# Trettmann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Trettmann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Trettmann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trettmann > Source revision: 1326681926 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox musical artist | name = Trettmann | image = Ruhr Reggae Summer 2013 - Ronny Trettmann 01.jpg | caption = Trettmann (2013) | birth_name = Stefan Richter | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|10|9}} | birth_place = [Karl-Marx-Stadt](/source/Karl-Marx-Stadt), [East Germany](/source/East_Germany) | origin = | instrument = | occupation = Rapper | genre = [German hip hop](/source/German_hip_hop), [Trap](/source/Trap_music) | years_active = | associated_acts = [KitschKrieg](/source/KitschKrieg) | label = | website = [https://trettmann.de/ trettmann.de] }} '''Stefan Richter''', better known by the stage name '''Trettmann''', is a [German rapper](/source/German_hip_hop). Since his breakthrough in 2016, he works with the producer collective [KitschKrieg](/source/KitschKrieg). == Biography == Richter grew up in [East Germany](/source/East_Germany) prior to the fall of the [wall](/source/Berlin_Wall). His hometown Karl-Marx-Stadt is today called Chemnitz. His mother raised him and his older brother as a [single parent](/source/single_parent). The family made their home in a large [Plattenbau](/source/Plattenbau) development named after [Fritz Heckert](/source/Fritz_Heckert).Marcel Laskus: ''[https://www.zeit.de/2018/45/trettmann-chemnitz-heimat-neonazis Kratzer in der Platte]''. In: ''[Die Zeit](/source/Die_Zeit)'', No. 45/2018, dated 31 October 2018. Richter later used the name "Heckert" in his production company. The area also served as a backdrop to the music video of his single "Grauer Beton" (grey concrete) in 2017. Richter cites [RnB](/source/RnB) acts as his earliest musical influences, which he learned to appreciate when listening to the records of his mother and to radio stations from [West Germany](/source/West_Germany).Wenzel Burmeier: ''[https://juice.de/trettmann-feature-diy-juice-182/ Trettmann: "Was gibt es Schöneres, als wenn sich Styles mischen?"]''. In: ''[Juice](/source/Juice_(German_magazine))'', dated 17 November 2017. Richter gained his first impressions of [hip-hop](/source/hip-hop) during an appearance of the [New York City Breakers](/source/New_York_City_Breakers) on West German TV in 1984. He also cited the film [Beat Street](/source/Beat_Street) as an early visual influence, which premiered in East German cinemas during 1985.''[https://www.mdr.de/zeitreise/hip-hop-in-der-ddr100.html Hip Hop in der DDR: Improvisiert und originell]''. MDR dated 21 April 2016. Richter started [breakdancing](/source/breakdancing) and joined various [crews](/source/Hip-hop_dance) of his hometown. From 1984 on, he attended a middle school with a special track for music, dancing and performance.[https://talk-o-mat.podigee.io/11-trettmannxinesanioli Trettmann x Ines Anioli]. Interview dated 5 July 2018 on Talk-o-mat. Richter graduated from high school in Chemnitz after the [end of Communism](/source/Peaceful_Revolution) in East Germany. In the early 1990s, Richter travelled to [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica) for the first time. [Jamaican music](/source/Jamaican_music) continued to influence his style.Ralf Theil: ''[https://www.redbull.com/de-de/trettmann-billie-holiday Mit Trettmann & KitschKrieg auf Jamaika: "Billie Holiday"]''. In: ''Red Bull Magazine'' dated 14 March 2018. In the following years he worked in various temp jobs, including a gig as a clerk in a record shop. He also started [DJ](/source/DJ)ing.Krissi Kowsky: ''[https://rap.de/meinung/135734-22-jahre-trettmann-seine-karriere-in-songs/ 12 Jahre Trettmann – seine Karriere in Songs]''. In: ''rap.de'', Berlin, dated 27 July 2018. He lived in Berlin for a while, but then moved to Leipzig in 2001, where he organized [reggae](/source/reggae) parties and performed as an [MC](/source/MC).[https://www.freiepresse.de/kultur-wissen/kultur/die-sonne-sachsens-artikel10000700 Die Sonne Sachsens]. Interview in ''[Freie Presse](/source/Freie_Presse_(Saxony))'', dated 15 September 2017. His debut single under the moniker Ronny Trettman appeared in 2006, staying four weeks in the German single charts. He performed his songs in an [Upper Saxon dialect](/source/Upper_Saxon_German), satirising the German reggae/[dancehall](/source/dancehall) scene.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} In 2010, he released his first studio album, dropping the Saxon dialect and comedy act. He followed up with a second album in 2013. From 2016 on, he removed the first name of his artist persona, performing simply as Trettmann from then on. He started his collaboration with [KitschKrieg](/source/KitschKrieg), releasing three [EPs](/source/Extended_play) in rapid succession. Music critics described his style as "beats [...] in the manner of [cloud rap](/source/cloud_rap)".Kornelius Friz: ''[https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/pop/album-der-woche/leben-im-beton-das-album-diy-von-trettmann-15234127-p2.html Da lebt noch was im Beton]''. In: ''[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung](/source/Frankfurter_Allgemeine_Zeitung)'', dated 6 October 2017. Trettmann gave guest appearances on the commercially successful album [Palmen aus Plastik](/source/Palmen_aus_Plastik) by [RAF Camora](/source/RAF_Camora) and [Bonez MC](/source/Bonez_MC), thus becoming known to a wider audience in 2016. In 2017, Trettmann released his own album ''DIY#'', which stayed on the German album charts 64 weeks, peaking at rank 17.[https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-341361 German Charts for DIY#] In 2018, Trettmann performed on the single "Standard" together with German hip-hop acts Gringo, [Ufo361](/source/Ufo361) and [Gzuz](/source/Gzuz). "Standard" topped the [German single charts](/source/List_of_number-one_hits_of_2018_(Germany)) for two weeks.[https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1805088 German Charts for ''Standard''] Trettmann lives in Leipzig, working with KitschKrieg in [Berlin-Kreuzberg](/source/Berlin-Kreuzberg). == Awards == * 2018 hiphop.de Awards:David Büchler: ''[https://hiphop.de/magazin/hiphopde-awards-2018-sind-gewinner-317717 Hiphop.de Awards 2018: Das sind die Gewinner]''. In hiphop.de, dated 20 January 2019. 1st rank in the category "Best Song National" (''Standard'') * 2018 Preis für Popkultur:{{cite web|title=Gewinner 2018|publisher=preisfuerpopkultur.de|url=https://www.preisfuerpopkultur.de/news/gewinner-2018---45-.html|accessdate=2018-10-25|date=2018-10-19}} 1st rank in the categories "Favourite Solo Artist" (Trettmann), "Favourite Album" (''#DIY''), and "Favourite Track" (''Grauer Beton'') * 2017 [Juice Awards](/source/Juice_(German_magazine)):''[https://juice.de/juice-awards-2017-das-sind-die-gewinner-national-news/ JUICE Awards 2017: Das sind die Gewinner (national)]''. In: ''[Juice](/source/Juice_(German_magazine))'', dated 9 February 2018. 1st rank in the categories "Solo Artist National" and "Album National" * 2017 hiphop.de Awards:Saskia Meister: ''[https://hiphop.de/magazin/hiphopde-awards-2017-presented-by-ultimate-ears-gewinner-309824 Hiphop.de Awards 2017: Die Gewinner!]''. In hiphop.de, dated 12 January 2018. 1st rank in the category "Best Album National" (''#DIY'') ==Discography== ===Albums=== * 2010: ''Zwei chlorbleiche Halunken'' * 2013: ''Tanz auf dem Vulkan'' * 2017: ''#DIY'' * 2019: ''Trettmann'' * 2023: ''Insomnia'' ===Collaborative singles and other charting hits=== * 2018: ''Chaya'', Nura featuring Trettmann * 2018: ''Standard'', KitschKrieg featuring Trettmann, [Gringo](/source/Gringo_(rapper)), [Ufo361](/source/Ufo361) & [Gzuz](/source/Gzuz) * 2019: ''5 Minuten'', KitschKrieg featuring [Cro](/source/Cro_(musician)), [AnnenMayKantereit](/source/AnnenMayKantereit) & Trettmann * 2020: ''Irgendwo'', KitschKrieg featuring [Nena](/source/Nena) & Trettmann == References == == External links == {{Commons category|Trettmann}} * {{in lang|de}} [https://trettmann.de/ Artist website] * {{in lang|de}} [https://soundcloud.com/ronnytrettmann Trettmann] on [SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud) {{Authority control}} Category:1973 births Category:Musicians from Chemnitz Category:German male rappers Category:German rappers Category:Living people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Trettmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trettmann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trettmann?action=history)). 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