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Kurdish king of Rap reaches German top 10
11.4.2006
By Vladimir van Wilgenburg, The Globe
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Kurdish rapper, Azad,
may not be all that famous amongst the Kurds yet,
but he certainly is in Germany.
Azad has become Germany’s first successful hardcore
rapper by being on top of the country’s charts!
He now goes by the “Goethe” of rap, referring to the
great German poet – Goethe.
This king of German rap was born in 1974 in East
Kurdistan (Kurdistan-Iran). His real name is Azad Azadpour and he
currently resides in Frankfurt.
Azad came in contact
with breakdance and hip-hop for the first time in
1984. Four years later, in 1988, he, along with
other rappers, put together a music group called,
Cold-N-Locco. Its name was later changed to The
Asiatic Warriors. This group was known for its
originality and authentic mix of German, English and
Kurdish street rap.
Due to internal differences, the group eventually
split up and, in 1999, Azad got his label deal and
continued rapping. In 2001, he recorded his first
solo album “Leben” (Life) in which he, once again,
showed his Kurdish identity. With the famous Kurdish
singer, Nasir Razazi, also from East-Kurdistan, he
sang the song “Freiheit” (Freedom). In this song, he
sang on Kurdistan, saying “My country is chained and
destroyed.” Azad shows himself as the Kurdish brave
heart by shooting “Freedddommm.” |
Kurdish Rapper Azad "Azad Azadpour" reaches German
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In 2003, Azad recorded his album “Faust des
Nordwesten” (First of Northwest), which proved how
talented the Kurdish rapper real is. He recorded
“Mein Licht” (Mein light), the brilliant song for
his young daughter and “L E A.” He also recorded
“Feursturm” (Firestorm) and “Tageslicht” (Daylight),
along with the very known rapper, Bushido.
In 2004, Azad set up his own label Bozz-Music under
the wing of Urban/Vivendi Universal with Jonesmann
and Sti. In the same year, he was involved in a
fight between Bozz-Music and Aggro Berlin, which
disabled him from performing at the big hip hop
festival Splash, which still got him a lot of
attention in the media.
On 2 August 2004, he released his third album “Der
Bozz,” which was sold quite widely and was soon in
the Top 10 album charts. On March 31,
Azad released his new album “Game Over.” This time,
he recorded the song “Stadtfalke” (City Falcons)
with the Kurdish legend, Sivan Perwer, singing about
his homeland, Kurdistan. “I want to be free, like
the wind. Why do you suffer so much? Why can’t you
live in peace [Kurdistan]”?
He says in the song “Mein Song”, expressing that it
is, his Kurdistan, his song. He says, “I sing about
Kurdistan and my feelings, (and) I am not afraid!”
In the song Stadtfalke,” Sivan Perwer also says to
the youth, “… edi bese, rabin piya”, meaning “… it’s
enough, rise up!
Unlike some other Kurds, Azad is proud of his
identity and he is showing that to the 90 million
citizens of Germany through his music. He introduces
Kurdistan in a peaceful way to millions of listeners
and is trying to inspire the Kurdish youth with his
talent and accomplishments.
He shows that the hip hop culture can, too, be
combined with the Kurdish identity, making certain
that the Kurdish youth are not just entirely
assimilated into the hip hop culture and only that
but can also maintain who they are through it.
Azad sings about his Kurdistan, freedom, peace and
his own identity all in once unbreakable voice. He
is scheduled to soon appear on the German MTV to
talk about his most recent album, where he is also
expected to perform the song “Alarm,” live on stage.
He sings, “Raise the alarm, world! The Kurds are
coming and you can’t stop them! No matter how many
enemies you have!”
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