Torch

Hip hop music, Musical Artist

1971 –

29

Who is Torch?

Frederik Hahn, better known by his stage name Torch, is a German rapper with Haitian roots. He is also known as DJ Haitian Star. He was among the first German rappers who began rapping in German in the mid-1980s in Heidelberg, laying the foundation for the success of German hip hop music. In 1985, Afrika Bambaataa named him king of the first German chapter of the Zulu Nation and also gave him the title: Overlord of Sound & Culture.

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Born
Sep 29, 1971
Heidelberg
Also known as
  • Frederik Hahn
  • DJ Haitian Star
Nationality
  • Germany
  • Haiti
Profession
Lived in
  • Heidelberg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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