Can David Bayram (born 30 November 2000), better known by his stage name Pashanim, is a German

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing ...

and filmmaker.

Life and career

Bayram was born on 30 November 2000, in the

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district of

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, Germany. His mother is

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, his father is of

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- Turkish origin. He started rapping when he was twelve years old, and in 2017, he founded the rap collective ''Playboysmafia'' alongside fellow rappers Symba, Abuglitsch, and RB 030. In 2018, he released his first songs via the online distribution site

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. Bayram first rose to prominence in early 2020 with the track "Shababs botten", peaking at number 84 on the

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, having gained traction after being widely used on the video-sharing platform

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. In May 2020, his single "Airwaves" reached number two on the German charts, marking his major commercial breakthrough. On 28 December 2020, he released his EP ''junge ceos 2'', premiering three tracks. In addition to his rapping career, he works as a

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, and has filmed music videos for German artists such as Juju, Nura, and Casper. Furthermore, he has directed the music videos for his own songs "Shababs botten", "Hauseingang", and "Airwaves".

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

Featured in

Other singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Results

References

External links

Pashanim's profile
on

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pashanim 2000 births Living people German male rappers 21st-century male rappers Musicians from Berlin