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German rap group
Warheit specializes in hard-hitting lyrics that are critical of society; for example, their first major hit, "Hölle auf Erden" (2007), lambastes the anti-terrorism policies and practices of the United States under the leadership of George W. Bush. Formed in 2002 and based in Frankfurt am Main,
Warheit is comprised of
Azad (who is of Kurdish descent),
Chaker (Tunisian),
Jeyz (Italian), and Sezai (Turkish). The leader of the group is
Azad, who is a successful solo rapper and, along with
Bushido and
Sido, one of Germany's most popular.
Azad made his album debut in 2001 (Leben) and began collaborating with
Chaker,
Jeyz, and Sezai as
Warheit soon afterward; for instance, the
Warheit collaboration "Ruhe vor Dem Sturm" is featured on
Azad's second album, Faust des Nordwestens (2003). In 2004
Azad established his own label, Bozz Music, to which he signed his
Warheit affiliates. One-off
Warheit songs were released in the years that followed, and in 2007 the group released its debut album,
Betonklassik. The album sold fairly well, breaking into the German Top 50, and it spawned the hit single "Hölle auf Erden," which was released as a maxi-CD. ~ Jason Birchmeier