Die Sekte

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Die Sekte
Origin Berlin, Germany
Genres German hip hop
Years active1998–present
Labels Sektenmuzik
Members Sido
B-Tight
Alpa Gun
Tony D
MOK
Bendt
DJ Werd
Fuhrman
Past membersRhymin Simon
Vokalmatador
Calle
Collins
Kimba
Milo$

Die Sekte is a German rap group from Berlin, formed in 1998 by Sido, B-Tight, Rhymin Simon and Vokalmatador. Originally it consisted of only Sido and B-Tight, also known as duo A.i.d.S.

Contents

Since 2009, with the release of their debut album Die Sekte, the group consisted of Sido, B-Tight, Alpa Gun, Tony D, MOK, Bendt, Fuhrman and DJ Werd. All members are from Märkisches Viertel, except Alpa Gun (from Berlin-Schöneberg), Tony D and MOK (from Berlin-Neukölln).

Die Sekte was one of the first rap groups from Berlin and they have already sold 20,000 copies of their first EP and mixtapes. [1]

History

They produced their first releases on a PlayStation. Their song lyrics contains themes such as the hard social life in the "ghetto". The new German hip hop style was, at that time, critic about the music production and the song themes. [2] On the EP Sintflows in 1998, the artists Calle, Collins, Kimba and Milo$ joined the group; however in 2001, they left the group, except Sido und B-Tight.

Discography

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References

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  2. "Der Goldjunge SIDO - SIDO Biografie". Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.