Name	Samy Deluxe
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Samy Sorge
Alias	Sam Semilia, Wickeda MC
Born	December 19, 1977 Hamburg, Germany
Genre	German hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1997–present
Label	Deluxe Records
Associated acts	Dynamite Deluxe ASD
Url	www.samy-deluxe.de

Samy Sorge (born 19 December 1977 in Hamburg), commonly known as Samy Deluxe, Wickeda MC or Sam Semillia is a German hip hop artist from Hamburg. He is one of Germany's most successful solo rap musicians while also releasing albums as a member of two separate crews, Dynamite Deluxe (with DJ Dynamite aka Joni Rewind and Tropf) and ASD (with Afrob). He has his own label Deluxe Records.

Biography

Samy Deluxe grew up with his mother's family as his Sudanese father left Germany when Samy was just two years old. Shortly after this event his half-sister was born. After living in Barmbek for many years they then moved to Eppendorf, a generally better-off part of Hamburg, where he attended the Wolfgang-Borchert-Schule and attained the Realschulabschluss.[2] Given this contrast - he certainly did not come from a well-off background - and his constant problems at school with teachers whom he often defied, he looked for a release and a way to express himself away from school. He soon discovered music. Samy is currently working with Hamburg's Finest artist, Illo, Headliners, and Rob Easy.

The Start In The Music Scene (1996-2000)

Before working with Dynamite Deluxe he was a member of German hip-hop group "Wir Haben Es Nicht Gewusst". After this, around the years 1996 and 1997, after several appearances all over Germany to spread his name, his partner Jan Delay (aka Eißfeldt) of the Absolute Beginner founded a Hamburg based record label called Eimsbush. Under this label, through which countless Hamburg artists have collaborated by, releasing a total of 16 mixtapes.

The first mixtape, Dynamite Deluxe Demo, was an 8-track EP of which a very limited amount was made. He became very well known due to his many guest appearances on the CDs put out by hip hop artists such as Freundeskreis, Stieber Twins and Absolute Beginner. It was with the latter group in particular that he performed many concerts. He also took it upon himself to do the festivals all over Germany in order to make a name for himself.

Rise To Fame (2001-2004)

In 2001 Samy Deluxe released his first solo album Samy Deluxe. The single "Weck mich auf" was very successful and became a hit. Following this release Samy became one of the greatest German hip hop and international artists.

In 2003 the album Wer hätte das gedacht was released, a collaboration album by Samy Deluxe and Afrob, under their name ASD. The three singles of the album were: "Sneak Preview", "Sag mir wo die Party ist!" and "Hey du (Nimm Dir Zeit)". The single "Sneak Preview" was also successful in the German charts.

In August 2004 Samy Deluxe released his second album Verdammtnochma!. The album reached number 2 in the German album-charts shortly thereafter and stayed for three weeks in the Top 10.

Discography

Studio albums

2001: Samy Deluxe

2004: Verdammtnochma!

2009: Dis wo ich herkomm

Collaboration

2000: Deluxe Soundsystem (Dynamite Deluxe)

2003: Wer Hätte Das Gedacht? (ASD)

2008: TNT (Dynamite Deluxe)

Style

He is famous for his flow. Audacious and eloquent, Samy initially chose an aggressive style, based on imaginative use of metaphors, complex overlapping rhymes and his own melodic flow. Therefore he is sometimes called the German Jay-Z. He favours constructing constantly changing pictures rather than telling long stories. This has caused some critics to find fault with his lyrical style.

Awards

2001: Comet in the category Hip Hop National

2001: MTV Europe Music Award as best German artist

2001: Bravo Otto in Gold in the category HipHop National

2002: Gold for the album Samy Deluxe

2002: ECHO in the category Hip-Hop/R&B; National

2004: Bravo Otto in Bronze in the category HipHop National

2005: Bravo Otto in Bronze in the category HipHop National

2006: Hip Hop.de Award in the category best Mixtape for Big Baus of the Nauf

2007: Jam FM Rapublik Award Platz 1 in the category best Label

PEWF!

Literary works

Dis wo ich herkomm: Deutschland Deluxe, published by Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, June 2009 ISBN 9783499625428

References

External links

Royal Artist Club - Official Mobile Blog

Deluxe Records

Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:German rappers Category:Hamburg hip hop Category:Hamburg musicians Category:German people of Sudanese descent Category:German people of Arab descent Category:Participants in the Bundesvision Song Contest Category:German autobiographers

Name	Dynamite Deluxe
Background	group_or_band
Genre	German hip hop, Rap
Years active	1997 - 2008
Label	Eimsbush, EMI
Url	http://www.dynamite-deluxe.de/
Current members	Samy Deluxe Tropf DJ Dynamite

Dynamite Deluxe is a German hip hop group hailing from Hamburg, consisting of the MC Samy Deluxe, producer Tropf and producer/DJ Dynamite (alias Joni Rewind). The name is a combination of DJ Dynamite and Samy Deluxe.

In 1997, the trio released their first mixtape "Dynamite Deluxe Demo", which was an 8-track EP produced in a very small amount but can still be heard on the EP "The Classic Vinyl Files". Between the release of their first and final album Deluxe Soundsystem followed in 2000, they produced several other EPs and mixtapes. Although Samy Deluxe left the group in early 2001, DJ Dynamite and Tropf still continued to work together and run the label Hamburgs Finest with him.

The group was awarded an ECHO in the category "Best Hip-Hop/R&B; National" in 2001.

In early 2008 Dynamite Deluxe released their second album TNT and went on tour.

Discography

Albums

2000: Deluxe Soundsystem (CD/LP)

2008: TNT

Singles, 12inches & EPs

1997: "Dynamite Deluxe Demo" (MC)

1997: "Deluxe Stylee"

1998: "Ultimative Freestyletape" with Das Bo (MC)

1998: "Pures Gift" ("Pure Poison")

1999: "Samy Deluxe" / "MCees"

1999: "The Classic Vinyl Files" (CD)

2000: "Grüne Brille" (CD) ("Green Glasses")

2000: "Ladies & Gentlemen" (CD)

2000: "Wie jetzt" (CD) ("How now")

2008: "Dynamit!" (CD)

2008: "Alles bleibt anders" (CD) ("Everything stays different")

Other

2007: Boombox (Videosingle, Internet Exclusive)

External links

Deluxe Records

Dynamite Deluxe Homepage

Category:Musical groups from Hamburg Category:Hamburg hip hop Category:German hip hop groups

Name	Kool Savas
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Savaş Yurderi
Alias	King Kool Savas (KKS), Juks, Jux, Essah
Born	Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Origin	Turkey
Genre	German hip hop
Label	Optik Records
Associated acts	M.O.R., Azad, Samy Deluxe, Lumidee
Url	Official website

Savas Yurderi (born 10 February, 1975) aka (King) Kool Savas, is a German rapper and hip hop artist. Savaş is the Turkish word for "war".

Biography

Born in Aachen, Germany to Turkish parents, Savas' family moved back to Turkey when he was one year old. His father, who is from Çorum, Turkey, was arrested because of his political posture against the government in Turkey, and as a result of his father's arrest, his mother was forced to return to Aachen with Savas. By 1987, his father was released and the entire family was reunited and relocated to Berlin. It was in Berlin where Savas first came across Hip Hop music.

Savas lived with his girlfriend, Melbeatz, in Berlin for an extended amount of time. As a result, the majority of Savas' beats were produced by her. Although Savas and his girlfriend are no longer together, they remain close friends.

Although Savas is popularly called a "Berlin rapper," he resides in Heidelberg. He is also a vegetarian.

Career

Savas started his rap career with the EP Warum rappst du, containing rather provocative lyrics in songs such as "L.M.S.", "Schwule Rapper" and "Pimplegioneah". He first started under the name Juks and rapped mostly in English. He became successful through the groups Masters of Rap and Westberlin Maskulin.

In 2001, he and all of M.O.R. left former label Put Da Needle To Da Records, because of personal and artistic differences. They released a diss track against the former label head Peter Sreckovic titled "Track gegen Peter", where Savas gave reason for his exit.

Beginning in 2002, he founded his own label, Optik Records, where he released his first solo album titled Der beste Tag meines Lebens, for which he won a Comet award. Kool Savas worked together with several domestic and foreign musicians including Azad, Samy Deluxe, Kurupt, 40 Glocc, Dem Franchize Boyz, Lumidee and RZA.

With his record label, Savas tried he to build up other artists. He discovered Eko Fresh and signed many upcoming artists: DJ Nicon, Melbeatz, Ercandize, Caput, Amar, Sinan and Moe Mitchell.

Since early 2005 Savas supported the efforts of his younger brother Sinan, his cousin Dimi and his brother-in-law Igor in their blooming rap careers.

2005, he dropped "Die John Bello Story" which was Label-Mixtape. It was the most successful mixtape in europe. In the same year he made a collaboration with Azad. The Result was the album "One". The Hit Single "All 4 One" entered P4 in the charts.

2006, Savas dropped the label sampler "Optik Takeover".

2007 his second solo album came out. "Tot oder Lebendig" (eng. "Dead or Alive") was also a very successful album.

2008 Savas dropped "Die John Bello Story 2". Again it was the most successful mixtape in europe, although he said that it was rather an album. He then went on to release an updated version labeled as the "Brainwash edition".

2009 he released with the Hip Hop Magazine "Juice" the "Was hat S.A.V da vor"-EP.

On March 12, 2010, Savas released "Die John Bello Story 3". Features are Azad, Curse, Olli Banjo, Ercandize, Moe Mitchell, Amar, Franky Kubrick, Kaas, Mo Trip, Sinan, Tua, Vega, Kitty Kat, Ying Yang Twins and more.

Controversy

Eko Fresh

During 2002 when Eko Fresh turned out to become more successful, Savas and he began to dispute. Eko Fresh left the label and continued his career without his colleague and he reports back with his track "Die Abrechnung", a diss track against Kool Savas and other German rappers. Savas replied with this famous answertrack "Das Urteil".

Discography

References

External links

* Savas' label

Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:German people of Turkish descent Category:German rappers Category:People from Aachen