D-Irie

D-Irie
Birth name	Denis Quist
Born	1981 Berlin, Germany
Genres	Gangsta rap, Hip-hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2001-present
Labels	Shok-Muzik

Denis Quist, better known as D-Irie (born 1981) is a German rapper who gained recognition in the autumn of 2006 with his single "Was jetzt los!?!" ("What up now!?!"). He is signed to the hip-hop label Shok-Muzik.

He is known for his diss tracks against various German rappers, such as Sido, Azad, Massiv and Kool Savas.

Biography

D-Irie was born to his father, a Ghana reggae artist, and his German mother. After his father was imprisoned, D-Irie grew up alone with his mother. He was arrested for attempting to break into a shop, but was too young to be tried as an adult.

He began his rap career in 2001, after he met the Berlin rapper Big Sal and the break dancer Crazy B., who encouraged him for his talent. When they founded their Berlin-Wedding music label Shok-Muzik in 2004, they signed D-Irie and he appeared on the label's compilations. In August 2005, he released the album Doppeltes Risiko with label mate Crackaveli.

In 2006, D-Irie released his first single, "Was jetzt los!?!", which was also included in his debut album, Live Dabei, released in February 2007. The single was promoted by Warner Music Group. After the release of the music video in October 2006, it reached #1 in MTV's public charts. The song caused controversy for dissing Aggro Berlin. In early 2007, Fler responded on his mixtape Airmax Muzik with the tracks "Pop-Muzik" and "Das is los!". The latter features Alpa Gun, who released two more diss tracks, "Ich bin am Zug" and "Schluss mit U(n)fuk", dissing rapper Ufuk Sahin of Shok Muzik.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		GER	AUT
2007	Live dabei Released: February 2007 Label: Shok Muzik Format: CD

Compilation albums

Year	Album details
2004	Was los Shok Muzik album Released: 2004 Format: CD
2005	Doppeltes Risiko Collabo album with Crackaveli Released: 2005 Format: CD
2006	Gangster Rap Shok Muzik album Released: 2006 Format: CD
2008	Schach Matt Shok Muzik album Released: 2008 Format: CD

Mixtapes

Year	Album details
2004	Halbwelt Anonym Mixtape I Released: 2004 Format:
2008	Halbwelt Anonym II Released: 2008 Format: CD

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions		Album
		GER	AUT
2004	"Was Los"
2005	"Leise reiselt der Schnee"
	"Nur Die Starken"
2006	"Gangster Rap"
	"Was jetzt los!?!"	49		Live dabei
2007	"Ich Bin Anders"

Other release

Year	Title	Info(s)	Format
2004	"Was Los" (Video Remix)	Internet Exclusive	Music video
2005	"Nur die Starken" (with Crackaveli)	Internet Exclusive	Music video
	"Der Angriff" (with Ufuk Sahin)	Diss vs. Bushido, Kool Savas, Azad, Aggro Berlin and others
2006	"Ich Bin anders"	Juice Exclusive	Juice CD #68
	"Juice Exclusive"	Juice Exclusive	Juice CD #71
	"Der Angriff Part 2" (feat. Ufuk Sahin)	Diss vs. Fler, Bass Sultan Hengzt, Alpa Gun & Massiv
	"Ist mir egal"	Diss vs. Aggro Berlin, MC Bogy, Kool Savas, Eko Fresh, Bushido & Curse
2007	"Das Ist Gangsta" (with Crackaveli, Ufuk Sahin & Baba Kaan)	Internet Exclusive	Music video
	"Ich Bin anders"	Internet Exclusive	Music video

External links

• Haas, Daniel (2005) "Berlin Hardcore: Rapping their Way out of the Ghetto", Der Spiegel, 29 August 2005 - feature on D-Irie and Crackaveli