Rapper Xatar died surprisingly at the age of 43 - grief in Cologne!

Rapper Xatar died surprisingly at the age of 43 - grief in Cologne!

Berlin, Deutschland - The German rapper Xatar, whose bourgeois name is Gewar Hajabi, died at the age of 43. Reports about his death were confirmed by various people from his environment and media such as Bild . Xatar died in the night from Thursday to Friday, but the exact circumstances of his death are still unclear. An official confirmation of this sad news is still pending, but numerous companions, including the rapper Farid Bang, have already expressed their condolences on social media.

The Iranian -born was born on December 24, 1981 in Sanandadsch and came to Germany with his family as a child to escape the war in Iraq. Xatar grew up in Bonn, where he was introduced to the world of music by his father, a music professor. Later he lived in Cologne, where his successful music label "Alles or Nix Records" was also based, which was founded in 2008 and significantly to the career of many rap artists from North Rhine-Westphalia, such as SSIO and Schwesta Ewa, contributed.

The climb to fame

xatar gained nationwide awareness through a spectacular attack on a gold transporter in 2009, in which he stole gold with complications worth 1.7 million euros. This criminal act led to his arrest and a judgment of the Stuttgart Regional Court, which in December 2011 sentenced him to eight years in prison for severe robbery and other crimes. Despite his past as a criminal, Xatar became an important figure of the German hip-hop scene.

The production company he founded never had a lack of creative talents and campaigned for a new generation of rappers. His life story, which was characterized by both climb and setback, inspired many and was filmed in 2022 in the film "Rheingold" by director Fatih Akin. Most recently, Xatar made headlines with his ambitious project, the "Goldmann Tower" in Cologne, which was planned as the heart of his international music label Goldmann Music, but went into bankruptcy due to financial difficulties.

a legacy in music

The hip-hop in Germany has developed into one of the most successful music genres in recent decades. As the website Migration stories , Hip Hop has its origin in the poor quarters of the Bronx, and treats socially critical topics such as racism and injustice. These movements and the influences of migrant cultures have a direct impact on the music scene in Germany, in which artists like Xatar have addressed life between different cultures.

Xatar leaves his wife Farvah and five children. His sudden death left a gap in the German music scene, and many artists and fans mourn his personality and influence on hip-hop culture in Germany. The music will continue to tell his stories and reflect the challenges he experienced in his life.