"R.A.R. representing Rappers Against Racism"

The group Rappers Against Racism doesn´t have any permanent members. It is a project when some producers try to get several rappers on each song. Well, although I have to say that it seems like the singer/rapper LaMazz and the rappers Trooper and Jay Supreme feature on many songs.

To the project RAPPERS AGAINST RACISM unite several RWSBY the " European HipHop scene ", in order to refer to the existing problem of the racial discrimination among young people even in Germany. The idea comes from Joe Thompson, RWSBY the group down Low, as well as Ronald Baehr from k-Town-records. Since the young people identify themselves much with the Hiphop music, it with concerts to racistic remarks comes again and again however nevertheless, so Joe Thompson, wants to confront RWSBY the public by its texts with the problem.

Also with it naturally the Chartrapper is Down Low, which were represented already with 10 Singles in the German Charts, furthermore La Mazz, which has to already show some publications and since 1992 as artists is active, likewise Trooper and Richele, the latter was last Frontrapperin with the Girl Group L.A.P.D.. From the Underground HipHop scene take part in the R.A.R. Project the Dungeon Mastaz, which inspires its fan municipality by meaningful Lyrics and printingful raps.

R.A.R. released their first single "I Want To Know What Love Is" in March 1998 together with Down Low, LaMazz and Scream Factory. A very touching song with wonderful lyrics stormed into the charts.

In the summer of´98, they released their 2nd single "Key To Your Heart", which is mostly about racism. "....black kids and white kids playin together, no white mama, screamin yo, that´s a nigga...". The song features Trooper, LaMazz and a female rapper Richele. Many of the R.A.R. songs are about racism and how stupid it is to judge a person by the colour of his skin.

The 3rd single was released in late 1998, and it was "Only You", a beautful song about broken relationchip. I just love the lyrics to that song. Trooper raps and Scream Facory sings the beautiful chorus.

In April 1999, Rappers Against Racism released their 4th single "Sorry", which features Trooper, LaMazz and the former rapper from Culture Beat, Jay Supreme. This song is one of the all time best songs in European Hip Hop in my opinion.

In the same time as they released the 4th single, Rappers Against Racism finally released their debut album "The Message". The album is a masterpiece. Many different rappers and singers feature on the album. It contains 14 phat tracks.

Then, in August 2000, they released the first single from the fortcoming album. The single is called "Hiroshima" and is dedicated to all the victims of the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The song features La Mazz and Jay Supreme and is a wonderful slow r&b/hiphop song that you can't miss!

In 2001, Zyx Music, the label of R.A.R. released the old single "Streets Of London".

After that, sadly, there has been nothing new from this fantastic group....
Althout, Zyx Music did a very bad thing, in my opinion, in late 2003. The released a complication of some r&b/rap/hiphop songs and used the name Rappers Against Racism and called the complication "The message vol.2". This complication has nothing to do with the original R.A.R. It could as well be called "Black hits vol 10" or somehting. So, don't fall for that.

T-Music artists/groups related to Rappers Against Racism:
	Basic Event
	Darkwind
	Down Low
	Dressman / La Mazz
	Fade 2 Black
	Jay Supreme
	L.A.P.D.
	Toyya / Miss T.
	Trooper Da Don

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