Curse (rapper)

Curse, bourgeois Michael Sebastian Kurth ( born September 6, 1978 in Minden ) is a German rapper. The artist name Curse, English for curse, is an allusion to his surname Kurth pronounced with an English "th".

• 3.1 Solo albums
• 3.2 mixtapes
• 3.3 Singles / EPs
• 3.5 Other (selection)

Life

Curse rapped in his youth with the band Phat Kicks whose former members later, the band founded Treadmill. With titles like two times in the head from the CD Straight Outta Broketown the band appeared on the 1990 in a youth club in the city of Hagen space center.

Already on his first studio album Firewater of 2000, the texts themselves are reflected and process their own experiences, but also classic hip-hop part with representer and Battle Tracks is available. Curse raps often about failed love affairs and confesses himself also an error. The beats on fire water, as well as many other publications are produced for the most part by Sascha Busy Bühren. The beats of the latest publications, however, including from the album deluge, mainly come from Seven and Claud.

In 2001 he released his second album, the Top Ten CD Inside Out, on which Curse pursued this style and with the single Let 's be friends but the first time we received attention outside the hip- hop scene. From the hip-hop magazine Juice, it was awarded in 2001 for Best Album nationally in 2001. The album received international attention and was published for example in Japan.

Published five days after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 Curse in response to the events of the Freetrack Nothing will ever be as it was, in which he called for more tolerance and responsibility.

Change to more instruments

On his third album, Homeland Security, 2003, the style of music changed in some aspects: While the beats were mostly made on the previous albums electronically, can be found on Homeland Security a wider range of instruments: from sophisticated instrumental with classical flutes ( I understand you ) over the crossover song shock therapy until very emotional and what about now?, a piano ballad, there is a wide range of musical variation which accompanies the mostly very profound lyricism and highlights. Also, an increasing number of political and socio-critical texts is mostly seen from left-wing perspective, with Curse not neglected his 'old' topics. In this context, the single resistor with the German reggae artist Gentleman emerged. The Single And what about now? was the biggest commercial success of homeland security.

Also as far as his work with emerging talents Curse has made ​​a name. He has, for example, Italo Reno & Germany as well as stress and trauma afforded by guest appearances on his publications and through his artist platform All Real Records the opportunity to present themselves to a wider public. Over the years, Curse has also collaborated with numerous collaborations with international and German artists, including with Azad, Kool Savas, clays, Xavier Naidoo, Max Herre ( friends), Samy Deluxe, Dendemann, J -Luv, Braz ( 4Lyn ), Gentleman, Nneka, Hassan Annouri, Pal One, Patrice, Melbeatz, Cassandra Steen, Pete Rock, Black Thought ( The Roots ), The Arsonists, Stieber Twins, DJ Tomekk, old man, TAZ, RZA and Fort Baxter.

Fourth and fifth studio album

On 2 December 2005, his fourth studio album deluge came, the first single Gangsta Rap reached number 22 with its top position. On Sinnflut Curse returns to his roots, in contrast to the experimental album Homeland Security. It is a versatile publication with profound and personal songs like No way back or my life and representer - tracks like Curse or Samy Deluxe Feature Broken Language Reloaded, which is a remake of the classic Broken Language by Smoothe Da Hustler with Trigger Tha Gambler is from the year 1995.

A childhood dream came true with the Curse Features of Black Thought of The Roots and the legendary producer Pete Rock. The latter was persuaded by Curse to einzusingen Shout Outs and a hook, what he did the last time for Curse ' idol Nas.

On 5 October 2007 Curse moderated for the first time a part of the radio show Plan B of the WDR radio station 1LIVE. Curse can be heard every four weeks and the moderator shares weekly alternating with Jan Delay, Max Herre and Patrice. Other dates were initially planned in 2009.

Curse International worked together with Akhenaton, Shurik'N, Promoe and further artists at the Diversidad and their first release Experience project.

The album, titled Freedom was published on 26 September 2008, two weeks after the published on 12 September 2008 single release freedom with Marius Müller- Westernhagen. The album was almost highest rated by hip hop magazine Juice with 5.5 six crowns and came on the 12th position in the German charts. The second single to the end, with silver moon rose an in seventh place.

Jubliäums -EP and end as a rapper

After Curse had published over several years her albums via GUN Records, a sub-label of Sony BMG, was announced in February 2009 that the publications of the rapper will appear on Four Music in the future. In September 2009, the record company of Curse warned from several bloggers. Sony criticized here is that on a linked and offered free for download mixtape, a song by Curse was present. In the blogosphere then stirred resentment because previously such tapes to support the artists were tolerated.

For the tenth anniversary of the release of the album Firewater EP appeared 2010 20 10 Fire water as a supplement to an output of the hip-hop magazine Juice. In this EP, and later officially via his website Curse announced that he will not continue his rap career now. Since then, he has been a member of the group The Caution Caution, which he founded together with the Swedish producer Jimmy Ledrac.

Awards

His website has been awarded the 2002 VIVA Comet in the category Best Artist homepage. Inside Out was awarded by hip hop magazine Juice 2001 Best National Album.

Discography

Solo albums

• 2000: Fire Water
• 2001: Inside Out
• 2003: Homeland Security
• 2005: Sinnflut
• 2008: freedom

Mixtapes

• 2006: A look back! ( All Real Records) - Mixtape 1996-2006, with 2 bonus tracks

Singles / EPs

• 2003: Von Minden outward ( Subword )
• 2003: Homeland Security: Work in Progress (Promo DVD)

Other ( selection)

• 2001: Nothing will ever be as it was ( Freetrack )
• 2003: At its finest (Album, released in Japan )
• 2005: S.I.N.N.F.L.U.T. / Finally back ( Freetrack )
• 2005: Back again
• 2005: Prestige ( album with old man, Claud and Taz )
• 2006: Day one ( Jimmy Ledrac Remix) (Free Track)
• 2007: Electric Unagi ( Freetrack )
• 2007: Still one ( Freetrack )
• 2009: Rising To The Sun feat. Mariama Jalloh ( Juice Exclusive! Juice on CD # 100)
• 2010: 20Feuerwasser10 ( Juice Exclusive EP)