Farid Bang is the stage name of Farid El Abdellaoui, a Moroccan rapper and hip-hop artist from Dusseldorf, Germany by way of Melilla, Spain who began growing his reputation on the German hip-hop scene when he was 19. Following the release of his debut album, Asphalt Massaka, in 2008, his success would come shortly thereafter when many began to realize Farid Bang's extraordinary talent as a "battle rapper." Farid Bang continues to raise his profile as one of Germany's most talented up-and-coming rappers, with records like Banger leben kürzer ranking highly on charts throughout several German-speaking countries.
