Cem Anhan (born 23 May 1991), known professionally as Capo or Capo Azzlack, is a German rapper of Turkish and Zaza-Kurdish descent. He is the younger brother of the rapper

Haftbefehl Aykut Anhan (born 16 December 1985), known by his stage name Haftbefehl (meaning "arrest warrant" in German), is a German rapper of Turkish-Kurdish origin. He was signed to his own record label Azzlack, before signing with the label Echte Musik ...

Life and career

Anhan was born in

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, Germany. He grew up in a Turkish-speaking household, raised by a Turkish mother from

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father from the East Turkish province of

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. Anhan's father committed suicide when he was nine years old. Anhan's older brother Aykut Anhan, known as

fled to

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in 2006, because of an impending imprisonment. Haftbefehl released his second studio album ''Kanackis'' in February 2012. Capo had a guest part on the song ''Party mit uns''. Capo released his first single as a lead artist, "Hater / Erzähl' ma" on 19 August 2013. His first studio album, ''Hallo Monaco'' was released on 4 October 2013 and debuted on number 21 of the German album charts. He went into a hiatus following his album release. In April 2017, he announced his second studio album, ''Alles auf Rot'', which was released on 7 July 2017. The album reached the top 10 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Capo German male rappers German people of Turkish descent German people of Kurdish descent Living people 1991 births