Die Firma

Die Firma
Die Firma in 1999
Background information
Origin	Cologne, Germany
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1996–present
Members	Tatwaffe (Alexander Tarboven) Def Benski Obiwahn (Ben Hartung) Fader Gladiator (Daniel Sluga)

Tatwaffe (left) and Def Benski Obiwahn in 2005

Die Firma is a German hip hop group formed in Cologne in 1996. It consists of Tatwaffe (Alexander Trabhoven), Def Benski Obiwahn (Ben Hartung), and Fader Gladiator (Daniel Sluga). To date, they have released six albums. Their second album sold over 80.000 copies in Germany and reached number 8 on the German album charts. They are best known for their 2005 hit "Die Eine" ("The One"), which peaked at number 2 on the German single charts. The band refers to its own style as "lyrics about beats that represent good and evil".

In 2016, Tatwaffe released his second solo album, Sternenklar ("Starlit"), while Fader Gladiator worked with other artists like Lumaraa and Pillath.

Discography

Albums

• 1998: Spiel des Lebens
• 1999: Das zweite Kapitel
• 2002: Das dritte Auge
• 2005: Krieg und Frieden
• 2007: Goldene Zeiten
• 2009: Gesammelte Werke
• 2010: Das sechste Kapitel

Singles

• 1996: Die Eine 96
• 1999: Scheiß auf die Hookline
• 1999: Kap der guten Hoffnung
• 1999: Das neue Jahrtausend
• 2002: Hör ma!
• 2002: Strassenfest
• 2003: Kein Ende in Sicht
• 2005: Die Eine 2005
• 2005: Spiel des Lebens
• 2007: Glücksprinzip
• 2007: Wunder
• 2007: Wunschzettel (feat. CJ Taylor)
• 2008: Scheiss auf die Hookline II

DVDs

• 2002: Das dritte Auge (limited edition)

External links

• Official website
• Die Firma at AllMusic
• Die Firma discography at Discogs