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Nina MC in 2001

Nina Tenge (born 6 April 1974 in Hamburg), also known under her stage names Nina and Nina MC, is a German former rapper and artist.

Life and work

Tenge was born to father Rahman Nadjafi, an Afghan teacher and activist, and mother Verena Tenge, a eurythmist.[1]

Nina Tenge gained stage experience in hip-hop clubs in Hamburg.[2] In 2000 she became increasingly known by collaborating with Deichkind's hit single Bon Voyage.[3][4] In 2001 her solo single Doppel X Chromosome gained widespread media attention.[2][5] The Süddeutsche Zeitung named her "Germany's best rapper". The Goethe-Institut repeated this judgment on its website in 2005.[6][2]

She entered the acting industry in 2003, playing guest roles in series and featured roles in films.[6]

Outside of music and acting, she has been involved with her father in an association for reconstruction programmes in Afghanistan.[7] She also trained in yoga and now works as a yoga teacher in Berlin.[8][2]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Title Year Album
"Bon Voyage"
(with Deichkind) 		2000 Non-album single
"Doppel X Chromosom" 2001 Nikita
"Scheiss drauf"
"Quelle"
"Arschzeit Baby"

(with MC Ronin)

2004 Non-album single
"Wet & Dirty"

(with Bushido)

"Fuck You" 2006

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Rosen der Finsternis | KUFA e.V." www.kufaev.de.
  2. ^ a b c d Burghausen, Lina (July 4, 2021). "Nina MC".
  3. ^ Wild, Beate. "Das Chaos hat einen Namen". Süddeutsche.de.
  4. ^ "Deichkind & Nina MC reagieren auf das "Bon Voyage" Musikvideo". October 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Gaul, Anna (August 14, 2019). "Frauen im Deutschrap: Die Wegbereiterinnen (Teil 1)".
  6. ^ a b "Die besten deutschen Rapperinnen aller Zeiten | Popkultur.de". popkultur.de. February 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "YogaEasy: Yoga üben mit deinem Online-Yogastudio". www.yogaeasy.de.
  8. ^ "Nina Heitmann YogaTeamBerlin Lehrerin". www.yogateamberlin.de.
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