K.I.Z.
| K.I.Z | |
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 K.I.Z members | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | German hip hop, alternative hip hop, horrorcore |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Universal |
| Website | Official website |
| Members |
Tarek Maxim Nico DJ Craft |
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K.I.Z is a German hip hop group from Berlin. The members are the three rappers Tarek, Nico and Maxim, with a DJ called DJ Craft. Their lyrics often contain a lot of black humor and irony as well as sociocritical content.
Meaning of the name
K.I.Z has several meanings. Members of the band have suggested numerous meanings for the acronym, such as Kriegsverbrecher im Zuchthaus ("war criminals in penitentiary"), Kannibalen in Zivil ("cannibals in plain clothes"), Künstler in Zwangsjacken ("artists in straight jackets"), or Kreuzritter in Zentralasien ("crusaders in central Asia"), Krüppel im Zwinger ("cripples in the kennel"), Kapitalismus ist Zauberhaft (literally: "capitalism is magical" idiomatic: "capitalism is lovely"), Klosterschüler im Zölibat ("Monastic novices in celibacy") or Knoblauch, Ingwer, Zwiebel ("garlic, ginger, onion").
Members
Tarek
Tarek Ébéne was born in Freiburg im Breisgau. His family moved to Spain when he was still a child. He grew up bilingual. As a teenager, he moved to Berlin where he met Maxim.
Maxim
Maxim Drüner is of French descent and speaks French fluently (as for instance in his part on the group's song "Tanz"). He was born and grew up in Berlin.
Nico
Nicolas Seyfried grew up in Berlin and began to make rap music at the age of 15.
DJ Craft
Sil Yan Bori was born 1985, in Berlin. He mixes songs from many different music styles like Dancehall, Dunk or Hip-Hop.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | |||
| 2005 | Das RapDeutschlandKettensägenMassaker | ||||
| 2007 | Hahnenkampf | 9 | 47 | ||
| 2009 | Sexismus gegen Rechts | 7 | 32 | 69 | |
| 2011 | Urlaub fürs Gehirn | 4 | 17 | 19 | |
| 2015 | Hurra die Welt geht unter | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Mixtapes
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | |||
| 2006 | Böhse Enkelz | ||||
| 2013 | Ganz Oben | 91 | |||
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | |||
| 2007 | "Ellenbogengesellschaft" | Hahnenkampf | |||
| "Geld essen (Ausgestopfte Rapper)" | 60 | 71 | Hahnenkampf | ||
| "Spasst" | 94 | Hahnenkampf | |||
| 2008 | "Hölle" (feat. Bela B. from Die Ärzte) | 39 | |||
| 2009 | "Das System (die kleinen Dinge)" (feat. Sido) | 89 | Sexismus gegen Rechts | ||
| 2015 | "Boom Boom Boom" | 33 | Hurra die Welt geht unter | ||
| "Hurra die Welt geht unter" (feat. Henning May) | 31 | Hurra die Welt geht unter | |||
- 2007: Fieber (Fever) (Peter Fox feat. K.I.Z)
- 2009: Straße (Street) (feat. Celina)
Other releases
| Year | Title | Info(s) | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Waffen der Frau | Juice Exclusive | Juice-CD #62 |
| 2007 | Ellbogengesellschaft (Pogen) | eSingle (free download) | |
| Taxi, Taxi | Juice Exclusive | Juice-CD #74 | |
| Wir sahnen ab! | Juice Exclusive | Juice-CD #75 | |
| F***** (Celina & Nico) | Juice Exclusive | Juice-CD #77 |
2007: Wir sind auf Tour (Frauenarzt und K.I.Z) (Juice Exclusive! auf Juice-CD #78)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to K.I.Z.. |
- Official homepage (German)
- First interactive music clip (Neuruppin) (German)