Born on April 1, 1990 in Essen, Germany, Parham Vakili, better known as PA Sports, became interested in the hip-hop scene as a teenager. From the early 2000s, he released his music via social media. Together with fellow rapper KC Rebell, he formed the duo SAW. The two artists first released the mixtape Schwarz Auf Weiß (2006). Two years later, they released their debut album Kinder des Zorns on Shrazy Records. Ruhrpott rappers Manuellsen and Favorite appear as guest musicians. His first solo album Streben nach Glück was released in 2011, and PA Sports entered the German charts for the first time in 2012 with the album Vom Glück zurück . PA Sports even cracked the top 20 in 2013 with the album Machtwechsel. After the fourth solo album H.A.Z.E. (2014), PA Sports released the album Desperadoz in the same year, for the first time on his own label Life Is Pain. The rapper is supported on vocals by Kianush. Due to the good collaboration, three more joint albums followed with Desperadoz II (2018), Crossover (2020) and Desperadoz III (2021). PA Sports releases the album Streben nach Glück in 2021. The title is the same as his debut album in 2011 and climbs to number 2 in the German charts. The songs "Hell" with Capital Bra and "Doublecup" with Jamule become hits. The album Life Is Pain follows in 2023, with which PA Sports once again reaches the top 10 of the German album charts at number 4. The album Machtwechsel II was released in the same year, climbing to number 23 in Germany. In April 2025, PA Sport releases the album Parham. The rapper reaches the top 10 in Germany again at number 5.
