D-Irie
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Denis Quist better known as D-Irie (born 1981) is a German rapper, who became known in the autumn 2006, with his single "Was jetzt los!?!". He is signed hip-hop label
Shok-Muzik.
He is known for his diss tracks against various German rappers, such as Sido
, Azad
, Massiv
and Kool Savas
.
Quist is born to his father a Ghana
reggae
artist and his German mother. After his father was locked up in the prison, because of a criminal offence, he grown up alone by his mother.
A try to broke into an electro shop, stayed afterwards unknown, in the middle of 1990th, because he wasn't in the age of criminal responsibility.
Since 2001 he turned to his rap career, after he met the Berlin rapper Big Sal and the breakdancer Crazy B. Both encourage his talent and signed him finally to there 2004 founding Berlin-Wedding music label Shok-Muzik.
Quist's appeared on the compilations of the label. In August 2005, released he together with labelmate Crackaveli the album titled Doppeltes Risiko.
In 2006 released Quist his first single "Was jetzt los!?!" from his debut album Live Dabei, which released in February 2007. The single was promoted by Warner Music Group
. After the premier of the music video, in October 2006, it stayed a short time #1 in public charts on MTV. The single caused controversy as it disses Aggro Berlin
.
In early 2007 responded Fler on his mixtape Airmax Muzik
with two tracks "Pop-Muzik" and "Das is los!". Latter song features Alpa Gun
, who released two more diss tracks "Ich bin am Zug" and "Schluss mit U(n)fuk", which disses rapper Ufuk Sahin from Shok Muzik.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Shok-Muzik.
He is known for his diss tracks against various German rappers, such as Sido
Sido (rapper)
Paul Hartmut Würdig , better known as Sido, is a German rapper.The name "Sido" is an abbreviation which stands for "superintelligentes Drogenopfer" or "Scheiße in dein Ohr" in earlier times.Würdig distinguishes himself by using provocative and aggressive lyrics...
, Azad
Azad (rapper)
Azad Azadpour is a German rapper of Kurdish descent based in Frankfurt am Main.-Career:After having arrived in Germany from Iran as young as 10, he was into hip hop, rap, beatboxing and graffiti. In 1988 he joined D-Flame , A-Bomb, and Combad in Cold-N-Locco...
, Massiv
Massiv
Wasiem Taha better known as Massiv is a German gangsta rapper of Palestinian origin, living in Berlin. During his early career Taha was signed to the label Horrorkore Entertainment, but later he left and signed to major label Sony BMG...
and Kool Savas
Kool Savas
Savas Yurderi also known as Kool Savas , is a German rapper and hip hop artist. Savas is mostly referred to as "King of Rap" or "King of German Rap"."Savaş" is the Turkish word for "war"....
.
Biography
See biography: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Irie#BiografieQuist is born to his father a Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
artist and his German mother. After his father was locked up in the prison, because of a criminal offence, he grown up alone by his mother.
A try to broke into an electro shop, stayed afterwards unknown, in the middle of 1990th, because he wasn't in the age of criminal responsibility.
Since 2001 he turned to his rap career, after he met the Berlin rapper Big Sal and the breakdancer Crazy B. Both encourage his talent and signed him finally to there 2004 founding Berlin-Wedding music label Shok-Muzik.
Quist's appeared on the compilations of the label. In August 2005, released he together with labelmate Crackaveli the album titled Doppeltes Risiko.
In 2006 released Quist his first single "Was jetzt los!?!" from his debut album Live Dabei, which released in February 2007. The single was promoted by Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. After the premier of the music video, in October 2006, it stayed a short time #1 in public charts on MTV. The single caused controversy as it disses Aggro Berlin
Aggro 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....
.
In early 2007 responded Fler on his mixtape Airmax Muzik
Airmax Muzik
Airmax Muzik is the second mixtape by Fler. It released 2 February 2007 over Aggro Berlin. Like his first mixtape, F.L.E.R. 90210, DJ Desue mixed the mixtape.-Infos:...
with two tracks "Pop-Muzik" and "Das is los!". Latter song features Alpa Gun
Alpa Gun
Alper Sendilmen is a German rapper with Turkish origin, better known as Alpa Gun. In 2004 he got signed to Berlin label Sektenmuzik and since then a member of rap group Die Sekte.-Biography:...
, who released two more diss tracks "Ich bin am Zug" and "Schluss mit U(n)fuk", which disses rapper Ufuk Sahin from Shok Muzik.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| 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... |
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| 2007 | Live dabei
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Complication albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Was los
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| 2005 | Doppeltes Risiko
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| 2006 | Gangster Rap
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| 2008 | Schach Matt
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Mixtapes
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Halbwelt Anonym Mixtape I
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| 2008 | Halbwelt Anonym II
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
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| 2004 | "Was Los" | |||
| 2005 | "Leise reiselt der Schnee" | |||
| "Nur Die Starken" | ||||
| 2006 | "Gangster Rap" | |||
| "Was jetzt los!?!" | 49 | Live dabei | ||
| 2007 | "Ich Bin Anders" |
Other release
| Year | Title | Info(s) | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Was Los" (Video Remix) |
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Music video |
| 2005 | "Nur die Starken" (with Crackaveli) |
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Music video |
| "Der Angriff" (with Ufuk Sahin) |
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... , Kool Savas Kool Savas Savas Yurderi also known as Kool Savas , is a German rapper and hip hop artist. Savas is mostly referred to as "King of Rap" or "King of German Rap"."Savaş" is the Turkish word for "war".... , Azad Azad (rapper) Azad Azadpour is a German rapper of Kurdish descent based in Frankfurt am Main.-Career:After having arrived in Germany from Iran as young as 10, he was into hip hop, rap, beatboxing and graffiti. In 1988 he joined D-Flame , A-Bomb, and Combad in Cold-N-Locco... , Aggro Berlin Aggro 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.... and others |
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| 2006 | "Ich Bin anders" |
Juice (magazine) Juice is a well known German hip hop magazine and the biggest of its kind in Europe. In every issue readers find interviews with rappers and record reviews... Exclusive |
Juice CD #68 |
| "Juice Exclusive" |
Juice (magazine) Juice is a well known German hip hop magazine and the biggest of its kind in Europe. In every issue readers find interviews with rappers and record reviews... Exclusive |
Juice CD #71 | |
| "Der Angriff Part 2" (feat. Ufuk Sahin) |
Fler Patrick Losensky better known as Fler, is a German rapper. He also uses the pseudonym Frank White after the character in King of New York.... , 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 :... , Alpa Gun Alpa Gun Alper Sendilmen is a German rapper with Turkish origin, better known as Alpa Gun. In 2004 he got signed to Berlin label Sektenmuzik and since then a member of rap group Die Sekte.-Biography:... & Massiv Massiv Wasiem Taha better known as Massiv is a German gangsta rapper of Palestinian origin, living in Berlin. During his early career Taha was signed to the label Horrorkore Entertainment, but later he left and signed to major label Sony BMG... |
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| "Ist mir egal" |
Aggro 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.... , MC Bogy, Kool Savas Kool Savas Savas Yurderi also known as Kool Savas , is a German rapper and hip hop artist. Savas is mostly referred to as "King of Rap" or "King of German Rap"."Savaş" is the Turkish word for "war".... , 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 :... , 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... & Curse Curse (rapper) Michael Kurth , better known as Curse, is a former hip hop artist from Minden, Germany.- Biography :Curse has had a long musical past. In his youth, he played songs like "Zwei Mal In Den Kopf" in his former band Phat Kicks... |
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| 2007 | "Das Ist Gangsta" (with Crackaveli, Ufuk Sahin & Baba Kaan) |
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Music video |
| "Ich Bin anders" |
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Music video |
External links
- Haas, Daniel (2005) "Berlin Hardcore: Rapping their Way out of the Ghetto", Der SpiegelDer SpiegelDer Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million.-Overview:...
, 29 August 2005 - feature on D-Irie and Crackaveli