Tarrak

Tarrak stands as one of the most prominent voices in the Greenlandic rap scene. Through his lyrics, Tarrak conveys the connection between the political and the personal, delivering a razor-sharp and hard-hitting critique of colonialist thinking. 

 

Tarrak broke through with his debut album FxGxS, where the track "Tupilak" in particular became a major viral hit. In 2019, he released the album Josef Tarrak, a deeply personal and autobiographical project that explored the depths of the soul. The debut was later adapted for the stage under the same name. In 2023, he released the single “Uummatima” with the Danish rap group Suspekt. Last year, the singles “Ua” and “Fjernsynip Aquutaa” were released, and most recently, in the spring of 2025, he dropped “Polka.” 

 

Tarrak has received several awards, including the Talent Prize at the 2017 Koda Awards, the Prize of the Year at the 2021 Koda Awards, and the Government of Greenland’s Encouragement Prize in 2017. 

 

In 2023, Tarrak became the first Greenlandic rapper to perform at the Roskilde Festival.