A company is a legal entity representing an association of people.
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.
Vertigo Records is a record company with British origins. It was a subsidiary of the Philips/Phonogram record label, launched in 1969 to specialise in progressive rock and other non-mainstream musical styles. Today, it is operated by Universal Music Germany, and the UK catalogue was folded into Mercury Records, which was absorbed in 2013 by Virgin EMI Records, which returned to the EMI Records name in June 2020.
Kompany is a surname. It may refer to:
Rigels Rajku, known professionally as Noizy, is an Albanian artist.
Raphael Ragucci, known professionally as RAF Camora, is an Austrian rapper.
Elvir Omerbegovic is a German entrepreneur of Bosnian descent who is mainly known as the founder and CEO of the hip hop label Selfmade Records and as President of Rap of Universal Music Germany. He is also the founder of the clothing label Pusher Apparel and the co-founder of Suckit.
187 Strassenbande is a German hip hop and urban music formation joining a great number of German rappers mostly based in Hamburg formed in 2006. It is made up of Gzuz, Bonez MC, Maxwell, LX and Sa4, taggers and graffiti artists Frost, Gel and Track and producer Jambeatz and Lukas H and 95a. Other members included AchtVier, Hasuna and Mosh36 who left for various reasons between 2013 and 2015. The formation is considered part of the gangsta rap movement in Germany.
German rapper Bonez MC has released three studio albums and five collaborative albums. He was awarded for sales of 6.6 million units in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Palmen aus Plastik is the first collaborative studio album by German rapper Bonez MC and Austrian rapper RAF Camora, released on September 9, 2016, byAuf!Keinen!Fall! and Indipendenza. The follow-up, Palmen aus Plastik 2 was released on October 5, 2018.
Austrian rapper and dancehall musician RAF Camora has released eight studio albums, six extended plays, six mixtapes, five collaborative albums and fifty-nine singles. RAF Camora was awarded for sales of 8.4 million records in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Kristoffer Klauß, better known by the stage name Gzuz, is a German rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. In addition to his solo career, he has had success as part of Hamburg hip hop crew 187 Strassenbande.
Anthrazit is the fifth studio album by Austrian musician RAF Camora. Released on 25 August 2017, by RAF Camoras own label Indipendenza, the album debuted at number one on the German, Swiss and Austrian album charts. Anthrazit is certified Gold by IFPI Austria and Platinum by Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). The album produced six singles, including "Kontrollieren", "In meiner Wolke", "Alles probiert", "Bye, Bye", "Andere Liga" and "Primo". All of the singles reached the charts in German-speaking Europe, which exception of "Bye, Bye", which didn't enter the Swiss charts.
Turkish-German rapper Ufo361 has released nine studio albums, three mixtapes and three extended plays.
"500 PS" is a song by German rapper Bonez MC and Austrian rapper RAF Camora. It was released on 3 August 2018, through Vertigo, Capitol and Universal. Written by Bonez MC, RAF Camora, The Cratez, and produced by the latter, the song serves as the first single of their second collaborative studio album Palmen aus Plastik 2.
Palmen aus Plastik 2 is the second collaborative studio album by German rapper Bonez MC and Austrian rapper RAF Camora, released on 5 October 2018 through Vertigo Berlin and Capitol. It was also made available as a limited edition box set on the same date. Prior to the album, the rappers collaborated on Palmen aus Plastik (2016). Palmen aus Plastik 2 debuted at number one on the German, Swiss and Austrian album charts. The album was certified Gold by Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) and IFPI Austria. As of November 2018, the record was certified for 107,500 album-equivalent units in German-speaking Europe.
"Ohne mein Team" is a song recorded by German rapper Bonez MC and Austrian rapper RAF Camora, featuring Maxwell for their first collaborative studio album Palmen aus Plastik (2016). It was released for digital download and streaming on 6 September 2016, through Auf!Keinen!Fall! and Indipendenza. The track acts as the records fourth and last single and was written by Bonez MC and RAF Camora and produced by latter.
Stefan Richter, better known by the stage name Trettmann, is a German rapper. Since his breakthrough in 2016, he works with the producer collective KitschKrieg.
The GfK Entertainment hip hop albums chart is the official hip hop albums music chart in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie. The chart was officially introduced on 1 April 2015. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday with the official chart being published on the following Wednesday. The charts are based on sales of physical albums from retail outlets as well as permanent music downloads and streaming.
Zenit is the sixth studio album by Austrian rapper RAF Camora, released on 1 November 2019, through Indipendenza and distributed through Groove Attack.
