Fremd im eigenem land

The song "Fremd im eigenem Land" (Foreign in your own nation) was produced by Advanced Chemistry in November of 1992. [ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Advanced+Chemistry Advanced Chemistry Discography] ]

The single became a staple in the German hip hop scene. It made a strong statement about the status of immigrants throughout Germany, as the group was composed of multi-national and multi-racial members. In the video, one member shows a passport to imply that he is German according to the passport, but still not accepted as German by the rest of the society. [Brown, Timothy S. “‘Keeping it Real’ in a Different ‘Hood: (African-) Americanization and Hip-hop in Germany.” In The Vinyl Ain’t Final: Hip Hop and the Globalization of Black Popular Culture, ed. by Dipannita Basu and Sidney J. Lemelle, 137-50. London ]

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