In 1993, Marcin Marten formed Kaliber 44 together with his brother Michał "Joka" Marten.[5] The group was joined by Piotr Łuszcz performing under pseudonym Mag Magik I.[5] In 1995, Kaliber 44 was signed to S. P. Records, and a year later their debut album Księga Tajemnicza. Prolog was released and became a huge success. In 1998, after the group recorded its second album W 63 minuty dookoła świata, Piotr "Magik" Łuszcz left the band. Kaliber 44's third album 3:44 was released in 2000 and got the Fryderyk award. Their last album "Ułamek Tarcia" was recorded in 2016 and they took first place of OLiS list.
Solo career (2002–present)
After the release of 3:44, Abradab started his solo career. On 6 June 2004, he released his first solo album Czerwony album through S. P. Records. The album charted at No.14 on OLiS. The album featured a popular song titled "Rapowe ziarno 2 (Szyderap)", for which a music video was released. The album won Fryderyk award in the "Album of the Year - Hip-Hop/R&B" category, while "Rapowe Ziarno 2 (Szyderap)" received a nomination in the "Video of the Year" category.[6]
Abradab's second album Emisja spalin was released on 1 December 2005 and featured guest appearances by rapper Numer Raz, Gutek and Abradab's brother Joka. The album peak at No.38 on OLiS. Emisja spalin was followed by Ostatni poziom kontroli, which was released on 3 October 2008[7] and featured Grubson, reggae singer Marika and IGS. The album peaked at No.42 on OLiS. Both albums received nominations for Fryderyk award.[8][9]
On 4 October 2010, the fourth solo record by Abradab was released.[10] The album, titled Abradabing and produced by rapper O.S.T.R.,[11] received a Fryderyk award for Hip-hop/R&B Album of the Year.[12] Marten's fifth studio album, ExtraVertik, was released on 21 April 2012 through Abradab's record label Inna-My-Twórnia.[13]