German rapper B-Tight, also known as B!Tight, was born Robert Edward Davis on December 28, 1979, in Palm Springs, California. He grew up in Berlin, where he recorded his first tracks with his then-roommate and fellow rapper Sido under the name Royal TS. As part of the group Die Sekte, he released several cassette albums, as well as a solo cassette album titled B-Tight. In 2001, he and Sido moved to the newly founded label Aggro Berlin, where he released the EP Der Neger (in mir) in 2002. On August 8, 2005, the mixtape Heisse Ware was released, a collaborative project with rapper Tony D. The album Neger Neger became his first commercial album in 2007, immediately reaching No. 6 on the German album charts. After his LP Goldständer (2008, No. 36), B-Tight took an extended hiatus until his next album, titled Drinne, was released in 2012. On January 9, 2015, the rapper released his fifth solo album, Retro, which reached No. 8 on the German charts. A year later, Born 2 B-Tight reached No. 6. His seventh album, Wer hat das Gras weggeraucht?, was released in early February 2017 and peaked at No. 3 in Germany and No. 5 in Austria; A.i.d.S. Royal topped the German charts for the first time in 2018. B-Tight’s ninth studio album Bobby Dick is released in 2020. After a lengthy hiatus, the rapper returns in 2026 with the album Bestes Stück.
