Capital T

Capital T is the stage name of Trim Ademi, a Kosovo-Albanian rapper, singer and songwriter from Pristina. He was born in the city, went to the Asim Vokshi elementary school and the Sami Frashëri high school there, and still lives in Pristina. His music is hip hop. An uncle introduced him to music and rap when he was young; his father, Agim Ademi, is a former footballer who became president of the Football Federation of Kosovo.

He made his debut in 2008 on the single "Shopping" by 2po2 and released "1 Mëngjes" with Adelina Thaqi the same year. Three singles followed in 2009, among them "Shum Nalt". In 2010 he released his first studio album, Replay, and took part in the 11th Kënga Magjike with "Diva", sung together with Eni Koçi. His second album, Kapo, came out in 2012.

Two mixtapes kept him busy in the following years: Slumdog Millionaire in 2015 and Winter Is Here in 2017, which reached number 69 on the Swiss album chart. In 2016 the video for "Hitman" won Video of the Year at the Top Music Awards.

2019 was one of his strongest years. "Kujtime" reached number 22 in Albania and "Akull" number two, also entering the Swiss chart at 64. He recorded "Yalla" with the rapper Capital Bra, was featured on Elvana Gjata's "Fustani", and joined Majk on "Hala", a number one in Albania. In the same year he gave his first concert of his own, "Time Capsule", in Tirana.

His third album, Skulpturë, was released on 1 July 2020. It was preceded by the singles "600Ps", "Je t'aime", "FLEX", "Flawless", "DMP" with Ledri Vula and "Money" with Jay1. On 24 December 2021 he followed it with Heartbroken Kids, thirteen songs with guests including MC Kresha and Elinel & Marin; its lead single "Plan" entered the Albanian chart at 55.

Over the years Capital T has recorded for the labels Authentic Entertainment, Folé, Onima and Babastars. Away from the studio he has visited the Down Syndrome Association in Kosovo, raised money after the 2019 earthquake in Albania and joined the UNDP Kosovo #EcoKosovo campaign.