UpBeat. 30 Years of Rap in Dialect

Back in 1991, Basel-based Black Tiger rapped his first line in Swiss German. 30 years later, dialect rap is more popular than ever. SRF Virus gives those who were therefrom the start the chance to tell their stories - from the very first steps to the most successful music genre in our country. When Black Tiger wrote Swiss music history, rapper DaHated wasn’t even born yet. 'He is quite fast …' is the newcomer’s first reaction after watching the music clip to Black Tiger’s legendary track ‘Murder by Dialect’ on his smartphone. In ten episodes, the series Uf Takt takes the viewer on a journey through30 years of Swiss-German rap featuring the country’s most popular and successful rappers such as Mimiks, Big Zis, Nativ, Zora, Xen, Bligg or Steff La Cheffe plus experts such as Pablo Vögtli, Adrian Schräder or Jubaira Bachmann. It’s all about fame, sell-out, feminism, posing and everything else that comes with rap. The video series Uf Takt complements the SRF podcast of the same name - available on audio and streaming platforms andsrf.ch/audio.

The docseries is available on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDpk4saGLeQ&list=PL2iYzyNbKTExD6MmmeuAxVjYTKfgGa83_on 

SRF Player: https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/sendung/uftakt?id=75963e4b-9279-40ef-af9d-3528d59e595e.

 A podcast in Swiss German, on Spotify or here https://www.srf.ch/audio/uf-takt-30-jahre-mundart-rap.