Azad (rapper)

After having arrived in Germany from Sanandaj in Iranian Kurdistan at the young age of 10, he was into hip hop, rap, beatboxing, and graffiti.

The group was renamed Asiatic Warriors in 1990 and mixed songs in German, English, Persian and Kurdish and achieved great fame through signing with Ruff'n'Raw Label and the EP Told Ya!.

However, the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons slammed the album as too violent and a "danger to youth".

He has released further albums but with relative success (Blockschrift in 2007, Azphalt Inferno, and Assassin both in 2009) He is also known for his collaborations with various artists like Belarusian rapper Seryoga.

It is a German-language theme song for the popular American television series Prison Break broadcast with German voiceover on RTL.

Azad's logo
Azad performing in 2001