Alles ist die Sekte ("The cult is everything"), abbreviated A.i.d.S and formerly called RoyalTS, is a

German hip hop German hip hop (locally known as ''Deutschrap'', ''Deutsch'' meaning German) 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 1 ...

duo from

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, composed of the rappers Sido and

B-Tight Robert Edward Davis (born 28 December 1979), better known by his stage name B-Tight, is an American-born German rapper. Early life Davis was born in Palm Springs, California, to a German mother and an African American father, but grew up in ...

History

After several releases through Royal Bunker, they moved to

Aggro Berlin Aggro Berlin was a German hip-hop independent record label based in Berlin that existed from 1 January 2001 until 1 April 2009. Three artists ( Sido, Tony D and Kitty Kat) were signed with the label at the time of its closure. Since the end o ...

. They did support gigs for American hip hop groups

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and The Arsonists. Today, A.i.d.S. forms the core of ''Die Sekte''. Sido and B-Tight are now better known for their solo albums; Sido's ''

Maske ''Maske'' (German for "Mask") is the debut album by German rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed ...

'' was one of the most successful German hip hop releases in 2004.

Discography

* 1998: ''Wissen Flow Talent'' * 1999: ''Sintflows'' (with Rhymin Simon and Collins) * 2000: ''Back in Dissniss'' * 2001: ''Alles ist die Sekte'' * 2001: ''Das Mic und Ich'' * 2001: ''Ihr Nutten'' * 2002: ''Alles ist die Sekte Album Nr. 3'' * 2003: ''Gar nich so schlimm!'' * 2009: ''Die Sekte''

External links

Official website
German hip hop groups {{Germany-band-stub