SXTN
{{Short description|German hip hop duo from Berlin}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = SXTN
| image = 2017 SXTN - by 2eight - 8SC0504.jpg
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| caption = SXTN in 2017
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| origin = Berlin, Germany
| genre = Hip hop, gangsta rap
| years_active = {{end date|2014}}–{{start date|2018}}
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| current_members = Juju, Nura
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SXTN was a German hip hop duo from Berlin consisting of rappers Juju and Nura. They are known for their somewhat-mockingly provocative lyrics, that often play on stereotypical rap themes such as sex, weed-smoking, money and party lifestyles.{{cite web |author= |url=https://www.musikexpress.de/sxtn-juju-bestaetigt-trennungsgeruechte-1148491/ |title=SXTN: Juju bestätigt Trennungsgerüchte |trans-title=SXTN: Juju confirms separation rumors |language=German |date=November 1, 2018 |website=musikexpress.de |publisher=Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin |access-date=February 9, 2019 |quote=}}
Members
The duo consists of rappers Juju and Nura. Nura Habib Omer{{cite web |author= |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/lollapalooza-festival-das-leben-feiern-forever/23017976.html |title=Das Leben feiern, forever |trans-title=Celebrating life, forever |language=German |date=September 10, 2018 |work=Der Tagesspiegel |access-date=February 10, 2019 |quote=}} left Saudi-Arabia at the age of three, when her mother fled to Germany with Nura and her three siblings.{{cite web |last=Baum |first=Antonia |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/pop/berliner-rapperinnen-sxtn-entfesselt-laut-und-unverschaemt-14107847.html |title=Entfesselt, laut und unverschämt |trans-title=Unleashed, loud and outrageous |language=German |date=March 12, 2016 |website=faz.net |publisher=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |access-date=February 8, 2019 |quote=}} After two years in a refugee home, they moved to Wuppertal. At the age of 18, Nura moved to Berlin. Juju, whose real name is Judith Wessendorf,{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/sxtn-juju-und-nura-haben-sich-offenbar-getrennt-a-1236314.html |title=SXTN haben sich offenbar getrennt |trans-title=SXTN have apparently separated |language=German |date=November 1, 2018 |website=spiegel.de |publisher=Spiegel Online |access-date=February 8, 2019 |quote=}} grew up in Neukölln with a German mother and a Moroccan father. She met Nura at the age of 17.{{cite web |last= |first= |url=https://www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin/2016/34/jugend-rueckblick-fehler-erwachsene/seite-5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704010037/https://www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin/2016/34/jugend-rueckblick-fehler-erwachsene/seite-5 |title=Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst |trans-title=I can see what you can not see |language=German |date=August 26, 2016 |page=5 |archive-date=July 4, 2018 |website=zeit.de |publisher=Zeit Online |access-date=February 9, 2019 |url-status=live |quote=}}
History
Juju was born and raised by her mother in Berlin. She is partly Moroccan. Nura, on the other hand, was born in Kuwait and moved with her mother and her three siblings from Saudi Arabia to Germany when she was three years old. As a refugee she lived in Wuppertal and then at the age of 18 she moved to Berlin.{{cite web|title=Berliner Rapperinnen SXTN: Entfesselt, laut und unverschämt|periodical=|publisher=FAZ.net|url=http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/pop/berliner-rapperinnen-sxtn-entfesselt-laut-und-unverschaemt-14107847.html|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=Antonia Baum|date=2016-03-12|language=|pages=|quote=}} Juju und Nura met each other in the federal capital of Germany under modest circumstances. Whilst Juju mainly rapped in company of her friends, Nura had already had some stage practice with the band The toten Crackhuren im Kofferaum and with the "Berliner Kneipenchor". Then, in 2014 SXTN was founded. Their first EP, titled Asozialisierungsprogramm, was released in 2016. Their debut studio album, titled Leben am Limit, was released in 2017 and peaked at 8 on the German charts,{{cite web |last=Peşmen |first=Azadê |url=https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/musikalbum-leben-am-limit-von-sxtn-keine-lust-auf-feminimus.2177.de.html?dram:article_id=391041 |title=Musikalbum "Leben am Limit" von SXTN - Keine Lust auf Feminimus-Debatten |trans-title=Music album „Leben am Limit“ by SXTN - No desire for feminism debates |language=German |date=July 14, 2017 |website=deutschlandfunkkultur.de |publisher=Deutschlandradio |access-date=February 10, 2019 |quote=}} and also peaked at 1 on the German hip-hop charts.{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/news/item/379-sxtn-mit-debuetalbum-auf-rang-eins-der-hiphop-charts |title=SXTN mit Debütalbum auf Rang eins der HipHop-Charts |trans-title=SXTN with debut album at number one on the HipHop charts |language=German |date=June 13, 2017 |accessdate=February 10, 2019 |publisher=GfK Entertainment}} In a late-2018 Instagram post, Juju revealed that she and Nura intended to focus on their own individual solo careers going forward, and that they had become otherwise estranged aside from their time performing on-stage together, which resulted in speculations regarding a possible disbandment of SXTN.
In April of 2019 Nura stated that she will no longer work together with her former bandmate when it comes to making music.[https://www.bravo.de/nura-nie-wieder-sxtn-381408.html Nura: Nie wieder SXTN!], Bravo,
29. April 2019 Juju confirmed the split one month later.[https://www.musikexpress.de/juju-erklaert-warum-sich-sxtn-getrennt-haben-1276655/ Juju erklärt warum sich SXTN getrennt haben], Musikexpress, 9. Mai 2019
Lyrical content
SXTN's lyrics often utilise male clichés,{{cite web |last= |first= |url=https://www.fnp.de/rhein-main/frauen-mischen-gangster-rap-10432387.html |title=Frauen mischen den Gangster-Rap auf |trans-title=Women rough up the gangster-rap |language=German |date=March 3, 2018 |website=fnp.de |publisher=Frankfurter Societäts-Medien |access-date=February 8, 2019 |quote=}} and rap about prostitution, drugs and partying.{{cite web |last=Siggelkow |first=Pascal |url=https://www.bento.de/musik/sxtn-diese-frauen-treten-dem-deutschen-hiphop-maechtig-in-den-arsch-a-00000000-0003-0001-0000-000000952239 |title=Diese Frauen treten dem deutschen HipHop mächtig in den Arsch |trans-title=These women really kick German hip-hop's ass |language=German |date=October 30, 2016 |website=bento.de |publisher=Spiegel Online |access-date=February 8, 2019 |quote=}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
=EPs=
- 2016: Asozialisierungsprogramm{{cite web |last=Jung |first=Laura Sophia |url=http://www.badische-zeitung.de/rock-pop/das-neue-sxtn-album-leben-am-limit--137897039.html |title=Das neue SXTN-Album "Leben am Limit" |trans-title=The new SXTN album "Leben am Limit" |language=German |date=July 10, 2017 |work=Badische Zeitung |access-date=February 8, 2019 |quote=}}
= Singles =
- 2015: Deine Mutter
- 2017: Die Ftzn sind wieder da
- 2017: Er will Sex
- 2017: Ständer
- 2017: Bongzimmer
- 2017: Von Party zu Party
Tours
= Headliner =
- 2016: FTZN IM CLB Tour{{Cite web |title=sxtn tour - Google Suche |url=https://www.google.ch/search?q=sxtn+tour&hl=de&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1440&bih=789&ei=rWCKYv_4IIfuaPzbgNAF&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAYopuvZWKBjX3joL3CyMJiFkUtHZPGeUg&ved=0ahUKEwi_g8DNv_P3AhUHNxoKHfwtAFoQ4dUDCAc&uact=5&oq=sxtn+tour&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECAAQGDIECAAQGDoICAAQsQMQgwE6CAgAEIAEELEDOgUIABCABDoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6BggAEB4QCFCqDFi2FmDlF2gAcAB4AIABRogB9wOSAQE5mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWewAQA&sclient=img#imgrc=wuw1mSBSJjbwEM |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.google.ch}}
- 2017: Kann Sein, Dass Scheisse Wird Tour{{Cite web |title=sxtn tour - Google Suche |url=https://www.google.ch/search?q=sxtn+tour&hl=de&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1440&bih=789&ei=rWCKYv_4IIfuaPzbgNAF&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAYopuvZWKBjX3joL3CyMJiFkUtHZPGeUg&ved=0ahUKEwi_g8DNv_P3AhUHNxoKHfwtAFoQ4dUDCAc&uact=5&oq=sxtn+tour&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECAAQGDIECAAQGDoICAAQsQMQgwE6CAgAEIAEELEDOgUIABCABDoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6BggAEB4QCFCqDFi2FmDlF2gAcAB4AIABRogB9wOSAQE5mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWewAQA&sclient=img#imgrc=_yeB_EDKJgYZFM |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.google.ch}}