Turkish-German Hip Hop
German Hip Hop
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Began with German hip hop: American hip
hop culture, especially graffiti and break-dancing, became a part of Western
Europe in the early 1980s
· - Did not gain popularity until early
1990s
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Fie Fantastischen Vier and Rödelheim
Hartreim Projekt
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Influenced by films: visual of cultural
elements + music
Turkish-German hip hop
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The group Cartel was among the scene's first hits. Their Middle Eastern
beats and socially critical lyrics struck a nerve with young migrants.
Cartel's 1995 debut album drew much attention to the rap formation built
around Hakan K. (l) and Erci E from Berlin. They ended up on music TV
channels like MTV and VIVA, and the rock star Peter Maffay helped
produce their album "Begegnungen" (Encounters).
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Express frustration with society and
disadvantages of Turkish descent
-Embrace “thug life”
-After fall of Berlin Wall sought a way
to express their identity
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First
Turkish rap single, Bir Yabancının Hayati or The Life of the Stranger
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Themes of identity and life as a foreigner
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Lack of permanency and belonging
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-Develop Turkish-German vernacular
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Promoting Turkish identity over German
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Kanak
Sprak: “nigga speak”
§ Negative
hip hop/African American clichés
§ Believe
they are exactly like African Americans and trying to reinvent themselves
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Rappers switch between Turkish and
German languages
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-Suggests Germany is failing to address
need for young people who are trying to assert new identities in a recently
multicultural country
· -Different than German rap
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Use US art form/culture to form a
Turkish identity; not German or Turkish-German
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Identify more closely with Black
Americans
-Neighborhood of Kreuzberg: high population
of Turkish immigrants and hip hop culture
· Berlin's Turkish hip-hop scene: A mic in the hand and rapping about xenophobia, discrimination and
conservative Islamic traditions - by the early 1990s, young Germans with
Turkish roots had discovered hip-hop. The clubs, cultural centers and
tucked away courtyards of Berlin's multi-cultural district Kreuzberg
became the epicenter of the scene.
The Kreuzberg rapper and actress Aziza A. proves that Berlin's hip-hop
scene isn't just for the boys. She is among the pioneers of
German-Turkish rap, putting out her debut album "Es ist Zeit" (It's
Time) in 1997. Her bitingly ironic plays on words deal with the
precarious circumstances faced by Turkish youth in Germany, and the
songs chip away at common clichés about Turkish women.
-Rapper Eko Fresh
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Released the first Turkish-German rap
album in 2003 = big hit
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König von Deutschland
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-Typical story of growing up in Turkish
and German cultures
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-Uses both languages and demonstrates
daily struggles of Turkish-Germans
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Single: Der Gastarbeiter (Guest worker;
immigrant)
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