This is Germania

German hip hop is filling both concert venues and the arts pages

20 of the most successful rap artists explain our society from a migration perspective

Based on the successful YouTube Channel “Germania” with over 40 million views

Capital Bra, Kool Savas and Dr. Bitch Ray: The stars of German rap do not only characterise the sound of our times but stand for much more than that. They represent a post-migration society that has finally found its voice in hip-hop. Based on personal interviews, renowned music journalist Juri Sternburg now tells their stories: about homesickness and arrival, about beats and hooks, about belonging and racism. And so “Germania” turns the term ‘home’ on its head, takes it apart and puts it back together again in a new way. Louder, more colourful and more complex. If you want to understand Germany in 2020, then you must read this book.

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  • Publisher: Droemer HC
  • Release: 01.09.2020
  • ISBN: 978-3-426-27823-9
  • 256 Pages
  • Author: Juri Sternburg
Buchcover von This is Germania: Die Größen des Deutschrap über Heimat und Fremde - Mit Capital Bra, Dr. Bitch Ray, Kool Savas, Massiv, AK Ausserkontrolle, Celo & Abdi, Sugar MMFK, Manuellsen, Olexesh, Yonii u.v.a.
Juri Sternburg This is Germania
Portrait von Juri Sternburg
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Juri Sternburg

Juri Sternburg, born in 1983, is a music journalist, author and playwright. He regularly writes for TAZ, Vice and Juice, and in 2018, he won the “International Music Journalism Award”. His plays have been staged among others at the Deutsche Theater in Berlin and Thalia Theater in Hamburg. Together with Kida Ramadan, he wrote the script for the ARD TV film “In Berlin wächst kein Orangenbaum” (Orange trees don’t grow in Berlin).