Sebastian Meisinger (born June 27, 1981 in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

), better known by his stage name Money Boy, is an Austrian rapper and singer. He became famous with his hit "Dreh den Swag auf".

Biography

Money Boy grew up in the 15th district of Vienna, Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus. By 2008, he studied journalism and communication at the

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. He graduated with the degree Magister philosophiae. His master's thesis was about

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in Germany. Before starting with rap, he played basketball for a long time. He initially wrote his lyrics in English. After his first public title, ''Ching, Chang, Chung'', Money Boy caught attention in late summer 2010 after publishing his cover Version of

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's ''

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''; ''Dreh den Swag auf''. In 2015, he performed with members of the ''Glo Up Dinero Gang'' at the sold out ''VideoDays'', including an ambiguous statement about recreational drug use at the end of his performance: "Drugs are bad, I confess that shit; but I am high, so I have no problems with it."German original statement: "Drogen sind schlecht, ich gesteh' den shit; aber ich bin high, also habe ich keine Probleme damit."

Glo Up Dinero Gang

He founded the ''Glo Up Dinero Gang'', a gang that features various artists with a similar style and image; some of the more known artists include ''Spinning 9''. ''Hustensaft Jüngling'' (''

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Youngster'') and ''Medikamenten Manfred'' (''Medication Manfred'').

Discography

Albums

* 2013: ''SWAG'' * 2014: ''HiTunes'' * 2015: ''Cash Flow'' * 2016: ''Alles Ist Designer'' * 2018: ''Mann unter Feuer'' * 2019: ''Quick Mart'' * 2019: ''Geld Motivierte Muzik'' * 2020: ''Dripolympics'' * 2020: ''Feed The Skreetz'' * 2021: ''The Plug'' * 2021: ''10 Bullets'' * 2022: ''Back in der Trap'' * 2022: ''The Lost Tape II'' * 2024: ''Der Pimp im purple Pelzmantel'' *2024: ''SWAGSGIVING''

EPs

* 2013: ''Trap Haus'' *2024: ''Der Eagle ist gelandet''

Singles

* 2010: ''X-Mas Time'' * 2011: ''Dreh den Swag auf'' (Club Remix) * 2013: ''Swaghetti Yolonese'' * 2013: ''Yolohafte Swagnachten'' * 2014: ''Einer Geht Noch'' * 2014: ''Gay C D.B.n.C.''

Notes

References

Sources

''Kronen Zeitung''''Vice''''Vice''''Vice'' ''Vice''''Musik Express''''Express''''Vienna Online''''Heute'' ''Vienna Online''

External links

Official YouTube channel
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