List of German hip hop musicians
- Hip hop musicians : By nationality : German
- 4000 [1]
- Advanced Chemistry, multicultural pioneers from Heidelberg who maintained a political and strictly underground stance. Members include Torch and Toni L, both also started solo careers.
- ABS
- Afrob
- A.i.d.S. (Alles ist die Sekte) (Sido and B-Tight)
- Amok Beg
- ASD
- Azad
- Baba Saad
- Olli Banjo
- Die Basis
- Bass Sultan Hengzt ("Bass Sultan Stud")
- Beginner, hip hop group from Hamburg. They are among the most successful German rappers, with their skillful lyrics mixing verbal humor and politics. Jan Eißfeldt, aka Jan Delay, and Denyo have also had significant solo releases, the former with German reggae music.
- Blumentopf ("Flower Pot") from Munich are well known for their storytelling and freestyle abilities.
- Das Bo Who is a part of "5 Sterne Deluxe".
- Bligga
- Bones Fast rapper, with a special style and a provocant voice from the north of Augsburg
- Boulevard Bou
- B-Tight
- Bürger Lars Dietrich ("Citizen Lars Dietrich"), who focuses on telling funny stories in a rather old-school style.
- Bushido his 2006 album Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück appeared at #2 on the German charts.
- Caput
- Chima
- City Nord
- Clueso
- Die Coolen Säue ("The cool sows") from Cologne
- Conik
- Cora E. A pioneer female MC in Germany.
- Creme de la Creme
- Creutzfeld und Jakob
- Criz Bee (Hip Hop Pioneer; mid-to late 90) from Munich
- Curse, from Minden. Combines unusual arrangements (often with real instruments) and profound, complex, poetic rhymes. (sometimes called the "german Nas")
- Da Fource
- Deichkind ("Dike Child")
- Dendemann (rapper of "Eins Zwo", famous for his complex rhymes, metaphors and wordplay)
- Der Wolf
- Die Fantastischen Vier ("The Fantastic Four") are one of the most prominent German hip hop groups. They were the first German rap group to have commercial success and the first German band to appear on MTV Unplugged.
- Die Sterne
- D-Flame, from Frankfurt, associated with Eimsbush. His trademark deep voice and mix of hip hop, reggae and dancehall styles create a unique blend.
- Diaspora
- Digger Dance
- Dike D
- DJ Desue
- DJ Friction
- DJ Stylewarz
- DJ Tomekk is important for bringing together German and US rappers for collaborations. He has overseen the production of tracks featuring GZA, Flavor Flav, KRS-One, Lil Kim, Ice T and Kurupt, among others.
- Doppelkopf ("Double Head")
- Dynamite Deluxe
- Eins Zwo ("One Two") from Hamburg are Dendemann and Fettes Brot’s ex-DJ, Rabauke. Their style is comedic and old-school.
- Eko Fresh, from Mönchengladbach. This young MC was Kool Savas’s protégé, until their recent split.
- Ercandize
- Erci E A German-Turkish rapper whose lyrics express the difficulties of being in a racial minority.
- Fettes Brot ("Fat/Phat Bread") from Hamburg, one of the first successful German hip-hop groups. Their raps are usually humorous and of late they have experimented with different crossover sounds. (often accused by german hardcore-rappers of being more pop than hip-hop and just use the "cool image" of hip-hop)
- Fünf Sterne Deluxe ("Five Stars Deluxe") from Hamburg who focus mainly on entertaining rhymes and often supply innovative beats.
- Feinkost Paranoia ("delicatessen paranoia")
- Ferris MC, from Hamburg, known for his curly blond hair, rough voice and hardcore rhymes. Also calls himself the "Billy Idol" of raps
- Die Firma ("The Company"), from Cologne. They are a moderately successful group who were very political in their underground days, but have lately gone very commercial.
- Fischmob
- Fiva MC (female rapper) and DJ Radrum
- Fler, A highly discussed rapper, often criticized for bad skills and being more known for provocative statements.
- Freddy J. Brown
- Freundeskreis ("Circle of Friends"), from Stuttgart. Their music is a fascinating cross between hip hop and soul, with highly politicized, internationalist texts.
- Freunde der Sonne (Kool Savas and rapper Illmatic)
- F.R. One of Germany's most promising rappers. Released his acclaimed first album when he was 13 years old. (praised for his combination of good skills and intelligent lyrics)
- Germany
- Headliners
- Huss & Hodn [2] Rapper Kurt Hustle and the DJ Hulk Hodn. Rap Group from Cologne.
- Max Herre
- Ich Zwerg
- Illmat!c He was known in the 90s for his rough voice and quick, but English rhymes.
- Illo
- Italo Reno
- Ja Bull und der Wunderkind ("Spass"), from (Rheimenbeckerei).
- Jazzkantine ("Jazz Cantine"), from Braunschweig. Cross-over between jazz, funk and hip hop music.
- Johnson (from Karlsruhe)
- Jonesmann
- Lee Buddah
- Kollegah (battle-rapper, known for his flow and double-rhymes, many doubt his street credibility)
- Kinderzimmer Productions
- Kittycat
- King Hannibal, hip hop persona of horror film director Timo Rose
- Der Klan ("The Clan")
- Kool Savas from Berlin has been called the German Eminem (meaning his flow, not his lyrics). He sports aggressive and intricate, but often homophobic and misogynist battle rhymes. Recarded by many as Germany's most accepted and respected MC.
- Kreutzfeld & Jakob
- lotte ohm.
- Lyroholika
- Mad tha Mac Merten
- Maulheld und Zubrot ("loudmouth and extra income"). "Rap from the East - a crew called RMF"
- Main Concept
- Massive Töne ("Massive Sounds")
- MC4
- MC Nina
- MC Rene who is best known for his freestyle rap performances..
- Melbeatz (female producer)
- Mister Schnabel ("Mister Beak")
- Moqui Marbles
- MOR
- Noy Riches [3]
- Olli Banjo (praised for his skills)
- Otach Highly rated dancehall MC
- Pahel
- Paolo 77
- Moses Pelham
- Phillie MC
- Plattenpapzt ("Record Pope")
- Prinz Pi (Formerly known as Prinz Porno but changed his name because people thought he is a porn-rapper.In fact he is one of germans most respected conscious-rapper, known for his )
- Psycomatic
- Pyranja A female MC, also known as "Christiane Latte" (a name she took when experimenting with explicit hardcore lyrics).
- RAG German Hip Hop pioneers. One of their most known songs is "Kopf, Stein, Plaster" (which is ambiguously spoken, so it can be taken for "Head, stone, pavement" as well as "cobblestone pavement")
- Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt, Moses Pelham’s gangsta rap-influenced mid-90s hip hop project posed a more hardcore alternative to the commercial German hip-hop mainstream of the time. They had reasonable commercial success but disbanded toward the end of the nineties.
- Roey Marquis II (producer)
- Samy Deluxe used to be one half of Dynamite Deluxe. He is typically associated with battle-rap, equipped with multi-syllabic double-rhymes and smooth flow.
- Sabrina Setlur
- Schlechta Umgang
- Schwester S
- Seeed, a commercially successful group that mixes rap, dub and dancehall.
- Sentino (known for his rhymes but often accused of being a liar and copy the style of Kool Savas)
- Sido, one of the most famous german rapper.
- Spax
- Spezializtz
- Stieber Twins
- Street-Igor-X
- Nico Suave
- Tefla and Jaleel
- Tic Tac Toe, commercial female hip hop trio from the mid-90s, when few groups where successful rapping in German. Disbanded in 2000, re-formed in 2005.
- Timsen
- Tobi und das Bo Two rappers who are members of Fünf Sterne Deluxe.
- Tone
- Toni L.
- Tony Damager Also called Tony D
- Too Strong from Dortmund
- Torch German Hip Hop pioneer and member of Advanced Chemistry.
- Der Wolf
- Zentrifugal
Projects and Supergroups
- Brothers Keepers is an anti-racism project, bringing together hip hop, reggae and soul musicians.
- The Kolchose is a federation of groups from Stuttgart, including Freundeskreis, Afrob and Massive Töne
- Mongo Clikke is a collective of Hamburg rappers, primarily comprising Ferris MC, Mister Schnabel, Samy Deluxe, Doppelkopf, Fünf Sterne Deluxe, Dendemann from Eins Zwo and Jan Eißfeldt aka Boba Ffett from the Beginner.
- ASA is a project of underground rappers from Leverkusen to Düsseldorf, they try to unit different styles, including Bligga, Mad tha Mac Merten, Pothead and the Mikrophil Crew, Fix, MC4 and Amok Beg. ASA website
- Aggro Berlin is a group of some famous artists from Berlin. Their group members include Sido, B-Tight and Fler, as well as G-Hot, Tony D. and formerly also Bushido.
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