Samuel Sorge (born December 19, 1977 in Hamburg), commonly known as Samy Deluxe,The Big Baus of the Nauf and Wickeda MC, is a German hip hop artist and producer 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 recently started his own record label, Deluxe Records.
Childhood
Samy Deluxe grew up with his mother's family as his Sudanese father left Germany when Samy 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 Hamburg-Eppendorf, a generally better-off part of Hamburg. Given this contrast - he certainly did not come from a well-off background - and his constant problems at school with teachers whom he often defied, he looked for a release and a way to express himself away from school. He soon discovered music. Samy is currently working with Hamburg's Finest artist, Illo, Headliners, and Rob Easy.
Style
Samy is known for his freestyling skills. Even his fiercest rivals have admitted that he is one of the best Freestylers in Germany. 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. Critics find fault with his limited content and repetitive subjects, but Samy claims he is keeping it real.
Starting out
Before working with Dynamite Deluxe he was a member of German Hip Hop group "No Nonsens". After this, around the years 1996 and 1997, after several appearances all over Germany to spread his name, his partner Eißfeldt of the Absolute Beginner founded a Hamburg based record label called Eimsbush. Under this label, through which countless Hamburg artists have collaborated by, releasing a total of 16 mixtapes. The first mixtape, Dynamite Deluxe Demo, was an 8-track ep of which a very limited amount was made. The last person who was willing to sell his, did so on ebay last year for about 500 euros (ca. 570 dollars). He became very well known due to his many guest appearances on the CDs put out by hip hop artists such as Freundeskreis, the Stieber Twins, Main Concept, Eins Zwo, Ferris MC, Absolute Beginner, Das Bo and Fünf Sterne deluxe. It was with the latter group in particular that he performed many concerts. He also took it upon himself to do the festivals all over Germany in order to make a name for himself.On July 7, 2007, he performed at the German leg of Live Earth in Hamburg.
Awards
- MTV-Award
- VIVA Comet
- ECHO
- gold records
Discography
Demotapes
- 1997: Dynamite Deluxe - Dynamite Deluxe Demo
Singles
- 1997: Dynamite Deluxe - Deluxe Stylee
- 1998: Dynamite Deluxe - Pures Gift (Pure poison)
- 1999: Dynamite Deluxe - Samy Deluxe / MCees
- 1999: Absolute Beginner feat. Samy Deluxe - Füchse (Foxes)
- 2000: Dynamite Deluxe - Ladies & Gentleman
- 2000: Dynamite Deluxe - Wie Jetzt? (How now?)
- 2001: Samy Deluxe - Hab Gehört (I've heard)
- 2001: Samy Deluxe - International Love
- 2001: Samy Deluxe - Weck mich auf (Wake me up)
- 2001: Samy Deluxe & D-Flame - Fire
- 2001: Samy Deluxe - Rache ist süss (Revenge is sweet)
- 2001: Samy Deluxe - Sellout Samy
- 2003: ASD - Sneak Preview
- 2003: ASD - Sag Mir Wo Die Party Ist! (Tell me where the party is)
- 2003: ASD - Hey Du (Nimm Dir Zeit) (Hey you (Take your time))
- 2004: Melbeatz feat. Kool Savas & Samy Deluxe - OK
- 2004: Samy Deluxe - Zurück (Back)
- 2004: Christina Milian ft. Samy Deluxe - Dip it Low (Remix)
- 2004: Samy Deluxe - Warum (Why?)
- 2005: Samy Deluxe - Generation EP
- 2005: Samy Deluxe - Let's Go
- 2006: Samy Deluxe - Cap Song
Albums
- 1998: Dynamite Deluxe - Weg Vom Set (Kurz und Schmerzlos O.S.T)
- 1999: Dynamite Deluxe - The Classic Vinyl Files (EP)
- 1999: Dynamite Deluxe - Eppendorfer Mix Tape against EWG O.S.T
- 2000: Dynamite Deluxe - Deluxe Soundsystem (LP)
- 2000: Dynamite Deluxe - Grüne Brille (EP)(Green glasses)
- 2001: Samy Deluxe - Samy Deluxe (LP)
- 2001: Samy Deluxe - Weck Mich Auf (EP (Wake me up)
- 2003: ASD - Wer Hätte Das Gedacht? (LP) (Who would have thought of that)
- 2003: ASD - Sneak Preview (EP)
- 2003: ASD - Hey Du (Nimm dir Zeit) (EP)(Hey you (Take your time))
- 2003: Samy Deluxe - Hamburgs Finest Mixtape Vol. 1 (MX)
- 2004: Samy Deluxe - Hamburgs Finest Mixtape Vol. 2 (MX)
- 2004: Samy Deluxe - Verdammtnochma! (LP) (Damn it!)
- 2005: Samy Deluxe - Hamburgs Finest Mixtape Vol. 4 So deluxe so glorious (MX)
- 2005: Deluxe Records - Let's Go (LP)
- 2006: Samy Deluxe - Hamburgs Finest Mixtape Vol. 6 Big Baus of the Nauf (MX)
- 2006: Samy Deluxe - Splash Exclusive CD
- 2006: Samy Deluxe - Deluxe Von Kopf Bis Fuss (MX) (Deluxe from head to toe)
External links
1977 birthsLiving peopleGerman rappersHamburg hip hopSudanese GermansAfro-GermansPeople from HamburgSamy DeluxeSamy DeluxeSamy DeluxeSamy DeluxeSamy Deluxe
