SSIO

SSIO
SSIO performing at the Deichbrand Festival in 2018
SSIO performing at the Deichbrand Festival in 2018
Born
Ssiawosch Sadat

(1989-01-28) January 28, 1989 (age 37)
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Other nameKanakonda
OccupationRapper
Years active2007-present

Ssiawosch Sadat (born January 28, 1989, in Bonn), better known by his stage name SSIO, is a German rapper and music producer with Afghan roots.

Life and career

Ssiawosch Sadat was born on 28 January 1989 in Bonn. In 1986, his family was forced to flee their native Afghanistan for political reasons. SSIO grew up in the Tannenbusch district of Bonn. Around the turn of the millennium, hip-hop culture first sparked SSIO's interest. In 2007, he joined Xatar's independent label, Alles oder Nix Records [de], under the name Kanakonda. He later changed his stage name to SSIO. He adopted this name because, due to his darker complexion compared to the rest of his family, he had been called سياه (siyāh, meaning black) since childhood. His older brother was also active at Alles oder Nix Records, where he managed the label alongside Xatar under the stage name Dingens.

Alongside his work as a rapper, SSIO studied Business Administration at the RheinAhrCampus Remagen of the Koblenz University of Applied Sciences.

In September 2012, SSIO released the mixtape Spezial Material, with which he entered the German album charts at number 69. A year later, he released his debut album, BB.U.M.SS.N. [de], which entered the German charts at number six and also placed within the top 20 in Austria and Switzerland. His album 0,9 [de], released on January 29, 2016, debuted directly at number one on the German album charts. Simultaneously, six individual tracks from the album charted on the German singles charts.

In 2025, SSIO achieved the highest chart placement of his career to date in the German singles charts with the single Alles oder nix. He reached number three and launched the promotional phase for his album of the same name.

Style

SSIO's music style is mainly inspired by 1990s G-Funk and Boom Bap, occasionally incorporating elements of New Jack Swing.

SSIO often uses "bi-language" in his lyrics, similar to how Joachim Ringelnatz used it in his poem Gedicht in Bi-Sprache.

Discography

Studio albums

BB.U.M.SS.N

  • Released: 13 September 2013
  • Label: Alles oder Nix Records
  • Chart position: No. 6 DE, No. 19 AT, No. 18 CH

0,9

  • Released: 29 January 2016
  • Label: Alles oder Nix Records
  • Chart position: No. 1 DE, No. 4 AT, No. 6 CH
  • Certification: Gold (BVMI)

Messios

  • Released: 6 December 2019
  • Label: Alles oder Nix Records, Universal Music Group
  • Chart position: No. 2 DE, No. 11 AT, No. 7 CH

Das neue Album

  • Released: 8 September 2021
  • Label: Alles oder Nix Records
  • Chart position: No. 22 CH

Alles oder nix

  • Released: 17 October 2025
  • Label: Universal Music Group
  • Chart position: No. 1 DE, No. 2 AT, No. 1 CH

Mixtapes

Spezial Material

  • Released: 7 November 2012
  • Label: Alles Oder Nix Records

Awards

Hiphop.de [de] Awards

Juice Awards

Polyton [de]

YouTube Music Awards

References

  1. ↑ "SSIO kommt im Dezember für Konzert nach Stuttgart" [SSIO is coming to Stuttgart for a concert]. Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). 16 July 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Morawitzky, Thomas (16 January 2020). "Größenwahnsinnig und superlustig: der Rapper SSIO im LKA – Große Klappe, ganz schön was dahinter" [Grandiose and Hilarious: Rapper SSIO at the LKA – Big Mouth, and Plenty of Substance to Back It Up]. Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 "SSIO: Comeback mit neuem Song und Hommage an Xatar" [SSIO: Comeback with a New Song and a Tribute to Xatar]. Der Spiegel (in German). 20 June 2025. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Herzog, Michael (26 July 2018). "Alles oder Nix: Ein Jahrzehnt deutscher Gangsta-Rap" [All or Nothing: A Decade of German Gangsta Rap]. hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Ssio". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Wehn, Jan (1 May 2015). "»Ich muss niemanden mehr davon überzeugen, dass ich ein Gangster bin.«" ["I no longer have to convince anyone that I am a gangster."]. ALL GOOD / Magazin für HipHop (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Bonner Rap-Star SSIO: Im Puff wollte ich Hausmeister werden". Express (in German). 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Erstmals Musik-Streams in Offizielle Deutsche Album-Charts: SSIO erster Spitzenreiter". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "SSIO - Alles oder nichts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts.
  10. ↑ "SSIO vs. The Beats // Feature". Juice Magazin (in German). 17 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Steurer, Carlos (24 December 2016). "Ssio: »Stell mich nicht in die Realkeeper-Ecke. Ich bin nicht in der Cypher groß geworden.« // Titelstory" [Ssio: "Don't pigeonhole me as a 'real keeper.' I didn't grow up in the cypher." // Cover Story]. Juice Magazin (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "SSIO". Offizielle Deutsche Charts.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "SSIO". austriancharts.at.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "SSIO". hitparade.ch.
  15. ↑ "SSIO". Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  16. ↑ HHRedaktion (9 February 2014). "Hiphop.de Awards 2013 - Die Gewinner". Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hesterbrink, Till (19 January 2026). "Hiphop.de Awards 2025: Das sind alle Gewinner". Hiphop.de (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Das sind die Preisträger des Polyton". ntv.de (in German). 26 March 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  19. ↑ Nehrkorn, Lisa (26 November 2025). "YouTube vergibt Music Awards an Ayliva, Oimara und Zah1de". Musik Woche (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2026.