Webba

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Webba
	; Webba at a concert in 2013
	General information
origin	Bern , Switzerland
Genre (s)	Hip hop
Website	http://www.webba.ch/

Webba (born March 26, 1980 ; bourgeois Pascal Weber ) is a Swiss music producer and rapper from Bern .

history

Webba first came into contact with hip-hop in 1988 and for years was mainly involved in beatboxing and improvisation competitions, so-called freestyle battles. He was a founding member of the rap group Krümelmonstaz which released the EP Grössäwahn in 2002 and the album Incubation two years later . Numerous concerts took place at home and abroad, including in the opening act of Delinquent Habits , Das EFX and Bahamadia . The band separated in 2005. Webba also worked as a music producer with various Swiss artists such as Big Zisor Black Tiger .

In 2009, after more than five years of work, his first solo album Deheim? with guest contributions from PVP , Baze , Lo, Drüklang, Merlo, Phantwo and Wurzel 5 . The songs were completely produced and recorded by Webba itself. A video clip was shot for the title Wäg vo hiä , which was one of the most played songs on the state radio station DRS Virus in 2009 , in which Webba plays all male roles himself with the help of a double. Also you ke hesch ... (with Baze) was realized as a video. Both clips were broadcast in the daily program of VIVA (Switzerland) and SF two .

Webba concert, 2009

The album Deheim? was celebrated on February 20, 2009 with a “release party”, at which the rapper and producer was supported by DJ Thrillin and DJ Kermit. Further appearances took place in 2009 and 2010 as opening act for Chlyklass , Wurzel 5 , Ill Bill and Masta Ace , Reef the Lost Cauze & Snowgoons . Webba is supported at his concerts by Dominik “Billyah” Bielmann as background rapper and DJ Kermit.

On September 7, 2011 he released the single Churzschluss , together with the Bernese rapper Steff la Cheffe . The song is the first Swiss-German dubstep release and it is exclusively distributed in digital form via iTunes. The accompanying music video shows, among other things, a simulated rampage on the forecourt of the Swiss government building . As a result of the depictions of violence, the largest daily newspaper in Switzerland reported on the video. The video clip was then broadcast in the daily programs of MTV Switzerland and SF Zwei.

At the annual slang night in the Rote Fabrik in Zurich, Webba was awarded the Swiss HipHop Music Award for Best Producer 2011 on October 29, 2011 . The awards were presented for the sixth time in 2011, although the category for the best producer has only existed since 2008. The previous winners are SAD (2008), Claud (2009) and Onur (2010).

On Friday, January 13th, 2012 the second solo album with the name Uswärts! released. The record contains 12 songs and shows strong dubstep and drum and bass influences. In addition to Steff la Cheffe , Baze , Diens , Phantwo, Hans Nötig, Lo & Leduc and Fygeludi are guests on this work. The graphic artwork of the booklet is a 24-page, photo-based comic strip in a 70-year science fiction look, which was additionally animated for the second video clip for the song Aasträngend . The graphic implementation was carried out by the Bern company Decoy Collective.