Kool Savas
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Savaş Yurderi (born 10 February 1975), known by his stage name Kool Savas, is a German rapper and hip hop artist.[1] Along with Taktlo$$, he formed the highly influential German rap duo Westberlin Maskulin (1997–2000). He was also a founding member of the German rap crew Masters of Rap in 1996.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Savaş Yurderi |
| Also known as | King Kool Savas, S.A.V., Essah |
| Born | 10 February 1975 Aachen, Germany |
| Origin | Turkey |
| Genres | German hip hop, battle rap |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Essah Entertainment (since 2009) Sony Music Entertainment (since 2002) Optik Records (2002–2009) Subword (2002–2007) Put Da Needle To Da Records (1999–2001) |
| Associated acts | Masters of Rap (1996–2001, 2016) Westberlin Maskulin (1997–2000) Xavas (2012) |
| Website | koolsavas.de |
In 2012, he collaborated in "Xavas", a duo formation with Xavier Naidoo, a German soul and R&B singer-songwriter and actor in the album Gespaltene Persönlichkeit. The two had already worked together on a number of other releases.
Savas is considered one of the most successful, best and influential German rappers. He is often referred to as the King of German rap. His nickname is King Kool Savas (KKS) and Essah.
Early lifeEdit
Born in Aachen, Germany to a German mother and a Turkish father. Savas' family moved to Turkey when he was one year old. His father, who is from Çorum, Turkey, was arrested because of his political posture against the then-military government in Turkey, and as a result his mother was forced to return to Aachen with Savas.[2]
CareerEdit
Essah Entertainment (2010–present)Edit
His 2011 album Aura included a single with the same name and a song featuring Xavier Naidoo, titled LMS 2012. In May 2012, Savas announced a collaborative album with Xavier Naidoo titled Gespaltene Persönlichkeit under the alias "Xavas" scheduled for release in Germany on 21 September 2012.[3] The track list was announced in August 2012, containing a total of 15 tracks[4]
His fourth studio album, Märtyrer, was released on 14 November 2014.
DiscographyEdit
Studio albums
- 2002: Der beste Tag meines Lebens
- 2007: Tot oder lebendig
- 2011: Aura
- 2014: Märtyrer
- 2019: KKS
- 2021: Aghori
Mixtapes
- 2004: Kool Savas goes Hollywood
- 2005: Die John Bello Story
- 2006: Wer hatz erfunden? (with Optik Schweiz)
- 2008: Die John Bello Story II
- 2009: Die John Bello Story II – Brainwash Edition (remix version)
- 2010: Die John Bello Story III
- 2016: Essahdamus
Remix albums
Compilations
- 2008: The Best of Kool Savas
Collaboration albums
- 1997: Hoes, Flows, Moneytoes (with Westberlin Maskulin)
- 2000: Battlekings (with Westberlin Maskulin)
- 2001: NLP (with M.O.R.)
- 2003: Nur noch 24 Stunden (with Freunde der Sonne)
- 2005: One (with Azad)
- 2006: Optik Takeover! (with Optik Army)
- 2012: Gespaltene Persönlichkeit (with Xavier Naidoo as Xavas)
- 2017: Royal Bunker (with Sido)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Kool Savas". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Kool Savas & Xavier Naidoo bringen XAVAS im September 2012". hiphop.de (German). 7 May 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "Kool Savas & Xavier Naidoo Gespaltene Persönlichkeit". hiphop.de (German). Retrieved 21 August 2012.
External linksEdit
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