1) Curse (born 6… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists and bands with name Curse
1) Curse (born 6 September 1978 as Michael S. Kurth) is a German rapper from Minden. The name "Curse" is inspired by the English pronunciation of his family name.
2) Curse is also the name of a Black Metal band from Iceland, formed in 1995. Their lyrical themes are Nordic mythology and mysticism. They released 2 demos and 3 full-length albums.
3) A black metal band from Finland (split-up)
4) Curse is Michael Hansen, a minimal techno producer who released his work primarily on the Thinner netlabel.
5) Curse is a two-piece electronic/doom band. Jane & Logan formed Curse in the fall of 2011. Curse is Logan Terkelsen (ex-Pfisters) and Jane Vincent (ex-Abiku). http://cursebaltimore.bandcamp.com/
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1) German rapper.
Biography
Curse has had a long musical past. In his youth, he played songs like "Zwei Mal In Den Kopf" in his former band Phat Kicks. In the 90ies, his band had gigs in the area of Stadthagen.
On his first album Feuerwasser (released in 2000), his lyrics have already been self-reflected and they have handled with things that had happened in his life, but also contained classical hip hop tracks such as representing- and battle-tracks. He especially raps about abortive relationships and admits mistakes to himself. For that reason, he is a kind of an outsider in the hip hop scene. The beats on Feuerwasser and many other releases are often produced by Sascha Bühren aka Busy.
In 2001, his next album Von Innen Nach Außen (which means something like "inside outwards") was released. On this album, Curse continued his style and the lead single "Lass uns doch Freunde sein" was distinguishing from current rap clichés and thus gaining attention even outside the hip hop scene. The German hip hop magazine Juice rewarded this album with the title "Best National Album". This album has even been released in Japan. It reached the German Top-Ten Charts.
On his third album Innere Sicherheit his style changed in many aspects: While the beats on his previous albums were mainly produced electronically, the beats on this album are produced with a wide range of instruments: From sophisticated instrumentals with classical transverse flutes (Ich Versteh Dich) over the Crossover song "Schocktherapie" to the very emotional "Und Was Ist Jetzt?", a piano ballad, there is an broad musical array, which emphasizes and accompanies with the deep lyrics. Also an increasing amount of political society-critical texts can be detected, whereas he is not ignoring his 'old' topics. In this frame also the single "Widerstand" has originated with the German Reggae-Artist Gentleman.
Also with the cooperation with upcoming talents he acquired renown. So, for instance, he afforded Italo Reno & Germany as soon as Stress und Trauma the opportunity to present themselves to a general public with guest appearances on his releases and not least by his artist platform Alles Real Records. Over the Years he made many collaborations with various German and international artists, among others with Kool Savas, Xavier Naidoo, Max Herre (Freundeskreis), Samy Deluxe, J-Luv, Braz (4Lyn), Patrice, Black Thought (The Roots), Pete Rock and RZA.
On December 2, 2005 Curse released his fourth Album Sinnflut. The lead single "Gangsta Rap" entered the German charts on position 25. On Sinnflut Curse returns to his roots, as if the experimental album Innere Sicherheit had never existed. With deep and very private songs as "Kein Weg zurück" or "Mein Leben", or the represent tracks like "Der Fluch" or "Broken Language Reloaded" featuring Samy Deluxe, which is a remake of the classic "Broken Language" from Smoothe Da Hustler Feat. Trigger Tha Gambler from 1995, the record has become homogeneous and multifaceted. Curse fulfilled himself a childhood dream with the features with Black Thought (of The Roots) and the producer legend Pete Rock. Latter has been persuaded to sing the hooks and shout outs, which he did for NAS before.
In 2005, between The Albums "Innere Sicherheit" and "Sinnflut", Curse did a Project with 3 swiss Rappers/Producers (Greis (PVP), Taz (Tafs), Claude (Sektion Chuchichästli)). What started as a short Vacation together, ended in a full-length Album. The Swiss Rappers Greis and Taz rapped in Swissgerman (Dialect), Curse in German, Claude was Producer.
In August 2006 Curse released his Best-of Album "Einblick zurück" - in English maybe "Impression Back". This Album covers his greatest hits from 1996 - 2006, ten years of German Hip Hop. The Album is more of a mixtape, the Tracks were mixed by DJ Kool GQ and DJ Kitsune.
2) Black metal band from Iceland.
Discography:
1999 - Dimension of scattered sound and silence (demo)
2001 - Cursed Be Thy Name
2001 - Battlefield of the Gods (promo tape)
2002 - Victory through total domination volume III
2002 - Dead Sun Rise
2006 - Slaughter of the Stars
2007 - In Life & In Death / Verden og Fanden (split with Sykdom)
Official site: http://curse.helviti.com/
Der lange Weg zur...
Curse Lyrics
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Aber trotzdem muss man immer wieder Kohle reinwerfen
Damit was Gutes kommt
Das sagt die eine Hälfte - die andere Hälfte sagt
Die besten Dinge in diesem Leben sind frei vom Zwang des Geldes
Die Leute sagen so einiges, zum Beispiel Geiz ist geil
Und gleichzeitig auch, dass Preis gleich Style ist
Die Widersprüche sind schneller da als der Widerstand
Zu, zu lang ist es her, dass wir mal politisch waren
Heute schmeißen wir Steine, um cool zu sein und den Stil zu wahren
Wir sind die Opfer der Politik aus Verzweiflungswahlen
Und fühlen uns kurz mal besser wenn wir zu anderen "Opfer" sagen
Und soviele Nutten kann Deutschland gar nicht haben
Wie angeblich Hurensöhne rumlaufen auf unseren Straßen
Die Zahl unserer Arbeitslosen ist angeblich grad gesunken
Hartz IV ist vom Staat gesponsorte Armut, es geht nach unten
Die Wunden werden immer größer, die Kluften beginnen zu klaffen
Der Unterschied zwischen Reich und Arm, und Bayern und Sachsen
Muss man feiern, dass wir noch wach sind, statt benebelt vom Schwachsinn
Solang wir Schmerzen spüren, können wir sicher sein, dass wir wachsen
Denn Freiheit entsteht im Handumdrehen:
Dadurch, sein Leben selbst in die Hand zu nehmen
Und: ohne hier vor euch anzugeben:
Meine Arche ist angekommen, es ist Land zu sehen
Der Weg ist lang, doch die Freiheit ist groß!
In this verse of Curse's song "Der lange Weg zur...", he talks about the different opinions and contradictions that exist in society. He starts off by saying that people say that life is not a jukebox, but still, we have to invest money in order to get good things. Some people believe that the best things in life are free from the pressure of money, while others believe in the phrase "greed is good" and that the price of something determines its style. He points out that the contradictions in society are even faster than resistance, and we end up making jokes instead of taking action. He talks about the lack of political engagement in our society, and how people throw stones to be cool and maintain their style. Curse highlights the desperation felt by people who become victims of politics, and how they try to feel better about themselves by calling others "victims". He also touches on the issue of unemployment, stating that while the government boasts of a decrease in the number of unemployed people, in reality, the problem of poverty is still escalating. He emphasizes the growing gaps between the rich and poor, and between different regions of Germany, such as Bavaria and Saxony. Curse suggests that instead of being intoxicated by nonsensical things, we should celebrate being awake and aware of the things happening around us. He believes that pain is necessary for growth and we need to take control of our lives in order to achieve freedom. Finally, he ends by saying that he has found his own way to navigate life and sees the land ahead of him.
Line by Line Meaning
Die Leute sagen das Leben ist keine Jukebox
People say that life isn't like a jukebox, where you put in money to get something good in return.
Aber trotzdem muss man immer wieder Kohle reinwerfen
However, you still need to keep putting in money to get something good in return.
Damit was Gutes kommt
So that something good will come out of it.
Das sagt die eine Hälfte - die andere Hälfte sagt
One half says this while the other half says that.
Die besten Dinge in diesem Leben sind frei vom Zwang des Geldes
The best things in life are free from the constraint of money.
Die Leute sagen so einiges, zum Beispiel Geiz ist geil
People say a lot of things, like 'stinginess is cool'.
Und gleichzeitig auch, dass Preis gleich Style ist
And at the same time, that price equals style.
Die Widersprüche sind schneller da als der Widerstand
Contradictions arise faster than resistance.
Schnell macht man wieder Sprüche, statt ruhig zu sein, aber zuzulangen
We quickly make sarcastic remarks instead of staying calm and taking action.
Zu, zu lang ist es her, dass wir mal politisch waren
It's been too long since we were politically active.
Heute schmeißen wir Steine, um cool zu sein und den Stil zu wahren
Today, we throw stones to look cool and maintain our style.
Wir sind die Opfer der Politik aus Verzweiflungswahlen
We are the victims of politics resulting from desperate elections.
Und fühlen uns kurz mal besser wenn wir zu anderen "Opfer" sagen
And we feel briefly better when we call others 'victims'
Und soviele Nutten kann Deutschland gar nicht haben
Germany cannot have as many prostitutes as the number of sons of bitches running around on our streets.
Wie angeblich Hurensöhne rumlaufen auf unseren Straßen
As supposedly bastard sons roam our streets.
Die Zahl unserer Arbeitslosen ist angeblich grad gesunken
The number of our unemployed has supposedly decreased.
Hartz IV ist vom Staat gesponsorte Armut, es geht nach unten
Hartz IV is state-sponsored poverty, and things are going downhill.
Die Wunden werden immer größer, die Kluften beginnen zu klaffen
The wounds are getting bigger, and the gaps are starting to widen.
Der Unterschied zwischen Reich und Arm, und Bayern und Sachsen
The difference between rich and poor, and between Bavaria and Saxony.
Muss man feiern, dass wir noch wach sind, statt benebelt vom Schwachsinn
We should celebrate that we are still awake, instead of being drugged by nonsense.
Solang wir Schmerzen spüren, können wir sicher sein, dass wir wachsen
As long as we feel pain, we can be sure that we are growing.
Denn Freiheit entsteht im Handumdrehen:
Because freedom is created in a heartbeat:
Dadurch, sein Leben selbst in die Hand zu nehmen
By taking control of your own life.
Und: ohne hier vor euch anzugeben:
And without boasting in front of you here:
Meine Arche ist angekommen, es ist Land zu sehen
My ark has finally arrived, and there is land in sight.
Der Weg ist lang, doch die Freiheit ist groß!
The path is long, but freedom is vast!
Contributed by Mia W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.