Shacke One

Born in 1989 in East Berlin and active around Berlin-Pankow, Shacke One develops a rap anchored in the north of the German capital, at the crossroads of battle rap, old-school hip-hop and an aesthetic nourished by funk and soul. Before music, Shacke One was active in graffiti, notably within the OBS Crew, a background that still threads through his writing and his urban imagination. His discography begins in the wake of MC Bomber with the project Nordachse, whose album Nordachse appeared in 2015 with productions by Achim Funk, before Shacke One continued solo on the Berlin label Nordachse, which he cohosts with several close associates from the local scene. His albums Stecks, Schmiers & Suffs (2016), Bossen & Bumsen (2017), Shackitistan (2019), S1 (2022) and Rap Wie Er Sein Wollte (2023) sketch a coherent line, made of loose beats, pronounced funk influences and abrasive, often ironic lyrics, focused on neighborhood daily life, hustling and a form of popular chronicle. Shacke One also appears in the Grenzgebiet documentary (2019), extending this constant link between rap, city and graffiti culture.