Afrob
Afrob (born Robert Zemichiel in 1977 in Italy) is an Afro-German rapper of Eritrean descent. He is easily recognizable due to his trademark afro, from which his pseudonym is derived. Afrob was born in Venice, Italy to Eritrean parents but moved to Germany at a young age. His musical career began in 1994 with performances at a number of hip hop jams. He became known through collaborations with rappers from Stuttgart's hip hop collective, the Kolchose, but it wasn't until 1999 that he released his first solo album, Rolle mit Hip Hop. The first single from this album, Reimemonster (rhyme monsters), which featured Hamburg City rapper Ferris MC, is still widely regarded as a German hip hop classic. The album itself was also enjoyed a fair commercial success, reaching a respectable 13th place in the German album charts. That year, he toured Germany with Kolchose colleagues Freundeskreis and later as the opening act for Die Fantastischen Vier. His second album, Made in Germany, which was released in 2001, was less successful, despite featuring acts like Gentleman, Wasi from Massive Töne or Max Herre and Joy Denalane. This album was more pensive than the first, however, and was interesting due to its social criticism, epitomized by the release of the anti-racist single Öffne Die Augen (Open Your Eyes) with Frankfurt's D-Flame. Afrob's engagement with German racism continued with his participation in the Brothers Keepers project, collaborating with an all-star cast of Afro-Ge...
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Top Tracks
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Reimemonster
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Get Up
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Rolle mit Hip Hop
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Made In Germany
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Intro
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Supastar
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WAS
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Was weiß ich
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Zähl mein Geld
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Stopp die Party
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Ambaciata
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Geht ab
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Nylon
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Wollt ihr wissen
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Der Afroasiate
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Wenn ich
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Prime Time RMX '99
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Hörst Du diesen Schrei?
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In Gefahr und großer Not
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Prime Time '99
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Geh dazu ab
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Geschichten aus der Nachbarschaft
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Immer weiter
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Wo sind die Rapper hin?!
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Bist Du?
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Es trafen sich...
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Reimemonster (feat. Ferris MC)
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Reimemonster feat. Ferris MC
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Marlena & Branka (skit)
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Bullenflash Teil 1
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Bullenflash Teil 2
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Geschichten aus der Nachbarstadt
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R.I.P.
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Marlena & Branka
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Spektakulär Teil 1
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Spektakulär Teil 2
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Bullenflash Teil 2 (Skit)
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Wo ihr auch seid
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Bullenflash Teil 1 (Skit)
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Lieb den Scheiß
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Einfach
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Arrab (feat. Gentleman)
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Was Wollt Ihr?
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Call Me From Boston
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Mein Kampf
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Afrocalypse 4 Teil 2
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808 Walza
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Allein
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Wer bin ich?
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Call From Boston (skit)
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