Ikkimel's confrontational porno-rap songs relish garish beats and crude language -- but behind the provocation there's a satirical wink. Born in Berlin-Tempelhof, the German rapper studied German Philology and Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Free University of Berlin and began making a name for herself in 2022. Her self-released EP, Aszendent Bitch, appeared in 2023, and she was signed to Four Music that same year; she hit the German Top 100 for the first time with her single "Keta und Krawall." Another EP (Hat sie nicht gesagt) was released the following year, and Ikk...