Snowgoons
OriginGermany
GenreHip-hop
Years active1999–present
LabelGoon MuSick · Babygrande
Websitesnowgoons.de
Current membersDet Gunner
DJ Illegal
Sicknature
Past membersJ.S. Kuster
DJ Waxwork
Torben

Snowgoons is a German underground hip-hop production team composed of DJ Illegal (Manuu Rückert) and Det Gunner (D. Keller). In 2011, producers Sicknature (Jeppe Andersen) from Denmark and J.S. Kuster (Johann Sebastian Kuster) from Germany joined the group.

History

Det and DJ Illegal first started in 1999 as the two original members. In 2006, they decided to add a third member, Torben from Germany, who was a part of the group until 2008. After Torben left, they decided to add a third member again in the same year, DJ Waxwork from Germany, who was a part of the group until 2009. The Snowgoons are known for using orchestral/epic samples and for working with underground MCs, like members of Wu-Tang Clan, AOTP, Boot Camp Click and La Coka Nostra. The team cite DJ Premier, Alchemist and RZA as influences.[1] They have released several Snowgoons albums. They also did several collaboration albums with artists like Reef the Lost Cauze, M.O.P., PMD and Sean Strange (as Goondox) and Onyx. They planned to release an album with the hiphop group Krush Unit for several years,[2] but the album was never released.

In 2011, they launched their own record label called Goon MuSick.[3] In 2020, J.S. Kuster departed from Snowgoons and then started to go by the name Tengo and formed a duo rap group with the German rapper named BX under the name “Tengo & BX”.

Members

Current members

  • Det Gunner (1999–present)
  • DJ Illegal (1999–present)
  • Sicknature (2011–present)

Former members

  • Torben (2006–2008)
  • DJ Waxwork (2008–2009)
  • J.S. Kuster (2011–2020)

Discography

Albums

YearAlbum details
2007

German Lugers

2008

Black Snow

2009

A Fist in the Thought (featuring Savage Brothers & Lord Lhus)

2009

The Trojan Horse

2010

Kraftwerk

2011

The Iron Fist (featuring Savage Brothers & Lord Lhus)[4]

  • Released: 5 April 2011
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2011

Virohazard (Remix EP) (featuring Viro the Virus)[5]

  • Released: 28 June 2011
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2011

Your Favorite MC (featuring Reef the Lost Cauze)[6]

2011

Sparta (featuring M.O.P.)[7]

2012

Terroristen Volk (German album)[8]

  • Released: 16 March 2012
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2012

Snowgoons Dynasty[9]

2013

Welcome to the Goondox (feat. PMD & Sean Strange as Goondox)[8][10][11]

  • Released: 9 April 2013[12]
  • Label: Goon MuSick/Illseed/RBC Records
  • Format: CD
2013

CoVirt Ops: Infantry[13] (featuring Virtuoso)[8][14] Released: 16 July 2013[15]

  • Label: Goon MuSick/Big Bang Records
  • Format: CD
2013

Black Snow 2[16]

  • Released: 13 December 2013[17]
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD, Vinyl LP
2014

#Wakedafucup (featuring Onyx)[18]

  • Released: 18 March 2014[19]
  • Label: Goon MuSick/Mad Money
  • Format: CD, LP
2014

Grind Over Matter (featuring Aspects)

  • Released: 29 August 2014[20]
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2014

KillaGoons (featuring Killakikitt)

  • Released: 6 September 2014[21][22]
  • Label: Scarcity Budapest/Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2014

Bodhiguard (featuring Absztrakkt)

  • Released: 17 October 2014[23]
  • Label: 58Muzik
  • Format: CD, LP
2015

Trapped in America (featuring N.B.S.)

  • Released: 14 July 2015[24]
  • Label: Big Bang Records/Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2015

Gebrüder Grimm (English and German album)[25][26]

  • Released: 4 September 2015[27]
  • Label: Wolfpack Entertainment/Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2016

GoonBap

  • Released: 12 December 2016[28]
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2018

King (featuring Nine)[29]

  • Released: 9 September 2018
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2019

Misanthrop (featuring Marph)

  • Released: 28 February 2019[30]
  • Label: Goon MuSick/
  • Format: CD, LP
2019

Infantry

  • Released: 29 March 2019[31]
  • Label: Goon MuSick/
  • Format: CD, LP
2019

From Jersey to Germany

  • Released: 20 April 2019[32]
  • Label: Goon MuSick/
  • Format: CD, LP
2019

SnowMads (featuring Onyx)

  • Released: 15 November 2019[33]
  • Label: Goon MuSick/Mad Money
  • Format: CD, LP
2020

Omnicide (featuring Wise Intelligent)

  • Released: 18 September 2020[34]
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2020

Still Trapped in America (featuring N.B.S.)

  • Released: 6 November 2020[35]
  • Label: Big Bang Records/Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2021

The Come Up (featuring K-Prez) [36]

  • Released: 6 June 2021
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2021

Blood Oath (featuring Beni-Hana* & Qualm)[37]

  • Released: 20 November 2021
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2022

1st of Da Month[38]

  • Released: 1 July 2022
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2022

Renaissance Kings[39]

  • Released: 14 January 2022
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2022

Hellspawn (featuring Benny Holiday & Gibby Stites)

  • Released: 15 July 2022
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2022

U.z.i. Universal Zeitgeist Intelligence (featuring Planet Asia)[40]

  • Released: 11 November 2022
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2023

Goon Mode (featuring Lingo and Ayok)[41]

  • Released: 24 March 2023
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2023

1St Of Da Month Vol. 2[42]

  • Released: 1 September 2023
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2024

1St of Da Month Vol. 3 D[43]

  • Released: 1 September 2024
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD

Mixtapes/compilations

YearAlbum details
2009

German Snow

  • Released: 2009
  • Format: CD
2010

Black Luger

  • Released: 2010
  • Format: CD
2010

Sicknature & Snowgoons: Banished from Home

  • Released: 17 January 2010
  • Format: CD
2015

Independent Warriors[44]

  • Released: 22 May 2015
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2015

The Best of Snowgoons[45]

Other

YearAlbum details
2004

Clip Full of Ammo/ The Inauguration/ Hard to Catch

2009

German Lugers + Black Snow (Instrumentals)

Sicknature

YearAlbum details
1999

Limitless Prospects (EP)

  • Released: 5 October 1999
  • Label: DTM Management
  • Format: LP
2002

The Sicknature (mixtape)

  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Final Kut
  • Format: CD
2006

Storm of the Century Mixtape featuring Capione

  • Released: 2006
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD
2007

Honey I'm Home

  • Released: 9 October 2007
  • Label: Sicknature
  • Format: CD
2013

Nature of the Contaminated

  • Released: 30 September 2013[46]
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD, LP
2017

Copenhagen Kaiju (EP)

  • Released: 24 November 2017[47]
  • Label: Poetic Droid/Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD
2023

Paintings of a Withering Forest

  • Released: 5 May 2017[48]
  • Label: Goon MuSick
  • Format: CD

Production discography

  • 2003
    • Donald D – The Return of the Culture
  • 2005
    • Doujah Raze – The Inauguration
    • Majik Most – Who What When Where (feat. Celph Titled)
  • 2006
    • ATMA - The Halls of Amenti
    • The Devil'z Rejects – Incredibles
    • The Devil'z Rejectz – Dead Man Walking
  • 2007
  • 2008
    • Brooklyn Academy – The Last Passion
    • Brooklyn Academy – Black Out (feat. Jean Grae)
    • Canibus & Oobe – PL∞-Spitfest (Poet Laureate Infinity Mix)
    • Canibus – War (Poet Laureate Infinity Mix)
    • Dra-Q & Damion Davis – Rewind that sh!t
    • King Syze – Cement Work
    • Sabac Red – The Commitment
    • Doap Nixon – Heaven Is Calling (feat. Cynthia Holliday)
  • 2009
    • NATO ft J-Ro (The Alkaholiks) – Cross Boarders
    • NATO – Broadcast (feat. Blak Twang & Seanie T.)
    • Nervous Wreck & Chino XL – Knucklesandwich
    • Godilla – Lion's Den / The Getback (feat. Adlib & UG)
    • King & The Cauze – Snowgoons (feat. Adlib, Ali Armz & Godilla)
    • Randam Luck – Street Goons (feat. Jimmy Powers)
    • Randam Luck – Verbal Holocaust remix (feat. Ill Bill)
    • Randam Luck – Raw remix (feat. Vinnie Paz)
    • Viro the Virus – Heat
    • Para Bellum – Az Első Menet
    • Para Bellum – Torkolattűz
    • Sick Jacken (of Psycho Realm) – Sick Life (feat. Cynic & Bacardi Riam)
  • 2010
    • Psych Ward – Lost Planet (feat. Snored Putz)
    • Chief Kamachi – 2nd Lecture
    • M-Dot – The Real & the Raw remix (feat. Jaysaun of Special Teamz)
    • Mark Deez – The Oracle (feat. Dr iLL & Powder)
    • Mark Deez – I'm Here Now
    • Fanatik – Franchement
    • Revolution of the Mind – Die for My People
    • The Lost Children of Babylon – Babylon A.D.
    • The Lost Children of Babylon – Skull & Bones
    • The Lost Children of Babylon – Beware The Zeitgeist
    • The Lost Children of Babylon – The Venus Project
    • Sean Strange – Diabolical Decibels (feat. Exlib, Meth Mouth & Nems)
    • Powder – Flowers
    • N.B.S. – B.O.S.T.O.N.
  • 2011
    • Killakikitt – Intro
    • Killakikitt – A kocka el van vetve (feat. NKS)
  • 2012
    • N.B.S. – The Essence of Real Rap (feat. Akrobatik)
  • 2013
    • Demigodz – The Summer of Sam
    • Nature – New York Niggaz
    • Psych Ward – Subterranean (feat. Solomon Child, J Reno & Banish)
    • Hus Kingpin – Pyramid Points (feat. Rozewood)
    • N.B.S. – Perm Time
    • N.B.S. – Smiley (feat. Smiley & Sicknature)
  • 2014
  • 2016
    • Golden Era Cypher

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