Explicit Lyrics is a funk/rock band formed in Oslo, Norway in 1996 and their initial lineup consisted of Fridtjof Nilsen ("Joff", guitar), Jarle Bernhoft ("Burn", vocals), Roger Zernichow-Brekke ("Rouge", bass) and Vegard Eriksfallet ("Rage V", drums). The band was rated as the "hype of the year" in 1996, and released their first single, Flow, in 1997. This year they also played both Quart- and Kalvøya-festival, two of the major Norwegian festivals.