Ballermann hit "Layla": party song sparks sexism debate

The party anthem "Layla" caused a huge stir.

Ballermann hit "Layla": party song sparks sexism debate

The party anthem "Layla" caused a huge stir. The controversial song about a "horny puff mama" dominates the German charts. In this episode of the ntv podcast "Ditt

The Ballermann anthem "Layla" is currently causing a stir. In the charts, in the media, on the internet. Playing the party hit was banned at several folk festivals, and the controversial decision had been discussed for days. Even Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann joined the debate on Twitter. He thinks the ban is "one too many". For the makers of the song, the sexism debate is "absolute madness". DJ Robin told the "Bild" newspaper, "in every German rap song, the lyrics are worse. Nobody gets upset."

Despite or because of this excitement about supposedly sexist content and a ban on folk festivals, "Layla" has been number 1 in the German single charts for weeks. In this edition of the ntv podcast "Ditt