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Massiv

Background information
Birth name	Wasiem Taha
Born	(1982-11-09) 9 November 1982 (age 41) Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, West Germany
Genres	Gangsta rap, Hip hop
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Horrorkore Entertainment (June–August 2006) Al Massiva (Sony BMG) (2007)

Website	massiv65.de

Musical artist

Wasiem Taha (Arabic: وسيم طه), better known as Massiv (born 9 November 1982), is a German gangsta rapper with Palestinian roots living in Berlin. During his early career Taha was signed to the label Horrorkore Entertainment, but later he left and signed to major label Sony BMG. He acts in the German TV-Series 4 Blocks (TV series)

Life and career

Early life

Taha had been influenced by hip-hop from an early age. He moved to Berlin in 2005, having struggled to find a job after not finishing school.^[1]

2006: Early career and debut album

In July 2006 Taha's debut album, Blut gegen Blut, was released. On 22 August, Taha left the Horrorkore Entertainment label and signed to Sony BMG. Reasons for the separation were not mentioned.

The label has reportedly invested 250,000 euros into Taha's career.^[2] Frankfurt-based rapper Azad said in an interview that he was interested to sign Taha onto his label, Bozz Music.^[3]

Shooting

In January 2008, Taha was purportedly shot three times by a masked man while talking on a cell phone near his car.^[4] Taha was subsequently hospitalized and lost a lot of blood, but was apparently able to leave the hospital later that same night. The Independent reported a rumor that the incident was a publicity stunt.^[5]

Discography

Solo

Year	Title	Chart positions			Sales
Year	Title	GER	AUT	SWI ^[6]	Sales
2004	Zahltag (aka Pitbull)
2006	Horrorkore Mixtape Teil 1 (with MC Basstard)
2006	Blut gegen Blut
2007	Blut gegen Blut Re-Release	55	—	—
2008	Ein Mann ein Wort	18	66	25
2009	Meine Zeit	30	53	32
2009	Der Ghettotraum in Handarbeit	100	—	—
2011	Blut gegen Blut II	22	42	32
2011	Eine Kugel reicht nicht	58	70	50
2012	Solange mein Herz schlägt	18	43	22
2013	Blut gegen Blut III	4	13	7
2014	M10	3	14	6
2015	Ein Mann ein Wort II	16	62	18
2016	Raubtier	8	20	9
2017	BGB X	8	22	26
2018	M10 II	16	57 ^[7]	59
2020	Lativ	15	62	—

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions			Album
Year	Title	GER	AUT	SWI	Album
2007	"Wenn der Mond in mein Ghetto kracht"	44	72
2008	"Weißt du wie es ist?" (samples "Sibylla" from Kingdom of Heaven^[8]^[9])	29
2008	"Es tut mir Leid"	84
2009	"Hollyhood" / "MAS Techno"
2018	"Hubba Bubba" (feat. Capital Bra)	43	65

Free tracks and other releases

Year	Title	Info(s)
2006	"Weil es meine Strasse ist"	Released on the Juice CD #67.
	"Stellungnahme"	Diss vs. Manuellsen, Snaga & Pillath.
	"Nichts als mein Hemd an"	Der Spiegel Exclusive.
2007	"Von der Siedlung in das Blockhaus"	Released on the Juice CD #81.
	"Kein Ausweg" (with Shai)
	"Die Antwort"	Diss vs. Manuellsen, Snaga & Pillath.
	"Opferfest"	Diss vs. Shok-Muzik.
2008	"Gangsta Shit" (with Hot Rod of G Unit)	Released on the Juice CD #84
2008	"Ohne euch wäre ich nichts"
2009	"Meine Zeit"

References

^ "Der palästinensische Gangsta-Rapper Massiv provoziert - Nachrichten Welt Print - DIE WELT". Welt.de. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
^ "Massiv unterschreibt bei Sony BMG". 16bars.de. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
^ "Neues vom Splash!". Rap.de. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
^ SPIEGEL, DER (16 January 2008). "Straight Outta Rhineland-Palatinate: German Hip Hop Gets Real as Rapper Shot in Berlin". Der Spiegel.
^ "German gangsta rapper 'faked shooting to boost street cred'". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
^ "Massiv – M10 II". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
^ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3 Charts". oe3.ORF.at.
^ "Sibylla 06 - Kingdom Of Heaven". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com.^{[dead YouTube link]}