Afrob

Robert Zemichiel (born 1977), better known by his stage-name, Afrob, is an Afro-German rapper from Stuttgart. He is easily recognizable due to his trademark afro, from which his pseudonym is derived.

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Robert Zemichiel (born 1977), better known by his stage-name, Afrob, is an Afro-German rapper from Stuttgart. He is easily recognizable due to his trademark afro, from which his pseudonym is derived.

He was born in Italy but moved to Germany at a young age. His musical career began in 1994 with performances at a number of hip hop jams. He became known through collaborations with rappers from Stuttgart's hip hop collective, the Kolchose, but it wasn't until 1999 that he released his first solo album, Rolle mit Hip Hop. The first single from this album, Reimemonster ("rhyme monsters"), which featured Hamburg City rapper Ferris MC, is still widely regarded as a German hip hop classic. The album itself was also enjoyed a fair commercial success, reaching a respectable 13th place in the German album charts. That year, he toured Germany with Kolchose colleagues Freundeskreis and later as the opening act for Die Fantastischen Vier.