Fettes Brot
Dubbed "Hamburg's hip-hop dinosaur" by its own members, German trio Fettes Brot is perhaps best likened to the Beastie Boys, sharing with their American counterparts a similar longevity, a comparably eclectic creative sensibility and the same white skin color. Fettes Brot (roughly, "fat bread," and a slang expression meaning "excellent hashish") formed in 1992 following the dissolution of the rap group Poets of Peeze. Alums Dokter Renz (Martin Schrader) and Tobi Tobsen co-founded the new lineup with König Boris (Boris Lauterbach), Schiffmeister (Björn Warns), and Mighty (Tobsen's brother). Said siblings quickly exited the project, and the remaining trio completed work on Fettes Brot's debut EP, Mitschnacker, issued in 1993 on their own Yo Mama label. With their first full-length effort, 1995's Auf Einem Auge Blöd, they scored their first hit with the novelty single "Nordisch by Nature," nevertheless winning kudos for their interwoven rhymes and technical prowess. A year later, "Jein" further established Fettes Brot's commercial credibility, and the trio's sophomore effort, Außen Top Hits, Innen Geschmack, proved a major chart hit. While the 1998 follow-up, Lässt Grüßen, earned the group some criticism from longtime fans who claimed their music now veered too far from its hip-hop roots, the singles "Viele Wege Führen Nach Rom" and "Lieblingslied" proved their biggest chart hits to date. Fettes Brot nevertheless announced an extended hiatus in 1999, issuing the stopgap B-sides and remixes collection Fettes Brot für die Welt a year later. The trio finally resurfaced in 2001 with Demo Tape, notching the hits "Schwule Mädchen" and "The Grosser." "Fast 30," a collaboration with rapper Skunk Funk, also helped renew their credibility among purists. After a 2002 hits compilation, Amnesie, Fettes Brot founded their own eponymous record label but otherwise remained off the radar until releasing 2005's Am Wasser Gebaut, their most successful record to date. An album informed more by soul music than rap, it generated the monster hit "Emanuela." With their new label, the three bandmates now had the freedom to work freely outside their genre and in 2006, they pulled a PR prank by announcing a new single from teenage power pop trio D.O.C.H.! The single was actually by Fettes Brot, but they created a phony press release, counterfeit photos, and even announced a Hungarian tour for the band. Several more Fettes Brot singles were released in 2006 and in 2008, they unveiled their sixth album Strom und Drang, a throwback to their original styles of party songs and rap. A quiet period for the band followed until the 2013 release of their seventh album, 3 Is ne Party, which climbed to number three on the German charts.
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Emanuela
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 14 Feb 2005
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Echo
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 4 Oct 2013
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Mitschnacker
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 1 May 1994
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Jein (Radio Edit)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 1 Jan 1996
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Bettina, zieh dir bitte etwas an
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 15 Feb 2008
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Für immer Immer
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 14 Feb 2014
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Falsche Entscheidung
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 2 Jul 2010
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Soll das alles sein?
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 10 Mar 2006
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Amsterdam
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 5 Nov 2010
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Du driftest nach rechts
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 8 Feb 2019
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Ich lass dich nicht los
Pop - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 26 Sep 2008
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3 Hamburger mit'm Monsterbass (Mix von DJ exel.Pauly)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 25 Oct 2000
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Ich liebe mich
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 12 Apr 2019
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Erdbeben
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 6 Jun 2008
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Das allererste Mal
Fettes Brot, Bernadette La Hengst
Rock - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 27 Feb 2009
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Lieber Verbrennen als Erfrieren (Björn Beton & Taco van Hettinga Remix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 20 May 2011
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Kontrolle (Radio Edit)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 12 Feb 2010
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Fussballgott
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 13 Jun 2014
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Das letzte Lied auf der Welt
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 6 Nov 2015
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KussKussKuss
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 3 May 2013
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Erdbeben (Remixes)
Pop - Released by Fettes Brot Schallplatten on 1 Jul 2008
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