Die Sekte is a German
rap
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 or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
group from
Berlin
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, formed in 1998 by
Sido,
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 ...
, Rhymin Simon and Vokalmatador. Originally it consisted of only Sido and B-Tight, also known as duo
A.i.d.S
Alles ist die Sekte ("The cult is everything"), abbreviated A.i.d.S and formerly called RoyalTS, is a German hip hop duo from Berlin, composed of the rappers Sido and B-Tight.
History
After several releases through Royal Bunker, they moved to ...
.
Since 2009, with the release of their debut album ''
Die Sekte
Die Sekte is a German rap group from Berlin, formed in 1998 by Sido, 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 Spring ...
'', the group consisted of Sido, B-Tight,
Alpa Gun
Alper Sendilmen (born 4 July 1980), better known as "Alpa Gun", is a German rapper of Turkish descent. In 2004, he got signed to Berlin label Sektenmuzik and has since been a member of rap group Die Sekte
Die Sekte is a German rap group from ...
, Tony D,
MOK, Bendt, Fuhrman and DJ Werd.
All members are from
Märkisches Viertel
Märkisches Viertel (, ''MV'') is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') in the borough (''Bezirk'') of Reinickendorf in Berlin. Its name refers to the March of Brandenburg (german: Mark Brandenburg).
Overview
It consists of a large housing estate of a ...
, except Alpa Gun (from
Berlin-Schöneberg), Tony D and MOK (from
Berlin-Neukölln).
Die Sekte was one of the first rap groups from Berlin and they have already sold 20,000 copies of their first EP and mixtapes.
History
They produced their first releases on a
PlayStation
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. Their song lyrics contains themes such as the hard social life in the "ghetto". The new German hip hop style was, at that time, critic about the music production and the song themes.
On the EP ''Sintflows'' in 1998, the artists Calle, Collins, Kimba and Milo$ joined the group; however in 2001, they left the group, except Sido und B-Tight.
Discography
*''
Die Sekte
Die Sekte is a German rap group from Berlin, formed in 1998 by Sido, 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 Spring ...
'' (2009)
References
External links
*http://deutscher-hip-hop.eu/include.php?path=article&contentid=1690
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