Olli Banjo

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Olli Banjo at the Out4Fame Festival 2016
Olli Banjo at the Out4Fame Festival 2016
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
First aid
  DE 99 06/23/2003 (1 week)
Sparring 1
  DE 79 08/02/2004 (1 week)
Schizogenia
  DE 39 08/15/2005 (3 weeks)
Sparring 2
  DE 42 06/23/2006 (2 weeks)
Life show
  DE 38 06/22/2007 (1 week)
Sparring 3
  DE 41 05/09/2008 (1 week)
4 fists for a hallelujah (with Jonesmann )
  DE 46 03/13/2009 (1 week)
Head disco
  DE 15th 06/11/2010 (2 weeks)
dynamite
  DE 17th 05/23/2014 (2 weeks)
  CH 71 05/18/2014 (1 week)
Urban jungle
  DE 22nd 08/11/2017 (1 week)

Olli Banjo (* 12. January 1977 in Heidelberg ; bourgeois Oliver Olusegun Otubanjo ) is a German hip-hop - musicians .

biography

Olli Banjo on the Splash! Festival 2017

Olli Banjo was born the son of a Nigerian and a German. He grew up in Aschaffenburg in Lower Franconia . In his youth he aspired to a football career and made it into the Bayern selection.

As a 16-year-old Banjo became a member of the rap group Maximum Volume , which released a single together with Fresh Familee , Den Fantastischen Vier , Den Coolen Säuen and the Reimbanditen as Die deutsche Reimachse .

In 2001 Olli Banjo published his first 12 ". It was released under the title Rotlicht / Du und mein Penis . The editors of the hip-hop magazine Juice chose the record as the 12" of the month.

In April 2003 the 12 " Notruf EP was released , which he continued with the album Erste Hilfe in May 2003. After this album, various single releases and live concerts, Olli Banjo presented his new mixtape Sparring in 2004. On this CD are among others Find songs with Kool Savas , Curse and Sido .

On August 1, 2005, the album Schizogenie was released . It entered the charts at number 39.

The mixtape Sparring 2 was released on June 9, 2006 and reached number 42 in the charts. In addition to some solo songs, the CD also features performances with well-known German rap stars, including Samy Deluxe and Sido .

At the end of 2006, the album David Generation by the group “ Zeichen der Zeit” was released , for which Olli Banjo contributed a solo track and a feature.

On October 31, 2007, the short film Kingz was broadcast on MTV , in which Olli Banjo played one of the leading roles alongside Bela B. The film had previously been shown on October 6, 2007 on 13th Street pay TV .

In June 2007 Olli Banjo released his third solo album Lifeshow with features by Jonesmann and Chamillionaire . On November 9, 2007 a sampler was released in the form of a CD under the name Lost Tapes . It contains partially unpublished songs and remixes and the instrumental for the premier class as well as some songs that were previously only available for internet portals.

On April 25, 2008, the third part of his sparring series was released via Headrush Records . The mixtape Sparring 3 was produced by Roe Beardie, Melbeatz and the Beatgees , among others . In addition to well-known feature guests such as Kool Savas and Curse, collaboration partners such as Planet Asia , FR , B-Tight and KIZ are also represented.

On February 27, 2009, the collaboration album with Jonesmann 4 Fists for a Hallelujah was released on the label Echte Musik .

On May 28, 2010, Olli Banjo's fourth solo album was released with Kopfdisco . The album includes guest contributions from Xavier Naidoo and Kool Savas . The Frankfurt-based producer duo Bounce Brothas was mainly responsible for the beats this time . Kopfdisco is the rapper's most commercially successful release to date. The album reached number 15 in the German album charts.

In the second half of 2013 Banjo hosted an audiovisual rap battle organized by HometownTV , in which, in addition to Rap on Wednesday and AggroTV, various other scene-relevant institutions made jury members.

On August 29, 2015 he took part in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2015 as “Wunderkynd” and came in 16th and last. A negative record of 2 points was set.

Discography

Albums

  • 2003: first aid
  • 2005: schizogenia
  • 2007: Lifeshow
  • 2009: 4 fists for a hallelujah (with Jonesmann)
  • 2010: Head disco
  • 2014: dynamite
  • 2015: Wunderkynd (as Wunderkynd)
  • 2017: urban jungle
  • 2018: black on white

Mix tapes

EPs

  • 2001: EP ejection seat
  • 2003: EP emergency call
  • 2005: Like a shot EP
  • 2010: Juice Exclusive EP

Singles

  • 2001: red light / you and my penis
  • 2002: Pickel (with Roey Marquis II. )
  • 2003: your ass
  • 2003: Germany
  • 2003: Superstar (with Noisy Stylus )
  • 2010: Say Banjo
  • 2010: light planet
  • 2010: Riot in the special school
  • 2011: Steps in front of the door (feat. Kool Savas )

Others

Cover of the single Techno Pilot
  • 1993: The German rhyme axis - 100% positive
  • 2000: 2 McRip please !!
  • 2002: Verona (feat.DJ Lifeforce)
  • 2003: Shit and pervers (Juice-Exclusive CD # 29)
  • 2005: Police (Juice-Exclusive CD # 54)
  • 2005: Gangsta, Gangsta (Juice-Exclusive CD # 55)
  • 2005: Payday (Remix) (feat.Separate) (Juice-Exclusive CD # 57)
  • 2005: Moves (feat. Plattenpapzt and Jonesmann) (Juice-Exclusive CD # 59)
  • 2006: I carry you (with signs of the times )
  • 2006: Ridin (Chamillionaire ft. Olli Banjo [Germany Remix])
  • 2006: Impossible (Juice Edit) (feat.Samy Deluxe) (Juice-Exclusive CD # 64)
  • 2006: Ich bin deutscher Hiphop (Remix) (feat.Sentino and Megaloh) ( Juice Exclusive! CD # 68)
  • 2006: You want the album! (feat.Jonesmann) (Juice-Exclusive CD # 71)
  • 2007: Die Juice knows (Juice-Exclusive CD # 74)
  • 2007: Insomnia (feat.Jasmin Shakeri) (Juice-Exclusive CD # 78)
  • 2007: Bluuts & Rappers (Juice-Exclusive CD # 79)
  • 2007: Men of Respect (with Kool Savas, Ercandize, Noreaga, Tony Sunshine, JR Writer, Agallah, Lumidee, Jae Millz and Jae'Son) (77Store.com-Exclusive)
  • 2007: Milestone (Juice-Exclusive CD # 82)
  • 2008: Christina (Remix) (feat. Harris and Blaze) (Juice-Exclusive CD # 92)
  • 2008: We don't know you reloaded (Laas Unltd. Feat. Olli Banjo, Kool Savas, Franky Kubrick and Maeckes & Plan B ) (Juice-Exclusive CD # 93)
  • 2008: The Proof 2 (Mammut Remix) (Kool Savas feat. Olli Banjo, Plan B, Maeckes , Caput, MoTrip , Ercandize, Kid Kobra, Franky Kubrick, Sizzlac, Laas Unltd., Jifusi, Phreaky Flave, Amar, Germany, Favorite , Kaas and Vega)
  • 2009: Tribute to Notorious BIG (feat. Curse and Tone) (Juice-Exclusive CD # 95)
  • 2009: Krieg (feat. Favorite) (Selfmade Sampler: Chronik 2)
  • 2009: No Compromise (feat. Mädness) (Juice-Exclusive CD # 102)
  • 2010: You Don't Understand Me (Olli Banjo & Hudson Mohawke) (Juice-Exclusive CD # 107)
  • 2010: HULK (16bars.de-Exclusive)
  • 2010: Techno Pilot (Kool Savas feat. Olli Banjo)
  • 2011: Your language (16bars.de-Remade)
  • 2013: Bunte Steine (The Xer featuring Olli Banjo)
  • 2016: Seriously meant ( Kool Savas feat. PA Sports & Moe Mitchell ) on Essahdamus (Mixtape by Kool Savas)

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE CH
  2. ↑ Interview , mzee.com
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vibe.cd
  4. ↑ May issue of Juice , 2008, p. 48
  5. ↑ Olli Banjo with the third part of his sparring round ( memento from September 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), hiphopjudge.com from March 21, 2008
  6. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / hometowntv.de

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personal data
SURNAME Banjo, Olli
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Otubanjo, Oliver Olusegun (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German hip hop musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Heidelberg