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No shit: Rudi Carrell is the first German rapper. In his TV show “On the current volume” (1974–1979), he regularly presented a kind of rhythmically spoken review of the show-half spoken, half sung, on a beat-like playback. He was based on speaking singing long before hip-hop became known in Germany.
Such anecdotes provides the new documentary “Unfortunately cool! 40 years of German hip -hop” (07 June at 8:15 p.m. on VOX). You can find out why break dance was not prohibited in the GDR and why a German hip-hop musician is more successful than the Beatles.
In one Notification of the transmitter It says: “The 180-minute Doku illuminates the triumphal march of the hip-hop on the top of the charts. It proves that the new women’s power of the hip-hop is more than just a ‘mayfly’. In addition, it dipped deeply into the successful Hamburg scene of the 90s and makes it clear why Stuttgart and Frankfurt were important for the development of the then young subculture. The documentary also explains the influence of Spotify, Tiktok and the advertising industry on the business.
HipHop stars explain hip-hop
Numerous protagonists of the scene such as Samra, Marteria, Cro, arrest warrant, Capital Bra, Bausa, Badmómzjay, The Fantastischen Vier, The Bo, King Boris (“Fettes Bread”), Nico Suave, Curse, Afrob, Kool Savas, EKO Fresh, Hava, Eunique, Montez, the Antelop, Cora E. Stieber Twins, Toni L., Xatar, Ferris Mc, Tyron Ricketts, Moses Pelham, Bürger Lars Dietrich, Toni Cottura, Kayef, Laas Unltd, Melbeat, Esther Graf, Gier and Finch.
“Unfortunately cool! 40 Years of German HipHop” – June 7th at 8:15 p.m. at VOX.