Trooper Da Don
Trooper Da Don (real name Toyin Taylor; born July 25, 1973 in Lüneburg ) is a German rapper , actor and radio presenter .
Life
In the mid-1980s he co-founded the first Karlsruhe hip-hop crew called Metropole Art Designz. In the late 1990s he was a member of Rappers Against Racism . Together with DJ Tomekk and Lil 'Kim , he reached number 6 in the German charts as a guest rapper on his single Kimnotyze . His own single Ride Or Die (I Need You) with the DSDS finalist Vanessa Struhler was able to place two places better. He was able to book another success as a guest rapper on the title song of the Erkan-und-Stefan film The Death Comes Krass .
In 2004, he was in the New R & B Club on the television Onyx.tv .
As an actor, Trooper da Don works under his real name Toyin Taylor. Most recently he worked in The Black Column , alongside Tim Sander and in the movie Evet, I want! (with Oliver Korittke, among others ). He can also be seen in the television comedy The Totally Crazy Wonder Car .
Between 2009 and March 2017 he hosted the "Trooper Show" from Monday to Friday on the bigFM radio station . In 2012 and 2013, the bigFM TrooperShow was awarded the EMMAward in the categories "Best Radio Show" and "Most Popular Radio Presenter".
Discography
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Singles
solo
- 2003: Ride Or Die (I Need You) ( feat.Vanessa S. )
- 2003: Rockin Dis (feat.Miss T)
- 2003: Troop ... (Da Don)! (feat. Afrika Islam aka Mr. X)
- 2014: Anything
Featurings
- 1997: Nostradame (Nostradame feat.Trooper)
- 1998: Game Of Life (Dressman feat. Trooper)
- 1998: Rockin 'This (Toyya feat.Trooper Da Don)
- 1998: Mami Blue (NY City Beats feat.Trooper)
- 1998: Only You ( Rappers Against Racism feat. Trooper)
- 1999: Sorry (Rappers Against Racism feat. J. Supreme, La Mazz & Trooper)
- 1999: Slave 2 Love (Seven feat.Trooper)
- 2000: Deep in my soul (Denise feat.Trooper Da Don)
- 2002: Kimnotyze ( DJ Tomekk feat. Lil 'Kim and Trooper Da Don)
- 2003: Knowledge ( Paul van Dyk feat. Atomek Dogg and Trooper Da Don)
- 2005: Wot (I Say Captain) ( Erkan & Stefan feat. Captain Sensible and Trooper Da Don)
- 2007: Heiss ( Ayman feat.Trooper Da Don)
- 2008: Love happens ( Shahrokh Sound of K. feat. Toyin Taylor )
- 2008: Big boys (Shahrokh Sound of K. feat. Toyin Taylor)
Others
- 2006: Black Cologne Is Down With Me (with Tim Sander - title song for the comic film Die Schwarze Kolonne )
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Web links
- official homepage
- Works by and about Trooper Da Don in the catalog of the German National Library
- Trooper Da Don in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Trooper Da Don |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taylor, Toyin (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Luneburg |