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Genka

Genka

Born: 1974-12-30 • Tallinn, Harju County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

Henry Kõrvits (born December 30, 1974 in Tallinn), better known by his stagename Genka is an Estonian rapper, record producer and actor.

Henry Kõrvits' father is musician Harry Kõrvits and his grandfather was composer and musicologist Harri Kõrvits. He began rapping in 1996 along with Revo and DJ Paul Oja, who was Genka's schoolmate. Together they started a band called Toe Tag. Their first album The Real Kuhnja Homophobes was released next year. In 1998, Genka and Revo joined another Estonian rap group, A-Rühm, and Toe Tag went on vacation. Genka also started making his own solo songs. The most famous hit was "Tallinn", which was rapped along with Droopy in 2001. During the same year Toe Tag came back together and started a big Estonian tour. In 2004, Toe Tag released their second studio album Legendaarne (Legendary), which consisted of 18 songs. The most famous songs from the album were "Legendaarne" and "Pankrot" (Bankruptcy). In 2006, Genka and A-Rühm released their new album Leegion which had 23 songs. The most famous songs from this album were "Palmisaar" (Palm Island) and "Tugitooli Gangster" (Armchair Gangster).

Genka and DJ Paul Oja started their own record company, Legendaarne Records. Also Genka and A-Rühm were the warm-up performers for 50 Cent on his 2007 Europe promo tour for the Curtis album in Tallinn.

Filmography
Jan Uuspõld Goes Home poster
Jan Uuspõld Goes Home
2025 • Genka
The Old Man and Gasworm poster
The Old Man and Gasworm
2022 • Genka (voice)
Twin Turbo poster
Twin Turbo
2022 • Mad Hobo
The Chuck Band Show poster
The Chuck Band Show
2019 • Hendrik
Class Reunion 3: Godfathers poster
Class Reunion 3: Godfathers
2019 • Toomas
Class Reunion 2: A Wedding and a Funeral poster
Class Reunion 2: A Wedding and a Funeral
2018 • Toomas
Class Reunion poster
Class Reunion
2016 • Toomas
Old Men's Paradise poster
Old Men's Paradise
2005 • Boy with a Tufted Hat