D-Bo
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Danny Bokelmann better known under his stage name D-Bo (born 6 June 1978) is a German rapper and record producer
.
since 1999. Besides his rap career he was the trainer of a basketball
team. Together with Bushido, King Orgasmus One
and Bass Sultan Hengzt
he founded the hip hop label I Luv Money Records
.
In autumn 2000, he recorded his first album Deutscha Playa in Berlin. Other parts of the underground
album were produced in Osnabrück
, Hannover and Freiburg
. At the end of 2000 D-Bo was a founding member of the German underground-rap distribution company Distributionz.
In 2002, he left the music business and turned to basketball, where he taught a teenage team in the state of Niedersachsen.
. D-Bo moves to Berlin. Features and co-productions on tracks by Bushido follow.
In the same year, he re-released his first solo album Deutscher Playa on CD. In February 2005 the second album Deo Volente followed. He called his own musical style radical.
He was present on the ersguterjunge-samplers Nemesis as well as on the produced video. In June 2006, D-Bo released his third album Sellenblut.
In December 2006, he released the second label sampler Vendetta, which included a solo track titled "Was ist das?" and several guest parts of him. The Limited Edition features the bonus track "Ich fliege über Rap".
His fourth album Sans Souci released October 2007 and the titular song released as single. The video to the single reached the 1st place off the Urban TRL-charts. The album contains guest parts of Chakuza
, Sprachtot, Eko Fresh
, Summer Cem, Nyze, Billy13, Abaz and Reign.
, which most people thought was because of a dispute with Bushido
or the other signed artists. D-Bo later explained that his decision was driven by the desire to do his own thing and that there were no disputes. He also said that he still is in contact with Bushido and ersguterjunge.
Later in the same year, he founded the label Wolfpack Entertainment, where he released his fifth album Die Lüge der Freiheit.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
1999-2002: Life and early carrer
D-Bo was in contact with BushidoBushido (rapper)
Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, , better known as Bushido, is a German rapper. The word Bushido is Japanese and means "Way of the Warrior". He also uses the pseudonym Sonny Black, based on Dominic Napolitano. As of 2009, he sold more than 1,5 million albums in Germany alone...
since 1999. Besides his rap career he was the trainer of a basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team. Together with Bushido, King Orgasmus One
King Orgasmus One
Manuel Romeike , known by his stage name King Orgasmus One, is a rapper and porn producer from Berlin, Germany.-Controversy:...
and Bass Sultan Hengzt
Bass Sultan Hengzt
Fabio Ferzan Cataldi better known by his stage name Bass Sultan Hengzt is a German rapper of Italian and Turkish descent.- 2001-2002: Early carrer :...
he founded the hip hop label I Luv Money Records
I Luv Money Records
I Luv Money Records is a German hip hop record label, founded in 2001 by King Orgasmus One, Bass Sultan Hengzt, D-Bo and Bushido.- Artists:Amir* Clickx* Godsilla* JokA* Murdoch* Sera Finale* DJ Jim Tonic- Releases :|Capo Fiasko - Capokalypse...
.
In autumn 2000, he recorded his first album Deutscha Playa in Berlin. Other parts of the underground
Underground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
album were produced in Osnabrück
Osnabrück
Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
, Hannover and Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
. At the end of 2000 D-Bo was a founding member of the German underground-rap distribution company Distributionz.
In 2002, he left the music business and turned to basketball, where he taught a teenage team in the state of Niedersachsen.
2004-2007: ersguterjunge
In 2004, Bushido asked D-Bo to found their own label after former left Aggro BerlinAggro Berlin
Aggro Berlin was a German hip-hop independent record label based in Berlin, Germany that existed from 1 January 2001 until 1 April 2009. Three artists; Sido, Tony D and Kitty Kat were signed with the label at the time of its closure....
. D-Bo moves to Berlin. Features and co-productions on tracks by Bushido follow.
In the same year, he re-released his first solo album Deutscher Playa on CD. In February 2005 the second album Deo Volente followed. He called his own musical style radical.
He was present on the ersguterjunge-samplers Nemesis as well as on the produced video. In June 2006, D-Bo released his third album Sellenblut.
In December 2006, he released the second label sampler Vendetta, which included a solo track titled "Was ist das?" and several guest parts of him. The Limited Edition features the bonus track "Ich fliege über Rap".
His fourth album Sans Souci released October 2007 and the titular song released as single. The video to the single reached the 1st place off the Urban TRL-charts. The album contains guest parts of Chakuza
Chakuza
Peter Pangerl , better known as Chakuza, is an Austrian rapper. He lived in Berlin from 2006 to 2010 and was signed to Bushido's label ersguterjunge. In November 2010 he left ersguterjunge for Beatlefield Productions...
, Sprachtot, Eko Fresh
Eko Fresh
Ekrem Bora , better known as Eko Fresh and also as Elektro Eko, is a German rapper of Turkish descent.- Early life :...
, Summer Cem, Nyze, Billy13, Abaz and Reign.
2008-2009: Exit of ersguterjunge and fifth album
In 2009 D-Bo left ersguterjungeErsguterjunge
ersguterjunge is an independent German hip hop label distributed by Sony BMG. It was founded by rappers D-Bo and Bushido in 2004, after he left the indie label Aggro Berlin. Bushido is the managing director.-History:...
, which most people thought was because of a dispute with Bushido
Bushido (rapper)
Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, , better known as Bushido, is a German rapper. The word Bushido is Japanese and means "Way of the Warrior". He also uses the pseudonym Sonny Black, based on Dominic Napolitano. As of 2009, he sold more than 1,5 million albums in Germany alone...
or the other signed artists. D-Bo later explained that his decision was driven by the desire to do his own thing and that there were no disputes. He also said that he still is in contact with Bushido and ersguterjunge.
Later in the same year, he founded the label Wolfpack Entertainment, where he released his fifth album Die Lüge der Freiheit.
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 2004 | Deutscha Playa | ||||
| 2005 | Deo Volente | ||||
| 2006 | Seelenblut | 59 | |||
| 2007 | Sans Souci | 64 | |||
| 2009 | Die Lüge der Freiheit | 89 | |||
| 2011 | Auf der Suche nach dem Glück | ||||
External links
- http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Bo
- http://www.hiphop.de/magazin/news/detail/2009/04/27/d-bo-verlaesst-bushidos-label-ersguterjunge/