Die Firma

Die Firma
Die Firma in 1999
Die Firma in 1999
Background information
OriginCologne, Germany
GenresHip hop
Years active1996–present
MembersTatwaffe (Alexander Tarboven)
Def Benski Obiwahn (Ben Hartung)
Fader Gladiator (Daniel Sluga)
Tatwaffe (left) and Def Benski Obiwahn in 2005

Die Firma is a German hip hop group formed in Cologne in 1996.[1] It consists of Tatwaffe (Alexander Trabhoven), Def Benski Obiwahn (Ben Hartung), and Fader Gladiator (Daniel Sluga). To date, they have released six albums. Their second album sold over 80.000 copies in Germany and reached number 8 on the German album charts. They are best known for their 2005 hit "Die Eine" ("The One"), which peaked at number 2 on the German single charts.[2] The band refers to its own style as "lyrics about beats that represent good and evil".[3]

In 2016, Tatwaffe released his second solo album, Sternenklar ("Starlit"), while Fader Gladiator worked with other artists like Lumaraa and Pillath.[4]

  1. ^ "Die Firma Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ "musicline.de – Die ganze Musik im Internet". www.musicline.de. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005.
  3. ^ Song: "Das 2. Kapitel." on: Die Firma – Das Zweite Kapitel
  4. ^ Popshot. "News zu Die Firma: Neue Videos von Daniel Sluga veröffentlicht – Popshot". Popshot (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2017.