Jake the Rapper
Born in the Bronx in 1970, Jacob Dove Basker, also known as Jake the Rapper, grew up between New York, Idaho and Chicago before settling in Berlin in 2005, a city closely linked to his career. Active both as a DJ, producer, rapper, and visual artist, Jake the Rapper operates at the crossroads of techno, house, and hip-hop, with an approach that blends club rhythms, spoken word, rap, and references to the Berlin underground. Trained in visual arts in Hamburg, he has also worked as an illustrator and tattoo artist, a background that accompanies a career developed across several creative fields. On the electronic scene, Jake the Rapper has notably been a resident of Bar 25 in the 2000s, an important landmark of Berlin's nightlife. His discography includes the album Jake the Rapper in 2005 on Combination Records, followed by Les Stalking in 2008, before What’s the Point in 2011, produced with Alexander Kowalski on Damage Music Berlin. In 2015, Jake the Rapper released the single Cookie’s Jar with Traffic Signs. Parallel to music, he also appears as an actor in the films L’Amour toujours in 2008 and Revision – Apocalypse II in 2009.
Upcoming events 1
49 Katzen... tanzen auf'm Tisch
- from Sat, November 28 to Tue, December 1
- Kater Blau, Berlin, Germany
- Acid Pauli, Viken Arman, Meera, Damian Lazarus, Chris Schwarzwälder, Frankey & Sandrino, Geju, Mira, Hardt Antoine, Kassian, Jonathan Kaspar, Elif, AVEM, Upercent, Toto Chiavetta, Argia, Remcord, Britta Arnold, Franca, Sven Dohse, Martin Cozar, Caleesi, Jake the Rapper, Mimi Love