Moses Pelham


Moses Pelham is a German rapper, singer and producer.
In 1993, together with Thomas Hofmann in Frankfurt, he started the Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt. Pelham is a member of the German band Glashaus.

Works

Albums

  • 1989: Raining Rhymes
  • 1992: The Bastard Lookin' 4 the Light
  • 1994: Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt – Direkt aus Rödelheim
  • 1995: Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt – Live aus Rödelheim
  • 1996: Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt – Zurück nach Rödelheim
  • 1998: Geteiltes Leid I
  • 2004: Geteiltes Leid II
  • 2012: Geteiltes Leid III
  • 2017: Herz
  • 2020: Emuna
  • 2021: ''Nostalgie Tape''

    Singles

  • 1988: Ay-Ay-Ay
  • 1988: Twilight Zone
  • 1989: Can This Be Love
  • 1989: Raining Rhymes
  • 1990: Muscles
  • 1998: Hartreim Saga
  • 1998: Schnaps für alle
  • 1999: Skillz
  • 1999: Mein Glück
  • 2000: Bonnie & Clyde 2000
  • 2004: Ein schöner Tag
  • 2004: 77 Minutes of Strugglin
  • 2006: Gott liebt mich
  • 2009: Strugglin'
  • 2012: Für die Ewigkeit
  • 2019: Notaufnahme
  • 2020: Weiße Fahne
  • 2020: Wunder
  • 2020: Juli
  • 2020: Emuna
  • 2020: Backstein
  • 2020: Du
  • 2021: Lappen wie Du

    Lawsuit with Kraftwerk

Pelham used for his 1997 song "Nur mir" a two-second sample of Kraftwerk's "Metall auf Metall" from 1977. As a result, Kraftwerk sued Pelham for copyright infringement. The case continued for over 20 years, with Pelham ultimately losing in 2020. However, as copyright law changed shortly afterwards, the ruling doesn't apply to the current law, and the lawsuits for the use of the sample after June 2021 continue.