D-Irie
| D-Irie | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Denis Quist |
| Born |
1981] Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Gangsta rap, Hip-hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Labels | Shok-Muzik |
Denis Quist better known as D-Irie (born 1981) is a German rapper, who became known in the autumn 2006, with his single "Was jetzt los!?!" ("what up now!?!"). He is signed hip-hop label Shok-Muzik.
He is known for his diss tracks against various German rappers, such as Sido, Azad, Massiv and Kool Savas.
Biography
D-Irie is born to his father a Ghana reggae artist and his German mother. After his father was locked up in prison, because of a criminal offense, he grew up alone with his mother. A try to brake into a shop, stayed afterwards unknown, in the middle of 1990th, because he wasn't in the age of criminal responsibility. What?
Since 2001 he turned to his rap career, after he met the Berlin rapper Big Sal and the break dancer Crazy B. Both encouraged his talent and signed him finally to their 2004 founding Berlin-Wedding music label Shok-Muzik. D-Irie appeared on the compilations of the label. In August 2005, he released together with label mate Crackaveli the album Doppeltes Risiko.
In 2006 released D-Irie his first single "Was jetzt los!?!" from his debut album Live Dabei, which released in February 2007. The single was promoted by Warner Music Group. After the premiere of the music video, in October 2006, it stayed a short time #1 in public charts on MTV. The single caused controversy as it disses Aggro Berlin.[1] In early 2007 responded Fler on his mixtape Airmax Muzik with two tracks "Pop-Muzik" and "Das is los!". Latter song features Alpa Gun, who released two more diss tracks "Ich bin am Zug" and "Schluss mit U(n)fuk", which disses rapper Ufuk Sahin from Shok Muzik.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | ||
| 2007 | Live dabei
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Complication albums
| Year | Album details |
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| 2004 | Was los
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| 2005 | Doppeltes Risiko
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| 2006 | Gangster Rap
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| 2008 | Schach Matt
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Mixtapes
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Halbwelt Anonym Mixtape I
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| 2008 | Halbwelt Anonym II
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | |||
| 2004 | "Was Los" | |||
| 2005 | "Leise reiselt der Schnee" | |||
| "Nur Die Starken" | ||||
| 2006 | "Gangster Rap" | |||
| "Was jetzt los!?!" | 49[2] | Live dabei | ||
| 2007 | "Ich Bin Anders" | |||
Other release
| Year | Title | Info(s) | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Was Los" (Video Remix) |
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Music video |
| 2005 | "Nur die Starken" (with Crackaveli) |
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Music video |
| "Der Angriff" (with Ufuk Sahin) |
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| 2006 | "Ich Bin anders" |
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Juice CD #68 |
| "Juice Exclusive" |
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Juice CD #71 | |
| "Der Angriff Part 2" (feat. Ufuk Sahin) |
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| "Ist mir egal" |
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| 2007 | "Das Ist Gangsta" (with Crackaveli, Ufuk Sahin & Baba Kaan) |
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Music video |
| "Ich Bin anders" |
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Music video |
References
External links
- Haas, Daniel (2005) "Berlin Hardcore: Rapping their Way out of the Ghetto", Der Spiegel, 29 August 2005 - feature on D-Irie and Crackaveli