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A contribution by Julian Held for the project "What's going on?!" From students at the H_DA
This well -known rapper has already conquered the German charts. He spent his youth in Darmstadt. In this article you will find out who it is.
Anyone who believes that Darmstadt is about science and Art Nouveau has not yet heard properly. Because in the Kranichstein district, one of the most successful German street rappers grew up: Olexesh. He released his first album over ten years ago. Today it is an integral part of the German rap scene.
Olexesh, who is called Olexij Kosarev with a bourgeois name, was born in Kiev and came to Germany with his mother as a child. He spent most of his youth in Kranichstein.
Darmstadt plays an important role in his music
His songs are always about Darmstadt, especially about the district characterized by high -rise buildings and a high migrant share, in which Olexesh grew up. Most of the time, this can already be seen from the names of the songs, such as "crane style", which he released in 2015.
Ten years later, on May 30, 2025, the 97-year-old rapper album was published: "Olexiy Kosarev". On this album, too, it quickly becomes clear that Olexesh feels connected to his homeland. So he raps in his song "64th Stock":
"In the 64th floor I can see my ghetto
where I come from ', I love to be here
in
the
64th
count the clouds .
Over 116 million streams with a song
His most successful song is "Magisch" together with Edin, who was released in 2018 and was streamed over 116 million times on Spotify (as of June 2025). With this track, Olexesh even managed to 1 in the German charts and was found there for a total of 33 weeks. He grabbed it, from Darmstadt to the charts.
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