Moritz Wilken[1] (born 19 May 1988[2] in Meerbusch),[3] better known by his stage name grim104, is a German rapper,[4] who is signed to the Hamburg label Buback.[5] Together with the rapper Testo he forms the hip-hop duo Zugezogen Maskulin.[6]
grim104 | |
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 Grim104 performing in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Moritz Wilken |
| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) Zetel, Friesland, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
| Genres | German hip hop, Rap |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Buback |
Career
editWilken was born in the city of Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1988. At the age of four he moved to the town of Zetel in Lower Saxony.[4] After moving to Berlin in 2007, he completed a voluntary social year in a hospital.[7][8] He then worked as an editor of the 'Polli-Magazins' and in 2010 began an internship at the editorial office of German rap website 'Rap.de' under the direction of journalist Marcus Staiger.[6][8][9] It was during this internship that grim104 met fellow hip-hop musician Testo.[6] Later they formed the duo Zugezogen Maskulin together.[10] The band name is an allusion to former hip-hop duo Westberlin Maskulin formed in the late 1990s by the rappers Kool Savas and Taktloss.[5] According to a statement by Testo it was also because the term 'zugezogen' (moved to (Berlin) in contrast to being born there) functioned as an insult in the hip-hop scene.[7] With Kauft nicht bei Zugezogenen! (Do Not Buy From Newcomers!) the duo released their first album in December 2011. This album was offered as a free download.[11] In Autumn 2012 they released a video for their song Rotkohl (Red Cabbage).[12] Videos were later also released for Entartete Kunst (Degenerated Art) and Undercut Tumblrblog.[13][14]
On October 31, 2019, Halloween, grim104 released another solo-EP called "Das Grauen, das Grauen".[15]
Discography
edit- Albums
- 2011: Kauft nicht bei Zugezogenen! (Don't buy from newcomers!) (Free album with Testo as Zugezogen Maskulin)
- 2013: Grim104
- 2019: Das Grauen, das Grauen
- 2022: Imperium
- 2023: Ende der Nacht
- EPs
- 2010: Zugezogen Maskulin (Free EP with Testo as Zugezogen Maskulin)
- Singles
- 2014: Alles brennt (Everything burns) (with Testo as Zugezogen Maskulin)
- 2014: Endlich wieder Krieg (Finally war again) (with Testo as Zugezogen Maskulin)
- 2019: Graf Grim
- 2022: Numb (feat. LGoony)
- 2022: Komm und Sieh
- 2022: Bam Margera
- 2022: Lächeln
- 2023: Risse
- 2023: Stadtfuchs
- 2023: Ende der Nacht
- Videos
- 2009: Dis is wo ich herkomm (This is where I come from)
- 2011: Entartete Kunst (Degenerate art) (with Testo as Zugezogen Maskulin)
- 2012: Undercut Tumblrblog (with Testo as Zugezogen Maskulin)
- 2012: Ich töte Anders Breivik (I kill Anders Breivik)
- 2012: Rotkohl (Red cabbage) (with Testo as Zugezogen Maskulin)
- 2012: Maskulin Maskulin (Masculine Masculine) (with 3Plusss, Donetasy and Testo)
- 2013: Frosch (Frog)
- 2013: Crystal Meth in Brandenburg (Crystal meth in Brandenburg)
- 2014: 2. Mai (2 May)
- 2014: Alles brennt (Everything burns) (with Testo as Zugezogen Maskulin)
- 2014: Endlich wieder Krieg (Finally war again) (with Testo as Zugezogen Maskulin)
External links
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References
edit- ^ Deutschlandfunk.de. "Rap ist in Deutschland Massenkultur". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ grim104. "Twitter". Retrieved 2014-05-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Tim Hofmann. ""Die Alben des Jahres - Platz 1 - Grim104: "Die Grim-104-EP"". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ a b Laut.de. "Wenn ich Xavas höre, werde ich wahnsinnig". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ a b Musikmarkt.de. "Buback nimmt Zugezogen Maskulin unter Vertrag". Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ a b c Interview.de. "Junge Leute beschäftigen sich selten mit Wohlsein und Behaglichkeit". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ a b Freitag.de. "Ekelhaftes Kalkül". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ a b Januar/Februar-Ausgabe der Juice (2014) – Seite 31
- ^ Polli-magazin.de. "Bis Du König von HipHop bist". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ Laut.de. "Zugezogen Maskulin". Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ Meinrap.de. "Zugezogen Maskulin – Kauft nicht bei Zugezogenen (Download)". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ Meinrap.de. "Zugezogen Maskulin – Rotkohl (Video)". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ Meinrap.de. "Zugezogen Maskulin – Entartete Kunst (Video)". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ^ Meinrap.de. "Zugezogen Maskulin – Undercut Tumblrblog (Video)". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ^ Regner, David (2019-10-31). "Grim104 - Das Grauen, Das Grauen // Review". JUICE Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-13.