Afrob
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Country	Germany
Years active	1999-present
Genre(s)	German Hip-Hop
Label(s)	Four Music
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Robert Zemichiel (born 1977 in Italy), better known by his stage-name, Afrob, is an Afro-German rapper from Stuttgart. He is easily recognizable due to his trademark afro, from which his pseudonym is derived. Image File history File links Afrb. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... German hip hop is the German manifestation of hip hop music. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Afro-Germans (in German Afro-Deutsche) are defined as the Black African community and diaspora in Germany. ... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 as of September 2005 in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ... Motowns girl group The Supremes sporting afros in 1970. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ...

Biography

He was born in Italy 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. 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Alster Lake at dusk Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ... Ferris MC is a german HipHop artist from Bremen. ... German hip hop is the German manifestation of hip hop music. ... Freundeskreis also known as FK is a German hip hop group from Stuttgart, whose songs are in German and Esperanto but also in English. ... Die Fantastischen Vier also known as Fanta4 is a German hip hop group. ...

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-German musicians in the single Adriano. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Joy Maureen Denalane (born 1973 in Berlin) is an Afro-German singer and songwriter, known for her mixture of Soul, R&B and African Folk music with lyrics in German language. ... Anti-racism refers to beliefs, actions, movements, and policies adopted or developed to oppose racism. ... Daniel Kretschmar (b. ... It has been suggested that Racism in Mass Media be merged into this article or section. ... Brothers Keepers is a German-based transnational anti-racism project, bringing together hip hop, reggae and soul musicians, headed primarily by Afro-Germans. ...

This project also marked the first collaboration with Samy Deluxe. They met again when they worked on the single "Four Fists" and apparently enjoyed the experience so much that they decided to unite as one group called ASD and record an entire album together. The product of this cooperation was called Wer Hätte Das Gedacht? ("Who Would Have Thought So?"), which hit the stores in 2003. The album entered the Top 10 of the charts, but some critics alleged that it lacked depth, as it was primarily a club album with the majority of tracks produced in the U.S.. Samuel Sorge (born 1977), commonly known as Samy Deluxe, and occasionally as Sam Semilia, is an Afro-German hip hop artist and producer from Hamburg. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

In 2005 Afrob released his latest album Hammer. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography

Albums

• Rolle Mit Hip Hop (1999)
• Made In Germany (2001)
• Wer Hätte Das Gedacht? (with ASD) (2003)
• Hammer (2005)

1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Singles

• 1999: Reimemonster (featuring Ferris MC)
• 1999: Einfach
• 2001: Made In Germany
• 2001: Öffne Die Augen (featuring D-Flame)
• 2003: Sneak Preview (ASD)
• 2003: Sag Mir Wo Die Party Ist! (ASD)
• 2003: Hey Du (Nimm Dir Zeit) (ASD)
• 2005: Wollt Ihr Wissen
• 2005: Es Geht Hoch (featuring Lisi)
• 2006: Zähl Mein Geld

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External links

• Official Website
• Afrob's Label Page