Haftbefehl
German rapper
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::summary German rapper ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Haftbefehl |
| image | Haftbefehl - 2020192204932 2020-07-10 Haftbefehl - Sven - 1D X MK II - 158 - B70I9581.jpg |
| image_upright | 1.2 |
| caption | Haftbefehl in 2020 |
| birth_name | Aykut Anhan |
| birth_date | |
| Offenbach, Hessen, West Germany | |
| origin | Turkish-Kurdish, Zaza |
| genre | Hip hop, trap, German rap |
| occupation | Rapper |
| years_active | 2010-present |
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Aykut Anhan (born 16 December 1985), known by his stage name Haftbefehl (meaning "arrest warrant" in German), is a German rapper of Turkish-Kurdish origin. He is widely considered one of the greatest German hip-hop artists. Haftbefehl was signed to his own record label Azzlack, before signing with the label Echte Musik.
Biography
Haftbefehl was born Aykut Anhan in Offenbach am Main, West Germany, on 16 December 1985 into a Turkish-speaking non-practicing Alevi Twelver Shi'a household, raised by a Turkish mother from Giresun and a Zaza Kurd father from Tunceli.
By Anhan's own account, he dropped out of school after his father's suicide which happened when he was 14. In 2006, he fled to Istanbul because of an impending imprisonment/arrest warrant (in German: "Haftbefehl", that's why his name) concerning drug trafficking; from there he moved to the Netherlands and lived in Amsterdam and Arnhem. Along the way he wrote his first lyrics. After his return to his hometown Offenbach, he began working as a vehicle mechanic. After three weeks he quit and subsequently began running a betting shop.
After that he started recording his first songs. When Samson Jones (better known as Jonesmann), the owner of the label Echte Musik, heard Haftbefehl's songs, he was assured of his skills and gave him a contract. Haftbefehl was involved with eight contributions at the sampler Kapitel 1: Zeit für was Echtes. He also gained attention by his contribution on the sampler La Connexion and on singles from fellow rappers Kollegah and Manuellsen.
On 29 October 2010, Haftbefehl released his first album called Azzlack Stereotyp, which reached 59 on MusicLine's Top 100 chart on 15 November 2010. After the closing of the label Echte Musik he launched his own label called Azzlacks.
In Spring 2012, Haftbefehl released his second album, Kanackiş, which contains songs with other famous German musicians like Jan Delay and Sido. On the 15th anniversary of the death of American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., the splash! magazine released a mixtape named The Notorious H.A.F.T.
With the single Chabos wissen wer der Babo ist, Haftbefehl entered the German single charts for the first time.
Haftbefehl married in 2016 and currently has two children. His younger brother is also a rapper, who goes under the moniker Capo. His older brother, Aytac, was sentenced to four years in prison for bank robbery in 2017.
In October 2025, a Netflix documentary called "Babo: The Haftbefehl Story" was released.
Discography
Main article: Haftbefehl discography
thumb|280px|Haftbefehl (center) at Place2Be Festival, Germany, 2015 Albums
- Azzlack Stereotyp (2010)
- Kanackiş (2012)
- Blockplatin (2013)
- Russisch Roulette (2014)
- Unzensiert (2015)
- Der Holland Job with Xatar (2016)
- Das weisse Album (2020)
- Das schwarze Album (2021)
- Mainpark Baby (2022)
Awards and nominations
Results
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| Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | HipHop.de Awards | Best Newcomer National | Himself | |
| Best Single National | "Gestern Gallus, heute Charts" | |||
| Best Album National | "Azzlack Stereotyp" | |||
| 2011 | Best Collaboration | Himself (with Kollegah, Farid Bang) | ||
| 2012 | Best Free Release National | "The Notorious H.A.F.T." | ||
| Best Video National | "Chabos wissen wer der Babo ist" | |||
| Best Beat National | ||||
| Best Punchline | "Muck bloss nicht uff hier, du Rudi" | |||
| 2014 | Best Release National | "Russisch Roulette" | ||
| Best Song National | "Ich Rolle Mit Meim Besten" (with Marteria) | |||
| Best Video National | "Ihr H*rensöhne/Saudi Arabi Money Rich" | |||
| Best Rap-Solo-Act National | Himself | |||
| 2016 | Best Release National | "Unzensiert" | ||
| 2020 | Lyricist of the Year | Himself | ||
| Best Rap-Solo-Act National | ||||
| Best Album National | "Das weisse Album" | |||
| 2021 | "Das schwarze Album" | |||
| Best Rap-Solo-Act National | Himself | |||
| Best Song National | "Wieder am Block" (with Soufian) | |||
| Best Video National | "Offen/Geschlossen" | |||
| Beat of the Year | "Lebe Leben" | |||
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References
References
- "Echte Musik". Rap.de.
- "- YouTube".
- Matthias Heine. (26 November 2013). "Babo ist zazaisch". Die Welt.
- "Haftbefehl: Aykut Anhan über Islam und Antisemitismus - WELT".
- ''[https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/hauptsache-kultur/die-provokation-in-kunst-und-kultur/hr-fernsehen/Y3JpZDovL2hyLW9ubGluZS8xMzQ4NDE/ The Provocation in Art and Culture]'' . Special broadcast of the TV culture magazine Hauptsache Kultur with a report on rap musicians Haftbefehl and Stadtrundgang of Offenbach am Main , December 2nd, 2021, 30 min. Presented by: Cécile Schortmann . A production of [[Hr-fernsehen]]
- "Chartverfolgung / Haftbefehl / Longplay". Musicline.de.
- (2020-02-07). "Haftbefehl ist jetzt seit 10 Jahren mit seiner Frau zusammen".
- (7 June 2017). "Er brauchte Geld für Koks … - Haftbefehl-Bruder wegen Bankraub vor Gericht".
- https://www.netflix.com/title/81687374
- HHRedaktion. "Hiphop.de Awards: Die offizielle Preisverleihung".
- Kargoll, Tobias. "Hiphop.de Awards präsentiert von lol papers - Die Preisverleihung".
- Gast. "Hiphop.de Awards 2012 präsentiert von Releasehiphop.de – Die Preisverleihung".
- Lindemann, Jonas. "Hiphop.de Awards 2014: Alle Gewinner im Überblick".
- Meister, Saskia. "Hiphop.de Awards 2016: Die Gewinner!".
- HHRedaktion. "Hiphop.de Awards 2020: Alle Gewinner*innen auf einen Blick".
- Senger, Clark. "Alle Gewinner*innen der Hiphop.de Awards 2021 powered by DefShop".
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