A few days ago, I came across a song once again that I hadn’t heard for a long time, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head since. Die Fantastischen Vier are an extremely popular rap quartet from Stuttgart. Formed in the late 1980's, they sought to enhance rhythmically driven songs with samples and, above all, to rap in their native language. After performing in nurseries and youth centres, they actually managed to reach the top of the German charts relatively quickly. Although they can still fill large stadiums to this day, I’ve never really been able to get to grips with their rap, which was often rather childish. They’re really good, though, when they slow the tempo down and get into a groove that others would do anything for. It may well be a modern form of stoner music, but in this form it’s more than enjoyable.
