Melanie Wilhelm, known professionally as Melbeatz, was born on 18 July 1977 in
West Berlin and emerged as a German hip-hop producer and composer. Early
exposure to hip-hop culture paved the way for her first widely released effort,
the single “OK!” in 2004, which introduced her to the national scene. That same
year she followed up with the studio album Rapper’s Delight, establishing her
presence within the German rap market and securing airplay on several urban
music stations. Throughout the mid-2000s Melbeatz collaborated extensively with
German hip-hop artists and producers, bu...