"Füchse" with Samy Deluxe is the Beginner track to start with! These guys are one of a handful of legendary pioneering German rap crews along with Dynamite Deluxe, the Stieber Twins, Eins Zwo and Advanced Chemistry, among others. And yes, the guy at 4:00 is GZUZ, who did the hook in Ahnma.
I think, before (Absolute) Beginner he should start with Advanced Chemistry/Torch: "Fremd im eigenen Land" and "Kapitel 1", in my opinion the greatest declaration of love to hiphop. "Rock on" from Bambule may be a good starting point for the Beginners. And "Liebeslied" was their commercial breakthrough. Cora E ("Schlüsselkind") was also there from the beginning: "Und der MC ist weiblich! (And the MC is female!)" Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, München, Minden (Curse!), Bremen, Frankfurt, Ulm (Kinderzimmer Productions!), Witten, ... And then Berlin and stupid Gangster Rap...
@@maxheadroom22and26 "then Berlin and stupid gangster rap" 🤣 yeah I guess it's best to start at the beginning. Berlin does have some gems like Spezializtz, Savas, Megaloh, etc.
Absolute Beginner are absolutely Legends. They did a Lot for German hip hop. Watch the old school stuff Like " Bambule. " And after that watch Samy Deluxe.
3:25 - the guy on the left is Tim Mälzer, the german counterpart to Jaime Oliver (he is a close friend of Jamie) and make also cooking shows in Germany.
Don't worry, Germans have a sense of humor. Recently, a captain had the "Imperial March" from Star Wars played as he entered the port of London with a German warship.
This Video is full of Cameos from German Celebs. The Beginners are not a big Band in Gernany but Jan Delay is a big Star. He is the Leader of Beginners. Look at Jan Delay pump up Medley. You will Love it.
These are all people from the german media, tv personalities or other musicians (yes, the guy in 3:52 is Gzuz with the deep voice, the picture became a permanent meme in the german reddit space). And the sequences are all different formats from German TV history, sometimes even with the corresponding presenter. The Beginners wanted to emphasise how long they have been at it. The whole song tells the story of how the band found each other back then and which paths the boys took. With this song they announced the last album, it was quite a big thing as the guys hadn't done anything together for many years and they kind of drew a line with the album. I will never forget the farewell concert at the Große Freiheit.
Personally opinion Beginner are legendary because they are beside Fantastische Vier (they kickstart german hip hop in the mainstream) one of the oldest still active hip hop bands in Germany. Fettes Brot, also a Hip Hop Crew from Hamburg, was also a very old formation but the disband the group in 2023 after 31 years (started in 1992 - Beginners was formed in 1991 - Fantastische Vier was formed in 1989).
Although I'm not a typical member of their audience (1970ies and 80ies rather) I certainly remember them and their singer Jan Delay - I think they're even still around somehow. They and Die Fantastischen Vier are probably the first ones coming to peoples mind when asked about German Hiphop music. Possibly Fettes Brot too. ("Jain", "Emanuela", "Nordisch by Nature" by Fettes Brot) Another iconic song was "A-N-N-A" by Freundeskreis. I'd recommend their song "Mit dir" feat. Joy Denalane as an example too.
"Hammerhart" from the Beginners is a very good one too. Released on the Album "Bambule" in 1998. The Video came out in 99 and was filmed with nice cuts on different Locations without Greenscreen.
It's celebrating their history and referencing the old times "hatten kein Ziel, aber fuhr'n los": "Wir ham kein Ziel, aber wir fahr'n los". Really nice!
At 3:41: It is Gzuz the big Rapper. The Group is from Hamburg. They are one of the most famous Hip Hop legends in Germany. But there is some older ones. Die Fantastischen Vier are the most legendary but a lot of people would argue about that.
Hi Dwayne, you'r right the "Beginner" came from Hamburg and they rapping since the 90s. Check the oldschool beginners out like "Füchse","K zwo" or many other tracks! Greetings from Hamburg
3:54 yea thats Gzuz in there are many german rappers and other people from german media in general in this video. I would really like to see you react to samy deluxe. he is the guy on the right on 3:08. Samy is also a hiphop legend and has crazy good texts. I can especially recomend to look into his newer realeses. (yes "Weck mich auf" is legendary but he evolved a lot since then and not that many international people reacted to his newer tracks)
Yeah, you're right. This video is like an ADHD version of what German TV is like. All of the shows shown are fictional or caricatures, but there are a lot of German TV personalities present which obviouls star in the actual shows. Even the news lady is an actual german news anchor called Linda Zervakis.
Yo, it's time to check out some Deichkind! Start with their old-school hip-hop stuff: - Komm Schon! - Bon Voyage - Limit Then, you gotta listen to their newer, more electronic music. Their music and especially the second era videos are like absolutely mind-blowing, no exaggeration, they are really like that! 😵😵💫🤯😱😂❓️⁉️‼️
You won't regret it. If you want something more impressive, go with a newer one, like from the last 10-15 years. Maybe ask your followers which Deichkind video they like the most. I can't choose just one, but many of them are making you ask, "WTF was that?" 😁
How influential 'Beginner' or 'Absolute Beginner' are you can see in the fact that in their circle (especially Eimsbush Basement with guys like Bo, Samy Deluxe, and many others) the use of the word 'Digger' or 'Diggah' became so popular that it was nominated several times for the german 'youth word' and meanwhile is used all over Germany and even Austria as a synonym for friend or bro. They were not the first but definitely one of the defining Crews of German Hip Hop Culture. Sidenote: Dicker usually means 'fat guy' :)
So, I guess you are ready for the German version of "History of Rap" (by Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake) called "Eine deutsche Rapgeschichte" by ZDF MAGAZIN ROYALE. This is incredible, I promise! 😎 BTW: "Die Beginner" are one of the legendary HipHoppers ... Before 2003 they called themselfs "Absolute Beginner" ...
the one german hip-hop group that might be considered more influential is "Die Fantastischen Vier" (aka F4, Fantas, Fanta4) they had a lot of hits in the 90s and made german rap pallettable to broader audiences. they were/are (still touring, fresh single) a bit tamer in language and more cerebral. Beginner are a bit more street and underground-ish, and I don't think they would've gotten those radioplays if it wasn't for the Fantas' groundwork. songs to check out: Lass die Sonne rein, Tag am Meer, Schizophren, Ganz Normal, Populär, Picknicker, MfG (for most it's worth looking for translated lyrics)
Rap in Germany was imported mainly via the American Soldiers stationed in West Germany and by movies. You could say it started in the 80s with some small Groups and no name Artists rapping in english. If we look at all german speaking countries, i guess you could say Falco from Austria was the first big name to rap in some of his Songs (80s). In the 90s Rap grew bigger, with Die Fantastischen Vier as mainstream front runner. Other important MCs/Groups/Artists would be Beginner, Stieber Twins, Advanced Chemistry. Rap was still mostly underground and split into the two camps of Old School and New School. At that time the TV Channel VIVA started a show about Rap. In the mid 90s Dj Tomekk from Berlin was the man to ask for collabs with American Rappers, since he was the DJ for Curtis Blow and worked with many artists from 1993 to the early 2000s. He knew everyone, M.O.P to Dr. Dre, Wutang Clan or Grandmaster Flash. So at the end of the 90s you had Heidelberg, Hamburg, Ruhrpott as hot spots for german rap and a growing scene in Berlin. In the late 90s Battle Rap got more popular with Kool Savas as front runner. Another guy called Staiger staged a lot of Rap events in the Royal Bunker café in Berlin, which would become the hot spot for Rap and gave many Artists enough publicity so Rap could become really big. Some of the biggest names at this time were Kool Savas, Dynamite Deluxe with their Solo MC Samy Deluxe and a Group of Artists named Aggro Berlin which became increasingly popular. In the 2000s Rap spreaded all over Germany. Many of the rap listener from this generation say that Kool Savas (or KKS = King Kool Savas) is the King of German Rap. Berlin started to be also the Capital of German Rap. Aggro Berlin established Gangsta Rap in Germany, many other Sub Genres like Conscious, Backpack etc had their niche and you had many different artists, groups and labels. So in the end it´s hard to say which Artist is THE OG, since there were so many influential artists that got Rap in Germany to the point it is to day. But i can recommend you a few tracks from different artists. I would start with the Fanta 4 (die Fantastischen Vier) track "Die da", Advanced Chemistry "Fremd im eigenen Land", DJ Tomekk "Ich lebe für Hip Hop", Stieber Twins "Einmal Macco zweimal Stieber", Dynamite Deluxe "Grüne Brille", Massive Töne " Kopfnicker", Deichkind "Bon Voyage", Kool Savas "King of Rap", Samy Deluxe "Weck mich auf", Azad "Eines Tages", Sido "Mein Block", Frank White & Sonny Black (aliases of the Rapper Fler and Bushido) "Cordon Sport Massenmord", Eko Fresh "Ghetto" and as contrast to their early tracks Sido "Bilder im Kopf", Savas "AMG" and Samy Deluxe "Requiem". I guess i also should mention Kollegah, so here is one of his tracks, Kollegah "John Gotti". Sorry for the wall of text, i hope it helps you and you may listen into one of the above mentioned tracks.
I mean, I can only go from my perspective... so while the Beginner have been around it for a while and are decently well known, when I, as someone born on the early 80s, think of pioneers of German Hip Hop, the band that comes to mind are die Fantastischen Vier.
love the video and how they implemented to many "good" people from the media. probably just threw in all their popular friends. love it. this band was probably the last german hip hop act that did old school hiphop. good times! and HP Baxxter from Scooter was the dude in the end in the amrchair haha
I could only recommend die fantastischen vier they are a wonderful group and still famous a song that is really unique and one you should definitely listen to is Mfg.
Back in the day Hip-Hop Germany was divided in regions... Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart. Berlin represented mainly by KKS, Hamburg by Samy and Beginner and Stuttgart by Fanta4 and Freundeskreis.... so basically you had to choose which one was your favourite... back then you weren't allowed to mix. 😂
Packed full of German TV moderators, anchor mans, comedians, cooks and also Hiphop musicians that shaped the german rap landscape over the last 30 years. And the Beginners with the Mongoclicke in Hamburg in the north are somewhat of the culmination point of Hiphop in the late 90s that made German Hiphop a mass market pop culture. (Together with Freundeskreis and the Kolchose of Stuttgart in the south). Although the old scool of Advanced Chemistry (Torch and Toni L are in the video too) and a bit later others like Too Strong, Stieber Twins, and F. A.B. started the culture of German lyrics HipHop in Germany, Beginner and Freundeskreis made it popular for the masses. Fettes Brot also out of Hamburg were in the charts earlier i think, but are less "HipHop" and more of a traditional music group or artists. Also "Die Fantastischen Vier" also out of Stuttgart, but viewed more like a HipHop themed Boy Band by most without any street credibility.
Yes, you're in the right lane. Yes, that's Gzuz. Yes, they are from Hamburg. Yes, they are legends, but not Top Notch, at least for me. My personal Mount Rushmore would be "Kool Savas" - "Samy Deluxe" - "Sido" and "Kollegah".
This is one of the Oldscoolhiphop Germanrap Masterpieces - check the Transcript and transfer to english - the guy on the Couch is the Person who you think of from the other Biginner Video
This track tells the Story from the beginner in hamburg They put in these little shortcuts from german tv Shows i hope i wrote it not so Bad 😅 Finally beginner are a famous old school hip hop Band from hamburg
there are so much references about german media and german rap history in this video, that nobody could ever list them all. its a nice projection of how german rap become more and more popular and started to become an exchangeble cash-cow for musik-business.
I love how the black and white documentary is called "something with Hitler", such a funny jab against those countless sensationalist documentaries about Hitler ^^
I am Fan of Beginners since 1999 when the Album Bambule was released. For me they are the true pioneers of Hip Hop in Germany. Always against Main stream. I still Listen to the music and know almost every song by heart (with lyrics).
Other great German Old School Hip Hop: Deichkind, Blumentopf, Fettes Brot, Samy Deluxe, Die Fantastischen Vier (they were the first, the pioneers of German Hip Hop), Max Herre/Freundeskreis, Dendemann,… Cro is more Pop than Hip Hop, wayyyy softer, but I think he is also worth mentioning. To me, Peter Fox ("Prince Harry" 😉) is already top of the tops and almost unbeatable, and Jan Delay (seen here with Beginner) is also a legend. Something COMPLETELY different but also a German legend and a Hamburg original: Udo Lindenberg. The problem with all or most of the above is that their lyrics play a huge role, so it would be great to understand German and to know a little bit more about Germany to get it. Maybe someone could translate them for you and give you a little bit more background information.
Not sure if Dwayne sees this or someone already told it, but there was "Absolute Beginner" and "Beginner". Maybe this could be read in english too. I always thought it was funny and genius that they had their process in the band name, even though they were never really beginners.
other bands u maybe like to watch are like Fünf Sterne Deluxe - Inspektor Jabidde, Freundeskreis Anna or Esperanto or Erste Liebe, Dynamite Deluxe with Grüne Brille, MC Rene with Mein Leben ist ein Freestyle, Massive Töne, Fettes Brot, Doppelkopf, Reimemonster from Ferris MC and Afrob and sooo much more... love to see more from you ! Samy Deluxe and Seeed u still know i have seen ooohhh nooo. i forgot Dendemann... this one u should have watched !!!! also know as "die freie Radikale" or Eins Zwo with "Hand aufs Herz". ohhh damn, also must have seen 1986zig - Zweite Chance (Lollapalooza Live) or 1986zig - Danke (Offizielles Musikvideo) --> HIS voice is insane !!!!
u right they r legendary. make music over 30 years. and they appreciate, the beginning of german rap with showing " old guys" advanced chemistry from , dont get me wrong from heidelberg. They true to the hip hop game in germany. U know, in the earlier years, they were connected, it was the love for the music and the start 4 a new genre. i could tell so much , but i like u give german rap a chance. great job. peace. cu
I enjoy your videos very much mate! Im a German 30 years old dude and i hear German rap since years, so i would really like if you could react to one of my favourite rappers, named "Kool Savas". He's an absolute legend here and he got the title of the King of Rap in Germany. The song i would tell you is "Brachland". So Brachland from Kool Savas. His flow endlevel dude! Thanks for reading, i would love to see your reaction to this banger!
About the Hitler part: The caption literally says "Something about Hitler" 'cause German TV is all about Hitler documentaries if there's nothing else to be broadcasted. So, basically that scene is a meme. Btw, there are many German celebs in this video what emphasises the impact of the Beginner on German music.
The guy next to the cook in the cooking show is Samy Deluxe, another famous rapper from Hamburg and a close friend of the „Beginner“. Samy is one of if not the fastest rapper in Germany. Check out „Halt dich gut fest“ to see how fast he is…
Can you also react to Bell, book and candle the song "wie wir sind"? I just found out they are also a German band 😅 I always thought they were Birtish. They were really popular in the 90s.
Hi Dwayne, thank you so much for this great review! I directed this (also AHNMA) and can approve that the Student guy in front of the Bookwall is the one that did the hook on Ahnma, Gzuz187. Also, almost every part of this video is played by either the band or a famour or influential person from our youth and childhood. Looking forward to seeing more of your Lenses.
So they were the second commercial succesfull band which has Not been under #sellout# or Not credible.....so they where defint huge in bringing Hip Hop to the Money.....First succesfull German Rap Crew was advanced chemistry....you can Go for torch wir waren mal stars
I`ve seen a lot of music reactions on your site and i'm pretty sure you should check "Gentleman - Dem Gone" and some Songs of "Die Fantastischen Vier" ("Fanta 4").
I know you've goit a long list but pls listen to böhmermann allemagne zero points. he is an satiriker/comedian and he did this song as a parody of our always loosing singers in the ecs and I thought if he would have gone with this song to the esc it would have been happier XD
We went to the dome without being there, is a joke as they werent thtere but dome idiots thought, nobody would mention and they got some idiots that looked kinda like Jan and Dennis.
Legendary? o_O No, ... well known? o_O YES! If you want to see legendary german hip-hop, checkt out "Die Fantastischen Vier - Ernten Was Wir Säen (Live Heimspiel 25. Juli 2009)" < party as they are around since 1989! *jubilee The "Beginner" came "late" to this game - founded in 1991! *haha < *trying_2_be_funny
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"Füchse" with Samy Deluxe is the Beginner track to start with!
These guys are one of a handful of legendary pioneering German rap crews along with Dynamite Deluxe, the Stieber Twins, Eins Zwo and Advanced Chemistry, among others.
And yes, the guy at 4:00 is GZUZ, who did the hook in Ahnma.
I think, before (Absolute) Beginner he should start with Advanced Chemistry/Torch: "Fremd im eigenen Land" and "Kapitel 1", in my opinion the greatest declaration of love to hiphop.
"Rock on" from Bambule may be a good starting point for the Beginners. And "Liebeslied" was their commercial breakthrough.
Cora E ("Schlüsselkind") was also there from the beginning: "Und der MC ist weiblich! (And the MC is female!)"
Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, München, Minden (Curse!), Bremen, Frankfurt, Ulm (Kinderzimmer Productions!), Witten, ... And then Berlin and stupid Gangster Rap...
@@maxheadroom22and26 "then Berlin and stupid gangster rap" 🤣 yeah I guess it's best to start at the beginning. Berlin does have some gems like Spezializtz, Savas, Megaloh, etc.
Absolute Beginner are absolutely Legends. They did a Lot for German hip hop. Watch the old school stuff Like " Bambule. " And after that watch Samy Deluxe.
my favorite is "Das Boot"... 😉
@@charliecurjar1734 U96? Alex Christensen? Auch aus Hamburg! 🙂
3:25 - the guy on the left is Tim Mälzer, the german counterpart to Jaime Oliver (he is a close friend of Jamie) and make also cooking shows in Germany.
Don't worry, Germans have a sense of humor. Recently, a captain had the "Imperial March" from Star Wars played as he entered the port of London with a German warship.
Hab ich auch gesehen.. war klasse
This Video is full of Cameos from German Celebs. The Beginners are not a big Band in Gernany but Jan Delay is a big Star. He is the Leader of Beginners.
Look at Jan Delay pump up Medley. You will Love it.
I like them as well as freundeskreis, nearly the same time ;)
Beginner are not a big band in Germany!? You must be very young!! 😂😂
Die Beginner sind Legenden!!
In german hiphop they ARE legends, in the whole music scene not that big maybe.
@@m1k3ga Absolute Beginner were there some years earlier but without that huge success.
there are so many famous german tv-peaople in the video. you can not relate to that. but a lot of prominent people are making fun of themsefes^^
Everyone in the video is a German TV personality, a famous rapper or part of the band in make up.
Beginner feat. Samy Deluxe - Füchse 😉
These are all people from the german media, tv personalities or other musicians (yes, the guy in 3:52 is Gzuz with the deep voice, the picture became a permanent meme in the german reddit space). And the sequences are all different formats from German TV history, sometimes even with the corresponding presenter. The Beginners wanted to emphasise how long they have been at it. The whole song tells the story of how the band found each other back then and which paths the boys took. With this song they announced the last album, it was quite a big thing as the guys hadn't done anything together for many years and they kind of drew a line with the album. I will never forget the farewell concert at the Große Freiheit.
The amount of easter eggs in the video is actually crazy. A pity that most of them are only easy to comprehend for Germans.
Die Beginner sind im Haus. 😂 Irgendwann wird Jan seinen Schnupfen mal los.
Personally opinion Beginner are legendary because they are beside Fantastische Vier (they kickstart german hip hop in the mainstream) one of the oldest still active hip hop bands in Germany. Fettes Brot, also a Hip Hop Crew from Hamburg, was also a very old formation but the disband the group in 2023 after 31 years (started in 1992 - Beginners was formed in 1991 - Fantastische Vier was formed in 1989).
Although I'm not a typical member of their audience (1970ies and 80ies rather) I certainly remember them and their singer Jan Delay - I think they're even still around somehow. They and Die Fantastischen Vier are probably the first ones coming to peoples mind when asked about German Hiphop music.
Possibly Fettes Brot too. ("Jain", "Emanuela", "Nordisch by Nature" by Fettes Brot)
Another iconic song was "A-N-N-A" by Freundeskreis. I'd recommend their song "Mit dir" feat. Joy Denalane as an example too.
It's 'Jein', just for better search results 😜
@@juwen7908 Danke!
"Hammerhart" from the Beginners is a very good one too. Released on the Album "Bambule" in 1998. The Video came out in 99 and was filmed with nice cuts on different Locations without Greenscreen.
Every German can tell you: Best Absolute Beginner Song is "Füchse".
That a Classic.
This Track here is also pretty modern Times.
It's celebrating their history and referencing the old times "hatten kein Ziel, aber fuhr'n los": "Wir ham kein Ziel, aber wir fahr'n los". Really nice!
At 3:41: It is Gzuz the big Rapper. The Group is from Hamburg. They are one of the most famous Hip Hop legends in Germany. But there is some older ones. Die Fantastischen Vier are the most legendary but a lot of people would argue about that.
"Gentleman - dem gone" its in patua too. Youre gonna love it. Its a magical song
You're right.
At 4:05 it's the rapper with the deep voice.
His name is Gzuz.
There are so many MC's in this clip involved😂
Another great rapper in germany is samy deluxe track- hab gehört
when you live to react
He started on same time with the beginner
Hi Dwayne, you'r right the "Beginner" came from Hamburg and they rapping since the 90s. Check the oldschool beginners out like "Füchse","K zwo" or many other tracks! Greetings from Hamburg
I'd REALLY love to see your reaction to Deichkind. Please start with "Wer sagt denn das?"
At the End - Scooter! Yeah yeah yeah yah (One)
They have the legendary goldstandard status in german hip hop.
3:54 yea thats Gzuz in there are many german rappers and other people from german media in general in this video.
I would really like to see you react to samy deluxe. he is the guy on the right on 3:08. Samy is also a hiphop legend and has crazy good texts. I can especially recomend to look into his newer realeses. (yes "Weck mich auf" is legendary but he evolved a lot since then and not that many international people reacted to his newer tracks)
Yeah, you're right. This video is like an ADHD version of what German TV is like. All of the shows shown are fictional or caricatures, but there are a lot of German TV personalities present which obviouls star in the actual shows. Even the news lady is an actual german news anchor called Linda Zervakis.
Yo, it's time to check out some Deichkind! Start with their old-school hip-hop stuff:
- Komm Schon!
- Bon Voyage
- Limit
Then, you gotta listen to their newer, more electronic music.
Their music and especially the second era videos are like absolutely mind-blowing, no exaggeration, they are really like that! 😵😵💫🤯😱😂❓️⁉️‼️
Ok, you've sold me 👌
You won't regret it. If you want something more impressive, go with a newer one, like from the last 10-15 years. Maybe ask your followers which Deichkind video they like the most. I can't choose just one, but many of them are making you ask, "WTF was that?" 😁
How influential 'Beginner' or 'Absolute Beginner' are you can see in the fact that in their circle (especially Eimsbush Basement with guys like Bo, Samy Deluxe, and many others) the use of the word 'Digger' or 'Diggah' became so popular that it was nominated several times for the german 'youth word' and meanwhile is used all over Germany and even Austria as a synonym for friend or bro. They were not the first but definitely one of the defining Crews of German Hip Hop Culture. Sidenote: Dicker usually means 'fat guy' :)
So, I guess you are ready for the German version of "History of Rap" (by Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake) called "Eine deutsche Rapgeschichte" by ZDF MAGAZIN ROYALE. This is incredible, I promise! 😎
BTW: "Die Beginner" are one of the legendary HipHoppers ... Before 2003 they called themselfs "Absolute Beginner" ...
Beginners are legendary! But check out Dendemann!
the one german hip-hop group that might be considered more influential is "Die Fantastischen Vier" (aka F4, Fantas, Fanta4)
they had a lot of hits in the 90s and made german rap pallettable to broader audiences. they were/are (still touring, fresh single) a bit tamer in language and more cerebral.
Beginner are a bit more street and underground-ish, and I don't think they would've gotten those radioplays if it wasn't for the Fantas' groundwork.
songs to check out: Lass die Sonne rein, Tag am Meer, Schizophren, Ganz Normal, Populär, Picknicker, MfG (for most it's worth looking for translated lyrics)
Absolute legends!
React to Füchse or Hammerhart. Those are the Beginners classics. Their Gustav Gans video is also awesome.
Rap in Germany was imported mainly via the American Soldiers stationed in West Germany and by movies. You could say it started in the 80s with some small Groups and no name Artists rapping in english. If we look at all german speaking countries, i guess you could say Falco from Austria was the first big name to rap in some of his Songs (80s). In the 90s Rap grew bigger, with Die Fantastischen Vier as mainstream front runner. Other important MCs/Groups/Artists would be Beginner, Stieber Twins, Advanced Chemistry. Rap was still mostly underground and split into the two camps of Old School and New School. At that time the TV Channel VIVA started a show about Rap. In the mid 90s Dj Tomekk from Berlin was the man to ask for collabs with American Rappers, since he was the DJ for Curtis Blow and worked with many artists from 1993 to the early 2000s. He knew everyone, M.O.P to Dr. Dre, Wutang Clan or Grandmaster Flash. So at the end of the 90s you had Heidelberg, Hamburg, Ruhrpott as hot spots for german rap and a growing scene in Berlin. In the late 90s Battle Rap got more popular with Kool Savas as front runner. Another guy called Staiger staged a lot of Rap events in the Royal Bunker café in Berlin, which would become the hot spot for Rap and gave many Artists enough publicity so Rap could become really big. Some of the biggest names at this time were Kool Savas, Dynamite Deluxe with their Solo MC Samy Deluxe and a Group of Artists named Aggro Berlin which became increasingly popular. In the 2000s Rap spreaded all over Germany. Many of the rap listener from this generation say that Kool Savas (or KKS = King Kool Savas) is the King of German Rap. Berlin started to be also the Capital of German Rap. Aggro Berlin established Gangsta Rap in Germany, many other Sub Genres like Conscious, Backpack etc had their niche and you had many different artists, groups and labels. So in the end it´s hard to say which Artist is THE OG, since there were so many influential artists that got Rap in Germany to the point it is to day. But i can recommend you a few tracks from different artists. I would start with the Fanta 4 (die Fantastischen Vier) track "Die da", Advanced Chemistry "Fremd im eigenen Land", DJ Tomekk "Ich lebe für Hip Hop", Stieber Twins "Einmal Macco zweimal Stieber", Dynamite Deluxe "Grüne Brille", Massive Töne " Kopfnicker", Deichkind "Bon Voyage", Kool Savas "King of Rap", Samy Deluxe "Weck mich auf", Azad "Eines Tages", Sido "Mein Block", Frank White & Sonny Black (aliases of the Rapper Fler and Bushido) "Cordon Sport Massenmord", Eko Fresh "Ghetto" and as contrast to their early tracks Sido "Bilder im Kopf", Savas "AMG" and Samy Deluxe "Requiem". I guess i also should mention Kollegah, so here is one of his tracks, Kollegah "John Gotti". Sorry for the wall of text, i hope it helps you and you may listen into one of the above mentioned tracks.
1:20 The man on the right is Samy Deluxe. He is a German hiphop legend himself. I recommend you to listen of an early track called "Adriano". ❤
I mean, I can only go from my perspective... so while the Beginner have been around it for a while and are decently well known, when I, as someone born on the early 80s, think of pioneers of German Hip Hop, the band that comes to mind are die Fantastischen Vier.
Recht hast du :)
Richtig! Fanta4Life und FantaSie! ♥
@@AragonTigerseye Torch? Curse? Müsste man auch noch erwähnen, denke ich
RAG, Äi-Tiem, Kinderzimmer Productions bitte nicht vergessen.
@@elricofmelnibone8256 Wenn hier einer Schiesst dann bin ich das :P
love the video and how they implemented to many "good" people from the media. probably just threw in all their popular friends. love it. this band was probably the last german hip hop act that did old school hiphop. good times! and HP Baxxter from Scooter was the dude in the end in the amrchair haha
I could only recommend die fantastischen vier they are a wonderful group and still famous a song that is really unique and one you should definitely listen to is Mfg.
If you want something slightly more modern, check out Deichkind - Wer Sagt Denn Das? but you need to activate the English Subtitles with the video.
How about "Leider geil"?
Please react to Deichkind - Leider Geil and Like Mich Am Arsch!!!
Back in the day Hip-Hop Germany was divided in regions... Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart. Berlin represented mainly by KKS, Hamburg by Samy and Beginner and Stuttgart by Fanta4 and Freundeskreis.... so basically you had to choose which one was your favourite... back then you weren't allowed to mix. 😂
Packed full of German TV moderators, anchor mans, comedians, cooks and also Hiphop musicians that shaped the german rap landscape over the last 30 years.
And the Beginners with the Mongoclicke in Hamburg in the north are somewhat of the culmination point of Hiphop in the late 90s that made German Hiphop a mass market pop culture.
(Together with Freundeskreis and the Kolchose of Stuttgart in the south).
Although the old scool of Advanced Chemistry (Torch and Toni L are in the video too) and a bit later others like Too Strong, Stieber Twins, and F. A.B. started the culture of German lyrics HipHop in Germany, Beginner and Freundeskreis made it popular for the masses.
Fettes Brot also out of Hamburg were in the charts earlier i think, but are less "HipHop" and more of a traditional music group or artists.
Also "Die Fantastischen Vier" also out of Stuttgart, but viewed more like a HipHop themed Boy Band by most without any street credibility.
Musik ist universell und verbindet ❤...wenn möglich bitte mal von Torch blauer Samt anhören!!!
Yes, you're in the right lane. Yes, that's Gzuz. Yes, they are from Hamburg.
Yes, they are legends, but not Top Notch, at least for me.
My personal Mount Rushmore would be "Kool Savas" - "Samy Deluxe" - "Sido" and "Kollegah".
Kks auch absolute Legende. Allerdings würde ich Dendemann aka einszwo noch drüber setzen.
But these are one or more generations younger.
This is one of the Oldscoolhiphop Germanrap Masterpieces - check the Transcript and transfer to english - the guy on the Couch is the Person who you think of from the other Biginner Video
Take pls a Reaktion on this ruclips.net/video/I-GUVYbSxgI/видео.htmlsi=bFlDPO-OxEsHrXAm
Meute best Band
This track tells the Story from the beginner in hamburg
They put in these little shortcuts from german tv Shows i hope i wrote it not so Bad 😅
Finally beginner are a famous old school hip hop Band from hamburg
Samy Deluxe was in this video, too. He's another well known german rapper
The guy in the final section was H P Baxxter from Scooter
You should react to the band "Fettes Brot" the songs "nordisch by nature", "jaein" and "an tagen wie diesen".
These are all parodies of German tv shows presented by real German celebrities and yes, that was G-Zus
there are so much references about german media and german rap history in this video, that nobody could ever list them all. its a nice projection of how german rap become more and more popular and started to become an exchangeble cash-cow for musik-business.
I love how the black and white documentary is called "something with Hitler", such a funny jab against those countless sensationalist documentaries about Hitler ^^
I am Fan of Beginners since 1999 when the Album Bambule was released. For me they are the true pioneers of Hip Hop in Germany. Always against Main stream. I still Listen to the music and know almost every song by heart (with lyrics).
Other great German Old School Hip Hop:
Deichkind, Blumentopf, Fettes Brot, Samy Deluxe, Die Fantastischen Vier (they were the first, the pioneers of German Hip Hop), Max Herre/Freundeskreis, Dendemann,…
Cro is more Pop than Hip Hop, wayyyy softer, but I think he is also worth mentioning.
To me, Peter Fox ("Prince Harry" 😉) is already top of the tops and almost unbeatable, and Jan Delay (seen here with Beginner) is also a legend.
Something COMPLETELY different but also a German legend and a Hamburg original: Udo Lindenberg.
The problem with all or most of the above is that their lyrics play a huge role, so it would be great to understand German and to know a little bit more about Germany to get it. Maybe someone could translate them for you and give you a little bit more background information.
Top 3 of the Legends
3:55 - you are right, it is Gzuz from the first beginner video.
Not sure if Dwayne sees this or someone already told it, but there was "Absolute Beginner" and "Beginner". Maybe this could be read in english too. I always thought it was funny and genius that they had their process in the band name, even though they were never really beginners.
Beginner- Füchse , Best one 😊😊😊 check it , react it 😊😊😊
other bands u maybe like to watch are like Fünf Sterne Deluxe - Inspektor Jabidde, Freundeskreis Anna or Esperanto or Erste Liebe, Dynamite Deluxe with Grüne Brille,
MC Rene with Mein Leben ist ein Freestyle, Massive Töne, Fettes Brot, Doppelkopf, Reimemonster from Ferris MC and Afrob and sooo much more... love to see more from you ! Samy Deluxe and Seeed u still know i have seen ooohhh nooo. i forgot Dendemann... this one u should have watched !!!! also know as "die freie Radikale" or Eins Zwo with "Hand aufs Herz".
ohhh damn, also must have seen 1986zig - Zweite Chance (Lollapalooza Live) or 1986zig - Danke (Offizielles Musikvideo) --> HIS voice is insane !!!!
Highly recommend to give a listen to (and hopefully react to) 'K.I.Z.' - 'Hurra, die Welt geht unter' (Hurrah, the world is ending)
Scooter at the end
u right they r legendary. make music over 30 years. and they appreciate, the beginning of german rap with showing " old guys" advanced chemistry from , dont get me wrong from heidelberg. They true to the hip hop game in germany. U know, in the earlier years, they were connected, it was the love for the music and the start 4 a new genre. i could tell so much , but i like u give german rap a chance. great job. peace. cu
earlier days u had city styles , frankfurt with rödelheim hart
hartreim project against stuttgart fantastic four. the list go on and on .
They ARE oldschool HipHop vibe......
i would recommend you to listen to Samy Deluxe, but more of his older songs, hes a german rapper from hamburg
I enjoy your videos very much mate! Im a German 30 years old dude and i hear German rap since years, so i would really like if you could react to one of my favourite rappers, named "Kool Savas". He's an absolute legend here and he got the title of the King of Rap in Germany. The song i would tell you is "Brachland". So Brachland from Kool Savas. His flow endlevel dude! Thanks for reading, i would love to see your reaction to this banger!
The nasally voiced Beginners’ lead singer, Jan Delay, was one of the main acts at the 2011 Eurovision show in Dusseldorf.
About the Hitler part: The caption literally says "Something about Hitler" 'cause German TV is all about Hitler documentaries if there's nothing else to be broadcasted. So, basically that scene is a meme.
Btw, there are many German celebs in this video what emphasises the impact of the Beginner on German music.
Maybe check out " Swiss & die anderen - ZickZackKind"
It´s a German Punkrapper from Hamburg too.
other Tracks:
Morgenland
Wir gegen die
Die Beginner are a very popular hiphop band but not the most popular, but the most popular from hamburg
7:03 pretty much your 2do-list if you want to learn about this band.
Love your reactions videos!
You're a really likeable guy!!
Hot current music tip:
Samy Deluxe - Roter Velours 🎉😎
The guy next to the cook in the cooking show is Samy Deluxe, another famous rapper from Hamburg and a close friend of the „Beginner“. Samy is one of if not the fastest rapper in Germany. Check out „Halt dich gut fest“ to see how fast he is…
90s rap in germany was big and beef.
Can you also react to Bell, book and candle the song "wie wir sind"?
I just found out they are also a German band 😅 I always thought they were Birtish. They were really popular in the 90s.
Es war einmal (lit. "It was once", Once Upon a Time) = ESS VAR AIN-MAAL (approx. pronunciation in English)
Jeah Helge Schneider „Schneider Schneider popeider“
Hi Dwayne, thank you so much for this great review! I directed this (also AHNMA) and can approve that the Student guy in front of the Bookwall is the one that did the hook on Ahnma, Gzuz187. Also, almost every part of this video is played by either the band or a famour or influential person from our youth and childhood.
Looking forward to seeing more of your Lenses.
So they were the second commercial succesfull band which has Not been under #sellout# or Not credible.....so they where defint huge in bringing Hip Hop to the Money.....First succesfull German Rap Crew was advanced chemistry....you can Go for torch wir waren mal stars
I`ve seen a lot of music reactions on your site and i'm pretty sure you should check "Gentleman - Dem Gone" and some Songs of "Die Fantastischen Vier" ("Fanta 4").
The ridiculous amount of cameos in this video.
Do next please...
"Ich lebe für Hip Hop"
Hey buddy. Beginner is cool. But please react to Kool Savas Rapfilm. I'am sure you love it. He is a great german Hip Hop artist.
When you even as a German are not able to understand the lyrics.😂 At least not everything.
it is Gzuz 3:55
Check out "Seeed - Dickes B", also available with englisch subtitles 😉
Sadly lots of this will not be understandable for non German speakers because the use a lot of awesome puns here.
yo u have to react to Peter fox (haus am See, schwarz zu blau, ...)
Do "Füchse"!
Check Fanta 4
Die Fantastischen 4 are over 30 years on Stage
I know you've goit a long list but pls listen to böhmermann allemagne zero points. he is an satiriker/comedian and he did this song as a parody of our always loosing singers in the ecs and I thought if he would have gone with this song to the esc it would have been happier XD
SOMETHING
--- WITH ---
HITLER
*always yesterday* from 0:00 - 19:45
it is him GZUZ
We went to the dome without being there, is a joke as they werent thtere but dome idiots thought, nobody would mention and they got some idiots that looked kinda like Jan and Dennis.
Pls Comment "Füchse" from "Absolute Beginners"
Please react to Sido feat. Andreas Bourani, Astronaut❤
Or at least, watch the Video by yourself. It's sad and powerfull
He did already.
@@maja-kehn9130 oh, I need to see it!
Please make a reaction video to a Song from DEICHKIND
Pls listen to the Song "Füchse"
Legendary? o_O No, ... well known? o_O YES!
If you want to see legendary german hip-hop, checkt out "Die Fantastischen Vier - Ernten Was Wir Säen (Live Heimspiel 25. Juli 2009)" < party as they are around since 1989! *jubilee
The "Beginner" came "late" to this game - founded in 1991! *haha < *trying_2_be_funny
Fünf Sterne Deluxe - Moin Bumm Tschack
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why should i let u know in the comments section if u dont answer anyway???
He asked for info, not a discussion.
it is gsuz