Matthias Schulze (born 5 May 1984) better known as Silla (formerly Godsilla) is a German
rapper
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who was previously signed to I Luv Money Records. In 2010, Schulze changed his pseudonym "Godsilla" to "Silla" to avoid a lawsuit by
Toho
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, the owners of the rights to
Godzilla
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.
Biography
Musical career
2004 he released his first Solo album ''Übertalentiert''. A year later he released an album with King Orgasmus One ''Schmutzige Euros''. Releasing ''Massenhysterie'' in 2006 first music videos were shot. In 2007 a sequel to Schmutzige Euros followed.
2007 he met rapper
Fler
Patrick Losenský (born 3 April 1982), known professionally as Fler, is a German rapper and the CEO of Maskulin Music Group.
Career
2000–2006: Beginnings
Fler was first recognized in the rap scene through collaborations with Bushido. T ...
who was featured on his next album ''City of God''. Equal to the track they named the collaboration album they released 2008 over
Aggro Berlin. According to Silla he sold about 25.000 copies of his albums till 2007.
In summer 2009 he had to be reanimated due to alcohol overdose. His next album ''Silla Instinkt'' came 2011, again over ''I Luv Money Records''. Afterwards he signed to Fler's new label Maskulin and released ''Die Passion Whisky'' (2012) and ''Audio Anabolika'' (2014).
2015 he changed to the label ''Major Movez'', released one album and two mixtaped until now.
Discography
Solo
Collaboration albums
Free tracks
References
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German male rappers
Living people
1984 births
Musicians from Berlin