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. 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, but the album was never released.
In 2011, they launched their own record label called Goon MuSick. 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 Year Album details2007German Lugers Released: 27 February 2007
Format: CD, Vinyl LP2008Black Snow Released: 20 June 2008
Format: CD, Vinyl LP2009A Fist in the Thought (featuring Savage Brothers & Lord Lhus) Released: 26 May 2009
Format: CD2009The Trojan Horse Released: 27 October 2009
Format: CD2010Kraftwerk Released: 7 December 2010
Format: CD2011The Iron Fist (featuring Savage Brothers & Lord Lhus) Released: 5 April 2011
Format: CD2011Virohazard (Remix EP) (featuring Viro the Virus) Released: 28 June 2011
Format: CD2011Your Favorite MC (featuring Reef the Lost Cauze) Released: 25 October 2011
Format: CD2011Sparta (featuring M.O.P.) Released: 21 November 2011
Format: CD2012Terroristen Volk (German album) Released: 16 March 2012
Format: CD2012Snowgoons Dynasty Released: 17 July 2012
Format: CD, Vinyl LP2013Welcome to the Goondox (feat. PMD & Sean Strange as Goondox) Released: 9 April 2013 Label: Goon MuSick/Illseed/RBC Records Format: CD2013CoVirt Ops: Infantry (featuring Virtuoso) Released: 16 July 2013
Format: CD2013Black Snow 2 Released: 13 December 2013 Label: Goon MuSick Format: CD, Vinyl LP2014#Wakedafucup (featuring Onyx) Released: 18 March 2014 Label: Goon MuSick/Mad Money Format: CD, LP2014Grind Over Matter (featuring Aspects) Released: 29 August 2014 Label: Goon MuSick Format: CD2014KillaGoons (featuring Killakikitt) Released: 6 September 2014 Label: Scarcity Budapest/Goon MuSick Format: CD2014Bodhiguard (featuring Absztrakkt) Released: 17 October 2014 Label: 58Muzik Format: CD, LP2015Trapped in America (featuring N.B.S.) Released: 14 July 2015 Label: Big Bang Records/Goon MuSick Format: CD2015Gebrüder Grimm (English and German album) Released: 4 September 2015
Format: CD2016GoonBap Released: 12 December 2016 Label: Goon MuSick Format: CD2018King (featuring Nine) Released: 9 September 2018
Format: CD2019Misanthrop (featuring Marph) Released: 28 February 2019 Label: Goon MuSick/ Format: CD, LP2019Infantry Released: 29 March 2019 Label: Goon MuSick/ Format: CD, LP2019From Jersey to Germany Released: 20 April 2019 Label: Goon MuSick/ Format: CD, LP2019SnowMads (featuring Onyx) Released: 15 November 2019 Label: Goon MuSick/Mad Money Format: CD, LP2020Omnicide (featuring Wise Intelligent) Released: 18 September 2020 Label: Goon MuSick Format: CD2020Still Trapped in America (featuring N.B.S.) Released: 6 November 2020 Label: Big Bang Records/Goon MuSick Format: CD2021The Come Up (featuring K-Prez) Released: 6 June 2021
Format: CD2021Blood Oath (featuring Beni-Hana* & Qualm) Released: 20 November 2021
Format: CD20221st of Da Month Released: 1 July 2022
Format: CD2022Renaissance Kings Released: 14 January 2022
Format: CD2022Hellspawn (featuring Benny Holiday & Gibby Stites) Released: 15 July 2022
Format: CD2022U.z.i. Universal Zeitgeist Intelligence (featuring Planet Asia) Released: 11 November 2022
Format: CD2023Goon Mode (featuring Lingo and Ayok) Released: 24 March 2023
Format: CD20231St Of Da Month Vol. 2 Released: 1 September 2023
Format: CD20241St of Da Month Vol. 3 D Released: 1 September 2024
Format: CD
Mixtapes/compilations Year Album details2009German Snow Released: 2009 Format: CD2010Black Luger Released: 2010 Format: CD2010Sicknature & Snowgoons: Banished from Home Released: 17 January 2010 Format: CD2015Independent Warriors Released: 22 May 2015 Label: Goon MuSick Format: CD2015The Best of Snowgoons Released: 21 August 2015 Label: iHipHop Distribution/Babygrande Records Format: CD
Other Year Album details2004Clip Full of Ammo/ The Inauguration/ Hard to Catch Released: 2004
Format: 12" Vinyl Single2009German Lugers + Black Snow (Instrumentals) Released: 6 March 2009
Format: CD
Sicknature Year Album details1999Limitless Prospects (EP) Released: 5 October 1999
Format: LP2002The Sicknature (mixtape) Released: 2002
Format: CD2006Storm of the Century Mixtape featuring Capione Released: 2006
Format: CD2007Honey I'm Home Released: 9 October 2007
Format: CD2013Nature of the Contaminated Released: 30 September 2013
Format: CD, LP2017Copenhagen Kaiju (EP) Released: 24 November 2017
Format: CD2023Paintings of a Withering Forest Released: 5 May 2017
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 Apathy – A.O.T.P. 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 Diabolic – Suffolk's Most Wanted (feat. R.A. the Rugged Man) Diabolic – Bad Dream 2016 Golden Era Cypher
References
Other sources Snowgoons interview by VibeRated.com Snowgoons interview by 215hiphop.com Snowgoons interview by Planeturban.com Snowgoons albums on UGHH.com Snowgoons on Babygrande's website
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