Macht's euch beqeum! - 97.3 wrir - Richmond Independent Radio

Let us get back to the basics and focus on where it all started back in a time where Germany was still divided. This new genre of music was received and adopted differently between the two states political and cultural translation. Where the West “Federal Republic of Germany” was more liberal and integrated transatlantic flows of commodities, people, and images, the East “ German Democratic Republic” still clenched in the tight grip of the Soviet Union, only received glimpses of the global sounds coming through the Iron Curtain. Regardless of the state of the Republic in the mid-1980s, the Hip-Hop scene emerged through the youth culture. The cultural centers Spiel und Freiraume was a location in which the youth could meet and exchange ideas, socialize, and perform activities. These Spiel und Freiraume are the founding fathers of the creation of the first generation of the well know “Old School” Hip-Hop in both parts of Germany. The US-American armed forces stationed in West Germany were critical for introducing the new cultural form of Hip-Hop. The influx just as infusion of American troops stationed in Europe after World ll brought a wide range of music with them while stationed in Germany. The Americans combined with newly created German culture policies help in creating those state sanctioned cultural hubs for German youth that supported performance of musical arts in both the FRG and GDR. Troops that were stationed in some of the most metropolis cities such as Heidelberg, Frankfurt, and Berlin were a key instrument in the development of Hip-Hop in the West.

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Sens Unik, “Original (feat. Die Fantastischen Vier)”

from Panorama (1991-1997)

Unik Records - 1997

Ahzumjot, “alleine wach”

from alleine wach - Single

Ahzumjot - 2020

Ahzumjot, “Fil1 Cutoff 16Hz”

from Raum

Spinnup - 2018

Banjou, “Good Vibes Only”

from Good Vibes Only - Single

GoodVibesOnly - 2020

Rakede, “Mein schönster Tag in deinem Leben”

from Es geht mir gut! (Sehr, sehr gut. Sehr gut!)

WM Germany - 2017

Rakede, “Landung berechtigt”

from Rakede

WM Germany - 2014

Von Wegen Lisbeth, “Meine Kneipe”

from Grande

Columbia - 2016

Ronny Trettmann, “Schwarzer Sonntag II (feat. Johanna Marshall)”

from Schwarzer Sonntag II (feat. Johanna Marshall) - Single

HECKERT EMPIRE - 2013

Dazzle, “Alle bisschen kaputt”

from Alle bisschen kaputt - Single

FILATOW & STORCK - 2019

Dazzle, “Wer nicht klatscht”

from Ja aber Nein

Columbia - 2020

Die Fantastischen Vier, “Sie ist weg”

from Lauschgift

Columbia - 2009

DJ Thomilla, “Wenn Der Beat Flippt (Last Minute RMX)”

from Genuine Draft (Limited Ed.)

edel records GmbH - 1999

DJ Thomilla, “Reimemonster”

from Genuine Draft (Limited Ed.)

edel records GmbH - 1999

Sam, “Bad Ting”

from AVISION - EP

Jive Germany - 2018

Sam, “Da wo du herkommst (feat. Booz, Nura, Chima Ede, Lary, Kelvyn Colt, reezy & Ahzumjot)”

from Da wo du herkommst (Remix) [feat. Booz, Nura, Chima Ede, Lary, Kelvyn Colt, reezy & Ahzumjot] - Single

Jive Germany - 2020