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Serious Klein | |
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Birth name | Kelvin Boakye |
Also known as | Seri The King |
Born | Hannover, Germany | June 6, 1991
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Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Majestic Casual Records |
Kelvin Boakye (born 6 June 1991), known by the stage name Serious Klein, is a German rapper who has emerged from the underground hip-hop scene in Germany. [1]
Serious Klein was born in Hannover, Germany to Ghanaian parents. [2] His mother (a single mother) works in kindergarten and his father is a businessman. His parents separated when he was two years old and they moved to Duisburg, Germany at the age of four. He later moved to Oer-Erkenschwick. Serious started writing music at the early age of 12. He recorded his first song when he was 14 years old through a school project with the former music label VJ-Style. [3]
Serious Klein began performing under the name “key bee” which is short for his birth name Kelvin Boakye and changed his name to the present one in 2012. His mentor Ross Osei and his former in house producer Johannes "Shove Island" Altendorf took him under their wings and made him part of their own label DSTY records in 2009. He later formed the collective/label the family tree / 555 together with his manager Teddy Sarpong, His Tour Dj Dominik “Dayson” Antwi (in 2015) & his producer & long time collaborator Rascal. [4]
Serious recorded his first EP "The Serious Outlook" in 2012 which helped him get recognized locally in Germany. After his first EP he did the following EPs "The Introduction“ in 2015 and “Summer 03's Problem" in 2016. [5]
Serious released his debut album You Should've Known in 2018, out via Majestic Casual. [6]
In November 2024 it was announced that he is signed to Mass Appeal, an independent record label founded by music-icon NAS. [7]
Year | Title | Ref |
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2017 | Try Me | [11] |
2018 | Boy Boy | [12] |
2018 | 91 Flex | [13] |
2018 | Coochie Money | [14] |
2018 | Should’ve Known | [15] |
2018 | Voodoo Money | [16] |
2018 | Junior feat Ahmaad Mateen | |
2018 | These Days | |
2019 | On a Goat | [17] |
2019 | No Drill (Frizzo feat. Serious Klein) | |
2019 | Lil Capo | |
2019 | Die For You (Amilli feat. Serious Klein) | [18] |
2020 | Everyday Thursday (Drunken Masters & Serious Klein) | [19] |
2021 | Straight Outta Pandemic (feat. Anaiis) | |
2021 | The Shaw | |
2023 | White Knight (feat. Josh Kye) | |
2023 | Up | |
2023 | Peek a Boo - A Colors Show | |
2024 | stronger | |
2024 | Pencils | |
2024 | Ohene | [20] |
Serious Klein has also performed at the Esquire Awards which is to celebrate achievement of men and women in the middle east in Dubai 2017. [21]
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