Aykut Anhan (born 16 December 1985), known by his stage name Haftbefehl (meaning "

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" in German), is a German

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. He was signed to his own record label Azzlack, before signing with the label Echte Musik.

Biography

Haftbefehl was born Aykut Anhan in

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, West Germany, on 16 December 1985. He grew up in a Turkish-speaking household, raised by a Turkish mother (from

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) and a

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father from East Turkish province

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. By Anhan's own account, he dropped out of school after his father's suicide which happened when he was 14. In 2006, he fled to

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because of an impending imprisonment concerning drug trafficking; from there he moved to the Netherlands and lived in

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and

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. Along the way he wrote his first lyrics. After his return to his hometown Offenbach, he began working as a vehicle mechanic. After three weeks he quit and subsequently began running a

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. After that he started recording his first songs. When Samson Jones, the owner of the label ''Echte Musik'', heard Haftbefehl's songs, he was assured of his skills and gave him a contract. Haftbefehl was involved with eight contributions at the sampler ''Kapitel 1: Zeit für was Echtes''. He also gained attention by bis contribution on the sampler ''La Connexion'' and on singles from fellow rappers

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and Manuellsen. On 29 October 2010, Haftbefehl released his first album called ''Azzlack Stereotyp'', which reached 59 on MusicLine's Top 100 chart on 15 November 2010. After the closing of the label ''Echte Musik'' he launched his own label called ''Azzlacks.'' In Spring 2012, Haftbefehl released his second album, ''Kanackiş'', which contains songs with other famous German musicians like

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and Sido. On the 15th anniversary of the death of American rapper

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, the ''splash! magazine'' released a mixtape named ''The Notorious H.A.F.T.'' With the single ''Chabos wissen wer der Babo ist'', Haftbefehl entered the German single charts for the first time. Haftbefehl married in 2016 and currently has two children. His younger brother is also a rapper, who goes under the moniker Capo. His older brother, Aytac, was sentenced to four years in prison for bank robbery in 2017.

Discography

280px, Haftbefehl (center) at Place2Be Festival, Germany, 2015 ; Albums * 2010: ''Azzlack Stereotyp'' * 2012: ''Kanackiş'' * 2013: ''Blockplatin'' * 2014: ''Russisch Roulette'' * 2015: ''Unzensiert'' * 2016: ''Der Holland Job'' (with

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) * 2020: ''Das weisse Album'' * 2021: ''Das schwarze Album'' ; Singles * 2010: ''Gestern Gallus, heute Charts'' (E-Single) * 2013: ''Chabos wissen wer der Babo ist'' * 2014: ''Saudi Arabi Money Rich'' * 2014: ''Lass die Affen aus'm Zoo'' (feat. K.I.Z) * 2014: ''Ich rolle mit meim Besten (Babos Remix)'' (feat.

Marteria Marten Laciny (born 4 December 1982), better known by his stage name Marteria, is a German rapper. He has met with success in Germany (his 2012 collaboration with Yasha and Miss Platnum, "Lila Wolken", reached Number 1 in the German music chart ...

) * 2015: ''Mama'' (mit MoTrip) * 2015: ''CopKKKilla'' * 2015: ''Depressionen im Ghetto'' *2020: ''Conan x Xenia'' (feat.

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) * ; Sampler * 2009: ''Kapitel eins: Zeit für was Echtes'') ; Mixtapes * 2012: ''The Notorious H.A.F.T.'' ; EPs * ''Azzlack Kommandant (JUICE Exclusive)''

Awards and nominations

Results

References

External links

Video interview, May 2010
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