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 187 Strassenbande (German for "187 streetgang") is a German hip hop and urban music formation joining a great number of German rappers mostly based in Hamburg formed in 2006. It is made up of Gzuz, Bonez MC, Maxwell, LX and Sa4, taggers and gr ...

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

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 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 Bon ...

, which entered the album charts in Germany at number 9. His solo album ''Ebbe & Flut'' was released on 9 October 2015. This made it to number 2 in the album charts in Germany. On 27 May 2016 he released the album ''High & hungrig 2'' together with Bonez MC. It entered the album charts at number 1 and reached Gold status. Gzuz gained attention in America after Worldstar Hip Hop posted the video for his song “Was Hast Du Gedacht”. The music video went viral due to its extremely graphic and violent nature. Worldstar later posted the video for his song “Warum” as well.

Awards

* HANS – Der Hamburger Musikpreis ** 2016: in the category ''Song des Jahres'' for ''Ahnma'' with Beginner & Gentleman * Preis für Popkultur ** 2016: in the category ''Lieblingsvideo'' for ''Ahnma'' with Beginner & Gentleman * Hiphop.de Awards / Juice-Awards ** 2016: in the category ''Beste Punchline'' for ''"Cabrio: Check! Glas wird geext / Na klar gibt es Sex, weil ich parshippe jetzt!"''

Discography

Albums

with 187 Strassenbande
(for details, see discography of

) *2009: ''187 Strassenbande'' *2011: ''Der Sampler II'' *2015: ''Der Sampler III'' *2017: ''Sampler 4'' *2021: ''Sampler 5'' Solo

Collaborative singles and other charted songs

References

{{Authority control 1988 births Musicians from Hamburg German rappers Living people