Square One
| Square One | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Hip hop |
| founding | 1998 |
| resolution | 2002 |
| Website | http://www.showdown.de |
| Founding members | |
| Ali Rasul | |
| Iman Shahidi | |
| Edward Sizzerhand | |
| Last occupation | |
| Ali Rasul | |
| Iman Shahidi | |
| Edward Sizzerhand | |
| Gianni Dolo | |
Square One was a German hip-hop group from Munich , consisting of the members Ali Rasul , Iman as well as Edward Sizzerhand and MC Gianni .
history
In the early 1990s, the two Persians Ali Rakhshandeh alias Rasul Allah and Iman Shahidi met in Munich. A few months later, the two of them founded their first studio together with friends. Rasul Allah started rapping over Iman's beats for the first time. However, this should not be permanent, since Ali left Munich and emigrated to North America, but returned a year later again back to Munich to work with Iman on a four-track demo tape to work.
In 1996 the two met then Backspin editor Edward Sizzerhand, who joined the two and became their DJ . When the demo tape reached Rene Goldenbeld from Showdown Records after a few talks, a contract was signed and the first maxi "Mind.Body.Soul" was released shortly afterwards. The trio later met Gianni Dolo, who completed the group should.
The final breakthrough came Square One with the next Maxi state of the art before the summer of 2001 her debut album titled Walk Of Life appeared, with guest appearances of the English rapping Munich Providence and Yinka and Patrice and Party Arty (The Ghetto Dwellas).
In 2002, the group broke up and split up, caused by internal squabbles and financial differences, according to Edward Sizzerhand in an interview.
On May 12, 2010, the MC Rasul Allah died as a result of a heart attack in his place of residence in Vancouver , Canada.
Discography
- Albums
- 2001 Walk of Life (Square One - Showdown Records)
- 2002 Walk of Life +1 (Japan Import) (Square One - MicLife Records)
- 2016 Walk of Life - ReRelease (Showdown Records)
- Singles
- 1998 At least body soul. (Square One - Showdown Records)
- 1999 State Of The Art (Square One - Showdown Records)
- 2001 Applause (Square One - Showdown Records)
- 2001 Can't Mess / Backstabbers (Square One - Showdown Records)
- 2001 Fallen Angels (Square One - Showdown Records)
- 2001 Countdown (Square One - Showdown Records)
- Compilations and mixtapes
- 1998 Showdown presents Mc Throwdown (Various - Showdown Records)
- 2000 Master Blaster Vol. 1 (Various)
- 2000 of your tracks Vol. 2 (Various)
- 2001 Splash! Allstars Event Album 2001 (Various)
- 2001 Bravo Black Hits Vol. 5 (Various)
- 2001 Master Blaster Vol. 2 (Various)
- 2002 Showdown Soundcheck Vol. 1 (Various)
- 2002 Showdown Soundcheck Vol. 2 (Various)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b MTV.de: Square One Biography , accessed on March 28, 2008
- ^ A b MySpace.com: Square One Profile , accessed March 28, 2008
- ^ RapReviews.com: Walk of Life Review , October 6, 2001
- ↑ MTV.de: Edward Sizzerhand on the separation ( memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , June 28, 2002
- ↑ Rap.de: [1] , accessed on November 20, 2016
Web links
- http://www.showdown.de - Official website of Square One
- http://www.sizzerhand.com - Official website of Edward Sizzerhand (English)