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Asa is a Finnish rapper whose often philosophical and musically wide-ranging style of alternative rap proved both critically and commercially successful in his homeland beginning in 2005 with his second album, Leijonaa Mets+ñst+ñn. Born Matti Salo in 1980 and hailing from Helsinki, he made his solo album debut in 2001 with Punainen Tiili. Released on R+ñhin+ñ Records in association with Warner Music, Punainen Tiili is credited to his former moniker, Avain, and is fairly straightforward relative to his later work. The album spawned the singles "Roihuvuori" and "Yhdes Iltaan." S...