Kollegah

Felix Antoine Blume (born 3 August 1984), better known as Kollegah is a German rapper. He is also known as "Kollegah der Boss" or the pseudonym "T.O.N.I.". He is signed to the Hip-Hop independent label Selfmade Records. His style and demeanor is heavily based on gangsta rap. Kollegah is known for his punchlines, double time-ability, complex and polysyllabic rhyme structures.

Biography

Felix Blume's father is of Canadian descent and his mother of German descent. He spent his childhood partially without a father. His nickname Kollegah came from his Algerian stepfather. Kollegah grew up in Simmern.

In 2004 he graduated from the Herzog-Johann-Gymnasium in Simmern with an Abitur.

From December 2004 until May 2005 Kollegah participated in rap battles on the online platform Reimliga Battle Arena (RBA) and won 11 out of 14 evaluated battles.

His debut album, Alphagene, was released in 2007 as Selfmade Records' fourth album and reached #51 in the German album charts.

He currently lives in Düsseldorf and studies Jurisprudence at the University of Mainz. To graduate the state examination he has to do a placement but currently he's concentrated on his career as rap artist.