Ferris MC

Sascha Reimann, better known by his stage name Ferris MC, is a permanent fixture on the German music scene. Born on October 2, 1973 in Neuwied in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, he has established himself as a musician, rapper and actor. He became particularly well-known during his time as a permanent member of the band Deichkind from 2008 to 2018, when he performed under the pseudonym Ferris Hilton, a tribute to Paris Hilton.

Ferris MC’s musical style is characterized by hard beats and diverse influences ranging from hip-hop to crossover and techno. His album “fertich!” is a prime example of this diversity, especially in songs like “Reimemonster Teil 2”, where the fast beats and unusual sounds are clearly audible. The use of guitar riffs in songs such as “Nacht der Freaks” and “Düstere Legende” also shows his love of experimenting with different genres.

In terms of content, Ferris MC’s lyrics are just as diverse as his musical influences. He tells stories from his life and that of his best friend as well as declarations of love for his “elixir of life”, cannabis. But he doesn’t shy away from controversial topics either, be it in his sharp attacks on the press, other musicians or his ex-girlfriend. However, he does not use the cliché of the gangsta rapper, but rather sheds light on life on the fringes of society and the challenges and problems associated with it.

Ferris MC is therefore not only a musical talent, but also a creative artist who is always breaking new ground with his lyrics and beats and making his listeners think.

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Ferris MC’s breakthrough and career

The road there was long, winding and eventful. Along the way, Ferris MC earned himself a reputation as “the most accomplished of all mongos”, “the living Elvis of rap”, “the rhyme monster”, “Satan’s cloned robot on the microphone” and “the Ozzy of rap”.

Childhood and youth in Germany

His first years were turbulent. After living in Neumünster and Kiel, the small family moved to the socially deprived area of Tenever in Bremen. It seemed inevitable that this environment would lead to problems.

Ferris, who borrowed his stage name from the movie “Ferris macht blau”, came into contact with drugs at an early age and was constantly in trouble with his alcoholic stepfather. As a result, he ended up in a home for troubled teenagers at an early age, where he came into contact with hip-hop for the first time and learned to break.

His school career was hardly compatible with his juvenile delinquency and increasing drug use. He was expelled from several schools and dropped out after finishing secondary school.

Although he loved rap, he lived out his rebellious side musically and was a fan of punk music. In addition to the Beastie Boys and the 2 Live Crew, he also liked the Ramones and the Ärzte.

Musical beginnings and breakthrough with the Freaks

To bridge his chronic lack of money, he began dealing drugs and completed an apprenticeship as a car mechanic at the age of 18. He completed it, but his grades were poor. Reimann began his career as a member of the Freaks Association Bremen (F.A.B.), which caused a stir in the burgeoning German rap scene in the early 1990s. With their first album “Freaks” on the indie label MZEE, they quickly established themselves in the scene before personal and artistic problems led to the band breaking up.

The album gave them a certain degree of recognition and the boys were allowed to contribute to the sampler “Die Klasse Von ’95”. With the accompanying tour, German hip-hop took its first tentative steps in Germany, and of course this had to be celebrated extensively – a little too extensively in Ferris’ case.

After a few LSD escapades and years of excessive partying, especially at Goa parties, F.A.B. split up for good in 1997. Drug use on the one hand and psychological problems on the other made living together more difficult. A reunion of FlowinImmo and Ferris was always on the cards, but never materialized.

In 1998, Ferris had had enough of Bremen and moved to Hamburg, where he stayed with Tobi Tobsen from Fünf Sterne Deluxe. There was a lot going on in the Eimsbüttel district in terms of rap and the music took up more and more of his time. Together with the Fünf Sterne, Eins Zwo, the Beginners and Doppelkopf, he formed the hard-working artist collective Mongo Clikke. Ferris was a permanent member and contributed to various records on the side.

In 1999, he collaborated with the Stuttgart rapper Afrob. “Reimemonster” was a huge success, with people celebrating the party track up and down the country. Ferris remained true to his rebellious image, but he also enjoyed great success with his first album “Asimetrie” and his first tour.

Unfortunately, his move to Hamburg also had negative consequences. Ferris fell back into his drug addiction, ended up in prison for a few days and ultimately had to struggle with serious health problems. In addition, there were violent differences of opinion with his buddy and tour DJ Stylewarz, which led to a temporary separation. Work on a new album was therefore not under a good star.

Under pressure to produce an equally successful follow-up, the second album “Fertich” was disappointing. The first single release “Flash For Ferris MC” was not well received by the fans, but the makers didn’t care. The track was based on the Billy Idol classic “Flash For Fantasy” and the concept was right: sex, drugs and rock’n’roll. Ferris could identify well with Billy Idol, whom he considered to be a punk who tended towards pop. He saw himself as the hip-hop counterpart to this. A new pseudonym was born: the Billy Idol of rap.

After the disappointment of “Fertich”, Ferris concentrated on himself and began working on his memoirs. In the fall of 2003, at the tender age of 30, he published his “audio biography”.

This was followed in 2004 by “Ferris MC”, which was announced by his record company Yo Mama as the “best Ferris album of all time”, as usual. This time, the full-bodied advertising promises were not a lie. In fact, Ferris presented himself as more relaxed and less strained than before. “Ferris MC” actually proved to be the highlight of his career.

When it’s at its best, you should stop, they say. Sascha Reimann probably thought so too. There were initial rumors of his retirement at the beginning of 2006, and in March he made it official: Ferris MC said goodbye with “Düstere Legenden”, a fat best-of album including an extensive video collection on DVD. It was said that “Düstere Legenden” would be Ferris MC’s last single.

Solo career and change to Deichkind

Ferris seems to be done with hip-hop, but not with music. Together with his partner Marc Deal, he founded the DJ duo Maniax and turned his attention to electro and house music. In 2008, after supporting Deichkind on tour, he joined as a permanent member: undoubtedly a career step towards success and madness on a scale previously unimagined.

But as part of a band, you simply can’t develop as freely as you would sometimes like. Over the years, Ferris has built up a need for musical communication that he can only satisfy on his own. At the beginning of 2015, something happened that even die-hard fans had not thought possible for a long time: Ferris MC dug himself out of the shambles again and promised a brand new solo album for the end of May.

“Glück Ohne Scherben” doesn’t stay alone: between Deichkind, tours, TV productions and advertising jobs, Ferris finds the time somewhere to add “Asilant” to his discography in spring 2017.

Sascha Reimann alias Ferris MC had long since proven the truth of at least one of his lines: “I can do anything – just not die nameless”.

In addition to the band “Apocalyptica”, Ferris MC was also a guest on “Inas Nacht”. The show was hosted by Ina Müller in Hamburg’s oldest sailor’s pub “Zum Schellfischposten”.

Return to solo music and autobiography

After leaving Deichkind in 2018, Reimann returned to his solo career. He experimented with different styles of music and released several albums, including “Wahrscheinlich nie wieder vielleicht” and “Alle hassen Ferris”. Together with his wife Helena Anna Reimann, he also published his autobiography “FERRIS: Ich habe alles außer Kontrolle. Not a novel” in 2022.

Studio albums

• 1995 Freaks
• 1999 Asimetry
• 2001 Ready!
• 2003 Audiobiography
• 2004 Ferris MC
• 2015 Happiness without broken glass
• 2017 Asilant
• 2019 Probably never again maybe
• 2020 Failed asimetry
• 2022 Everyone hates Ferris