Cappuccino (rapper)
Cappuccino (real name: Karsten Löwe , born January 11, 1974 in Braunschweig ) is a German rapper .
biography
He gained his first musical experience through breakdancing , DJing and with his hip-hop combo "License to Rhyme". Then he dealt with the subject of "rap paired with jazz ". In 1993 he came to the Jazzkantine , with which he has played over 700 concerts to date, rapped on six studio albums and recorded some singles including video production.
Under the names "Tanzzkantine" and "Tanzzkantine-Space" he later stood with the jazz canteen on the stage of the Braunschweig State Theater and played the role of Till Eulenspiegel in the play Braunschweig-Braunschweig . In the last piece, Ölper 12 Pöints , he played four different roles at once.
As a solo artist, he released four studio albums and several single productions. Including the song Regenbögen , which contains samples from Moments in Love by The Art of Noise . He received a gold record and RSH gold as “Best German Rap Act 1998”. He also wrote the title song for Til Schweiger's movie Der Eisbär and appeared in the opening act for the American R&B band Dru Hill . He had television appearances with Harald Schmidt, Stefan Raab, Verona Feldbusch, Oliver Geissen, Verbotene Liebe as well as moderation at VIVA and MTV and worked with artists, bands and filmmakers like House of Riddim, Knut Knutson, Söhne Mannheims , Yah Sesco and Timo-Rose- Film together.
He also produced his fourth album alone and founded “Studio-38” with his partner Christian Spilles, which merged in 2004 with the party and booking agency “Itsblack” under the direction of Andre Vaternam and produced productions for artists such as Ramean and Hannibal and 38 street tape as well as R&B and hip-hop events.
Together with the band Jammin * Inc , he released their free debut album Mit Anlauf under the Creative Commons license in 2005 , played with her in the opening act for Gentleman and at the Chiemsee Reggae Festival in 2006 and was among the last three of the Rio Reiser- Song Prize Contest 2006.
In 2008 the new album with the Jazzkantine was released on the Cappuccino with 3 new tracks. There was a tour with this album in late 2008.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 CH
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| 1997 | speaker |
DE86 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
Producers: Christian Eitner , Ole Sander
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| 1999 | Only the best survive |
DE19 (10 weeks) DE |
- |
CH42 (2 weeks) CH |
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More albums
- 2001: life is short ...
- 2005: Take the Money (Freetape)
- 2008: Free-Tape-08 (Freetape)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE
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AT
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CH
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| 1997 | I miss you speakers |
DE5  (20 weeks)DE |
AT7 (12 weeks) AT |
CH4 (14 weeks) CH |
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| 1998 | Polar bear Only the best survive |
DE86 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - | |
| 1999 | Rainbows Only the best survive |
DE23 (14 weeks) DE |
- |
CH25 (8 weeks) CH |
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| You mom Only the best survive |
DE67 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - | ||
| 2001 | No Secrets The Lord Is I Shephard |
DE93 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
feat. Sesco
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More singles
- 1997: Insane
- 1997: men
Specials and products
- In appeal is the answer to the text The Judgment by Kool Savas , in which Cappuccino makes it clear that he is not musically dead.
- Street-Tape Volume # 1 - Produced in Studio-38
- Street-Tape Volume # 2 - Produced in Studio-38
- Ramean / Contrast Album - Produced in Studio 38
- In 2002, together with Gronkh , who was also born in Braunschweig, and Krizz, he recorded the private special La Familia , which was published on June 1, 2010 on Gronkh's YouTube channel and which, according to him, is to be regarded as a "virtual self-realization". The video itself shows scenes from Grand Theft Auto IV .
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles albums
- ↑ a b gold / platinum database DE
- ↑ Gronkh: Secret Special - Grand Theft Auto / La Familia (video). Retrieved January 19, 2015 .
Web links
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | cappuccino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leo, Karsten (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |