Money Boy | |
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 Money Boy performing in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sebastian Meisinger |
| Born | June 27, 1981 Vienna, Austria |
| Origin | Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, Vienna |
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| Years active | 2010−present |
| Labels | Swag City Clique |
| Website | www |
Sebastian Meisinger (born June 27, 1981 in Vienna), better known by his stage name Money Boy, is an Austrian rap-singer. He became famous with his hit "Dreh den Swag auf".
Money Boy grew up in the 15th district of Vienna, Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus. By 2008, he studied journalism and communication at the University of Vienna. He successfully graduated with the degree Magister philosophiae. His master's thesis was about gangsta rap in Germany. Before starting with rap, he played basketball for a long time. He initially wrote his lyrics in English. After his first public title, Ching, Chang, Chung, Money Boy caught attention in late summer 2010 after publishing his cover Version of Soulja Boy's Turn My Swag On ; Dreh den Swag auf.[ citation needed ]
In 2015, he performed with members of the Glo Up Dinero Gang at the sold out VideoDays, including an ambiguous statement about recreational drug use at the end of his performance: "Drugs are bad, I confess that shit; but I am high, so I have no problems with it." [1] [note 1]
He founded the Glo Up Dinero Gang, a gang that features various artists with a similar style and image; some of the more known artists include Spinning 9. Hustensaft Jüngling ( Cough Syrup Youngster) and Medikamenten Manfred (Medication Manfred). [2] [3] [4]
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