blood against blood

blood against blood
Studio album from Massiv
Publication (s)	2006
Label (s)	Horror core entertainment
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Gangster rap
Title (number)	23
running time	79:57
production	Woroc , Keyza Soze , Flash Gordon and others
Studio (s)	Berlin

Blut gegen Blut is the debut album by the Berlin rapper Massiv . The album was released on July 14, 2006 via Horrorkore Entertainment , the MC Basstard label . Massiv, who toured with Taktlo $$ , MC Basstard and King Orgasmus One before the release of Blood Against Blood , came to Berlin for the first time in 1999. Later the Massif, who grew up in Pirmasens , persuaded his family to move to Berlin. He became the first rapper MC Basstard signed, and initially remained so. Due to disagreements, the rapper split from horror core in August 2006. In addition to his debut album, the collab mixtape Horrorkore Mixtape Part 1 , which Massiv had recorded with MC Basstard, was released a month earlier (June 16, 2006) on the label of the same name.

blood against blood

Track list

1. The voice that breaks the sound (intro) - 1:11
2. Blood for Blood - 2:54
3. Ghetto Song - 3:35
4. Arabs in handcuffs - 2:31
5. Just One Life (feat. Godsilla ) - 4:07
6. Stand your man - 2:48
7. Berlin Crime (feat. Frauenarzt & MC Bogy ) - 4:36
8. My life my pride - 2:46
9. We are outnumbered (feat. King Orgasmus One & Bass Sultan Hengzt ) - 4:42
10. Now watch - 3:02
11. Our body is massive (feat. Automatikk ) - 3:56
12. My CV (feat. Megaloh ) - 2:49
13. What sharp gun (feat. MC Basstard) - 2:52
14. Showtime - 2:40
15. Fuck your club (feat. Sido ) - 3:45
16. Bizznez - 5:16
17. Still the same (feat. B-Tight ) - 3:08
18. Massiv (feat. MC Basstard) - 3:10
19. Wartime - 4:32
20. Übermacht (feat. Godsilla) - 2:54
21. Horror Score (feat.MC Basstard) - 2:42
22. Into eternity - 5:11
23. Mein Crack (feat. VS. Mafia) - 4:38

Ghetto song

Ghettolied is Massiv's most famous track. The song led to the development of a considerable street hype, which was expressed, among other things, in the fact that the song spread as a ringtone all over Berlin. After ghetto song had been circulating in Berlin for just two weeks, the video snippet for MASSIV / ghetto song / blood against blood was filmed. Although there was no advertising for the shoot in advance, instead of the planned 50 extras, 400 people appeared who supported the rapper and wanted to be involved in the video shoot. After filming was completed, the numerous fans sought contact with Massiv for three hours. On May 21, 2006 the professionally produced video for Ghettolied ( Beathoavenz Remix ) , which was later shown on Vivaplus in the program Get The Clip Night , was filmed. After stickers were distributed all over Berlin and the shoot was advertised, 1200 people turned up to attend the video shoot. A large part of the shooting took place on Leopoldplatz in Berlin and was secured by 50 security guards.

illustration

The cover shows Massiv with a bare torso and head. The upper body is muscular, massive and covered with tattoos, which makes it clear why it is also called the “German 50 Cent ”. The album name Blut gegen Blut can be read in squiggly font at chest level . The consumer notice is located in the lower right corner.

Blood against blood re-release

Blood against blood re-release
Studio album from Massiv
Publication (s)	2007
Label (s)	Sony BMG
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Gangster rap
Title (number)	23
production	Woroc, Keyza Soze, DJ Desue and others
Studio (s)	Berlin

On July 13, 2007, Blood Against Blood appeared in a new edition. The new version was published under the title Blood Against Blood - Re-Release . The album contains seven new songs. Various rappers who were represented on the original version had withdrawn the approval for their guest posts. The reason was an alleged show of solidarity with MC Basstard, Massiv's former label boss, and sell-out allegations. One of the new tracks is Wenn der Mondkronen krüchten in mein Ghetto , which was released as the first single on July 13, 2007. The new edition also features the Beathoavenz remix by Ghettolied .

Track list

1. Intro - The voice that breaks the sound
2. blood against blood
3. Ghetto song
4. When the moon crashes into my ghetto
5. Al Massiva ( feat.Beirut )
6. Man up
7. The Arab in handcuffs
8. My life, my pride
9. We are in the majority
10. Now watch out
11. Our body is massive
12. Just One Life (feat. Godsilla)
13. Believe in yourself
14. Show time
15. Fuck your club (feat. Sido)
16. Homeland
17. Still the same (feat. B-Tight)
18. Because Germany is my street
19. Berlin is crying
20. look straight ahead
21. Ghetto Song (Beathoavenz Remix)
22. MASSIV (2005) ( feat.MC Basstard)
23. My crack

production

• Woroc is represented with ten productions, so contributed most of the beats to the album. He produced the beats of the songs Intro (The voice that breaks the sound) , Blood against Blood , Ghetto song , When the moon crashes into my ghetto , We are in the majority , Our body is massive , Showtime , Berlin weeps , MASSIVE (2005 ) and my crack .

• DJ Desue , who produced most of the subsequent album Ein Mann ein Wort , is responsible for the tracks Al Massiva and Believe in yourself .

• Even Flash Gordon produced some tracks. Namely stand your husband , the Arab in handcuffs , fuck your club , homeland , because Germany is my street and look ahead .

• Keyza One produced the tracks My Life, My Pride , Pay Attention Now , Just One Life and Still the Same .

• The Beathoavenz also produced the ghetto song remix .

successes

The re-release of Blut gegen Blut went to number 55 on the album charts. The single when the moon crashes into my ghetto could directly reach number 44. In the second week the album dropped to number 91 and the single to number 56 on the charts. In the third week the single reached number 55 and the album number 83. The single fell to number 66 in the fourth week.

criticism

The criticisms of blood against blood were mixed. The hip-hop magazine Juice rated the first version of the album with four out of a possible six "crowns". The “consistently high-class production” and the “coherent guest contributions” were positively highlighted in the review.

“ Blood against blood definitely has substance. [...] Massiv spits simple, but therefore extremely haunting flows in a piercing voice, skillfully alternating between pure aggression and encouraging lines, making it clear that he is not only a tough guy, but knows very well about the sensitivities of his' brothers '. Sentences that the average youth activist would certainly get angry with as glorifying drugs or violence are repeatedly followed by expressions of solidarity on the street, serious admonitions to young people and fervent creeds. [...] He [manages] time and again to add that certain something to the familiar street rap image, which turns any gang star rapper into an integrative figure. "

- Extract from the evaluation of the juice

The editors of the Laut.de website wrote a review on blood against blood as part of the publication of the re-release . The album received one of a possible five rating points. This is the worst possible rating in this rating system. The editor in charge criticizes the fact that Massiv partly contradicts itself in the songs and that the texts often consist of catchphrases . The only aspect that is positively highlighted is the quality of the beats from Woroc, Keyza Soze, DJ Desue and Flashgordon.

"" It's massive that erased German rap. " How true. What is offered here has nothing to do with the German language or rap. Even in the intro it is less the title than the grammatical goat where my head fucks. Rap lives from flow, from rhymes, from jokes, from stories - none of that can be found on Blood Against Blood . The only thing worth hearing about Massiv's performance - besides the almost Franconian rolled 'R' - is the insane undertone with which he squeezes out his lines: If his vocal cords were eyes, they would be twisted so that only the whites can be seen that pleases . Apart from that, Blood Against Blood serves at best as a prime example of involuntary comedy. 'I confidently wear the handcuffs, do Ramadan until every country knows me.' "

- Excerpts from the rating of Laut.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ September issue of Juice (2006)
2. ↑ Chart tracking from Massiv ( memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ October issue of Juice (2006) - page 120
4. ↑ Laut.de: Review on blood against blood