SCH's "Otto": The father the rapper never knew how to tell he loved him
Story In 2018, on his concept album "JVLIVS," SCH delivered his most intimate confession. Among the sixteen tracks, "Otto" stands out with its unabashed melancholy. For the first time, the Marseille rapper pays tribute to his father in a peaceful interlude.
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"My dad's name was Otto, he didn't like putos." This nickname is that of Rodolph Schwarzer, a truck driver by profession, father of the rapper SCH , who died in 2017 at the age of 66. Four gothic letters are now tattooed on the Marseillais' left hand, displayed at every concert, in every interview, like a sanctified stigma. A name that has become a tribute piece for the fantasy world of "JVLIVS", certified platinum single, by which the artist undergoes a radical artistic transformation.
“Good living, good worker, good thief”Behind the nickname “Otto” The figure of an ordinary father emerges. Rodolph Schwarzer embodies this Europe of internal migrations, the son of a German who crossed the continent to put down roots in Marseille. With his maternal French roots…
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