Kool Savas

Born in Aachen, Germany to Turkish parents, Savas' family moved back to Turkey when he was one year old. His father, who is from Çorum, Turkey, was arrested because of his political posture against the government in Turkey, and as a result of his father's arrest, his mother was forced to return to Aachen with Savas. By 1987, his father was released and the entire family was reunited and relocated to Berlin. It was in Berlin where Savas first came across Hip Hop music. Savas started his rap career with the EP "Warum rappst du", containing rather provocative lyrics in songs such as "L.M.S.", "Schwule Rapper" and "Pimplegioneah". He first started under the name Juks and rapped mostly in English. He became successful through the groups Masters of Rap and Westberlin Maskulin. In 2001, he and ... Bio | read more