The journey from her first poems, written at the age of twelve, to formative CDs from the Aggro Berlin scene and on to her first raps has been a long one for Kitana. Since her debut "Lorbeeren" (2022), the rapper has carved out her career with an impressive consistency, shaking up the scene in Austria and Germany and building a name for herself with freestyles over beats by Mobb Deep and Big L. She's also a familiar face on the stages of Vienna, where she now feels at home. So what is the next logical step? That's right: spitting singles like "Dust", "Parisienne" or the affectionate Prodigy homage "Kitana Firestarter" and ushering in the next level of female fronted German rap. All no problem for Kitana, who's already had to assert herself in another male domain, the Viennese financial sector, which she did for years. The multi-talented artist is unafraid to push boundaries and give others what she herself has been able to draw from hip-hop since her youth: a sense of understanding and belonging.