Alligatoah

Alligatoah
Alligatoah in 2015
Alligatoah in 2015
Background information
Birth nameLukas Strobel
Born (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 35)
OriginLangen, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer, DJ, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2006–present
LabelsTrailerpark
Websitealligatoah.de

Lukas Strobel (born 28 September 1989), better known by his stage name Alligatoah, is a German rapper, singer, producer and DJ signed to the independent German hip hop record label Trailerpark. He also publishes music for his two fictional characters Kaliba 69 (rapper) and DJ Deagle (producer) under his stage name. His albums Triebwerke and Musik ist keine Lösung were certified gold while the single "Willst du" was certified platinum.[1]

Biography

Alligatoah at the Zelt-Musik-Festival 2018 in Freiburg

Lukas Strobel grew up in Neuenwalde, a town near Bremerhaven in Lower Saxony. During his time at school he produced a number of short films and attended a film festival where he won 750 Euros for one of his films. Strobel continues to produce his videos. On 10 April 2006 Strobel founded the band Alligatoah and created two alter egos, to separate his function as a rapper (Kaliba 69) and as a producer (DJ Deagle). According to Strobel himself, another reason for the creation of the two characters is that he does not always "want to be alone" when making music.[2] The greatest influence for his music was German battle rap like Aggro Berlin. In 2006 he released his first album ATTNTAAT and a mixtape called Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil I. Both albums, along with his music film Goldfieber, were downloadable for free. In 2007 he published the mixtape Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil II. In March 2008 he signed a contract with the German hip hop label rappers.in. Under this label he released the album In Gottes Namen, which was awarded the best demo of the month in the January/February issue of the German hip hop magazine Juice. For this issue Alligatoah produced an exclusive track.[3] After successfully graduating from high school, Strobel moved to Berlin. In 2011 he released the third part of his mixtape named Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil III. In August of the same year he left rappers.in and joined the label Trailerpark after Timi Hendrix, a member of this label, recommended Alligatoah.[4] From September 2011 until March 2012 he attended together with Pimpulsiv, Sudden and DNP the PeppNoseDay Tour in Germany.[5]

In August 2013 Alligatoah released his third album Triebwerke, which debuted at number 1 on the German albums chart.[6] The album received a gold certification in 2014 and the single "Willst du" reached platinum status.[1] In September 2014 a remix of the song "Willst du" by the German DJ Robin Schulz was released and charted on the German iTunes singles chart just a few hours after its release. On 31 August 2015, Alligatoah announced his fourth album Musik ist keine Lösung, which was released on 27 November.[7] On 3 December, Strobel won the award "1Live Krone 2015" for the best hip-hop act.[8] In February 2016, Alligatoah embarked on his Himmelfahrtskommando tour and played in 11 German cities, as well as in Graz and Vienna. On 5 April his album Musik ist keine Lösung was certified gold.[1]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
[9] 		AUT
[10] 		SWI
[11]
Attntaat — — —
In Gottes Namen
  • Released: 19 December 2008
  • Label: rappers.in
  • Format: CD, digital download
 — — —
Triebwerke
  • Released: 2 August 2013
  • Label: Trailerpark
  • Format: CD, 2×LP, digital download
 1 3 27
Musik ist keine Lösung
  • Released: 27 November 2015
  • Label: Trailerpark
  • Format: CD, digital download
 3 5 14
Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil V
  • Released: 14 September 2018
  • Label: Trailerpark
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1 2 13
Rotz & Wasser
  • Released: 25 March 2022
  • Label: Trailerpark
  • Format: Vinyl, digital download
 2 4 18
Off
  • Released: 22 March 2024
  • Label: Trailerpark
  • Format: CD, vinyl, digital download
 1 1 3

Mixtapes

  • Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil I (2006)
  • Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil II (2007)
  • Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil III (2011)
  • Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil IV (Collective works from 2008 to 2011)
  • Schlaftabletten, Rottwein Teil V (2018)

EPs

  • Goldfieber (Soundtracks) (2007)
  • Raubkopierah (2008)
  • Narben (2014)
  • Nicht wecken (2019)

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[9] 		AUT
[10] 		SWI
[11]
"Trauerfeier Lied" 2013 69 — — Triebwerke
"Willst du" 14 20 —
"Willst du (Robin Schulz Remix)" 2014 35 42 47 Prayer
"Denk an die Kinder" 2015 38 — — Musik ist keine Lösung
"Mein Gott hat den Längsten (Live)" 2016 — — — In Gottes Namen
"Alli-Alligatoah" 2018 85 — — Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil V
"Wie Zuhause" 2018 — — —
"Meine Hoe" — — —
"Wo kann man das kaufen" — — —
"I Need A Face" — — —
"Nicht wecken (Heute)" 2019 83 — — Nicht wecken EP
"Wie Zuhause (MTV Unplugged)

(with Santiano)

— — — Non Album release
"Lungenflügel" — — — Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil V Zugabe
"Beten & Beißen"

(with Dazzle)

2020 — — — Non Album release
"Merch" — — —
"Monet"
(with Sido) 		9 29 74
"Flugblätter"

(with Lazy Lizzard Gang)

— — — Erde

(by Lazy Lizzard Gang)

"Keine bösen Wörter"

(with FiNCH)

2021 83 — — Rummelbums

(by FiNCH)

"Mir dir schlafen" 67 — — Rotz & Wasser
"Nebenjob" 44 — —
"Stay in Touch" 71 — —
"Nachbeben" 2022 24 49 —
"Nicht adoptiert" 53 —
"SO RAUS" 2023 — — — off —

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[9]
"Vor Gericht" 2015 59 Musik ist keine Lösung
"Lass liegen" 74
"Teamgeist" 79
"Gute Bekannte" 91
"Du bist schön" 50
"Musik ist keine Lösung" 82
"Ein Problem mit Alkohol" 2018 92 Schlaftabletten, Rotwein V
"Beinebrechen"
(featuring Felix Brummer) 		93

Filmography

  • Goldfieber (2007)

Awards and certifications

Alligatoah with the award 1LIVE Krone 2015
  • 2015: German 1 Live Krone in the category Best Hip-Hop Act for the single "Vor Gericht"[13]

Gold certification in Germany

  • 2014: For the single "Willst du"[14]
  • 2014: For the album "Triebwerke"[15]
  • 2016: For the album "Musik ist keine Lösung"[16]

Platinum certification in Germany

  • 2015: For the single "Willst du"[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Alligatoah | Alligatoah". Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. ^ in: Juice published 13 February 2009.
  4. ^ Alligatoah unterschreibt bei Trailer Park 8 August 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. ^ Trailerpark geht auf "Peppnosedays Tour 2011″ 18 August 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2015
  6. ^ Focus: Alligatoah rauscht mit Triebwerke an die Spitze der Album-Charts Archived 20 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine 13 August 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2015
  7. ^ Announcement of Musik ist keine Lösung on Facebook 13 August 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  8. ^ einslive Krone: Gewinner 2015. 1Live Krone winners 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015
  9. ^ a b c "Suche: Alligatoah". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Discographie Alligatoah". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Alligatoah – Schlaftabletten, Rotwein Teil V". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  13. ^ 1Live Krone nomination for Alligatoah Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 December 2015
  14. ^ Alligatoah: Gold für "Willst du". Retrieved 5 December 2015
  15. ^ Alligatoah: "Triebwerke" geht Gold. Retrieved 5 December 2015
  16. ^ hip-hop.de – Alligatoah knackt erneut magische Verkaufsmarke. Retrieved 5 April 2016
  17. ^ Alligatoah erreicht mit willst du Platin Status. Retrieved 5 December 2015
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