DJ Tomekk

DJ Tomekk is a Polish-born German-based hip hop DJ and record producer. Rappers who have featured in his songs include Ice-T, Fatman Scoop, Khia, Xzibit, Fler, Sido, Kurupt, Lil' Kim, KRS-One, Torch, Afrob, Flavor Flav, and GZA. Tomekk's debut album, Return of Hip Hop, was released in 2001, and was followed by Beat of Life Vol. 1 in 2003 and Numma Eyns ("Number One") in 2005. His music was used for the advertising campaign against drunk driving in America-wide in October 2012. He is the first non-US American to be nominated for the 1st Annual Rap Music Award. His father was a Moroccan pianist and his mother a visual artist. He was born in Kraków, Poland, and his father emigrated to Germany in 1975. His mother died five years later; he was raised by his mother in Wedding, Germany. He has a son and a daughter, both of whom live in Berlin.