Madcon (short for Mad Conspiracy), made up of Tshawe Baqwa (Kapricon) and Yosef Wolde-Mariam (Critical), is a Norwegian hip hop/rap band. Kapricorn was born in Germany from South-African parents, but grew up in Tveita in Eastern Oslo. Critical was born in Norway with parents from Ethiopia and Eritrea.
They have collaborated with a variety of artists in Norway, but first received real commercial recognition for their work with their partners from Paperboys. The track Barcelona from Paperboys feat. Madcon was a massive hit in Norway - Barcelona won the prize for most requested video of the year from Nordic channel ZTV, and was an important factor in Paperboys winning "Spellemannprisen". (Norwegian equivalent to the Grammys).
Tshawe and Yosef are currently hosts of a TV-show called The Voice of Madcon. The show airs Monday to Thursday from 10 PM to 11 PM on the Norwegian music channel "The Voice". The show features small-talk, music videos and interviews.
Tshawe participated in the 2007 season of Skal Vi Danse?, the Norwegian rendition of Dancing with the Stars. On November 25 the finals aired, with Tshawe ending up as the winner.[1]
Their new album, entitled So Dark The Con Of Man, is set to be released on December
3. The first single from this album, Beggin, has sold (Norwegian) platinum, and reached number one position on sales charts already in the 1st (Norwegian iTunes top songs) and second week (VG-lista Topp 20). Beggin is a cover of a song originally performed in 1967 by The Four Seasons featuring lead vocals by Frankie Valli. Madcon's version is produced by 3Elementz.
Lyrics
Beggin - Madcon
[Tshawe Baqwa]
Oooooh--
Put your loving hand out, baby
I'm beggin
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out baby
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out darlin
Ridin high, when I was king
Played it hard and fast, cause I had everything
Walked away, won me then
But easy come and easy go
And it would end
[Yosef Wolde-Mariam]
---?
[Tshawe Baqwa]
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out, baby
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out darlin
[Yosef Wolde-Mariam]
I need you, (yeeah) to understand
Tried so hard
To be your man
The kind of man you want in the end
Only then can I begin to live again
[Tshawe Baqwa]
An empty shell
I used to be
Shadow of my life
Was hangin over me
A broken man
Without a throne
Wont even stand the devils dance
To win my soul
[Yosef Wolde-Mariam]
---?
[Tshawe Baqwa]
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out, baby
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out darlin
[Yosef Wolde-Mariam]
Im fighting hard
To hold my own
No, I just cant make it
All alone
Im holdin on
I cant fall back
Now that big brass ring
Is a shade of black
[Tshawe Baqwa]
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out, baby
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out darlin
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out, baby
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out darlin
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out, baby
Beggin, beggin you
Put your loving hand out darlin
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