Moses Pelham

Moses Pelham (born 24 February 1971 in Frankfurt) is a German rapper, singer and producer.

In 1993, together with Thomas Hofmann in Frankfurt, he started the Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt. Pelham is a member of the German band Glashaus.

Works Albums 1989: Raining Rhymes 1992: The Bastard Lookin' 4 the Light (1992 produced, but first published in 2000) 1994: Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt – Direkt aus Rödelheim (with Thomas Hofmann) 1995: Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt – Live aus Rödelheim (with Thomas Hofmann) 1996: Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt – Zurück nach Rödelheim (with Thomas Hofmann) 1998: Geteiltes Leid I 2004: Geteiltes Leid II 2012: Geteiltes Leid III 2017: Herz 2020: Emuna 2021: Nostalgie Tape

Singles 1988: Ay-Ay-Ay (What We Do for Love) (with Rico Sparx) 1988: Twilight Zone 1989: Can This Be Love 1989: Raining Rhymes 1990: Muscles (with Harold Faltermeyer) 1998: Hartreim Saga 1998: Schnaps für alle 1999: Skillz (with Illmat!c & Xavier Naidoo) 1999: Mein Glück 2000: Bonnie & Clyde 2000 (with Cora E.) 2004: Ein schöner Tag 2004: 77 Minutes of Strugglin (with Illmat!c & Kool Savas) 2006: Gott liebt mich 2009: Strugglin' (2009 ISAS Remix) (with Illmat!c, Kool Savas & Cassandra Steen) 2012: Für die Ewigkeit 2019: Notaufnahme 2020: Weiße Fahne 2020: Wunder (with Faiz Mangat) 2020: Juli 2020: Emuna (acoustic) (with Stefanie Kloß) 2020: Backstein 2020: Du 2021: Lappen wie Du

Lawsuit with Kraftwerk

Pelham used for his 1997 song "Nur mir" a two-second sample of Kraftwerk's "Metall auf Metall" from 1977. As a result, Kraftwerk sued Pelham for copyright infringement. The case continued for over 20 years, with Pelham ultimately losing in 2020. However, as copyright law changed shortly afterwards, the ruling doesn't apply to the current law, and the lawsuits for the use of the sample after June 2021 continue.