Ufuk Bayraktar, better known as Ufo361, is a German rapper of Turkish origin from Berlin, born on 28 May 1988 and raised in the Kreuzberg district. His stage name fuses Ufo from his first name with 361, a nod to Kreuzberg's postal codes 36 and 61. Before music, he was a graffiti artist and part of the THC Crew, immersed in the local hip-hop scene. In 2010, rapper Said signed him to the Hoodrich label, where he formed Bellini Boyz with producer KD-Supier, launching a career that would stretch from boom-bap roots to trap dominance.
From the early Berlin work Ihr seid nicht allein in 2014 through the breakout Ich bin 2 Berliner and Ich bin 3 Berliner trilogy in 2016 and 2017, Ufo361 built a loyal following. His trap era exploded with 808 and VVS in 2018, followed by Wave in 2019, Lights Out with Ezhel the same year, Rich Rich in 2020, and Nur Für Dich with Sonus030 also in 2020. Later projects include DESTROY ALL COPIES in 2021, LOVE MY LIFE in 2023, SONY and Nur Für Dich 2 in 2024, and BEWARE in 2026, alongside singles like LATERNE, ALLE MEINE BRÜDER TOT, and CULLINAN SERIES 2. Collaborations with Ezhel, Sonus030, BFRND, 10am, Miksu, Macloud, and Trettmann have kept his sound evolving across more than a decade of releases.
