German hip hop

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Music of Germany
General topics
German composers
Genres
Church music Classical Electronic Heavy metal Thrash metal Highlife Electronic music Hip hop Jazz Medieval metal Neue Deutsche Welle Opera Punk Rock (Neue Deutsche Härte, Krautrock, Ostrock) Schlager Volkslied Volksmusik Volkstümliche Musik
Specific forms
Guggenmusik Lied Schuhplattler Yodeling
Media and performance
Music awards ECHO Award Eurovision Song Contest MTV Europe Music Awards Music charts GfK Entertainment charts Deutsche Black Charts Music festivals Rock am Ring and Rock im Park Wacken Open Air Fusion Festival Hurricane Festival Mayday Summerbreeze Music media Radio stations in Germany De:Bug Magazine Folker Juice Melodie und Rhythmus Metal Hammer Musik und Gesellschaft Musikmarkt Neue Zeitschrift für Musik Orkus Sonic Seducer Spex Zillo
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem "Deutschlandlied"
Regional music
Local forms Berlin Dresden Related areas Austria Liechtenstein Switzerland
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German hip hop (locally known as Deutschrap, Deutsch meaning German) refers to hip hop music produced in Germany. Elements of American hip hop culture, such as graffiti art and breakdancing, diffused into Western Europe in the early 1980s.