Dean Dawson
Encyclopedia
Dean Dawson is a rapper
from Berlin
, Germany
. He entered the hip hop scene in the 1990s with fellow rapper Harris
under the pseudonym Spezializtz
. They established a record label called G.B.Z. Imperium.
Dawson and Harris signed and collaborated with a number if artists but failed to make a big impact on the charts. After ending his group with Harris, Dawson started his own hip-hip record label called Streetlife Entertainment. Dawson proved to be a worthy lyricist and respectable rapper. His most famous song is "Streetlife," a collaboration with rapper DMX
.
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
from Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He entered the hip hop scene in the 1990s with fellow rapper Harris
Harris (rapper)
Oliver Harris , better known as Harris, is a German rapper from Berlin Kreuzberg. He founded the hip hop duo Spezializtz and the record label G.B.Z. Imperium with Dean Dawson. Together with Sido, he forms the duo Deine Lieblings Rapper. He is married to pop/soul singer Bintia. He is of...
under the pseudonym Spezializtz
Spezializtz
The Spezializtz are a hip hop duo from Berlin, Germany, consisting of Oliver Harris and Dean Dawson.The duo rose to fame through their first album G.B.Z-Oholika, especially the tracks "Kennst ja!" and "Afrokalypse", which featured Afrob, boosted their success...
. They established a record label called G.B.Z. Imperium.
Dawson and Harris signed and collaborated with a number if artists but failed to make a big impact on the charts. After ending his group with Harris, Dawson started his own hip-hip record label called Streetlife Entertainment. Dawson proved to be a worthy lyricist and respectable rapper. His most famous song is "Streetlife," a collaboration with rapper DMX
DMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
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Albums
- 1998 - G.B.Z.-Oholika
- 1998 - Afrokalypse
- 1999 - Nutten
- 2000 - G.B.Z.-Oholika II
- 2000 - T.W.I.N.L.K.
- 2002 - GBZ Connectz
- 2004 - Streetlife Report
- 2005 - Hip Hop Music (It will never die)
- 2006 - D-Day
- 2007 - G.B.Z.-Oholika III