Metropolink Festival / Jassin, Boondawg, OG LU, Bangerfabrique, Moé

In the organizer's words:

Jassin

Jassin makes rap with attitude - straight from the provinces, with a lot of feeling and even more plain language. His tracks are about growing up, breaking out, anger, softness and resistance. With his distinctive voice and profound lyrics, he tells stories from the edge of the city, straight to the heart. Sometimes dark and heavy, sometimes light and melodic - but always genuine. Jassin is young, hungry and has something to say. And live? Raw, intense and simply there.

Boondawg

Boondawg from Düsseldorf doesn't come to play - he comes in cult mode. With his debut album of the same name, he brings dark trap, honest lyrics and raw energy to the stage. Soundtrack to going under? Maybe. But with style. Between atmospheric beats, heavy bass and soulful melancholy, Boondawg creates spaces for anger, longing and self-empowerment. Full support comes from none other than Souly. Live, there are no compromises: Powerful, raw and straight to the point. If you're serious about rap, you shouldn't miss this.

OG LU

"50% habibti 50% banditi" Not long ago, she was still involved in the left-wing scene (or in her own words: "spitting on Nazis") and lived in a squat. Today she regularly works as a bouncer and loves Thai boxing, where she fights her way through a similarly male-dominated world as in German rap. Her lyrics are often characterized by a feminist, shall we say, criticism of men ("Sexism sells, that's why I diss men"), who rarely satisfy her and certainly can't compete with her on the mic. So, stop babbling, now. Listen. Or again in her own words: "Quiet, be quiet, because Lu is taking over now."

Banger Fabrique

Hamburg's freshest, female-only hip-hop collective takes over our Container Stage for 3 hours - completely. Three hours of afterparty, three hours of banger mode. Bangerfabrique will make you sweat with rap, beats and basslines. With a mixture of female power, live MCing and a DJ set, they provide the soundtrack for the night: rough, loud, vibey. They don't mince their words and tackle grievances in the male-dominated scene head on. No half measures, no taking a deep breath - just love and going stupid. If you're still standing still afterwards, you weren't there.

Moé

Moé brings emotion to German rap - without clichés, without noise, but with force. Between melancholy beats and razor-sharp honesty, he creates songs that get under your skin. His lyrics are introspective, vulnerable and strong at the same time - a voice for the quiet, the sensing, the searching. Sometimes whispering, sometimes demanding, but always genuine. Anyone who experiences Moé live senses that it's not about show, it's about soul. German rap with attitude and heart - quiet, but loud in its resonance.