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| Birth name | Samy Sorge |
| Also known as | Sam Semilia, Wickeda MC |
| Born | 19 December 1977 Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | German hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Deluxe Records |
| Associated acts | Dynamite Deluxe ASD |
| Website | www.samy-deluxe.de |
Samy Sorge (born 19 December 1977[1]), commonly known as Samy Deluxe, Wickeda MC or Sam Semillia is a German rapper, and hip hop artist from Hamburg. He is one of Germany's most successful solo rap musicians while also releasing albums as a member of two separate crews, Dynamite Deluxe (with DJ Dynamite aka Joni Rewind and Tropf) and ASD (with Afrob). He has his own label Deluxe Records.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Youth and early life
Samy Deluxe grew up with his mother's family as his Sudanese father left Germany when Samy Deluxe was just two years old. Shortly after this event his half-sister was born. After living in Barmbek for many years they then moved to Eppendorf, a generally better-off part of Hamburg, where he attended the Wolfgang-Borchert-Schule and attained the Realschulabschluss.
[edit] 1996-2000: Early career
At the beginning of his career rapped Samy Deluxe in English. Later he became known and successful through his sining and rapping in German. He later founded with DJ Dynamite the duo "No Nonsens", where he gained his first experience onstage. The duo had some little performances at the Hamburg airport. After the duo had split-up, Samy Deluxe has been supported by Jan Eißfeldt (better known as Jan Delay), member of hip hop group Die Absoluten Beginnern (later known as Beginnern) and founder of record label Eimsbush Entertainment, to continue his stage performance.
In 1997, founded Samy Deluxe with his partner DJ Dynamite and Tropf the group Dynamite Deluxe. They produced and released their demo tape over Eimsbush Entertainment. Die Absoluten Beginnern featured Samy Deluxe on their 1999 single "Füchse" from album Bambule (1998). Through the success of Deluxe Soundsystem by Dynamite Deluxe and the following live performances at the festivals Splash and Flash, brought the breakthrough for Samy Deluxe.
[edit] 2001-2003: Debut album and rise to fame
In 2001, released Samy Deluxe his self tilted debut album, which ranked in the 19th calendar week 2001, #2 in the German Album Charts. The first single "Hab' gehört..." ranked #26. The second single "Internetional Love" however couldn't enter the charts. The final single "Weck mich auf" ranked #4 in Germany, became the album's most successful single and became national hit. Following the success of the debut, became Samy Delxue one of the greatest hip hop artists in the German rap and international he became a sensation.
In 2003, Samy Deluxe founded with fellow rapper Afrob the rap duo ASD. They released their debut Wer hätte das gedacht. The lead single "Sneak Preview" ranked successful the German charts. Samy Deluxe bought most beats of this album from American producers, including J Dilla, Diamond D and Waajeed.
[edit] 2004: Verdammtnochma!
In August 2004, released Samy Deluxe his second album Verdammtnochma!. The album reached number 2 in the German album-charts shortly thereafter and stayed for three weeks in the Top 10.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums[edit] Collaboration
[edit] StyleHe is famous for his flow. Audacious and eloquent, Samy initially chose an aggressive style, based on imaginative use of metaphors, complex overlapping rhymes and his own melodic flow. Therefore he is sometimes called the German Jay-Z. He favours constructing constantly changing pictures rather than telling long stories. This has caused some critics to find fault with his lyrical style. [edit] Awards
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