Maeckes (born September 20, 1982 near Stuttgart) is a rapper and music producer
from Germany. Born Markus Winter, he is also a member of the duo Maeckes & Plan
B and part of the band Die Orsons. He was already interested in freestyle rap as
a teenager. In 2001, Maeckes won the "Royal Rumble Freestyle Battle". This
brought him into contact with fellow rapper Plan B, later known as Bartek. The
two begin to make music together. Their first joint product is the album Dayz of
the Championz (2004). A year later, Maeckes released his first solo mixtape, Der
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