As one of Germany's leading hip-hop stars, Kay One lit up Europe's underground
rap scene in the mid-2000s with his aggressive, hardcore delivery and gangsta
attitude but he later developed a style based on upbeat hooks and cool,
electro-rap bravado.
The son of a German father and Filipino mother, Kenneth Glocker grew up
listening to his older brother's hip-hop albums in the southern town of
Ravensburg, and first started rapping with friends at the age of 13. He came to
wider attention at 16 when he competed impressively in the Royal Rumble
freestyle rap battle tournament in ...