Raportaz

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Raportaz
Raportaz logo.jpg
Dresta (l) and DJ Os Chill (r) .jpg
General information
origin Kassel and Göttingen , Germany
Genre (s) Hip hop
founding 1999, 2019
resolution 2007
Website www.raportaz.de
Current occupation
Rap , partly production
 Dresta
DJ Os Chill
former members
rap
 Crazy-K

Raportaz was and are a German rap duo from Kassel and Göttingen . The name of the duo should, in the spirit of rap reporters, refer to thematic and substantial song lyrics that have become the trademark of the Raportaz.

history

Raportaz consists of the rappers Dresta and DJ Os Chill , who both come from the vicinity of Göttingen, while Dresta lived in Kassel during the active band time from 1999 to 2007. Due to this fact, the term "Kassel-Göttingen HipHop" was coined by the Raportaz. Originally founded as a trio with the rapper Crazy-K , Dresta and DJ Os Chill were only active as a duo after the release of the first demo cassette Einfalls-Reich in 2001.

In April 2002 the Raportaz released their first EP topless . The title was an allusion to the rap songs of their colleagues, which were often felt to be very empty. The cover was designed by the graffiti artist Anus One , who later also created the cover artwork for big names such as Bonez MC and Kalim .

In June 2003 the debut album Mit Reimen Gewissen was released , on which not only local greats but also well-known DJs such as Kid Fresh and DJ Membrain were represented with guest appearances. The spray paint manufacturer Molotow entered into a long-term partnership with the duo through the multiple representation of their connection to graffiti art. With this publication, for the first time, scene magazines such as Backspin Hip Hop Magazin reported on the Raportaz on a larger scale. In the course of increased live presence, the Raportaz u. a. in October 2003 the German concert of the American hip-hop duo Gang Starr in Hann. Münden .

In 2004 the crew collective Raportaz-family came into being in association with rappers, DJs, producers and beatboxers from various cities in the greater region around Kassel and Göttingen . In reference to the crew members' geographical home region in the middle of Germany, the album “ Zentrale” was released in the same year , which was awarded the top rating by the platform laut.de. As part of the cooperation with Fa.Molotow also the song was how to do graffiti produced including video clip and both on the album focus as the magazine also on the CD-INSERTS Juice (magazine) published. Since the Raportaz have not yet been able to sign a label contract, Dresta also founded his own music label RZ-recordingz at the end of 2004 .

In 2005 the duo finally achieved the breakthrough to a nationwide level of recognition with the release of the EP Gangsta Gangsta . The critical consideration of the gangsta behavior of many German rappers , which was increasingly occurring during this time and, from the perspective of the Raportaz, was also inauthentic , brought the publication a lot of media presence. B. a report in the evening news of the station RTL-2 and again in Backspin Hip Hop magazine . In the latter, the naming of the Berlin rap duo Hecklah & Coch even led to a musical argument in the form of a disssong by the Berlin group against the Raportaz.

In 2006, the Raportaz was signed by the Hamburg label agency Neo (now Membran ). In the same year, collaborations with the clothing companies Converse , Dickes and Capone Clothing followed .

In 2007 the second crew album entitled Unter Wert was published with distribution via Sony-BMG . There were guest contributions from rappers like Tone , Architekt , K * Rings Brothers and Illmatic . The solo album by Raportaz rapper Dresta with the title Eyes was also released. This also contained all of the Raportaz's music videos and other video material on an accompanying DVD. The two albums received widespread attention in the daily press and in the scene media. In the form of larger articles in Juice magazine and in Backspin HipHop magazine and in various TV reports on the broadcasters RTL2 and RTL there were reports on the release of the sound carriers. The album Augenlieder was also declared as a farewell album , as Dresta decided to end his active career as a rapper and instead devote himself to running his own music label RZ-recordingz .

In 2008 the Lumiere-Kino in Göttingen and the FilmLaden in Kassel showed a documentary entitled A Rap-Story about Dresta, which gives insights into the work of the rapper and producer.

Via RZ-recordingz, Dresta released three albums by the German-Russian band Ginex u. a. the first musical steps on recordings of the later multi-platinum producers The Cratez , at that time still active in the formation Lan and Vans Beats ( Straight outta Götting ' , 2009) and the later very successful rapper Karate Andi , at this point still under the Names Monty active ( Straight outta Götting ' , 2009) and Juri (rapper) , at that time still active under the name Joka ( Friday the 13th , 2009).

In 2015 Dresta published the RZ-recordingz label sampler Bombs , the proceeds of which were donated in full to SOS Children's Villages .

In 2019, the Raportaz became active again in the course of their 20th anniversary. All sound carriers were published as re-releases . A best-of album, which also contains new song material, was released on the new label "Hidden Island".

Discography

Demo cassette

  • 2001: Raportaz: Einfalls-Reich (self-distribution)

Albums

  • 2003: Raportaz: Mit Reimen Gewissen (self-distribution)
  • 2004: Raportaz-family: center point (RZ-recordingz)
  • 2006: Raportaz-family: Below value (RZ-recordingz / neo / Sony-BMG)
  • 2006: Dresta: Eyelids (RZ-recordingz / neo / Sony-BMG)
  • 2019: Raportaz: Best of (Hidden Island / Membran)

EPs

  • 2002: Raportaz: Topless (RZ-recordingz)
  • 2005: Raportaz: Gangsta Gangsta (RZ-recordingz)

Digital publications

  • 2018: Raportaz: Lost Tracks (RZ-recordingz / membrane)
  • 2019: Raportaz: Best of (Hidden Island / Membran)

Others

  • 2004: Raportaz: How to do graffiti (as Juice-Exclusive on Juice-CD # 47 )
  • 2006: Dresta: Mein Rap (on Cuba album Character Rap )
  • 2007: Raportaz-family: Das ist RZ (as Juice-Exclusive on Juice-CD # 73 )
  • 2007: Dresta: For Show and Fame (as Juice-Exclusive on Juice-CD # 79 )
  • 2008: Dresta: Good Cops, Bad Cops (on Ginex album Zari Gori - the kings of the mountain )
  • 2008: Dresta feat. Lord Scan: Can't Get Dead (on Bandits Mixtape Vol. 2)
  • 2008: Dresta: This Dream (as Juice-Exclusive on Juice-CD # 89 )
  • 2009: Dresta with Monty and Crazy K: Geisterjäger (on Göttingen sampler Straight outta Götting ' )
  • 2009: Raportaz feat. Crazy K: Back in the days (on Göttingen sampler Straight outta Götting ' )
  • 2009: Dresta: Give me a chance (on Kassel sampler Straight outta Cassel )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dresta in an interview with Rap.de article from September 28, 2007.
  2. ↑ Review Raportaz-family album centered at Laut.de .
  3. ↑ Interview with Backspin.de on the anniversary sampler bombs .
  4. ↑ Dresta in an interview with Rap.de article from September 28, 2007.
  5. ↑ Discogs.com: Raportaz-family - Under Value. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ Juice Magazin - page 58 - October 2007
  7. ↑ Backspin HipHop Magazin - page 84 - April 2007
  8. ↑ Lumiere.de: A rap story website of the Lumière cinema in Göttingen. Retrieved July 28, 2019
  9. ↑ Discogs.com: Lan und Vans Beats - Straight outta Götting '. Accessed July 28, 2019.
  10. ↑ Discogs.com: Lan und Vans Beats - Straight outta Götting '. Accessed July 28, 2019.
  11. ↑ 16Bars.de: Joka - Friday the 13th.Retrieved on July 28, 2019.
  12. ↑ Report on the 10th anniversary of RZ-recordingz in the daily newspaper HNA Article from April 24, 2015.
  13. ^ Hidden Island. Accessed on January 21, 2020 (German).
  14. ↑ Discogs.com: Raportaz - Einfalls- Reich.Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  15. ↑ Discogs.com: Raportaz - Mit Reimen Gewissen.Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  16. ↑ Discogs.com: Raportaz-family - Center. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  17. ↑ Discogs.com: Raportaz-family - Under Value. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  18. ↑ Discogs.com: Dresta - Eyelids. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  19. ↑ Discogs.com: Juice CD Vol. 47
  20. ↑ Discogs.com: Juice CD Vol. 73
  21. ↑ Discogs.com: Juice CD Vol. 79
  22. ↑ Discogs.com: Bandits Mixtape Vol.2