Most Important German Rappers of the 2010s

Note that this list is not about the best German rappers but about the most important for that decade - the ones that have done the most for Germany's rap scene and had the biggest influence on the century.
The Top Ten
1 Kollegah Felix Antoine Blume, better known by his stage name Kollegah, is a German rapper of Canadian descent born on August 3rd, 1984. He is widely credited to have established multisyllabic rhyming and doubletime rapping in German hip hop.

In the 2000s, Kollegah released a number of albums and mixtapes, all of which were immediately praised by critics and hip hop fans alike. Even though most of these albums are considered modern day classics retrospectively, they weren’t commercially successful. ...read more.

The Eminem of german rap!

2 Shindy Michael Schindler, better known by his stage name Shindy, is a German rapper and music producer of Greek descent, born on November 7, 1988 in Bietigheim-Bissingen. ...read more.
3 Bushido Anis Mohammed Yousef Ferchichi, better known by his stage name Bushido, is a German rapper and music producer of Tunisian descent born on September 28, 1978 in Bonn, though usually being associated with Berlin where he lives. ...read more.
4 Cro Carlo Waibel, better known by his stage name Cro, is a German rapper, singer, producer and designer, who is represented by Chimperator Productions.
5 Farid Bang Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui, better known by his stage name Farid Bang, is a German rapper of Maroccan descent born on June 4, 1986. ...read more.
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7 Kay One Kenneth Glöckler, better known by his stage names Kay One and Prince Kay One, is a German rapper of Filipino descent, born on September 7, 1984. Kay got famous due to his exceptionally skilled freestyle raps, causing him to win several battle rap tournaments. After having been a featured artist on ...read more.
8 Fler Patrick Losensky, better known by his stage name Fler, is a German rapper born on April 3, 1982. ...read more.
9 Haftbefehl Aykut Anhan, better known by his stage name Haftbefehl, is a German rapper of Kurdish descent born on December 16, 1985 in Offenbach . In the 2010s, Haftbefehl's hit song "Chabos wissen wer der Babo ist", which became a meme in Germany, as well as having some guest spots on albums by better known German ...read more.
10 SpongeBozz Dimitri Chpakov, better known by his stage names SpongeBozz and Sun Diego, is a German rapper of Russian descent born on March 17th, 1989. ...read more.
The Contenders
11 Casper Benjamin Griffey, better known by his stage name Casper, is a German rock musician, singer-songwriter and rapper of American descent born on September 25, 1982 who rose to massive national fame in Germany with the blockbuster album “XOXO” (2011), which received rave reviews by critics. Despite being ...read more.
12 Marteria Marten Laciny is a German rapper born on December 4th, 1982. He is known under the stage names Marteria and Marsimoto, which he uses for different subgenres of hip hop. ...read more.
13 DCVDNS
14 Alligatoah
15 Kool Savas Savaş Yurderi, better known by his stage name Kool Savas, is a German rapper of Turkish descent born on February 10, 1975. ...read more.
16 Taddl Thaddeus Tjarks, better known by his stage and channel name Taddl or the pseudonym TJ_beastboy, is a German rapper, singer-songwriter, YouTube star and internet personality born on September 1, 1994. ...read more.
17 Ardy
18 Mero
19 Olexesh
20 Xatar
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