Die Firma is a German
hip hop group formed in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
in 1996. It consists of Tatwaffe (Alexander Trabhoven), Def Benski Obiwahn (Ben Hartung), and Fader Gladiator (Daniel Sluga). To date, they have released six albums. Their second album sold over 80.000 copies in Germany and reached number 8 on the
German album charts. They are best known for their 2005 hit "Die Eine" ("The One"), which peaked at number 2 on the German single charts. The band refers to its own style as "lyrics about beats that represent good and evil".
In 2016, Tatwaffe released his second solo album, ''Sternenklar'' ("Starlit"), while Fader Gladiator worked with other artists like Lumaraa and Pillath.
Discography
Albums
* 1998: ''Spiel des Lebens''
* 1999: ''Das zweite Kapitel''
* 2002: ''Das dritte Auge''
* 2005: ''Krieg und Frieden''
* 2007: ''Goldene Zeiten''
* 2009: ''Gesammelte Werke''
* 2010: ''Das sechste Kapitel''
Singles
* 1996: ''Die Eine 96''
* 1999: ''Scheiß auf die Hookline''
* 1999: ''Kap der guten Hoffnung''
* 1999: ''Das neue Jahrtausend''
* 2002: ''Hör ma!''
* 2002: ''Strassenfest''
* 2003: ''Kein Ende in Sicht''
* 2005: ''Die Eine 2005''
* 2005: ''Spiel des Lebens''
* 2007: ''Glücksprinzip''
* 2007: ''Wunder''
* 2007: ''Wunschzettel'' (feat. CJ Taylor)
* 2008: ''Scheiss auf die Hookline II''
DVDs
* 2002: ''Das dritte Auge'' (limited edition)
References
External links
Official website*
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German hip hop groups