Erstwhile German rap group Fettes Brot formed in Hamburg in 1992 following the
dissolution of Poets of Peeze. Members Dokter Renz (Martin Vandreier) and Tobi
Tobsen, along with König ("king") Boris (Boris Lauterbach), Schiffmeister (Björn
Warns), and Mighty stepped out with their Mitschnacker EP (northern German slang
for "Kidnapper," but also "chatty person") in 1994 but broke through with their
1995 single "Nordisch by Nature" ("Nordic by Nature"), going to number 17 in
Germany. They continue to score chart victories in Germany throughout the 1990s
and 2000s with subsequent alb...