List of German hip hop musicians

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Hip hop musicians : By nationality : German

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Advanced Chemistry, multicultural pioneers from Heidelberg who maintained a political and strictly underground stance. Members include Torch and Toni L, who 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. Jan Eißfeldt, aka Jan Delay, and Denyo have also had significant solo releases, the former with German reggae music.
Benjie, German hip-hop, dancehall and reggae artist
Blumentopf ("Flower Pot") from Munich are well known for their storytelling and freestyle abilities.
Das Bo Who is a part of "Fünf Sterne deluxe".
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, founder of Ersguterjunge.
Caput
Chakuza
Chima
City Nord
Clueso
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
Da Fource
D-Bo
Dean Dawson
Deichkind ("Dike Child")
Dendemann (rapper of "Eins Zwo", famous for his complex rhymes, metaphors and wordplay)
Der Wolf
Deso Dogg
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fischmob
Fiva MC (female rapper) and DJ Radrum
Fler
Freundeskreis ("Circle of Friends"), from Stuttgart. Their music is a cross between hip hop and soul, with highly politicized, internationalist texts.
Freunde der Sonne (Kool Savas and rapper Illmatic)
F.R. Released his acclaimed first album when he was 13 years old.
Germany
Headliners
Max Herre
Illmat!c
Illo
Italo Reno
Jazzkantine ("Jazz Cantine"), from Braunschweig. Cross-over between jazz, funk and hip hop music.
Johnson (from Karlsruhe)
Jonesmann
Lee Buddah
Kaisaschnitt
Kollegah
Kinderzimmer Productions
Kittycat
King Hannibal, hip hop persona of horror film director Timo Rose
Der Klan ("The Clan")
Kool Savas
Kreutzfeld & Jakob
Lyroholika
Main Concept
Massive Töne ("Massive Sounds")
Maxeel
MC Rene who is best known for his freestyle rap performances..
Melbeatz (female producer)
Mister Schnabel ("Mister Beak")
Moqui Marbles
MOR
Olli Banjo
Otach Highly rated dancehall MC
Pahel
Paolo 77
Moses Pelham
Phillie MC
Plattenpapzt ("Record Pope")
Prinz Pi (Formerly known as Prinz Porno)
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
Sido, one of the most famous German rappers.
Spax
Spektacoolär
Spezializtz
Stieber Twins
Tefla and Jaleel
Tic Tac Toe, female hip hop trio from the mid-90s, when few groups where successful rapping in German. Disbanded in 2000, re-formed briefly in 2005.
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.

[edit] 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 ("Retard Clique") 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.
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.
Zeb Roc Ski AKA Akim Walta is the founder of MZEE Records.