Roozbeh Farhangmore

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Roozbeh Farhangmehr (stage name Rooz or Rooz Lee ) (* 1979 ) is a German journalist , presenter and DJ . Farhangmore is a rap and hip-hop journalist of Iranian descent well-known in German-speaking countries .

Live and act

Farhangmore states that the breakdance film Beat Street had a significant impact on him and also brought him to graffiti . At times, Farhangmore made a living from spraying after corresponding orders, including from his hometown Essen. Farhangmore took his brother Sinan-G to hip-hop jams and spraying during his youth . Around 2000 Farhangmore began producing music and DJing.

In April 2007 Sinan-G had to serve a three-year prison sentence in the Siegburg prison for forming a criminal organization and breaking into the law. Farhangmore then started the Free Sinan-G campaign , in which rappers PA Sports , Manuellsen , KC Rebell and Snaga & Pillath participated. In an interview shortly before his release, Sinan-G said that his brother introduced him to hip-hop and gave him prospects in prison. In the episode Sinan G. of the episode film Zeche is nich - Seven Views of the Ruhr Area 2010 , Farhangmore was portrayed next to his brother.

Farhangmehr is editor of the online magazine HipHop.de . He has also been running the #waslos YouTube format since 2012 , which is published on the HipHop.de channel . There Farhangmore interviews rappers from the German-speaking hip-hop scene. His interviews have up to 3 million views on YouTube. He also runs the RoozWorld channel , in which he covers topics outside of hip hop. On March 23, 2017 he was seen as a guest on the program Neo Magazin Royale .

On March 8, 2018, Farhangmehr released his debut single Immer wieder mit Rapper MoTrip , which was the highest newcomer in the German single charts the week after. The single stayed in the charts for 14 weeks. Again and again is the product of a content marketing measure that was carried out to accompany the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone .

In 2018, Farhangmore had a role as a supporting actor in the Netflix series Dogs of Berlin .

Farhangmehr has a master's degree in social and communication sciences.

Discography

Singles

year title
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
2018 Again and again DE25 (14 weeks)
DE
AT70 (1 week)
AT
-
First published: March 8, 2018
with MoTrip
Mi corazón - - -
First published: August 31, 2018
with Dardan & Jayem
2019 Card is on fire DE97 (1 week)
DE
- -
First published: March 15, 2019
with Olexesh

Individual evidence

  1. Rooz Lee. Chimperator Productions , March 15, 2017, accessed June 21, 2017 .
  2. This is how the rap world reacts to the Kollegah-Kloppe. Bild.de , March 21, 2017, accessed June 21, 2017 .
  3. https://noisey.vice.com/de/article/rzvw8w/warum-so-kritiklos-dieserooz-im-interview-387
  4. Sinan-G at laut.de
  5. Sinan-G - Interview from the JVA Siegburg (2007) on YouTube
  6. Interviews by Rooz . In: HipHop.de , accessed on April 17, 2017.
  7. HipHop.de: Highest newcomer: '“Immer wieder” by Rooz x MoTrip enters the single charts
  8. Horizont.net: Why rapper MoTrip and blogger Rooz sing about love after 13 years
  9. ^ Johann Voigt: Why so uncritical, this one? - Interview with Rooz. noisey Vice , March 11, 2016, accessed April 17, 2017 .
  10. Chart sources: DE AT CH