Mainstream rap artist. 22-year-old artist Cheddar (meaning "money" in American slang) was born in Riga, Latvia and he moved to Finland in 1992. He was pulled into hip hop world in 1998. Since 2004 he has been successful in Finnish music and club scene in various projects. He has released several albums & mix tapes and he was performing in a Finnish movie "Koti-Ikävä" and also on its soundtrack (released by EMI Music in 2005).
In summer 2007 he released his official debut single "Summer Jam" (published via his own company CheddarMusic, distributed by Free Record Shop) featuring Finnish pop star Jonna. His official debut album "Superb Character" was released in January 2008 (distr.by Edel Records). Cheddar has worked lately with Busta Rhymes' artist Baby Sham (FLIPMODE SQUAD, USA), Hard Target (USA) and also with some other top artists from Finnish music scene. He's also been performing as a warm up artist for G-Unit's Lloyd Banks and Young Buck, Shady Records' own Obie Trice and Snoop Dogg