- Capital: € five million
- Age: 32
- Born: 07/03/1987
- Country of origin: Germany
- Source of wealth: rapper
- Last updated: 2023
Short introduction
Kontra K is a rapper born and raised in Berlin. His actual call is Maximilian Diehn. At the start of his profession, he offered himself off the road with a difficult photo and difficult rap. In the meantime, he moves greater slight tones. In addition to his a hit excursions via Germany, the rapper earns properly cash together along with his YouTube channel and the famous streaming providers. He is a father of and a own circle of relatives man. Kontra K could be very keen on animals and is worried in animal protection.
Early existence
Kontra K grew up in Berlin below tough conditions. At the age of sixteen he left college and devoted himself to rap song. He desired to emulate his American function fashions 2Pac, Nas, Notrious BIG and Naughty with the aid of using Nature. At this age he additionally began out kickboxing. Sport and song have to play a chief function in his destiny existence. Kontra K additionally began out in his early years together along with his 1/3 passion, tattoos. Numerous photos beautify his pores and skin and tell, in part, approximately his existence.
Career
In 2006 his profession began out to develop. Together with the rapper KiezSpezial, he based the Rapduo complete contact. The rap duo stuck the eye of the rapper and manufacturer Kaisa (formerly: Kaisaschntt), who signed the 2 below his label Hell Raisa. This collaboration gave upward push to the Fight Club Mixtape Vol. 1. After a quick duration of collaboration, however, the label broke up.
Kontra K, who had gotten to understand different rappers like Fatal and Skinny Al there, did now no longer stay idle, however as a substitute based his personal label together along with his colleagues. The label DePeKa Records. They had been capable of win Distributionz as a income partner. Here Kontra K additionally were given to understand the manufacturer Big Flexx, with whom he nevertheless works correctly today.
In 2010 Kontra K launched his debut album “Dobermann”. A Dupstep mixtape called “Electrosmog” seemed years later. In the identical yr his 2nd album “Was die Zeit brings” turned into launched, which turned into one in every of Distributionz`s best-promoting albums and had made a decisive contribution to the reality that Distributionz have become Amazon`s Label of the Month in April.
The following yr the EP “Auf Teufel come out” and the 1/3 album with the aid of using Kontra K “12 Runden” had been launched. This should attain eighth region withinside the German album charts.
Kontra ok have become an increasing number of a hit and famous labels have become interested by him. In May 2014 he then agreed with the label “Four Music” and signed a contract. How fruitful this collaboration turned into turned into already glaring whilst the EP “Wolves” turned into first published. The album “Out of the shadows into the light”, launched in February 2015, did now no longer disappoint expectancies either. His fourth album hit variety at the German charts.
Kontra K persisted to provide with the end result of his 5th solo album “Labyrinth” in 2016. For this he should, amongst different things, win rappers like RAF Camora and Bonez in addition to the band Haudegen for a collaboration. The interactive video that turned into produced for “At Your Side” contributed substantially to the achievement of the album. On May 27, 2016, the album hit No. 1 at the German charts. Contra Ks best achievement so far.
Inspired with the aid of using achievement, some other album turned into launched the subsequent yr. His 6th solo album “Gute Nacht” can be launched in April 2017. He had formerly ended operating with the Four Music label. Kontra K stated approximately this choice that it turned into an amicable separation. The 6th album is launched below the label BMG.
The no 1 album “Earth and Bones” observed in 2018. The following yr 2019, Kontra K launched some other solo album. “They desired water, however they get gasoline” turned into capable of set up itself at the pinnacle of the charts.
Career highlights
Kontra K has controlled to paintings its manner out of nothing. His indicates are extraordinarily famous. In 2018 he turned into capable of attain 70,000 spectators with simply seven concerts. An large achievement.
Kontra K turned into capable of region his albums “Labyrinth”, “Good Night”, “Earth & Bones” and “They desired to get water however gasoline” at no 1 at the German album charts. Three of those albums completed gold status.
His earnings from streaming systems is likewise lucrative. Kontra K has 2.three million listeners each month on Spotify alone. With his maximum famous tracks, such as “Last Tear”, “Lead”, “Warning”, “Everything she wants” and “Colors”, Kontra K, in line with the information that Spotify publishes, have to have already raised a complete of round 810,000 euros.
His YouTube channel is likewise going properly. With a fifty five percentage proportion of income via marketing and marketing revenue, Kontra K earns round 40,000 euros in step with month on common with round eleven million views.
Kontra K additionally sells its personal style logo with “Loyal Clothing”. So far, no earnings of Loyal Distributions GmbH has been deposited with the Federal Gazette, wherein Kontra K is entered as dealing with director. However, because a few garments are usually offered out and income are going properly overall, a five-digit earnings may be expected.
Famous quotes
- “It`s now no longer approximately perfection, however approximately getting higher
- Not higher than the rest, however higher than yourself
- Either you do otherwise you don`t do anything
- Only consequences display what you are ”
- “Success isn’t anyt any luck, simply the end result of blood, sweat and tears, existence can pay the entirety back”
Amazing facts
- Kontra K rescued a infant tiger, which he named Elsa, and based a natural world sanctuary.
- He began out consuming vegan.
- According to his Instagram channel, Kontra K turned into capable of promote 3000 live performance tickets inside an hour.