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    German Rappers Accused Of Anti-Semitism Win Major Music Prize

    Last week, the duo of Farid Bang and Kollegah, whose lyrics have been criticized for anti-Semitism, won the Germany equivalent of a Grammy, prompting several to return their own awards in protest.
    by Anastasia Tsioulcas Apr 19, 2018 3 minutes
    Rappers Farid Bang and Kollegah, performing on stage during the Echo Awards show in Berlin on April 12.

    The Echo Awards — Germany's equivalent to the Grammys — is facing widespread censure after this year's prize for best hip-hop album was given to a duo whose lyrics include boasts about how their bodies are "more defined than Auschwitz prisoners" and that they will "make another Holocaust, show up with a Molotov."

    At the award ceremony, which took place on April 12, rappers Kollegah (Felix Blume) and Farid Bang (Farid El Abdellaoui) took home the prize for(translated: ).

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