German rap history,
in English.

GerRapPod, the English-language podcast about Deutschrap.

Timeline

Which era of German rap does each episode cover?

  1. Episode 1

    Fanta 4 and Advanced Chemistry, Commerce and Underground

    Late 1980s to early 1990s

    We talk about two dominant groups in 90s German Hip Hop, how this genre came about in the first place and why it was already a talking point back then to "sell out".

  2. Episode 2

    Torch: Mobius Strips, Rap Formulas and Wine

    Mid-1990s to 2001

    If you've always wondered what quantum superposition or David Lynch films have to do with German hip hop, this is the episode for you. We discuss "first German freestyle Rapper" Torch's one and only solo album, and try to figure out his explanations of the tracks and his methods published in a book 20 years later.

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Episode 2

Torch: Mobius Strips, Rap Formulas and Wine

Mid-1990s to 2001

If you've always wondered what quantum superposition or David Lynch films have to do with German hip hop, this is the episode for you. We discuss "first German freestyle Rapper" Torch's one and only solo album, and try to figure out his explanations of the tracks and his methods published in a book 20 years later.

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