Aggro Berlin

Aggro Berlin was a German hip-hop independent record label based in Berlin, Germany that existed from January 1, 2001 until April 1, 2009.^[1] Five artists; Sido, B-Tight, Tony D, Fler and Kitty Kat were signed with the label at the time of its closure.

"Aggro" (in this context a noun) is German slang for having an aggressive attitude. Berlin is the city where the label is headquartered.

History

The label was founded 1 January 2001 by Specter, Spaiche and Halil. The first signed artists were Sido and B-Tight, short times later signed Bushido onto Aggro Berlin. In the same year released EP Das Mic und Ich by A.i.d.S (formerly Royal TS) over the label, which was the first release of Aggro Berlin. 2002 released the two samplers Aggro Ansage Nr. 1 and Aggro Ansage Nr. 2, which contains tracks by the signed artists. Fler was also featured on the second sampler, but he had not signed onto the label. Bushido and Fler released, in the same year, the collabo album, entitled Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten.

In 2003 released Bushido's debut album Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline, which was indexed by BPjM (Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons).

In 2004, Sido's debut album, Maske sold more than 100,000 copies in less than a month. In September of that year, the rapper won a prestigious German music award for "Best Newcomer", but his album had been indexed.

In June 2004 left Bushido the label and signed at Universal.

G-Hot's contract ran out in Autumn 2006. After the song "Keine Toleranz" (No Tolerance) appeared on the internet in July 2007, Aggro Berlin renounced any further business associations with him. The song, which featured Boss A, discriminates against homosexuals and calls to kill homosexuals. It was not officially released by any label and G-Hot stated that it had been recorded many years prior to the release and was never intended to be released.^{[citation needed]}

Aggro Berlin has no longer been a fully independent label since October 2007, but now collaborates with Universal, according to Sido and Fler in an interview with the German hip-hop magazine Juice.

Artists

Releases

Albums

Singles

References

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Official site