Hip Hop and Rap Music in Germany

Christine Rapp Dombrowski, Ph.D.,

SCSUand

Christine Kochefko, Ridgefield Schools

Hip Hop and Rap Music in the German Classroom

• History of Hip Hop and Rap in U.S. and Germany

• Introduction of some of the most well-known artists and groups

• Sample lessons for the secondary and university-level classroom

Origins in the U.S.:

• Rap and Hip-hop have existed since 1980s in Germany

• The film “Beat Street” (1984) was influentialhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_DZoCiPnOc

• “Wild Style” also brought graffiti and hip-hop

The 90s – Rap in Eastern Germany

Germany’s groups such as “Die Toten Hosen” and “Die Ärzte” tried to preach anti-violent messages in their music.

Centers for Hip Hop and Rap

Ruhrgebiet

Hamburg

Heidelberg

Berlin

Stuttgart München

History of Hip Hop and Rap: A PowerPoint by German Students

Culcha Candela

Baba Saad

Eko Fresh

Muhabbet

Xavier Naidoo

Advanced Chemistry

Flec

Fanta 4

Tic-Tac-Toe

Bushido

17 Hippies

Musik

Samy Deluxe

doppel-u

Tyron Ricketts

Digger Dance

Catee

VS.

Muhabbet-Turkish-German singer

-fan-base that is primarily immigrant kids who need someone like Muhabbet

-He sings about his life in the Boecklemund district in Cologne where he grew up and Neukoeln, Berlin where he lives

BERLIN - NOVEMBER 12, 2007:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0KChuPWqiU

-French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visit the German-Turkish music label P.L.A.K. Music

-Kouchner and Steinmeier recorded a song about respect, acceptance and appreciation of different cultural backgrounds in Germany with the singer Muhabbet

Culcha Candela http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDpwiADy-GQ

-a group from Berlin

-their lyrics range from political issues, such as "Una Cosa" or "Schöne, neue Welt" to party songs, such as "Partybus“

-The name Culcha Candela can be translated into roughly as "hot" or "bright" culture

- They sing in German, English, Spanish, and Patois and multiculturalism is evident

Christie’s 5-day Sample Unit----Thema: Nationalbewusstsein----

Lesson 1: Focus: Wie sehen wir die Deutschen als Amerikaner? Wie sehen die Deutschen uns als Amerikaner? Was sind Vorurteile?Activity: Word Web and Germany map with images & lyrics “Deutschland” Die Prinzen:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI7ncxV9Q9c

Lesson 2: Focus: “Weg mit den Vorurteilen!”Activity: Story “Tuerken Pflanzen nur Bohnen” von: Gisela Schalk

Lesson 3: Focus: “Tuerken Deutscher Sprache”Activity: Comparison of the two readings“Meine Nichte Kismet” and “Ich kann nicht sein wie du” using a Venn Diagram

Lesson 4: Focus: “Multi-Kulti Deutschland”Activity: Samy Deluxe’s lyrics “Dies ist mein Deutschland” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NegJuW2BNI

Lesson 5: Focus: “Embracing Diversity”Activity: Ich & Ich’s lyrics “Vom selben Stern” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9VOo112F7M

Das Alphabet

“MfG” by Die Fantastischen Vierhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

pD56S7uPQyY

Im Juli – Fatih Akin and Hip Hop Duo Digger Dance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLnN-nGWPcc

Samy Deluxe -“Dies is wo ich herkomm“

http://www.hiphoparchive.org/about/germany

Doppel-u and “Die Klassiker – Goethe und Schiller”

Hallo Kapitel 1 Goethe “Gefunden”

More ideas …. Your ideas??

Contact: Christine Rapp Dombrowskichristinedombrow@aol.com

Christie Kochefkockochefko@gmail.com

“Denn ich glaube, dass wir Jugendliche anders ansprechen müssen, wir müssen sie

mit ihrer Sprache, in ihrer Lebenswirklichkeit abholen.”

Staatsministerin, Maria Böhmer