German rapper KC Rebell is one of the country's best known hip-hop artists. He was born Hüseyin Kökseçen in Turkey in 1988 and is of Kurdish descent. Kökseçen began his rap career along with fellow rapper PA Sports when the two men founded the duo SAW and released the album 'Children of Wrath'. Contractual issues with their label Shazy Records eventually led to a parting of ways and, after releasing one further single titled 'Cruel' in 2009 with PA Sports and Manuallsen, Kökseçen decided to go solo and signed for the rap label Life Is a Pain. His first solo album was 'Derdo Derdo' released in 2011 but failed to make an impact on the charts. The follow-up 'Rebellismus' (2012) spent a week at number 33 in the German album listings. It wasn't until a change of label to Banger Music that Kökseçen's fortunes began to change, and he has since enjoyed a succession of number one albums, including 'Rebellution' (2014), 'Fata Morgana' (2015), 'Abstand' (2016) and 'Hasso' (2019). His notable singles have included 'DNA', 'Alleen' and 'Quarterback'.Rebell has had a public feud with rapper Xatar and in typical rap style the two men have traded insults and released tracks detailing their hatred of one another. In 2016 events became more serious when Xatar was alleged to have been involved in the attempted murder of one of Rebell's friends. No charges were brought and the two men have retracted their previous insults.Artist biography compiled by BDS/West 10. All rights reserved
