Prinz Pi

Prinz Pi will be on stage at the Columbiahalle in Berlin on October 16, 2026. The Berlin rapper, who originally started out as Prinz Porno with explicit battle rap in the underground, has steered his sound since the early 2000s toward a more narrative, reflective direction. Since Neopunk he has woven everyday observations from Berlin, social perspectives and pop-cultural references into productions that sit between alternative hip-hop and pop-rap.

His catalogue provides material for a set that carries tensions from both worlds: the raw battle roots of the Prinz Porno phase and the dense, image-rich songs of the Pi era. Albums such as Donnerwetter, Rebell ohne Grund, Kompass ohne Norden, pp=mc², Im Westen nix Neues and Nichts war umsonst mark stages that can collide live—sometimes angular, sometimes more melodic, but always driven by the lyrics. From time to time the harder edges of Prinz Porno have also reappeared later on, for example with Teenage Mutant Horror Show 2, which further broadens the range.

Those who see Prinz Pi live get precisely delivered lines, clear hooks and beats that swing between driving drums and atmospheric textures—an evening that makes his development from a boisterous battle MC to a storyteller audible in a single set.