Die Sekte is a German

Germans

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 rap

Rap

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 group from Berlin

Berlin

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, Germany

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. The group was formed in 1998 by Sido

Sido (rapper)

Paul Hartmut Würdig , better known as Sido, is a German rapper.The name "Sido" is an abbreviation which stands for "superintelligentes Drogenopfer" or "Scheiße in dein Ohr" in earlier times.Würdig distinguishes himself by using provocative and aggressive lyrics...

, B-Tight

B-Tight

Robert Edward Davis , better known by his stage name B-Tight, is a Gangsta rapper, who grew up in Berlin, Germany.- Early life and personal life :...

, Rhymin Simon and Vokalmatador. Originally it consisted of only Sido and B-Tight also known as duo A.i.d.S.

Since 2009 with the release of their debut album called Die Sekte

Die Sekte (album)

Die Sekte is the self-titled album by Berlin based rap group Die Sekte.-Background:After the close down of hip hop label Aggro Berlin, Sido got signed to Universal, where he produced and released his fourth album Aggro Berlin...

the group consisted of Sido, B-Tight, Alpa Gun

Alpa Gun

Alper Sendilmen is a German rapper with Turkish origin, better known as Alpa Gun. In 2004 he got signed to Berlin label Sektenmuzik and since then a member of rap group Die Sekte.-Biography:...

, Tony D

Tony D (rapper)

Muhamed Ayad better known under stage name Tony D or Tony Damager, is a German rapper of Lebanese descent. He was signed to Aggro Berlin, but later changed to Sektenmuzik.-Biography:...

, MOK

MOK

Tarkan Karaalioglu better known as MOK, is a German rapper of Turkish descent. His name "MOK" means "Muzik oder Knast" was awarded to him by the Berlin hip hop legend Maxim. He is a member of rap crew Die Sekte...

, Bendt, Fuhrman and DJ Werd.
All members are from Märkisches Viertel

Märkisches Viertel

Märkisches Viertel is a German locality in the borough of Reinickendorf in Berlin.-Overview:It consists of a large housing estate of about 17,000 apartments with chains of high-rises up to 16 floors that were built from 1964 to 1974 by the GeSoBau Gesellschaft für sozialen Wohnungsbau...

, except Alpa Gun (from Berlin-Schöneberg), Tony D and MOK (from Berlin-Neukölln).

Die Sekte was the first rap group from Berlin and they had sellt with their first EPs and mixtapes 20.000 units.

History

They produced their first releases on a PlayStation

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. Their song lyrics contains therms such as the hard social life in the "ghetto". The new German hip hop style was, that time, critic about the music production and the song themes.
On the EP "Sintflows", in 1998, the artists Calle, Collins, Kimba and Milo$ joined the group, but however in 2001 they left the group, except Sido und B-Tight.