Gzuz

Biography

Kristoffer Jonas Klauß (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstɔfɐ ˈjoːnas ˈklaʊs]; born 29 June 1988), better known by the stage name Gzuz ( JUZ-əs), is a German rapper and record producer. In addition to his solo career, he has had success as part of Hamburg hip hop crew 187 Strassenbande.

Biography

After his parents' divorce, Klauß grew up with his sister and his mother in Hamburg while becoming increasingly fascinated by the people who earn their money in the streets.
As a child, Klauß showed promise at basketball, yet the influence from bad company and later decisions led him to not advance seriously in the sport. His addiction to marijuana, hashish and speedball led him to be admitted to a rehabilitation center at the age of 14. At the age of 15, fed up with his destructive and criminal behavior, his mother decided to kick him out of the house. After resisting studying, he decided to try again with vocational training, but they ended up kicking him out for stealing a laptop. According to him, "he didn't fit into the German school system."
Klauß has been a member of 187 Strassenbande since 2006. The name Gzuz is an acronym for "Ghetto-Zeug unzensiert" (Ghetto stuff uncensored).
In October 2010 he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for predatory theft. During his detention, the 187 Street Gang went on a Free Gzuz Tour in 2012 and sold Gzuz Merchandise, such as Free Gzuz T-shirts.
After his release in 2013, he took part in the Uprising Tour. In 2014 he released the album High & hungrig×High & Hungrig23 May 2014 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Intro0:442Scheiß Tag4:023Geld2:414Wer wir sind3:445Krass2:216Guck mich um2:447Mit uns3:548Klack 18304:119Immer noch2:3210Auf Tour3:0111Ferrari2:1012Dagegen2:5913Hektik3:2614Leggaschmegga3:2315Dieses Boot3:37 together with Bonez MC, which entered the German album charts at number 9.
His solo album Ebbe & Flut×Ebbe & Flut9 October 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Intro1:252CL5002:323Ebbe & Flut3:334Hinterher2:4059mm3:066Alles Echt3:397Prollz2:458Käufliche Goldfische3:169Komm zu 1872:3510Rückspiegel2:4211Heiraten2:2812Bringt es kein Geld3:1913Lebende Legende2:3114LaLaLa2:3815Papa muss wachsen3:13 was released on 9 October 2015. This made it to number 2 in the album charts in Germany. On 27 May 2016 he released the album High & hungrig 2×High & Hungrig 227 May 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 41 tracks · 4 discsDisc 11Intro2:552Wolke 72:363Legendär3:554Meine Couch3:445Optimal2:426Hauptsache laut3:477Alles ok2:388Das Gefühl3:009Unser Park4:0610Blättchen & Ganja3:2111Oh weia2:5412Model2:4913Rum Cola2:3214Wiederbelebt2:5915Einfach weiterfliegen3:57Disc 21Intro (instrumental)2:552Wolke 7 (instrumental)2:363Legendär (instrumental)3:554Meine Couch (instrumental)3:445Optimal (instrumental)2:426Hauptsache laut (instrumental)3:477Alles ok (instrumental)2:388Das Gefühl (instrumental)3:009Unser Park (instrumental)4:0610Blättchen & Ganja (instrumental)3:2111Oh weia (instrumental)2:5412Model (instrumental)2:4913Rum Cola (instrumental)2:3214Wiederberlebt (instrumental)2:5915Einfach weiterfliegen (instrumental)3:57Disc 31Balla Balla3:332Paff Paff und weiter3:203Wenn ich will2:314Action in der Nacht3:56513 Uhr3:37Disc 41Intro1:122Ghettotourist2:353Sanduhr2:294Bombay Sa42:215Erichstraße2:166Alte Schule2:44 together with Bonez MC. It entered the album charts at number 1 and reached Gold status.
Gzuz gained attention in the U.S. after WorldStarHipHop posted the video for his song "Was Hast Du Gedacht". The music video went viral due to its extremely graphic and violent nature. Worldstar later posted the video for his song "Warum" as well.

Albums

with 187 Strassenbande
(for details, see discography of 187 Strassenbande)

2009: 187 Strassenbande
2011: Der Sampler II
2015: Der Sampler III
2017: Sampler 4
2021: Sampler 5
Solo