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King (Album) by Kollegah

Artist Biography For Kollegah

Felix Martin Andreas Matthias Blume Better Known Under His Alias "Kollegah" Is A German-Canadian Rapper From Simmern Germany. Born In 1984 As The Son Of A Canadian Father And A German Mother He Spent His Youth Mostly With His Mother Since The Genitor Had Left Her Shortly After The Birth. The Empty Spot Of The Father-Figure Was Taken By His Step Father Who Also Nicknamed Him As "Kollegah". Due To Him Blume Also Converted To The Islamic Religion At The Age Of 14. According To Kollegah His Talent For Rapping Comes From The Fact That He Started Learning To Recite Verses From The Qur'an And Would Start Playing Around With Them Making Them Rhyme. Kollegah Started Rapping In 2004 Under His First Alias "T.O.N.I."
He Released His First Mixtape "Zuhältertape Vol. 1" Zuhälter German For "pimp" In 2004 For Free Over The Internet Which Caused A Rather Great Hype In The German Underground Rap Scene. Kollegah Fascinated The Listeners With Lightspeed Double Or Even Tripple Time Rap Incredibly Funny And Complex Punchlines And Ruthless Drug Dealer Stories Which Had Never Been Before In Germany.
He Then Would Start Rapping In The German "RBA" Reimliga Battle Arena An Online Platform For German Mcs To Battle Each Other Via Mp3s And Caused A Great Hysteria Aswell Because Alot Of People Could Not Believe That Such A Good And Verbally Gifted Player Would Attend Their Small Community. In 2005 The "Selfmade Records" Label Home To Artists Like Favorite Or Shiml Signed Him And Immediately Re-Released His Zuhältertape As An "X-Mas Edition" With 6 Bonus Tracks.
A Year After He Released His Highly Anticipated Follow-Up Mixtape Called "Boss Der Bosse" German For Boss Of The Bosses .
2007 Finally Marked The Release Of His First Album "Alphagene" German For Alpha Genes Which Sold Surprisingly Well For A Purely Independently Released Album Peaking At #51 In The German Album Charts. The Successor "Kollegah" In 2008 Even Topped This Remarkable Chart Entry With A Stunning #17 Entry In It's First Week.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: King

King Ist Das Vierte Soloalbum Des Deutschen Rappers Kollegah. Es Erschien Am 9. Mai 2014 Über Das Düsseldorfer Label Selfmade Records.
Bereits Drei Tage Nach Veröffentlichung Verkündete Selfmade Records Dass King Innerhalb Von 24 Stunden Goldstatus In Deutschland Für Über 100.000 Verkaufte Einheiten Erreicht Habe. Eine GfK-Analyse Bestätigte Die Aussagen Des Labels. Demnach Positionierte Sich Kollegah Mit King Mit Über 160.000 Verkauften Einheiten In Der Ersten Verkaufswoche Direkt Auf Platz Eins Der Deutschen Charts. Auch In Österreich Und Der Schweiz Stieg Das Album Direkt Auf Platz Eins Ein Und Erreichte Laut Selfmade Records Ebenfalls Goldstatus In Der Ersten Woche. Nach Vier Wochen Und Drei Tagen Konnten Mehr Als 200.000 Einheiten Abgesetzt Und Somit Platinstatus Erreicht Werden. Bis Mitte März 2016 Wurden 300.000 Alben Verkauft Womit King In Deutschland Mit Dreifach-Gold Ausgezeichnet Wird. 18 Der 20 Albumtracks Konnten Sich In Der Woche Der Veröffentlichung Des Albums Außerdem In Den Deutschen Singlecharts Platzieren. „King“ Ist Damit Das Album Mit Dem Stärksten Einfluss Auf Die Singlecharts Aller Zeiten Und Kollegah Der Deutsche Interpret Mit Den Meisten Gleichzeitig In Den Singlecharts Vertretenen Songs. Nur Von Michael Jackson Waren Nach Seinem Tod Mehr Titel Gleichzeitig In Der Top 100 Vertreten.