Da Germ
Da Germ - German rapper René Swain
Person from Germany
Genres: rap, hip hop, germany, Hip-Hop, underground rap
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About Da Germ
Born February 15, 1969, of Black American, German and Apache decent, Da Germ or G.E.R.M. (Genetically Engineered Reborn Mastermind) is an MC from Frankfurt/Main, Germany, who rhymes in both English and German. Childhood: Germ grew up in Frankfurt, the son of a German mother and an American GI. He lost his father and brother in a car accident when he was a child. As an Afro-German, he experienced discrimination. His role models included Sugarhill Gang, MC Shan, Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer, LL Cool J, and the poet Robert Gernhardt , whom he knew personally from his time in Frankfurt. At 18, Germ performed on stage as a rapper for the first time but was booed, prompting him to spontaneously diss the audience. His career: After a stay in the USA in 1988, the Hessian, under the name Zyon (initially also Zion), worked with Sven Väth on his project "Mosaic." Later, his first hip-hop record was released under the name Al Rakhun on the label Dope On Plastic . In 1991, under the name Waldvogel , he contributed to the production of the first single by folk musician Florian Silbereisen . That same year, he returned to the USA, where he also acquired his stage name. During his training as a sound engineer, the young man from Germany was known simply as "Germ." Germ is also an acronym for Genetically Created Reincarnated Master Brain . From 1993 to 1996, Germ was back in Frankfurt and released the EP "Spirit of Attitude" in 1993 and the debut album "Day of Resurraction" in 1994. In 1996, Germ went to New York again and, with More & More on the American label Shadow , was able to release his music in the USA for the first time. Further attempts to establish himself in the USA failed, however, so he returned to Germany in 2001 and settled in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Since then, he has regularly faced the (quote) "challenges of less talented opponents" in battle rap. His musical development led to collaborations with the Wu-Tang Clan and the Brothers Keepers project . In addition, the former student teacher (German and History) was involved in mentoring young talent: as Jah Frankfurter , he introduced the two Neukölln "U12" MCs 5 Cent and Big FM on his 2005 album Skillz'n'Skullz , released on the newly founded dubcore label. In the fall of 2005, as Saint Germain , he toured Parisian clubs with freestyler Kayzer MC . During the tour, he recited, among other things... Dressed in a devil costume, he recited texts by Jean Genet and Charles Baudelaire , while Kayzer MC, dressed in priestly robes, dissed him in Latin . This collaboration is documented on the album *Les Miserablez *. During the 2009 German federal election campaign, he attracted attention with a release in support of the SPD's chancellor candidate, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. He was also a part of the hip hop group Spiritual Warriors in 1999.
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