Artist Info: Umse

Umse (born 25 July 1983), born Christoph Umbeck, is a German rapper.

Umbeck, who has been known as Umse since his school years, initially became interested in punk rock and crossover before turning to hip-hop and has been writing German-language lyrics since 1997. In 2006 he was signed to the label Tunnelblick Music. In May 2006 he released the eight-track EP "smart&weise", which was distributed exclusively online. By the end of 2008, it had been downloaded more than 20,000 times. [read more...]