Grim104

grim104

Grim104 performing in 2014
Background information
Birth name Moritz Wilken
Born 1988 (age 28–29)
Zetel, Friesland, Lower Saxony, Germany
Genres German hip hop, Rap
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2010–present
Labels Buback
Associated acts Testo, Zugezogen Maskulin, Antilopen Gang

Moritz Wilken[1] (born 19 May 1988[2] in Meerbusch),[3] better known by his stage name grim104, is a German rapper,[4] who is signed to the Hamburg label Buback.[5] Together with the rapper Testo he forms the hip-hop duo Zugezogen Maskulin.[6]

Career

Moritz Wilken was born in the city of Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1988. At the age of four he moved to the town of Zetel in Lower Saxony.[4] After moving to Berlin in 2007, he completed a voluntary social year in a hospital.[7][8] He then worked as an editor of the 'Polli-Magazins' and in 2010 began an internship at the editorial office of German rap website 'Rap.de' under the direction of journalist Marcus Staiger.[6][8][9] It was during this internship that grim104 met fellow hip-hop musician Testo.[6] Later they formed the duo Zugezogen Maskulin together.[10] The band name is an allusion to former hip-hop duo Westberlin Maskulin formed in the late 1990s by the rappers Kool Savas and Taktloss.[5] According to a statement by Testo it was also because the term 'zugezogen' (moved to (Berlin) in contrast to being born there) functioned as an insult in the hip-hop scene.[7] With Kauft nicht bei Zugezogenen! (Do Not Buy From Newcomers!) the duo released their first album in December 2011. This album was offered as a free download.[11] In Autumn 2012 they released a video for their song Rotkohl (Red Cabbage).[12] Videos were later also released for Entartete Kunst (Degenerated Art) and Undercut Tumblrblog.[13][14]

Discography

Albums
EPs
Singles
Videos

References

  1. ↑ Deutschlandfunk.de. "Rap ist in Deutschland Massenkultur". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  2. ↑ grim104. "Twitter". Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  3. ↑ Tim Hofmann. "„Die Alben des Jahres - Platz 1 - Grim104: "Die Grim-104-EP“". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  4. 1 2 Laut.de. "„Wenn ich Xavas höre, werde ich wahnsinnig“". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  5. 1 2 Musikmarkt.de. "Buback nimmt Zugezogen Maskulin unter Vertrag". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  6. 1 2 3 Interview.de. "„Junge Leute beschäftigen sich selten mit Wohlsein und Behaglichkeit“". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  7. 1 2 Freitag.de. "„Ekelhaftes Kalkül“". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  8. 1 2 Januar/Februar-Ausgabe der Juice (2014) – Seite 31
  9. ↑ Polli-magazin.de. "Bis Du König von HipHop bist". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  10. ↑ Laut.de. "Zugezogen Maskulin". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  11. ↑ Meinrap.de. "Zugezogen Maskulin – Kauft nicht bei Zugezogenen (Download)". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  12. ↑ Meinrap.de. "Zugezogen Maskulin – Rotkohl (Video)". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  13. ↑ Meinrap.de. "Zugezogen Maskulin – Entartete Kunst (Video)". Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  14. ↑ Meinrap.de. "Zugezogen Maskulin – Undercut Tumblrblog (Video)". Retrieved 2014-03-17.
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