In his song "Mary," the rapper Bausa makes it clear that he would run across the city to get to his girlfriend, but there are some things that he won't give up.

"Was du Liebe nennst" ("What You Call Love") is a song by the German rapper Bausa. This popular single is about how Bausa likes the definition of love given to him by the woman at his side.

After a performance in Karlsruhe, the Monsters of Liedermaching (“Songmaking”) bid farewell to their audience – but the fans don’t want to let them leave the stage!

In "Wer wenn nicht wir" (Who, If Not Us?), singer Wincent Weiss reminds us how important it is to connect with the people closest to us.

Louis and Elias of the street band Guaia Guaia are about as close to The Big Lebowski's "The Dude" as you could expect any pair of twenty-something German guys to be. Watch this video as an excercise in learning to chill out and live free! Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen! (video copyright dpa)

Blumio is a German-Japanese rapper from Düsseldorf with some really great socially relevant lyrics. He is a real style chameleon too, from party songs about Düsseldorf liquors to protest songs about the neo-Nazi National Socialist Underground murders. Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Two years ago Bosse was still sitting in the “Waiting Room,” and delivered, with his self-titled album, a genuine classic. With his new album “Kraniche” (“Cranes“), the Hamburg native has opened up new realms. Copyright DPA

Self-proclaimed “modern singer-songwriter” Johannes Oerding is interviewed by RheinMain Szene reporter Thomas Raudnitzky.

Here is the second part of the interview with the musicians of the band Rapsoul who set great value upon their authenticity.

Rheinmain Szene interviews the German band Rapsoul. Their music combines elements of rap and soul and produces what they consider to be genuine music. They’re proud to write all their own lyrics and are happy to be back after a long break with their third album Irgendwann [Some Day].