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Serious Klein

Kelvin Boakye (born 6 June 1991), known by the stage name Serious Klein, is a German rapper who has emerged from the underground hip-hop scene in Germany.[1]

Serious Klein
Klein in 2022
Klein in 2022
Background information
Birth nameKelvin Boakye
Also known asSeri The King
Born (1991-06-06) June 6, 1991 (age 33)
Hannover, Germany
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2009–present
LabelsMajestic Casual Records

Early life

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Serious Klein was born in Hannover, Germany to Ghanaian parents.[2] His mother (a single mother) works in kindergarten and his father is a businessman. His parents separated when he was two years old and they moved to Duisburg, Germany at the age of four. He later moved to Oer-Erkenschwick. Serious started writing music at the early age of 12. He recorded his first song when he was 14 years old through a school project with the former music label VJ-Style.[3]

Career

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Serious Klein began performing under the name “key bee” which is short for his birth name Kelvin Boakye and changed his name to the present one in 2012. His mentor Ross Osei and his former in house producer Johannes "Shove Island" Altendorf took him under their wings and made him part of their own label DSTY records in 2009. He later formed the collective/label the family tree / 555 together with his manager Teddy Sarpong, His Tour Dj Dominik “Dayson” Antwi (in 2015) & his producer & long time collaborator Rascal.[4]

Serious recorded his first EP "The Serious Outlook" in 2012 which helped him get recognized locally in Germany. After his first EP he did the following EPs "The Introduction“ in 2015 and “Summer 03's Problem" in 2016.[5]

Serious released his debut album You Should've Known in 2018, out via Majestic Casual.[6]

In November 2024 it was announced that he is signed to Mass Appeal, an independent record label founded by music-icon NAS. [7]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • You Should've Known (August 2018)[8]

EPs

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  • The Introduction (June 17, 2015) [9]
  • Summer 03’s Problem (August 2, 2016) [10]

Singles

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Year Title Ref
2017 Try Me [11]
2018 Boy Boy [12]
2018 91 Flex [13]
2018 Coochie Money [14]
2018 Should’ve Known [15]
2018 Voodoo Money [16]
2018 Junior feat Ahmaad Mateen
2018 These Days
2019 On a Goat [17]
2019 No Drill (Frizzo feat. Serious Klein)
2019 Lil Capo
2019 Die For You (Amilli feat. Serious Klein) [18]
2020 Everyday Thursday (Drunken Masters & Serious Klein) [19]
2021 Straight Outta Pandemic (feat. Anaiis)
2021 The Shaw
2023 White Knight (feat. Josh Kye)
2023 Up
2023 Peek a Boo - A Colors Show
2024 stronger
2024 Pencils
2024 Ohene [20]

Notable performances & concerts

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Serious Klein has also performed at the Esquire Awards which is to celebrate achievement of men and women in the middle east in Dubai 2017.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Watch a new short film starring Ghanaian-German rapper Serious Klein". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  2. ^ "Premiere: Serious Klein Lays Down Bars For New Track "Coochie Money"". Complex. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  3. ^ "interview | serious klein". Schön! Magazine. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  4. ^ "Faith, Friendship, and False Idols with Serious Klein". majestic® Journal. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. ^ "You Need to Stop and Watch Serious Klein's Epic Video for 'Voodoo Money'". OkayAfrica. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  6. ^ "Premiere: Serious Klein Lays Down Bars For New Track "Coochie Money"". Complex. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  7. ^ "Nas signs Ghanaian-German rapper Serious Klein to Mass Appeal | Beenie Words". Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  8. ^ Thomas, Joel (2018-10-27). "Serious Klein - You Should've Known | Schmutz Album Review". Schmutz. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  9. ^ Paur, Jakob (2015-06-17). "$erious Klein – The Introduction". JUICE Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  10. ^ "Still Vibin » Serious Klein – Summer 03's Problem". Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  11. ^ "Shazam". Shazam. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  12. ^ "Boy Boy | Serious Klein". Qobuz. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  13. ^ "91 Flex (prod. by Rascal)". Hype Machine. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  14. ^ "What do you know about Serious Klein? – The New LoFi". Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  15. ^ "You Should've Known | Serious Klein". Qobuz. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  16. ^ Serious Klein Voodoo Money mp3, retrieved 2019-06-27
  17. ^ "On a Goat | Serious Klein". Qobuz. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  18. ^ "Die For You". Spotify.
  19. ^ "Everyday Thursday". Spotify.
  20. ^ "Serious Klein drops Ohene single". Music In Africa. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  21. ^ "Esquire Man at His Best Awards After Party [Gallery]". Esquire Middle East. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
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