Kontra K
Berlin rapper Kontra K turns hard-earned lessons, loyalty and the discipline of combat sports into German rap songs about finding a way forward.
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- From
- Berlin, Germany
- Born
- 3 July 1987
- Name
- Maximilian Diehn
- Breakout
- Aus dem Schatten ins Licht reached number two in Germany in 2015.
- First number one
- Labyrinth, 2016
Mini bio
How it started.
Raised in Berlin, Kontra K discovered rap as a teenager alongside kickboxing. He formed Vollkontakt with KiezSpezial in 2006, later helped start DePeKa Records, and released his debut album Dobermann in 2010.
Finding his voice.
A Four Music deal in 2014 led into Aus dem Schatten ins Licht, which reached number two in Germany in 2015. Labyrinth followed at number one in 2016. His writing increasingly put discipline, resilience and loyalty at the center, with combat sports remaining part of his life.
Still moving.
By October 2025, Augen träumen Herzen sehen had become his ninth consecutive number-one album in Germany. He widened his musical palette with rock, country and electronic influences while working with guests including Gzuz, NESS and The-Dream. In 2026 he released Adrenalin 2.0, Porzellan and Streichholz; his official shop also opened preorders for the orchestral album Porzellan and the 2027 album Aus der Asche.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2025Augen träumen Herzen sehenRecording artist
- 2025BaccaratRecording artist with The-Dream
- 2023Die Hoffnung klaut mir niemandRecording artist
- 2022FollowRapper with Sido and Leony
- 2015Erfolg ist kein GlückRapper
Awards
Quotes
Mein Kontrastprogramm zur Musik ist ganz klar der Sport, ohne den würde ich durchdrehen.Kontra K, JUICE
In a July 2014 interview, he described sport as the counterbalance to music.
Trivia
- Before music became his full-time path, he worked as an industrial climber, as he recalled to JUICE in 2014.
- He told laut.de in 2015 that he preferred running without music so he could hear what was happening around him.
- He has led boxing training, and told laut.de that music could distract from giving instructions.
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