In episode 8 of the new YouTube casting show “Prototyp Rapstar”, rapper Davage wins the Golden Mic from special guest Kool Savas
Rapper Massiv’s YouTube casting format “Prototyp Rapstar” is now in its eighth round. The concept: Young talents from all over the German-speaking region compete against each other to consolidate their place in the rap business. The format offers aspiring artists the chance for visibility, networking and potentially further entry into the music industry. You can find out who was a guest in the current episode and what highlights there were here.
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Special award for rapper Davage
In the eighth episode, ten underground artists once again fought or rapped for recognition from the jury, consisting of Sido, PA Sports, Ali Bumaye and Massiv himself. This time the rapper Davage received a special award. He won the coveted “Golden Mic”, which is awarded in each episode by a special guest independently of the jury. In this episode it was Kool Savas. As Kool Savas himself explained, his decision came “actually relatively early” and even after the performances of the other nine rappers. His fans also show their appreciation. “Rhyme technique at the highest level,” “extraordinary delivery” and “stable punchline density,” it says in the comments section of the episode.
In addition to the “Golden Mic”, the “Line of the Day” was also awarded. This went to Fadel Raiz for a line from his song “MALAYEN”: “It had everything from AZ, like alphabet soup,” said the statement.
You can watch the whole episode here:
Criticism of the concept and implementation
The format is often criticized. On the one hand, fans are bothered by the high participation fee of 99 euros. According to Massiv itself, this should reflect the artists’ willingness to be ambitious. What also creates discussions is that the participants predominantly present their songs in playback format and there is no focus on the artist’s live skills. The selection of candidates wasn’t particularly exciting to some of the viewers at the beginning; According to comments, they are “neither authentic nor creative”.
Click numbers speak for themselves: success despite controversy
Despite criticism, the success of the new format is already assured. The number of views of the episodes published so far are all in the six-figure range. Summaries and performance excerpts are also widely clicked and shared on TikTok. The new episode was released on November 3rd and already has over 700 comments.