Texta

Austrian hip-hop group Texta were formed in Linz in Upper Austria in 1993. The group consists of five members: MCs Flip (Philipp Kroll), Huckey (Harald Renner), Laima (Klaus Laimer, also credited as Dalai Laima), Skero (Martin Skerwald), and DJ Dan (Daniel Reisinger, sometimes credited as DJ Dan da Man). All the rappers contribute to the (German-language) lyrics, with Flip usually providing the beats. Naturally, the group's music is influenced by American hip-hop acts, but Texta have garnered a considerable fan base given their Upper Austrian dialect raps, their D.I.Y. attitud...