OG Keemo (German rapper)

Karim Joel Martin (born 1993), known professionally as OG Keemo, is a German rapper. Karim Joel Martin was born in Mainz, Germany, in 1993, to a Sudanese father. After his parents separated, he moved to Bayreuth. He lived in several cities before settling permanently in Mannheim. He first began publishing rap music channel on SoundCloud. After his SoundCloud channel became increasingly popular he was signed by the Stuttgart-based label Chimperator Productions in September 2017. In October 2017, he released the extended play Neptun. In November 2019, his first studio-length album, Geist, was released. He released a second album, Mann beißt Hund, in January 2022. Hiphop.de named the album the best German rap album of 2022. "Ehrengäste im Interview: OG Keemo & Funkvater Frank über Zukunftsängste als Motivation". player.fm (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-14. Brimmers, Julian (2019-10-25). "OG Keemo: The German rapper taking aim at entrenched racism". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2025-05-14. Schacht, Falk (2022-01-03). "Herausragend: OG Keemos Album "Mann beißt Hund"". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-14. Eder, Sebastian (2022-01-17). ""Mann beißt Hund" von OG Keemo: Was weißt du von Angstattacken?". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-14. "Alle Gewinner*innen der Hiphop.de Awards 2022". hiphop.de (in German). 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2025-05-14. "Discographie OG Keemo". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2026-05-18. "Discographie OG Keemo". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2026-05-18. "Discographie OG Keemo". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2026-05-18. "Discographie OG Keemo". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2025-05-14. "Discographie OG Keemo". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2025-05-14. "Discographie OG Keemo". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2025-05-14. "Discographie OG Keemo". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2025-05-14. "Discographie OG Keemo". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2025-05-14. "Discographie OG Keemo". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2025-05-14.