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Xatar, bourgeois Gouar Hajabi, was found dead in an apartment in Cologne on Thursday, May 8th. The rapper was 43 years old. While the public prosecutor continues to investigate the circumstances of death, he now came to light that he is said to have applied for a private bankruptcy proceedings shortly before his death.
Insolvent?
According to a research by the “Bild” newspaper, Xatar submitted an insolvency application to the Cologne District Court in September 2024 due to insolvency. The official decision dates on September 26th. By the end of November, creditors had the opportunity to register their claims. In this context, he is said to have applied for the exemption from residual debt.
Despite the opening of the insolvency proceedings, Xatar was still allowed to work as a freelance musician. Income from concerts, streaming proceeds and royalties remained outside the bankruptcy estate, so that the “Tach Tach” interpretation could recover financially-under official supervision. Part of the income probably had to be handed over to the creditors. According to the “Bild” report, he tried to be debt -free within three years.
Autopsy without clear notes
On May 8, 2025, the rapper was discovered in the apartment of a business partner in Cologne. According to previous investigations, there was no evidence of external influence in the autopsy. The toxicological report to determine the cause of death is officially pending.
Xatar was considered one of the most controversial personalities in the German rap. In 2009 he made headlines with an attack on a money transporter. The prey: 120 kilograms tooth gold and jewelry worth 1.8 million euros. The prey remains disappeared to this day. After an escape over several countries, it was finally caught in Iraq and sentenced to eight years in prison in 2010.
Despite his criminal past, Xatar was able to establish himself as a successful musician. In 2012, Xatar published the album No. 415, which was recorded in the JVA Rheinbach during his detention. The title of the album is the cell number of Xatar in the JVA Rheinbach. In 2022, director Fatih Akin Xatar’s life story filmed under the title “Rheingold” with Emilio Sakraya in the leading role.
Entrepreneurial
In autumn 2023, five companies in his group had to register bankruptcy. In March 2024 the bankruptcy followed his music label “Alles or Nix Records”. At that time, Xatar publicly confessed that the entrepreneurial responsibility had grown over his head.