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Elvir Omerbegovic
Elvir Omerbegovic (born 1979) 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''. Early life and career Omerbegovic was born in Mettmann, West Germany in 1979, the son of Bosnian immigrants. At the age of 12, he began to play streetball and won the German championship with his team several times. From 1993 onwards, he performed his sport semi-professionally, playing for Bayer Giants Leverkusen and Brandt Hagen. At the age of 16, he competed against AAU teams in New York as a member of a selected squad. Prior to finishing high school in Germany, he also played basketball at a high school in Kentucky for one season. Upon graduation, Omerbegovic worked for RTL Newmedia in Cologne, Germany. He then earned a bachelor's degree in political science, media and socio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mettmann
Mettmann () is a town in the northern part of the Bergisches Land, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Mettmann, Germany's most densely populated rural district. The town lies east of Düsseldorf and west of Wuppertal. History Located on the ancient trade route "''strata coloniensis''" the Lotharingian hamlet of Medamana (''engl.'' between the streams, which bears an etymological similarity to the origins of the name for the Northern Italian city of Milan (''lat.'' Mediolanum)) first appeared in the charter of the last Carolingian King, Louis the Child, 904 AD, thus existing "officially" for more than 1100 years. In 1363 Mettmann was one of eight administrative burghs in the Earldom of Berg and Jülich. Later the burgh became independent at the hand of Counsellor to the Earl of Cleves and was allowed to build a wall and choose a mayor. The ability to toll and tax allowed the burgh to develop in commerce and trade. In 1806 Mettm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kollegah
Felix Martin Andreas Matthias Blume (born 3 August 1984), known professionally as Kollegah, is a German rapper. He releases his music via his own label, Alpha Music Empire. Born in Friedberg and raised by a single mother in Simmern, he started rapping in the Reimliga Battle Arena in December 2004. Intending to pursue a solo career as a rapper, Kollegah released his first mixtape ''Zuhältertape'' in July 2005 and was signed to ''Selfmade Records'' in December of the same year. He went on to pursue a variety of styles on subsequent albums '' Alphagene'' (2007), ''Kollegah'' (2008) and '' Bossaura'' (2011). His fourth studio album, ''King'', was released in 2014 and became his best-selling album to date. His fifth album, ''Zuhältertape Vol. 4'', was released in 2015, ''Imperator'' in 2016 and ''Monument'' in 2018. Kollegah also released four collaborative studio albums with German rapper Farid Bang, the ''Jung brutal gutaussehend'' tetralogy, between 2009 and 2018. Biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonez MC
John Lorenz Moser (born December 23, 1985), better known by his stage name Bonez MC, is a German rapper and music producer. Bonez is a member of the German hip hop crew 187 Strassenbande consisting of the rappers Gzuz, Maxwell, LX, Sa4 and Bonez MC, graffiti artist Frost and music producer Jambeatz. At various times, rappers AchtVier, Mosh36 and Hasuna were also members of the 187 Strassenbande. In 2012, Bonez MC released his debut album ''Krampfhaft kriminell'' on his own label Toprott Muzik. In 2013 he had a joint EP with Kontra K followed by another collaboration with fellow 187 Strassenbande member Gzuz in form of the album ''High und Hungrig''. On January 30 2015, 187 Strassenbande produced his compilation ''High & Hungrig 2''. Bonez MC is one of the most successful German music artists, 3 of his collaborative albums have gold status and of which one also reached platinum status. He is particularly known for his collaborations with RAF Camora and Gzuz. His most s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gzuz
Kristoffer Klauß (; born 29 June 1988), better known by the stage name Gzuz (), is a German rapper. In addition to his solo career, he has had success as part of Hamburg hip hop crew 187 Strassenbande. Biography After his parents divorced, Klauß grew up with his sister and his mother in Hamburg. He was fascinated by the people who earn their money in the streets. Klauß has been a member of 187 Strassenbande since 2006. The name Gzuz is an acronym for "''Ghetto-Zeug unzensiert''" (Ghetto stuff uncensored). In October 2010 he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for predatory theft. During his detention, the 187 street gang went on a ''Free Gzuz Tour'' in 2012 and sold Gzuz Merchandise, such as Free Gzuz T-shirts. After his release in 2013 he took part in the ''Uprising Tour''. In 2014 he released the album ''High & hungrig'' together with Bonez MC, which entered the album charts in Germany at number 9. His solo album ''Ebbe & Flut'' was released on 9 Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend
''Jung, brutal, gutaussehend'' ("Young, violent, handsome") is the first collaborative studio album by German rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang. It was released on 19 June 2009 through Selfmade Records. Two follow-ups, '' Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2'' and '' 3'', were released in 2013 and 2017, respectively. Background Farid Bang explained after the release of his debut album '' Asphalt Massaka'' in 2008 that he won't record an album in 2009. Kollegah also confirmed not to record for his own. Later, many rumors were on the internet saying that both rappers had teamed up to record an album together. Following these rumors, Farid Bang appealed to Kollegah the idea of recording an album. Both rappers subsequently began working on their album in spite of their previous statements. The finishing process of the album took three months. Singer Billy13 was the only guest appearance on the album that had been involved in the production. She got involved because of her good relationshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echo Music Prize
Echo Music Prize (stylised as ECHO, ) was an accolade by the , an association of recording companies of Germany to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The first ECHO Awards ceremony was held in 1992, and it was set up to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1991, succeeding the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis, which was awarded since 1963. Each year's winner was determined by the previous year's sales. In April 2018, following controversy regarding that year's ceremony, the Bundesverband Musikindustrie announced the end of the award. History First held with 370 people in the Flora, Cologne in 1992, the award ceremony in Frankfurt was televised and the classical awards were moved to a separate event, Echo Klassik, in Cologne in 1994. Until 1995, only invited guests could attend the ceremony. It was held in Munich, and in 2001, the venue was moved from Hamburg to Berlin because of subsidies of up to 20 million euros, although a return in 2004 wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutsche Grammophon
Deutsche Grammophon (; DGG) is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of the corporation PolyGram. Headquartered in Berlin Friedrichshain, it is now part of Universal Music Group (UMG) since its merger with the UMG family of labels in 1999. It is the oldest surviving established record company. History Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft was founded in 1898 by German-born United States citizen Emile Berliner as the German branch of his Berliner Gramophone Company. Berliner sent his nephew Joseph Sanders from America to set up operations. Based in the city of Hanover (the founder's birthplace), the company was the German affiliate of the U.S. Victor Talking Machine Company and the British Gramophone Company, and, from 1900, a fully owned subsidiary of the latter, but that ended after the outbreak of World War I in 1914 when ownership reverted to Germany. Though no longer connected to the British Gramophone Company, Deutsche Grammophon continued to use the "His M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Record
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal in a pure form. Chemically, gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements and is solid under standard conditions. Gold often occurs in free elemental ( native state), as nuggets or grains, in rocks, veins, and alluvial deposits. It occurs in a solid solution series with the native element silver (as electrum), naturally alloyed with other metals like copper and palladium, and mineral inclusions such as within pyrite. Less commonly, it occurs in minerals as gold compounds, often with tellurium (gold tellurides). Gold is resistant to most acids, though it does dissolve in aqua regia (a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid), forming a soluble tetrachloroaurate anion. Gold is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Bang
Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui ( ar, link=no, فريد العبدلاوي, born 4 June 1986), known professionally as Farid Bang, is a German rapper of Moroccan-Spanish descent. He is currently the owner of the label Banger Musik. Early life Farid Bang was born in Melilla, Spain, and grew up in Málaga. At the age of eight, he moved to Düsseldorf, Germany with his mother and sister. His mother grew up in Germany and is of Moroccan descent, while his father is from Melilla, Spain. Bang has mentioned in songs that he is of Berber origin, while other times he has identified as Arab. Inspired by his friend Tekken, Bang started rapping at the age of 19 and, with the help of his friend Summer Cem, soon met Eko Fresh, who had already achieved a certain level of fame in Germany. He signed with Fresh's label ''German Dream'' and was featured in three songs in his 2005 mixtape ''Fick immer noch deine Story'' ("Fuck your story still"), which was Eko's diss against his former mentor and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend 2
''Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2'' ("Young, violent, handsome 2") is the second collaborative studio album by German rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang, released on 8 February 2013 via Selfmade Records. Background In June 2009, Kollegah and Farid Bang released ''Jung, brutal, gutaussehend ''Jung, brutal, gutaussehend'' ("Young, violent, handsome") is the first collaborative studio album by German rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang. It was released on 19 June 2009 through Selfmade Records. Two follow-ups, '' Jung, brutal, gutaussehe ...'', their first collaborative studio album. It peaked on number 30 of the German album charts. Despite the negative reviews by critics, the album became a favourite between their fans. As a result, the rappers were asked about a second part repeatedly. Kollegah confirmed in an Interview in 2011, that they are planning to record a second album together. In October 2012, they confirmed ''Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2''. Track listing Charts Week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
257ers
The Media Control charts are record charts compiled by Media Control on behalf of the German record industry. They include the "Single Top 100" and the "Album Top 100" chart. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday, and the chart compilations are published on Tuesday for the record industry. The entire top 100 singles and top 100 albums are officially released the following Friday by Media Control. The charts are based on sales of physical singles and albums from retail outlets as well as permanent music downloads. Number-one hits by week See also * List of number-one hits (Germany) * List of German airplay number-one songs References External links charts.degermancharts.com {{Germanhits Number-one hits Germany 2016 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genetikk
Genetikk is a German hip hop group from Saarbrücken. Members Kappa and Sikk formed the group in 2009 and have since released nine studio albums. History Karuzo and Sikk are from Saarbrücken. The duo got to know each other in school and started recording music. In the process, a hip hop group with constantly changing members was formed. The debut album ''Foetus'' was recorded in Paris and released for download in October 2010. It was rated by critics as presenting a ''Realo-Gangster charme'' and ''comical exaggeration of the own character''. Moreover, the style alludes to the appearance of the hip hop group Insane Clown Posse which represent Juggalos. Their second album was announced in spring 2011 with music video releases of the singles ''Inkubation'', ''Genie und Wahnsinn'' and ''Konichiwa Bitches''. The latter one was later removed. After signing to Düsseldorf-based label Selfmade Records in late 2011, the album ''Voodoozirkus'' was released in February 2012. Performing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
