Top 5 – known rappers Germany
Deutschrap today belongs to the most popular music genre. Almost every teenager was grabbed by the Deutschrap. Most of them can simply identify with the music, because the musicians tell in their songs about their own experiences or realistic scenarios, about hope and love. Today we show you our Top 5 German rappers and tell you what they can do.
Contra K – with his tattoos, he stands out
Kontra K is one of the most successful rappers in Germany. His real name is Maximilian Diehn and he is 31 years young. Kontra K comes from Berlin and started rapping when he was just 16 years old. He raps about his own experiences in his songs, because he didn’t have it easy in his youth. He markets himself as the boy off the street. With his many tattoos he is especially striking and looks good too. He has become a good young man and can be proud of his success. His most popular song at the moment is Kampfgeist 4, but Wölfe and Fame are also two songs you should definitely listen to.
2010 debut album Dobermann / 2012 Dubstep Mixtape Electrosmog / 2012 album Was die Zeit bringt / 1013 EP Auf Teufel komm raus / 2013 album 12 rounds / 2014 he signed contract with Four Music / 2014 EP Wölfe / 2015 album Aus dem Schatten ins Licht / 2016 album Labyrinth / 2017 album Gute Nacht / 2018 album Erde und Knochen
A few more well-known songs:
- Warning
- Colors
- Only one reason
- Hunger
Contra K Interview – Deluxe Music
Here is an exclusive interview with Kontra K and Jennifer Weist at Deluxe Music!
Trettmann – Without kitsch war nothing works
Trettmann or Stefan Richter is with his 45 years an old hand in the music business. He has made a lot of music before, but since 2016 he has only performed as a pedal man. He works together with the producer team Kitschkrieg, who got their breakthrough with the song Knöcheltief. Kitschkrieg also maintains his own label, which Trettmann actively supports. As far as fashion is concerned, you can definitely learn a lot from Trettmann. His most famous song is Standard. But also ankle deep and grey concrete are old classics and really cool songs.
A few more well-known songs:
- 100
- God be thanks
- DIY
- New York
Interview with Splash Mag: Trettmann about his home
Here Trettmann takes Mag chief editor Miriam Davoudvandi on a journey to Chemnitz, Leipzig and Berlin to show where he comes from.
Capital Bra – He started at 11
Capital Bra’s real name is Vladislav Balovatsky and he is just 24 years old. He belongs to the Strapßenraps genre and began writing his own texts at the age of 11. He released his first album in 2016. His most famous song is Neymar and is an absolute catchy tune!
A few more well-known songs:
- Cherry Lady
- Prinzessa
- We tick
- Benzema
Disslike: Capital Bra and his Hater
At Disslike Capital distributes Bra and shows his haters what he thinks of criticism. Here’s the whole video:
Shindy – Rapper also fashion conscious
Shindy, real name Michael Schindler, is a 30 year old german rapper and producer. He has been rapping since he was 12 years old and made his comeback in 2019. His most famous song is DODI. Shindy is not only a German rapper, the young man also has a fabulous eye for fashion.
A few more well-known songs:
- Affalterbach
- Road2Goat
- Dream
- statements
Shindy Interview: Backspin
Shindy talks about status symbols, prosperity and fashion in the backspin interview.
BAUSA – you have to know the man
“Oh baby, give me more of what you call love.” He who does not know Bausa is not of this earth. His song “Was du Liebe nennst” was released on September 29, 2017 and stayed at number 1 of the German charts for nine weeks. So this is the first hip-hop song ever to be placed at the top so often in a row. Bausa (Julian Otto) appeared for the first time in 2014 and is since then indispensable in the German hip-hop industry. At the age of 30, he is definitely a great success and brings out one catchy tune after the other.
A few more well-known songs:
- Vagabond
- Casanova
- light
- Mary
Bausas goals in life – interview
Bausa meets the URBN BEATS presenter Viki at the river Spree.