Balkans.
Lyrical Son was born as Festim Arifi on 28 January 1984 into an Albanian family in the city of Pristina, then part of the SFR Yugoslavia, present Kosovo.[1][2] Arifi began rapping at high school in his youth and started pursuing a music career seriously, after the Kosovo War in 1999.[1] During his elementary school years, he eventually adopted his stage name, which was taken after a notebook entry from his English teacher.[1]
In July 2018, Arifi was announced as an act at the Sunny Hill Festival on its debut edition in Pristina.[3] In August 2019, Arifi was approached to perform for a second time at the Sunny Hill Festival.[4] In late December 2021, Arifi together with MC Kresha announced their fourth collaborative album, Muzikë e Alltisë, which was eventually released on 12 January 2022.[5][6]
Arifi married his longtime partner Gresa Krasniqi on 19 August 2014 in Pristina, Kosovo.[7]
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SWI [10] | ||||||||||
Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit (with MC Kresha) |
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Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit (with MC Kresha) |
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United State Of Albania (with MC Kresha, Elinel, Erno, Lluni, Semiautomvtik) |
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Muzikë e Alltisë (with Lyrical Son) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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ALB [15] | ||||||||||
"Respekt (Kllap)" | 2005 | N/A | Non-album single | |||||||
"Ti vozit më mirë së unë" (with Big Mama) |
2006 | |||||||||
"Rram" (with Mad Lion) | ||||||||||
"Sexy Linda" | 2008 | Recept | ||||||||
"Mu bo estrad" | ||||||||||
"Tabullarasa" | 2010 | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Souljah" (featuring MC Kresha and Noga) | ||||||||||
"Start" (with Samanta Karavella and Big Basta) |
2011 | |||||||||
"Pse t'fola" | Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit | |||||||||
"Kon pe shan me non" (with MC Kresha featuring Singullar | ||||||||||
"Hip Hopin e du" (with MC Kresha) |
2012 | |||||||||
"Nuk ini gangsta" (with MC Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Qëllimi" | Zimasamshevy | |||||||||
"Sensimilia" (featuring BimBimma) | ||||||||||
"La Pintamilja" (with ErgeNR) | ||||||||||
"Mos shko" (featuring Nuke) |
2013 | |||||||||
"Me ta pyl" (featuring MC Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Special" (featuring MC Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Rock N Roll Star" (featuring ErgeNR) | ||||||||||
"A thu kush" | 2015 | — | Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit | |||||||
"Hey Hey Hey" | 2016 | — | ||||||||
"Ky Tipi" (with MC Kresha) |
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"Hip Hop" (with MC Kresha featuring Ledri Vula) |
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"Thirri krejt shoqet" (with MC Kresha) |
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"I re pishmon" | — | |||||||||
"Spo ma nin" (with MC Kresha) |
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"Jeni marrë" (with MC Kresha) |
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"Hey Girl" (with MC Kresha) |
2017 | 13 | United State Of Albania | |||||||
"Sonte" (with Ronela Hajati) |
22 | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Duqa mi duqa" (with MC Kresha) |
— | United State Of Albania | ||||||||
"Rruga n'club" (with Blleki and MC Kresha) |
2018 | — | ||||||||
"Mafia Shqip" | — | |||||||||
"Menemadhe" (with Ledri Vula and MC Kresha) |
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"JBMTQR" (with Lluni) |
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"Private" (with MC Kresha and Semiautomvtic) |
2019 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Pasite" (with Tayna and MC Kresha) |
1 | |||||||||
"100" (with Ledri Vula and Singullar) |
2020 | — | ||||||||
"Ajo po don" (with MC Kresha) |
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"Criminal Immigrant" (with Mc Kresha) |
2021 | — | ||||||||
"Dilëm jasht" (with Mc Kresha) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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ALB [16] | ||||||||||
"Ende" (Mad Lion featuring Lyrical Son) |
2003 | N/A | Non-album single | |||||||
"Hot Festival" (Mad Lion featuring Lyrical Son) |
2005 | |||||||||
"Një mbret një mbretëreshë" (Arta Bajrami featuring Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
"All Night" (Etno Engjujt featuring Besnik Qaka, Kaos and Lyrical Son) |
2008 | |||||||||
"Pun e madhe!" (Mirsa featuring Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
"La Vida Loca (Remix Me Dosta)" (Blero featuring F-Kay, Kaos, MC Kresha, Skillz and Lyrical Son) |
2009 | |||||||||
"Shihëm prap" (Newporn featuring Lyrical Son) |
2010 | |||||||||
"Ska kufi" (BimBimma featuring Lyrical Son) |
2011 | |||||||||
"Shqiptart e parë n'hane" (Gent Fatali featuring Lyrical Son) |
2013 | |||||||||
"Çele çadrën" (Dj Flow featuring Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
"Para" (Butch featuring KeepMan, Mc Kresha and Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
"Facedown" (Capital T featuring 2po2 and Lyrical Son) |
2014 | |||||||||
"Prishtinali" (2po2 featuring Capital T, Dj Blunt, Dj Flow, Lumi B, Lyrical Son, Mixey, Real 1 and Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
"Shqip Dance" (Etno Engjujt featuring Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
"Beat Murderer" (Mc Kresha featuring KeepMan and Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
"They Don't Know" (BimBimma featuring Lyrical Son) |
2015 | |||||||||
"A t'merr malli" (Genc Prelvukaj featuring Lyrical Son) |
2016 | — | ||||||||
"Pa cenzurë" (Capital T featuring Vig Poppa and Lyrical Son) |
2017 | 12 | ||||||||
"Andërr" (Genc Prelvukaj featuring Lyrical Son) |
2018 | — | ||||||||
"Princess Diana" (Ledri Vula featuring Lyrical Son) |
3 | |||||||||
"Deja vu" (Kida featuring Lyrical Son) |
2019 | 1 | ||||||||
"Rick Ross" (Lluni featuring MC Kresha and Lyrical Son) |
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"Llafe Llafe" (Dafina Zeqiri featuring Lyrical Son) |
2021 | 1 | Dafinë moj | |||||||
"Maje" (Lumi B featuring MC Kresha and Lyrical Son) |
— | Non-album single | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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ALB [17] | ||||||||||
"Hotel Mahalla" (with MC Kresha) |
2022 | 34 | Muzikë e Alltisë | |||||||
"Paret Lejla" (with MC Kresha) |
29 | |||||||||
"Stuhi mbi oqean" (with MC Kresha featuring Elvana Gjata) |
3 | |||||||||
"Rammstein" (with MC Kresha) |
16 | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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