Michael "Michi" Beck (born 11 December 1967), also known by his pseudonym as the disc jockey Dee Jot Hausmarke, is a member of the
German hip hop
German hip hop (locally known as ''Deutschrap'', ''Deutsch'' meaning German) refers to hip hop music produced in Germany. Elements of American hip hop culture, such as graffiti art and breakdancing, diffused into Western Europe in the early 1 ...
group
Die Fantastischen Vier
Die Fantastischen Vier (, "The Fantastic Four"), often shortened to Fanta 4, is a German hip hop band from Stuttgart. The members are Michael Schmidt (Smudo), Andreas Rieke, Thomas Dürr, ''janitor''), and Michi Beck. They were, together with ...
where he acts as DJ and
MC. He also forms the duo Turntablerocker, with Thomas Burchia.
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''Chart Attack'', 28 August 2001. Jenny Yueno
Solo career
Beck produced his first solo album ''Weltweit'' (''"Worldwide"'') with Thomilla in the Benztown Studios
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
in 1998. The album features German rappers like
Afrob
Robert Zemichiel (born 1 August 1977), known professionally as Afrob, is a German rapper and actor.
Biography
Afrob was born in Venice, Italy to Eritrean parents but moved to Germany at a young age. He grew up in the German city of Stuttgart, ...
,
Max Herre
Maximilian Herre (born 22 April 1973) is a German rapper, singer-songwriter and music producer who rose to fame as a member of the group Freundeskreis. He is also A&R for the record label Nesola, a joint venture with his wife Joy Denalane, amon ...
and
MC Rene
René El Khazraje (born 11 September 1976 in Braunschweig
Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest ...
alongside international artists, most notably
Wyclef Jean
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician, and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees, a ...
,
Melle Mel
Melvin Glover (born May 15, 1961 in The Bronx), better known by his stage name Grandmaster Melle Mel (or simply Melle Mel) () is an American hip hop recording artist who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furiou ...
and
Scorpio. Three singles from ''Weltweit'' were released: "Mädchen No 1", "Turntablerocker (Beweg Deinen Popo)" featuring Max Herre and "Für immer", featuring
Yvette Michelle
Yvette Michele (born Michele Yvette Bryant; 1972 in New York) is an American R&B singer.
Career
Michele released her debut album, ''My Dream'', on August 26, 1997 on the RCA record label. From 1996-1998 she released three Top 20 singles on the ...
.
References
External links
Discographyat
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ...
1967 births
Living people
German rappers
German DJs
Musicians from Stuttgart
Die Fantastischen Vier
Electronic dance music DJs
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