"Jetzt kann mir egal sein, ob der Block mich liebt" – Auto-sociobiographical techniques in hip-hop

When speaking of auto-sociobiography and narratives of social mobility, one often thinks of texts such as "Returning to Reims" (Fr. 2009) by Didier Eribon, the prose of Annie Ernaux and Édouard Louis, and—within the German-speaking context—authors such as Christian Baron, Daniela Dröscher, Deniz Ohde, and Anke Stelling.

However, auto-sociobiographical retrospectives on childhood and youth in socially precarious environments also appear in another cultural field. In German hip-hop, the artists Tua and OG Keemo release songs, EPs, and albums that offer intersectional perspectives on stories of class and advancement from socially disadvantaged backgrounds.