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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”
“Denn ich glaube, dass wir Jugendliche anders ansprechen müssen, wir müssen sie
mit ihrer Sprache, in ihrer Lebenswirklichkeit abholen.”
Staatsministerin, Maria Böhmer