Judith Wessendorf (born 20 November 1992 in

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), better known under the stage name Juju, is a German rapper.

Life and career

Born as the daughter of a German mother and Moroccan father, Juju grew up in a poor area in the Berlin district Neukölln. As a child, she listened to German gangsta rap ( Bushido,

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, Sido, etc.) and since she was 14, Juju started rapping as a hobby in her free time. In 2010, she met Nura for the first time. Later they formed the German rap crew

SXTN SXTN was a German hip hop duo from Berlin consisting of rappers Juju and Nura. They are known for their somewhat-mockingly provocative lyrics, that often play on stereotypical rap themes such as sex, weed-smoking, money and party lifestyles. ...

. Their first song was ''Deine Mutter'' and their most successful ''Von Party zu Party'' (which reached 30 million views on Youtube two years later) and ''Bongzimmer''. In 2018, Nura and Juju separated and began their solo careers. Juju reached the top of the German single charts with the singles "Melodien" (with

Capital Bra ; born 23 November 1994), known professionally as Capital Bra (German pronunciation: ɐpiˌtal ˈbɾa, is a German rapper. Born in a small town in Siberia, Russia and raised in Dnipro, Ukraine, he and his mother moved to Berlin, Germany in the ...

), "Vermissen" (with Henning May) and " Kein Wort" (with

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Discography

Albums

Singles

As featured artist

Other charted songs

SXTN

Awards and nominations

Results

Tours

Headlining

* 2019: ''Bling Bling Tour'' * 2020-2022: ''Juju Live'' (cancelled due to

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) * 2022: ''Fick Dein Insta Tour''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Juju German rappers 1992 births Living people Musicians from Berlin German people of Moroccan descent German women musicians German women rappers German people of Berber descent MTV Europe Music Award winners People from Neukölln