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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| Zimasamshevy |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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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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4 | ||||||||
| 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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35 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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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) |
1 | |||||||||
| "Thirri krejt shoqet" (with MC Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "I re pishmon" | — | |||||||||
| "Spo ma nin" (with MC Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "Jeni marrë" (with MC Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "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) |
1 | |||||||||
| "JBMTQR" (with Lluni) |
— | |||||||||
| "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) |
— | |||||||||
| "Criminal Immigrant" (with Mc Kresha) |
2021 | — | ||||||||
| "Dilëm jasht" (with Mc Kresha) |
— | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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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) |
— | |||||||||
| "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 |
Album | |||||||
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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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