Jan Delay on German Rap and Pop Reinvention | Red Bull Music Academy

In this public conversation as part of the Red Bull Music Academy 20th Anniversary tour in Germany, Jan Delay retraced the steps that took him from the bedroom to the stage alongside the Absolute Beginners and onwards into reggae, funk and pop. #RBMA #deutschrap

TOPICS:
03:23 - Falling in love with hip-hop
07:41 - The beginnings of Absolute Beginners
28:38 - Punk and hip-hop
38:07 - From Flashnizm to Bambule
51:39 - Growing pains
1:04:11 - From Absolute Beginners to Jan Delay

Throughout a career that began more than 25 years ago, Jan Delay has kept his hometown of Hamburg close. From his beginnings as a would-be hip-hop entrepreneur and budding rapper to his current status as a fixture of the German pop landscape, Delay has remained honest, approachable and straightforward, much like his city. Best known to a certain generation as one of the artists who helped amplify Germany’s rap boom, he has since proved adept at reinvention while retaining the DIY flair of his early years surrounded by punk and hip-hop dreamers.

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