# Massiv > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Massiv > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Massiv.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massiv > Source revision: 1334526064 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{multiple issues| {{original research|date=April 2014}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2011}} {{expand German|topic=bio|date=August 2024|Massiv (Rapper)}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Massiv | image = Massiv - Pressefoto 2018 - 3.jpg | caption = Massiv in 2018 | birth_name = Wasiem Taha | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|11|9}} | birth_place = [Pirmasens](/source/Pirmasens), [Rheinland-Pfalz](/source/Rheinland-Pfalz), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany) | genre = [Gangsta rap](/source/Gangsta_rap), [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music) | years_active = 2004–present | label = Horrorkore Entertainment (June–August 2006)
Al Massiva (Sony BMG) (2007) | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|massiv65.de}} }} '''Wasiem Taha''' ({{langx|ar|وسيم طه}}), better known as '''Massiv''' (born 9 November 1982), is a German [gangsta rapper](/source/gangsta_rapper), [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service)) [streamer](/source/Streaming_media), [YouTuber](/source/YouTuber), and [actor](/source/actor). He began his [career](/source/career) in 2004 under the [stage name](/source/stage_name) '''Pitbull''', but changed it to '''Massiv''' (German for “[massive](/source/Mass)”) in 2005 or 2006. Both stage names are based on his massive [physique](/source/Human_body), which has become his [signature](/source/signature). Since 2022, he has been streaming on the streaming platform Twitch under the name MASSIV_65, and later uploads the streams to his YouTube series called MASSIV ON AIR. His streams are a type of [podcasts](/source/Podcast) in which he discusses [musical](/source/Music), [cultural](/source/Culture), and [social](/source/Society) topics. He is socially [critical](/source/Criticism) and primarily expresses criticism toward [Israel](/source/Israel), which he believes disregards the lives of children in [Palestine](/source/Palestine). Massiv is of Palestinian descent. == Life and career == === Early life === Taha had been influenced by [hip-hop](/source/hip-hop) from an early age. He moved to [Berlin](/source/Berlin) in 2005, having struggled to find a job after not finishing school.{{cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/welt_print/article1046810/Der_palaestinensische_Gangsta_Rapper_Massiv_provoziert.html |title=Der palästinensische Gangsta-Rapper Massiv provoziert |publisher=Welt.de |date=23 July 2007 |accessdate=11 June 2024 |language=de |first=Alexander |last=Kempff }} === 2006: Early career and debut album === In July 2006 Taha's debut album, ''Blut gegen Blut'', was released. On 22 August, Taha left the Horrorkore Entertainment label and signed to [Sony BMG](/source/Sony_BMG). Reasons for the separation were not mentioned. The label has reportedly invested 250,000 euros into Taha's career.{{cite web|url=http://www.16bars.de/newsartikel/964/massiv-unterschreibt-bei-sony-bmg/ |title=Massiv unterschreibt bei Sony BMG |date=19 April 2007 |publisher=16bars.de |accessdate=11 June 2024 |language=de}} Frankfurt-based rapper [Azad](/source/Azad_(rapper)) said in an interview that he was interested to sign Taha onto his label, Bozz Music.{{cite web |url=http://rap.de/features/685/t9 |title=Neues vom Splash! |publisher=Rap.de |accessdate=2014-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625214351/http://rap.de/features/685/t9 |archive-date=25 June 2007 |date=12 June 2007 |language=de |url-status=live }} == Shooting == In January 2008, Taha was purportedly shot three times by a masked man while talking on a cell phone near his car.{{Cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/straight-outta-rhineland-palatinate-german-hip-hop-gets-real-as-rapper-shot-in-berlin-a-528939.html|title=Straight Outta Rhineland-Palatinate: German Hip Hop Gets Real as Rapper Shot in Berlin|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=16 January 2008 |access-date=11 June 2024}} Taha was subsequently hospitalized and lost a lot of blood, but was apparently able to leave the hospital later that same night. ''[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)'' reported a rumor that the incident was a publicity stunt.{{Cite web |last=Paterson |first=Tony |date=18 January 2008 |title=German gangsta rapper 'faked shooting to boost street cred' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/german-gangsta-rapper-faked-shooting-to-boost-street-cred-770901.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309060204/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/german-gangsta-rapper-faked-shooting-to-boost-street-cred-770901.html |archive-date=2018-03-09 |access-date=11 June 2024 |website=The Independent}} == Discography == {{unreliable sources|date=April 2014}} === Solo === {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="3"| Chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Sales |- ! width="40"| [GER](/source/GfK_Entertainment_Charts) ! width="40"| [AUT](/source/Austria) ! width="40"| [SWI](/source/Switzerland)
{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/album/Massiv/M10-II-367164|title=Massiv – M10 II|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=26 September 2018}} |- | 2004 | '''Zahltag''' (aka Pitbull) | align="center"| | align="center"| | align="center"| | |- | rowspan="2"| 2006 | '''Horrorkore Mixtape Teil 1'''
(with MC Basstard) | align="center"| | align="center"| | align="center"| | |- | '''Blut gegen Blut''' | align="center"| | align="center"| | align="center"| | |- | 2007 | '''Blut gegen Blut Re-Release''' | align="center"| 55 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | |- | 2008 | '''Ein Mann ein Wort''' | align="center"| 18 | align="center"| 66 | align="center"| 25 | |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 | '''Meine Zeit''' | align="center"| 30 | align="center"| 53 | align="center"| 32 | |- | '''Der Ghettotraum in Handarbeit''' | align="center"| 100 | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 | '''Blut gegen Blut II''' | align="center"| 22 | align="center"| 42 | align="center"| 32 | |- | '''Eine Kugel reicht nicht''' | align="center"| 58 | align="center"| 70 | align="center"| 50 | |- | 2012 | '''Solange mein Herz schlägt''' | align="center"| 18 | align="center"| 43 | align="center"| 22 | |- | 2013 | '''Blut gegen Blut III''' | align="center"| 4 | align="center"| 13 | align="center"| 7 | |- | 2014 | '''M10''' | align="center"| 3 | align="center"| 14 | align="center"| 6 | |- | 2015 | '''Ein Mann ein Wort II''' | align="center"| 16 | align="center"| 62 | align="center"| 18 | |- | 2016 | '''Raubtier''' | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| 20 | align="center"| 9 | |- | 2017 | '''BGB X''' | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| 22 | align="center"| 26 | |- | 2018 | '''M10 II''' | align="center"| 16 | align="center"| 57
{{Cite web|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/oe3austriatop40longplay/|title=Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3 Charts|website=oe3.ORF.at|date=8 November 2019 }} | align="center"| 59 | |- | 2020 | '''Lativ''' | align="center"| 15 | align="center"| 62 | align="center"| — | |} === Singles === {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="3"| Chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! width="40"| [GER](/source/GfK_Entertainment_Charts) ! width="40"| [AUT](/source/Austria) ! width="40"| [SWI](/source/Switzerland) |- | 2007 | "Wenn der Mond in mein Ghetto kracht" | align="center"| 44 | align="center"| 72 | align="center"| | |- | rowspan="2"| 2008 | "Weißt du wie es ist?" (samples "Sibylla" from ''[Kingdom of Heaven](/source/Kingdom_of_Heaven_(film))''{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4KE_Mq8Emo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/w4KE_Mq8Emo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Sibylla 06 - Kingdom Of Heaven|date=4 December 2010 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws1X2RlOBdY|title=- YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}) | align="center"| 29 | align="center"| | align="center"| | |- | "Es tut mir Leid" | align="center"| 84 | align="center"| | align="center"| | |- | 2009 | "Hollyhood" / "MAS Techno" | align="center"| | align="center"| | align="center"| | |- | 2018 | "Hubba Bubba" (feat. [Capital Bra](/source/Capital_Bra)) | align="center"| 43 | align="center"| 65 | align="center"| | |} === Free tracks and other releases === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Info(s) |- | rowspan="3"| 2006 | "Weil es meine Strasse ist" | * Released on the [Juice](/source/Juice_(magazine)) CD #67. |- | "Stellungnahme" | * Diss vs. [Manuellsen](/source/Manuellsen), [Snaga & Pillath](/source/Snaga_%26_Pillath). |- | "Nichts als mein Hemd an" | * [Der Spiegel](/source/Der_Spiegel) Exclusive. |- | rowspan="4"| 2007 | "Von der Siedlung in das Blockhaus" | * Released on the [Juice](/source/Juice_(magazine)) CD #81. |- | "Kein Ausweg" (with Shai) | |- | "Die Antwort" | * Diss vs. Manuellsen, Snaga & Pillath. |- | "Opferfest" | * Diss vs. Shok-Muzik. |- | rowspan="2"| 2008 | "Gangsta Shit" (with [Hot Rod](/source/Hot_Rod_(rapper)) of G Unit) | * Released on the [Juice](/source/Juice_(magazine)) CD #84 |- | "Ohne euch wäre ich nichts" | |- | 2009 | "Meine Zeit" | |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Massiv}} Category:German male rappers Category:German rappers Category:German people of Palestinian descent Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Gangsta rappers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Massiv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massiv) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massiv?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.