Massiv
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| Massiv | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Wasiem Taha |
| Born | November 9, 1982 |
| Origin | Pirmasens |
| Genre(s) | Gangsta Rap |
| Label(s) | Majorlabel Sony BMG |
| Associated acts | Beirut |
Massiv (born Wasiem Taha, in 9 November 1982 in Pirmasens) is a Gangsta rapper of Palestinian decent, though he currently resides in Berlin. At the beginning at his career he was at the Label Horrorkore Entertainment, but he left and is now an artist of the Majorlabel Sony BMG.
Massiv is the son of Palestinian refugees who immigrated to Germany. He visited Berlin for the first time in 1996 where he became infatuated with hip-hop from an early age. He loved the hip hop scene so much that he moved to Berlin without anything but the shirt on his back, but later convinced his parents to make the move.
Massiv is a German Gangsta rapper. The content of his songs are mostly violent and about living in socially disadvantaged surroundings. [1]
Hip Hop in Germany reflects an ever growing multicultural country; it is meant to be an oppositional stance on the radical right viewpoint in Germany. The one thing that Massiv always does is ‘keep it real,’ a must for Gangsta Rappers, one of his songs Ghettolied is about his love for where he originates- [2]
Original:
Das ist das Ghettolied auf einem Ghettobeat. Schau mir in die Augen und du weißt,dass ich das Ghetto lieb. Wir sind unbesiegt,weil uns keiner unterkriegt. Lieben die Familie und ihr nur eure Hunde liebt.
English:
This is the ghetto song on a ghetto beat. Look into my eyes and you know that I love the ghetto. We are undefeated because none us down. The family and loved ones, they’re only your dog loves.
In a past conflict Massiv’s lyrics became more than just words on a beat. The rapper was shot three times by a masked man while talking on his phone near his car. He was hospitalized and lost a lot of blood, but left the hospital later that night. This could have potentially been a publicity stunt for his upcoming album, or a sign that Gangsta Rap overseas is becoming just as violent as its originators across the Atlantic.[3]
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[edit] Discography
- "Zahltag" (aka Pittbull) (2004)
- "Blut gegen Blut" (2006) ("Blood against Blood")
- "Blut gegen Blut Re-Release" (2007)
- "Ein Mann ein Wort" (2008) ("A Man a word")
[edit] Mixtapes
- MC Basstard with Massiv - "Horrorkore Mixtape Teil 1" (2006)
[edit] Singles
- 2007: "Wenn der Mond in mein Ghetto kracht" (Premium und Standard Edition)
- 2008: "Weißt du wie es ist?" (DE #29) ("Do you know how it is?")
[edit] Videography
[edit] Music Clips
- 2006: Blut gegen Blut
- 2007: Ghettolied (Beathoavenz Remix)
- 2007: Wenn der Mond in mein Ghetto kracht
- 2007: Al Massiva (feat. Beirut)
- 2007: Der die Träume bewahrt
- 2008: Ein Mann Ein Wort
- 2008: Weißt du wie es ist
- 2008: Es tut mir leid
- 2008: 2 Redakteure (feat. Beirut)
[edit] References
- ^ HipHop-Extrem: Nach Ghetto und Gangbang - Unterhaltung - stern.de
- ^ ‘Keeping it Real’ in a Different’ Hood: (African-)Americanization and Hip Hop in Germany – Timothy S. Brown
- ^ JammieWearingFool
