Gzuz

Gzuz
Gzuz (left) and Bonez MC
Background information
Birth name Kristoffer Jonas Klauß
Born (1988-06-29) 29 June 1988
Hamburg, Germany
Genres German hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Associated acts 187 Strassenbande

Kristoffer Jonas Klauß[1] better known by the stage name Gzuz (born 29 June 1988 in Hamburg) is a German rapper.[2] In addition to his solo career, he has been a member of the Hamburger hip hop crew 187 Strassenbande since 2006.

Biography

Kristoffer Jonas Klauß' parents divorced in his early childhood. After his parents separated, Klauß grew up with his sister and his mother in Hamburg. According to his own statement, he was fascinated by the people who earn their money in the streets, which led him to pursue the same lifestyle. Klauß has been a member of the Hamburger hip hop crew 187 Strassenbande since 2006 under the name Gzuz.

In October 2010 he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for predatory theft. During his detention, the 187 street gang went on a Free Gzuz Tour in 2012 and sold Gzuz Merchandise, such as Free Gzuz T-shirts.

After his release in 2013 he took part in the Uprising Tour. In 2014 he released together with Bonez MC the album High & hungrig, which entered the album charts in Germany at number 9.

His solo album Ebbe & Flut was released on 9 October 2015. This made it to number 2 in the album charts in Germany. On 27 May 2016 he released the album High & hungrig 2 together with Bonez MC. It entered the album charts at number 1 and reached Gold status.

Gzuz gained attention in America after Worldstar Hip Hop posted the video for his song “Was Hast Du Gedacht” in February 2018. The music video went viral due to its extremely graphic and violent nature. Worldstar later posted the video for his song “Warum” as well. The songs "Über Nacht" and "Wolke7" produced by NJ Camorra were very successful.

Awards

  • HANS – Der Hamburger Musikpreis
    • 2016: in the category Song des Jahres for Ahnma with Beginner & Gentleman
  • Preis für Popkultur
    • 2016: in the category Lieblingsvideo for Ahnma with Beginner & Gentleman
  • Hiphop.de Awards / Juice-Awards
    • 2016: in the categoriy Beste Punchline for "Cabrio: Check! Glas wird geext / Na klar gibt es Sex, weil ich parshippe jetzt!"[3][4]

Discography

Albums

with 187 Strassenbande
(for details, see discography of 187 Strassenbande)

  • 2009: 187 Strassenbande
  • 2011: Der Sampler II
  • 2015: Der Sampler III
  • 2017: Sampler 4
  • 2018: Wolke 7

Solo

Year Title Chart
GER
 AUT
[5]		 SWI
[6]
2014 High & hungrig
(with Bonez MC)		 9 28 36
2015 Ebbe & Flut
(solo)		 1 8 7
2016 High & hungrig 2
(with Bonez MC)		 1 2 2

Collaborative singles and other charting hits

Year Title Chart Album
GER
 AUT
[5]		 SWI
[6]
2017 "Mit den Jungz"
(Gzuz, Bonez MC & LX)		 11 45 62 Sampler 4
"Millionär"
(Bonez MC, Gzuz)		 2 29 32
"High Life"
(Bonez MC, RAF Camora, Gzuz & Maxwell)		 30 67  –

References

  1. ↑ Olexesh. Makadam. 385ideal, grooveattack.
  2. ↑ "Gzuz – laut.de – Band". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Hiphop.de Awards 2016: Die Gewinner!" (in German). ManeraMedia GmbH. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Juice Awards 2016 – Die Ergebnisse (national)" (in German). piranha media GmbH. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  5. 1 2 "Gzuz discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Gzuz discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
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