Massaka (rapper)

Massaka
Born
Murat İlhan

(1984-10-25) 25 October 1984
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2002–present

Murat İlhan (born 25 October 1984), known professionally as Massaka, is a Turkish rapper, singer and songwriter. He is also known by his song "3 Kings" with Snoop Dogg.[1][2][3][4] Massaka is originally from Trabzon. He is one of the leading figures in Turkish gangster rap [5]. Having been part of street gangs since his childhood in Berlin, Massaka was also detained by Turkish authorities in 2025 for "glorifying crime and criminals" [6], and later released [7].

Discography

  • 36 Night Crime (2005)
  • Blutbeton (with Monstar361) (2007)
  • Dämmerung (with Monstar361) (2010)
  • Das Ritual (2011)
  • Blutbeton 2 (with Monstar361) (2012)
  • Istila (with Kodes) (2016)
  • Siyah (2018)
  • Flashback (2018)
  • Syndikat (with Monstar361) (2019)

References

  1. ↑ "Massaka'nın dünya başarısı". Sabah. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Snoop Dogg ile Düet Yapan Trabzonlu Massaka Kimdir? Trend Olan Şarkısı 3 Kings Dinle". Körfez. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Massaka'yı oyunculuk heyecanı sardı". Haberler.com. 17 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rapçi Massaka yerli otomobili Almanya'ya götürecek - Magazin Haberleri - Milliyet". www.milliyet.com.tr. 31 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Massaka Kimdir? Massaka Biyografisi ve Hayatı | Kral Müzik". kralmuzik.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  6. ↑ İSTANBUL, (DHA) (8 April 2025). "Ünlü rapçi 'Massaka' gözaltına alındı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "SON DAKİKA: Gözaltına alınan rapçi Massaka için karar verildi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 9 April 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2026.