Curse (born on September 6, 1978 as Michael S. Kurth) is a German rapper from Minden. The name "Curse" comes from the English pronounciation of his name. Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ...

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. In the 90ies, his band had gigs in the area of Stadthagen.

On his first album Feuerwasser (released in 2000), his lyrics have already been self-reflected and they have handled with things that had happened in his life, but also contained classical Hip Hop tracks such as representing- and battle-tracks. He especially raps about abortive relationships and admits mistakes to himself. For that reason, he is a kind of an outsider in the Hip Hop scene. The beats on Feuerwasser and many other releases are often produced by Sascha Bühren aka Busy. Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ...

In 2001, his next album Von Innen Nach Außen (which means something like "inside outwards") was released. On this album, Curse continued his style and the lead single Lass uns doch Freunde sein was distinguishing from current rap clichés and thus gaining attention even outside the Hip Hop scene. The German Hip Hop magazine Juice rewarded this album with the title Best National Album. This album has even been released in Japan.

Discography

Albums

• Feuerwasser, 2000 Jive (BMG)
• Von Innen Nach Außen, 2001 Jive (BMG)
• Innere Sicherheit, 2003 Jive (BMG)
• Sinnflut, 2005 ARR (release on December 2, 2005)

Singles

• Doppeltes Risiko/Kreislauf (Vinyl), 1999 Jive (BMG)
• Sonnenwende/Erfolg (Vinyl), 1999 Jive (BMG)
• Wahre Liebe, 2000 Jive (BMG)
• Hassliebe, 2000 Jive (BMG)
• Lass Uns Doch Freunde Sein, 2001 Jive (BMG)
• Warum Nicht?, 2001 Jive (BMG)
• Nichts Wird Mehr So Sein Wie Es War, 2001 (Free Download Track)
• Hand Hoch, 2003 Jive (BMG)
• Widerstand, 2003 Jive (BMG)
• Und Was Ist Jetzt?, 2003 Jive (BMG)
• Gangsta Rap, 2005 ARR

EPs/Miscellaneous

• 99 Essenz EP (EP), 1999 Jive (BMG)
• Widerstand (EP), 2003 Jive (BMG)
• Vom Feinsten (Best of), 2003 (Bad News/Miclife)
• Feuer über Deutschland, 2003 (Free Download EP)
• Von Minden nach Aussen (DVD), 2003 Subword (BMG)
• Prestige: Taz, Greis, Claud & Curse, 2005 ARR Suisse
• Gangsta Rap (EP), 2005 Subword