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OG Keemo | |
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 OG Keemo in Munich in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Karim Joel Martin |
| Born | 1993 (age 31–32) Mainz, Germany |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Labels | Chimperator Productions |
Karim Joel Martin (born 1993), known professionally as OG Keemo, is a German rapper.
Karim Joel Martin was born in Mainz, Germany, in 1993, to a Sudanese father. After his parents separated, he moved to Bayreuth. He lived in several cities before settling permanently in Mannheim. [1] [2]
He first began publishing rap music channel on SoundCloud. After his SoundCloud channel became increasingly popular he was signed by the Stuttgart-based label Chimperator Productions in September 2017. In October 2017, he released the extended play Neptun. In November 2019, his first studio-length album, Geist, was released. [2] He released a second album, Mann beißt Hund, in January 2022. [3] [4] Hiphop.de named the album the best German rap album of 2022. [5]
| Year | Title | Chart | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [6] | AUT [7] | SWI [8] | ||
| 2019 | Geist | 14 | – | 83 |
| 2022 | Mann beißt Hund | 2 | 13 | 12 |
| Year | Title | Chart | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [9] | AUT [10] | SWI [11] | ||
| 2017 | Neptun | 3 | – | – |
| 2018 | Skalp | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Otello | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Was wäre wenn | – | – | – |
| 2024 | Fieber | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Year | Title | Chart | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [12] | AUT [13] | SWI [14] | ||
| 2017 | "Kobe" | – | – | – |
| "Distanz" | – | – | – | |
| 2018 | "25/8" | – | – | – |
| "Audio Archiv" | – | – | – | |
| "Neptun" | – | – | – | |
| "Trap" | – | – | – | |
| 2019 | "216" | – | – | – |
| "Gargoyle" | – | – | – | |
| "Geist" | – | – | – | |
| "Zinnmann" | – | – | – | |
| 2020 | "Malik" | – | – | – |
| 2021 | "Glakky Freestyle" | – | – | – |
| "Blanko" (feat. Kwam E) | – | – | – | |
| "Regen" | – | – | – | |
| 2022 | "Civic" | – | – | – |
| "Mach kaputt" (Schmyt feat. OG Keemo) | – | – | – | |
| 2023 | "Fieber" | – | – | – |
| "Pimpsport" (feat. Shindy) | 58 | – | – | |
| "Bee Gees" (feat. Levin Liam) | – | – | – | |