How many do you know? These are the 7 most famous German rappers

German rap has become one of the most important music genres in this country over the past twenty years. In the beginning, the culture was clearly male-dominated. Fortunately, that has changed over time: some of the most important German rap artists are now women. These are the currently most important female rappers in Germany:

Nowadays you can no longer ignore the name Shirin David. In recent years, the former YouTuber has not only become one of the most successful rappers in Germany with four number one hits, but also one of the country’s most valuable brands. Thanks to collaborations with McDonald’s, successful own products such as Dirtea iced tea, the perfume ‘Shirin’, appearances in film and television (currently ‘The Voice’) and the recently launched podcast ‘Dirtea Talk’ of the Marketing Club Berlin, he was declared a Marketing Personality. 2022. The 28-year-old from Hamburg is about to embark on her first real tour.

When you talk about female German rap, you can’t ignore Juju. As part of the duo SXTN, the Berlin native has won a place in the hearts of German rap fans with hits like “Bongzimmer”. But Judith Wessendorf, Juju’s real name, was also able to celebrate great success with her solo career, which started in 2019. Her album “Bling Bling” reached number three in the German album charts. With her absolute hit ‘Vermissen’ with AnnenMayKantereit singer Henning May, she managed to reach number one in the charts. The track earned Juju a diamond record and has now been viewed almost 220 million times on Spotify, making ‘Missing’ the tenth most successful German-language song on the streaming service.

Whoever says a must also say b. When you mention Juju, you can’t ignore her SXTN partner Nura. The influence the two had as a duo is simply too great for that. Today, despite disbanding in 2019, SXTN still has over 1.5 million monthly listeners. ‘From Party to Party’ and ‘Bongzimmer’ alone have over 210 million streams on Spotify. The influence of SXTN is indispensable, current rap acts such as Bounty & Cocoa are clearly inspired by the style of Juju and Nura from back then. Of course, Nura also launched her solo career after the duo split: the daughter of a Saudi and an Eritrean released two solo albums, ‘Habibi’ (2019) and ‘Auf der sucht’ (2021). She also embarked on a notable acting career: Nura has supporting roles in the Netflix series ‘Skylines’ and the Amazon Prime comedy series ‘Die Discounter’.

If there has been a “German rap wonder” in recent years, we have to talk about badmómzjay. The young rapper from Berlin has managed to become one of the most important female rap acts in Germany in just a few years. In 2019, at the age of 17, badmómzjay shot to fame with her first song “24/7” and immediately made an impression in the male-dominated scene with her direct nature. She celebrated her biggest hit in 2021 together with the Berlin rapper Kasimir1441: “Ohne Dich” has today reached almost 120 million streams and platinum status. In addition, the now almost 21-year-old, like Nura, regularly supports feminism and the LGBTQ+ movement, made the cover of the German ‘Vogue’ and is the advertising face of German Telekom.

Just like the other women before her, the same applies to Loredana: without her you wouldn’t be able to tell the story of German rap in recent years. Before her rap career, the Swiss artist turned heads with lip-syncing videos and fit photos on Instagram. In 2018, she started her music career with songs like “Sunglasses”, “Bonnie & Clyde” and “Kein Plan”. The three songs have been listened to by almost 200 million fans on Spotify. Loredana brought a certain appeal to German rap from the start. As now, Loredana’s private life was repeatedly the subject of the tabloid press. Whether it concerns her marriage to the Albanian rapper Mozzik, her current relationship with BVB player Karim Adeyemi or the cheating scandal surrounding Petra Z.

When asked who the so-called ‘OG’ of the female side of the rap scene is, many old school fans will have one answer: Kitty Kat. The now 41-year-old was the only female member of the Aggro label in 2000s Berlin. From 2006, Kitty Kat appeared on several Aggro Berlin releases, including albums by Sido and B-Tight, among others. However, her appearance was kept secret until 2008. After Aggro Berlin split in 2009, she released her debut album “Miyo!” managed to place itself at number 29 in the German album charts. Considering the circumstances at the time, it was a great success. In recent years her career has taken off again. Her long-time fan Shirin David got her in 2021 on her single “Be a Hoe/Break a Hoe”. Kitty Kat recently described Shirin’s request as “strengthening” for her career.

But the rapper, whose real name is Katharina Löwel, is also very successful as a songwriter. She co-wrote the song ‘Geiles Leben’ from Glasperlenspiel and recently helped the influencer Twenty4Tim achieve its first chart successes. Their joint song “Hot or Not” is Kitty Kat’s first number 1 single.

“I want real estate, I want dollars”… Well, have you joined in yet? Last but not least, it has to be about Nina Chuba, probably the latest entry in the list of Germany’s most important female rappers. With her remarkable success ‘Wildberry Lillet’, the 24-year-old had one of last year’s biggest hits: number 10 on the 2022 annual charts, double platinum and almost 130 million streams in just over a year. Nina Chuba also turned out to be no one-hit wonder: the songs “I hate you” and “Mangos mit Chili” both managed to reach a place in the top 10 after their release and have now also been awarded a gold record. Her debut album “Glas” also reached the top of the album charts.