German hip hop refers to hip hop music produced in Germany. Elements of American hip hop culture, such as graffiti art and breakdancing, diffused into Western Europe in the early 1980s.
Die Fantastischen Vier, often shortened to Fanta 4, is a German hip hop band from Stuttgart. The members are Michael Schmidt (Smudo), Andreas Rieke, Thomas Dürr, and Michi Beck. They were, together with Advanced Chemistry, one of the earlier German-language rap groups.
Fettes Brot was a German hip hop group that formed in 1992. In August, 2022 they announced to end their career by the end of 2023.
Robert Zemichiel, known professionally as Afrob, is a German rapper and actor.
Michael Bernd Schmidt, better known as Smudo, is a German rapper and songwriter in the hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier.
Michael Holm is a German singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. He is primarily known as a singer of Schlager music. Although his first appearance in the hit parade was in 1962, he had his first big hit in 1969. "Mendocino", the German adaptation of a song by the Sir Douglas Quintet, was the biggest selling single that year in (Germany). The record was released in September 1969, reached number three for five weeks, selling over a million copies. Ariola presented him with a gold record in October 1970.
4 gewinnt is the second album by German hip-hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. The name refers to the German version of the game Connect Four. The album peaked at position 3 in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Lauschgift is the fourth studio album of the German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. It peaked the German charts at position 2, the Austrian at 10, and the Swiss at position 5.
Live und direkt is a double album by German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier, consisting of a live part and a studio part. The live part was recorded at three concerts during the Lauschgift-tour with their then backing band disJam, at Huxleys Neue Welt in Berlin on 19 February 1996; at the Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen on 22 February 1996 and during the Bear Music Days in Die Fantastischen Vier's hometown Stuttgart, the Theaterhaus Wangen on 1 June 1996.
MTV Unplugged is part of the MTV Unplugged series and the second live album of German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. The group were the second German-speaking artists to make an appearance on MTV Unplugged, after Herbert Grönemeyer in 1995. Contrary to the wishes of the producers, the concert was not recorded in MTV studios in London, but in the Balver Höhle, a cave in the Sauerland used mainly for Balver Märchenwochen.
Live in Stuttgart is a live double album by German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. It was recorded on 21 September 2003 at the Römerkastell in Stuttgart, the last show of the group's Unplugged-tour. Due to many requests from fans for a recording of the final show, the label founded by Die Fantastischen Vier, Four Music, decided to release a double-CD record of the show.
Laith Al-Deen, born 20 February 1972 in Karlsruhe, West Germany, is an Iraqi German language pop musician.
Son Goku was a German rock band who played a mix of hardcore punk, alternative, reggae, and electronic sounds. The band was named after the Son Goku character in the Dragon Ball series. Son Goku's first and only album, Crashkurs, was released in 2002 and reached a peak position of 15 on the Media Control Charts. The group has since disbanded due to "dissension" amongst the members.
Andrea Elisabeth Maria Jürgens was a German schlager singer. She became famous as a child star in the late 1970s when she had her first hit with "Und dabei liebe ich euch beide" at age 10. She had been active in the music business ever since with more than 60 single releases.
This is the discography of Sido, a German rapper from Berlin.
Heimspiel is the 2009 live album by German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier in celebration of their 20th anniversary as a band. It featured a crowd of 60,000 people, making this their biggest concert ever at the time.
Für dich immer noch Fanta Sie is the eighth studio album by German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier.
Peter Wackel is a German singer.
"Zusammen" ("Together") is a song by German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier featuring Clueso and a single from the Die Fantastischen Vier album Captain Fantastic. It peaked at number 2 on the German charts, at number 32 in Austria, and at number 35 in Switzerland. It was chosen as the official song for the 2018 FIFA World Cup by the German broadcaster Das Erste. It was played throughout the channel's coverage.
Loredana Zefi, also known mononymously as Loredana, is a Swiss-born Kosovan rapper. Her debut single, "Sonnenbrille", was a commercial success in Albania and German-speaking Europe, and received two gold certifications in Austria and Germany. In September 2018, Loredana signed with German subsidiary of Sony Music and released the commercially successful single "Bonnie & Clyde" with husband Mozzik. Her debut studio album, King Lori, followed in September 2019 and reached the top three in the latter countries and Switzerland. It featured several successful singles, including "Eiskalt", "Genick", "Jetzt rufst du an", as well as the rapper's first number-one single in Germany, "Kein Plan".
