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Kneecap (band)

Hip-hop group from Northern Ireland

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 16, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
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Kneecap are an Irish hip-hop trio from Belfast, Northern Ireland. It comprises Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí, the stage names of Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and J. J. Ó Dochartaigh, respectively. They rap in a mixture of English and Irish. Their first single "C.E.A.R.T.A." was released in 2017, followed by their mixtape, 3CAG, in 2018. Their first studio album, Fine Art, was released in 2024, and a biographical film was released later the same year. Their second studio album, Fenian, was released in May 2026.

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