Davut Altundal, known professionally as AK Ausserkontrolle ( "AK Outta Control"), is a German rapper of Kurdish descent from

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Biography

Altundal was born in Germany. His parents are from the

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in Turkey. They emigrated to

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and later to Germany. He grew up in

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, a borough of Berlin. His friend Fux Ausserkontrolle founded the hip hop group ''Ausserkontrolle'' where he was member a long time. In 2017, Altundal decided to leave. In the same year, he also signed at ''Erstguterjunge'', the music label of the rapper

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and his business partner Arafat Abou Chaker. After a dispute between Bushido and Abou Chaker, the label split up and AK Ausserkontrolle and almost all the other signings have left it in 2018. After that, he founded his own label ''XY Records''. Altundal has previously committed burglaries and robberies in stores. Because of his previous convictions, he was requested to leave Germany to Turkey in April 2019, but he refused, and in May 2019 he got a residence permit valid for at least three years. AK Ausserkontrolle wears a

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which covers his face to stay anonymous.

Discography

Albums

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:AK Ausserkontrolle German rappers Kurdish rappers Living people People from Mitte German people of Kurdish descent Year of birth missing (living people) People convicted of robbery