Role with hip hop

Role with hip hop
Afrob studio album
Publication (s)	March 29, 1999
Label (s)	Four Music , Columbia Records
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	German hip-hop , rap
Title (number)	23
running time	65:22
production	Afrob DJ Friction DJ Thomilla Wasi Philippe Kayser Tommy Wittinger
chronology - Role with hip hop Made in Germany (2001)
Single releases March 9, 1999 Rhyming monsters August 10, 1999 Easy

Rolle mit Hip Hop is the debut album by German rapper Afrob . It was released on March 29, 1999 on the Four Music and Columbia Records labels .

production

The music on the album was produced by Afrob himself as well as music producers DJ Friction , DJ Thomilla , Wasi , Philippe Kayser and Tommy Wittinger.

Cover design

The album cover shows Afrob's face. He looks at the viewer and wears an afro . In the center of the picture are the white lettering Afrob and Rolle with Hip Hop . The background is also kept in white.

Guest Posts

In addition to Afrob, other artists appear on eight songs on the album. The rapper Ferris MC can be heard on the song Reimemonster , while the hip-hop duo Spezializtz has a guest appearance on the track Immer noch Kaffer en mass . The rapper Melanie Wharton is represented in the title Einfach and her rap group Skills en Masse supports Afrob on none for the other . Wasi, a member of the rap group Massive Töne , works with Afrob on both parts of Spectacular . In addition, Lieb den Scheiß is a collaboration with rapper Max Herre , while Johan can be heard on Where you too are .

Track list

#	title	Guest musician	producer	length
1	Intro		DJ Friction	2:20
2	Rhyming monsters	Ferris MC	DJ Thomilla	3:36
3	Hip Hop fans		DJ Friction	0:22
4th	Role with hip hop		Tommy Wittinger, Wasi	4:04
5	Ambaciata		Tommy Wittinger	3:23
6th	Neighborhood stories		DJ Thomilla, Wasi	3:45
7th	Bull flash part 1 (Skit)		Afrob, DJ Friction	0:56
8th	Do you hear that scream		DJ Friction	4:24
9	Bull Flash Part 2 (Skit)		DJ Friction	0:51
10	Wherever you are	Johan	Tommy Wittinger	3:52
11	Spectacular part 1	Wasi	Tommy Wittinger, Wasi	1:17
12	Prime Time RMX '99		Wasi	4:24
13	Still Kaffer en mass	Specialty	Wasi	4:05
14th	Easy	Meli	Tommy Wittinger, Wasi	4:18
15th	RingRing (Skit)		Afrob, DJ Friction	0:11
16	It met ... (Skit)		Afrob, DJ Friction	0:31
17th	Spectacular part 2	Wasi	Tommy Wittinger, Wasi	2:48
18th	Exits		DJ Thomilla	4:21
19th	Call from Boston (Skit)		Afrob, DJ Friction	1:39
20th	No one for the other	Skills en mass	Philippe Kayser	4:55
21st	Marlena & Branka (Skit)		Afrob, DJ Friction	1:01
22nd	Love that shit	Max	Philippe Kayser	3:51
23	Prime Time '99		DJ Thomilla, Wasi	4:42

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Role with hip hop   DE 13 04/12/1999 (25 weeks)

Singles

Rhyming monsters   DE 42 04/26/1999 (11 weeks)

Rolle with Hip Hop entered the German album charts at number 66 on April 12, 1999 and seven weeks later reached the top position at number 13. It was able to stay in the top 100 for a total of 25 weeks. The album missed the charts in Austria and Switzerland.

On March 9, 1999, the song Reimemonster was released as the first single and reached number 42 in the German charts. In addition, on August 10, 1999, the song Einfach was released, which could not be placed in the charts.

reception

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
laut.de

Daniela Meixner from laut.de rated the album with three out of a possible five points. In terms of content, she describes it as "spectacular" stories from the neighborhood "" and says that Afrob is "the perfect complement to the Freundeskreis and the Massive Tönen".

Individual evidence

1. ↑ album cover
2. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH
3. ↑ Chart tracking role with Hip Hop on officialcharts.de
4. ↑ Rating: laut.de