Laas Unltd.

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Laas Unltd. on the spack! Festival (2013)
Laas Unltd. on the spack! Festival (2013)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Blackbook
  DE 37 09/09/2011 (1 week)
  CH 71 09/11/2011 (1 week)
Child at heart
  DE 93 10/26/2012 (1 week)
Blackbook II
  DE 41 03/28/2014 (1 week)
  AT 58 03/28/2014 (1 week)
  CH 71 03/23/2014 (1 week)
Demon
  DE 32 01/22/2016 (1 week)
  AT 57 01/29/2016 (1 week)
  CH 42 01/24/2016 (1 week)
Singles
Switch Stance (with Bushido )
  DE 61 06/16/2017 (1 week)

Laas Unltd. (Born December 25, 1981 in Gütersloh ; bourgeois Lars Daniel Hammerstein ) is a German rapper from Hamburg , who has lived in Berlin since 2011 .

biography

At the age of 15, Laas Unltd., At that time still Laas MC, went to hip-hop jams in Germany to meet like-minded people there and to exchange ideas with them. It was through his raps that the rapper Rasputin , who at the time formed the Flara group together with the Bielefeld producer Flaps , came across Laas. A short time later, Flaps produced the EP. Some tell me to do a tape . Together with DJ Amir, Spontan, SD and Rano, Laas later founded the Stammtisch formation . However, apart from the beats from the Bude tapes and a producer album by DJ Amir, this never released a joint album. The rap crew split up soon after. After that, Laas moved back to his hometown Hamburg in 2003, where he began training alongside his activity as a rapper . In Hamburg, Laas became a member of the Aburz City production team . In 2006 they produced the Laas collaboration album Meisterwerk , on which ex-Stammtisch member Rano could also be heard.

In 2007 Laas' debut album Laas Unltd was released. Begins! through the record label No Image Records . Shortly before this release, Laas Unltd. the mixtape The Prequel , consisting of freestyles and old songs, is available for free download . Meanwhile, Laas Unltd. his training to become an educator . In 2009 the continuation of the first album appeared under the title 2.0 Action Rap . On November 12, 2010, Laas Unltd. the solo album Backpack Inferno . In the run-up to the release, videos for the two songs GZSZ and the online single Backpack Inferno were released . On the album, the hip-hop musicians Sido , Kool Savas , Harris , Kaas , Rawbird, CroniK and Coscash are represented with guest contributions .

At the end of November 2010, Laas Unltd. involved in a dispute with Kollegah (Felix Blume). After a negative mention in an interview with Kollegah, Laas Unltd. a video in which he challenged Kollegah to a rap battle . Thereupon Kollegah published the song Who is this Laas? In which he can not be heard himself, but the rapper Headtrick, who imitates Kollegah's voice and style. Laas Unltd. replied with the song Fick dich Felix and released a T-shirt with this inscription. As a result, Kollegah released a t-shirt for women that read "Fick mich Felix".

On August 26, 2011, Laas Unltd. his new solo album Blackbook , which entered the German Media Control album charts at number 37 in the first week after its release. His next solo album Im Herzen Kind , which was released on October 26, 2012, was only able to reach 93rd place on the Media Control album charts.

On October 16, 2013, he competed in the Battlemania Champions League of the Battlerap event Rap on Wednesday against Drob Dynamic. The two rapped three rounds a cappella against each other. A three-person jury decided the battle 3-0 for Laas. For his appearance he received positive reactions from several sides within the German rapeseed scene. Laas Unltd. then released the album Blackbook II on March 14, 2014 , with which he reached number 41 in the German album charts.

On January 15, 2016, his seventh album, Daemon , was released, which at number 32 marked its highest entry into the German album charts.

From May 2017 to spring 2018 Laas Unltd. under contract with the music label ersguterjunge . He has been working with Shindy on his label Friends with Money since 2019 . His eighth solo album entitled LAAS MAN STANDING will be released as a digital release on August 21, 2020 .

Stage name

At the beginning of his career, Laas performed under the name Laas MC . At the age of 19 he changed his stage name to Laas Minute . Later he took the name Laas Unltd. because he is of the opinion that he does not have to concentrate on a specific area and that it is therefore unlimited . He also appears with numerous pseudonyms such as Fat Lace , Sex Lace , Laasen , Lace Against The Machine , Jackenmann , Veggie Noble or DBU . During his EGJ phase he was often referred to as Laas Abi .

Discography

Albums

  • 2007: Laas Unltd. Begins!
  • 2009: 2.0 Action Rap
  • 2010: Backpack Inferno
  • 2011: Blackbook
  • 2012: Child at heart
  • 2014: Blackbook II
  • 2016: Daemon

Collab albums

  • 2006: Masterpiece (with Rano)

EPs

  • 2001: Some tell me to do a tape (EP)
  • 2010: The Backpack EP (online EP)
  • 2013: In the Heart King (EP, also as in the Heart Kind Black Edition with In Heart Kind , In Heart Kind (instrumental) and In Heart King EP)

Mix tapes

  • 2007: The Prequel (online mixtape)
  • 2014: Blueberry Thai (online mixtape)

Singles

  • 2010: Backpack Inferno (E-Single)
  • 2011: Star Wars (feat. Fler ) (E-Single)
  • 2015: Real Rap Stories (E-Single)
  • 2015: Pumpa (E-Single)
  • 2020: MOS DEF (E-Single)
  • 2020: AAA (E-Single) (with Shindy ; 15th place in the German single trend charts on July 24, 2020)

Others

  • 2008: We don't know you Reloaded ( feat.Kool Savas , Franky Kubrick , Olli Banjo and Maeckes & Plan B ) ( Juice-Exclusive on Juice-CD # 93)
  • 2009: Lyricist (Freetrack)
  • 2009: Strassenfeger (Freetrack)
  • 2009: Hamburg Anthem (Freetrack)
  • 2009: Tribute to BIG (Freetrack)
  • 2009: Germany, take a look ( Juice-Exclusive on Juice-CD # 95)
  • 2009: self-criticism (Freetrack)
  • 2009: Juice 2009 ( Juice-Exclusive on Juice-CD # 100)
  • 2009: Peace Dove (feat. Faro) (Freetrack)
  • 2009: Telefongangster (Strike Remix) (Freetrack)
  • 2009: New Face (Freetrack)
  • 2009: Ol Dö Görls (Crash City Remix) (feat. Harris ) (Freetrack)
  • 2010: Bitches vor mei'm Haus (Monroe Remix) ( feat.Luxury Luther) (Freetrack)
  • 2010: Ruckizuckizackzack (Freetrack)
  • 2010: Late bloomer (Freetrack)
  • 2010: Me and my haters (Freetrack)
  • 2010: 44 bars unemployed (Freetrack)
  • 2010: The Trick (Freetrack)
  • 2010: Sag Was (feat.CroniK) (Freetrack)
  • 2010: Tipsy (Freetrack)
  • 2010: FDF (title against Kollegah)
  • 2016: Fame Bitch (feat on the album. Vibe of Fler )
  • 2016: Steinzeit ( feat.Kool Savas & Karen Firley on the album Essahdamus by Kool Savas)
  • 2016: LAAS ABI Skit (Skit on the album DREAMS of Shindy )
  • 2017: Switch Stance (feat on the album. Black Friday of Bushido )
  • 2019: X-Wing Starfighter

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Germany - Austria - Switzerland
  2. ↑ Laas Unltd: Laas Unltd. Vs. Drob Dynamic - Lyrics. In: genius.com. October 16, 2013, accessed October 16, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Laas Unltd - Fick dich Felix (Audio) ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. meinrap.de, December 2, 2010, accessed on March 24, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / meinrap.de
  4. ↑ Laas Unltd. offers "Fick dich Felix" shirts in his shop ( memento of the original from March 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. hiphopholic.de, December 1, 2010, accessed on March 24, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / hiphopholic.de
  5. ↑ German rap reactions to the battle between Laas Unltd. and Drop Dynamic hiphop.de, October 25, 2013, accessed on March 24, 2014
  6. ↑ Sido, Fler, Silla, Frauenarzt a. a. give Laas Unltd. Props rap.de, October 27, 2013, accessed March 24, 2014
  7. ↑ Charts: Farid Bang with "Killa" at number 1 // Chakuza & RAF Camora in the top 5 16bars.de, March 24, 2014, accessed on March 24, 2014
  8. ↑ Official single trending charts. mtv.de, July 24, 2020, accessed on July 25, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Laas Unltd.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hammerstein, Lars (real name); Laas MC (pseudonym); Laas Minute (pseudonym); Fat Lace (pseudonym); Laasen (pseudonym); Lace Against The Machine (pseudonym); Jackenmann (pseudonym); Veggie Noble (pseudonym); DBU (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German rapper
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Gutersloh