Young, brutal, handsome 2

Young, brutal, handsome 2
Studio album by Kollegah and Farid Bang
Publication (s)	February 8, 2013
Label (s)	Self-made records
Format (s)	CD, download, DVD
Genre (s)	Hip hop
Title (number)	15/20/21
running time	49:35 / 66:06 / 69:42
production	Shuko, Johnny Illstrument, M3, Brisk Fingaz, Abaz, Hookbeats, Cristal, Joshimixu, KD-Beatz, Cubeatz , United Hustlers, Freedo, Chrizmatic, Juh-Dee
Studio (s)	Homeboy Studios, Düsseldorf (recording) Sterling Sound, New York (mastering)
Chronology of Kollegah Bossaura (2011) Young, brutal, handsome 2 King (2014)
Chronology by Farid Bang The last day of your life (2012) Young, brutal, handsome 2 Killa (2014)
Single releases November 30, 2012 dynamite December 21, 2012 Drive-by January 11, 2013 You know the West January 21, 2013 Bull Neck Squad

Young, brutal, good-looking 2 is the second collaboration album by German rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang . It was released on February 8, 2013 on the independent label Selfmade Records . It is distributed by Groove Attack . Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 entered the German , Austrian and Swiss album charts at number 1 . The conclusion of the JBG trilogy appeared in December 2017.

background

In June 2009, a joint album by Farid Bang and Kollegah was released under the title Jung, brutal, gutaussehend . With this, the duo positioned themselves at number 30 in the German charts. Although the reaction of the music press to the collaboration project was mixed, the young, brutal, handsome developed among numerous followers of the two rappers to a favorite among the publications Kollegahs and Farid Bangs. This led to the rappers being repeatedly asked about a second part. In an interview with Kollegah in September 2011, the rapper finally announced that a successor to Young, Brutal, Good-Looking was being planned. At the end of March 2012, Farid Bang announced via the social network Facebook that he had signed a contract for Young, Brutal, Handsome 2 . On October 18, 2012, the release of Young, Brutal, Handsome 2 was finally announced for February 8, 2013.

Emergence

The Young, Brutal, Handsome 2 work process took a year. Kollegah and Farid Bang recorded all the pieces on the album with Daniel "Koree" Coros in the Homeboy Studios in Düsseldorf. The melodies of the songs were contributed by a number of hip-hop producers. Thus produced Shuko , Johnny Illstrument, M3, Brisk Fingaz , Abaz, Hookbeats, Cristal, Joshimixu, KD-Beatz, Cubeatz, United Hustlers, Freedo, Chrizmatic and Juh-Dee the pieces of the album. The songs Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2013 and Du liegst were also expanded with the use of live instruments. Lars Erhardt recorded guitar for Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend in 2013 . The melody for Du liegst was also supplemented with guitar recordings by Hans Ziller. After the recordings, Yunus “Kingsize” Cimen took over the mixing of the music. The final mastering was done by Chris Gehringer of Sterling Sound in New York.

Track list

album

Kollegah and Farid Bang (2012)

#	title	comment	producer	length
1	dynamite		Johnny Illstrument, United Hustlers	2:42
2	eat or die		Shuko , Freedo	3:07
3	Boss mode		Hookbeats, Cristal, United Hustlers	3:05
4th	adrenaline		Shuko	3:53
5	You know the West		Brisk Fingaz , Chrizmatic	2:43
6th	Bull Neck Squad		M3	3:59
7th	4 elements	contains sample from Chinatown by Kollegah	Johnny Illstrument, Brisk Fingaz (Cuts)	2:58
8th	Steroid rap		Hookbeats, Cristal, United Hustlers	4:10
9	Dissolving on principle		Brisk Fingaz	3:34
10	Which German crew is better?		Abaz	3:38
11	Drive-by		Shuko, Freedo	3:37
12	Criminal & broad built		Johnny Illstrument	2:41
13	Alleluia		Joshimixu	3:34
14th	Town that never sleeps		KD-Beatz , Cubeatz	2:41
15th	Young, brutal, handsome 2013		Brisk Fingaz	3:13
16	Gangbanger 2	Premium Edition bonus titles	Shuko	2:38
17th	titanium	Premium Edition bonus titles	Johnny Illstrument	2:54
18th	Survival of the Fittest	Premium Edition bonus titles	M3	3:23
19th	Ey yo Pt. 2	Premium Edition bonus titles	Shuko	3:35
20th	You lie	Premium Edition bonus titles	Brisk Fingaz	4:01
21st	Macho attitude	ITunes Deluxe Edition bonus tracks	Juh-dee	3:36

DVD

#	title	comment	length
1	Warm up	Fitness training with Kollegah and Farid Bang	30:25
2	record, tape	Documentation about the creation process of the album	21:44
3	Enlighten	Interview with Kollegah and Farid Bang	33:26
4th	Dynamite (music video)		2:55

Versions

Young, Brutal, Handsome 2 appeared in five different versions. In addition to the “Standard Edition” comprising 15 songs, a “Premium Edition” was released on which the bonus titles Gangbanger 2 , Titan , Survival of the Fittest , Ey yo Pt. 2 and you lie and a DVD are included. The “iTunes Deluxe Edition” was published as a further version available through iTunes . This consists of the 20 songs of the "Premium Edition", the bonus piece Macho Attitude , the instrumental versions of all songs as well as three music videos and a digital booklet. In addition, a “Limited Edition” was published by the Amazon mail order company . This boxed version contains the “Premium Edition”, an instrumental CD, a T-shirt, a poster and two hand-signed autograph cards from the two rappers. Another version, packaged as a box and only available in retail, was released under the title "Limited Deluxe Edition". This consists of the pieces of the "Premium Edition", the DVD and an instrumental CD as well as a voucher code and a competition. The "Limited Deluxe Edition" is limited to 5,000 copies.

Musical content

From a stylistic point of view, the album is classified into the rap subgenres battle rap and gangsta rap . The album does not contain any musical guest appearances, so all hooklines are sung or rapped by either Kollegah or Farid Bang. Both Kollegah and Farid Bang have several songs Double Time -Parts in which they rap in comparison with the clock at 1.5 times speed (contrary to the wording, which suggests double speed, has a "Double Time Part" compared to Clock only 1.5 times the speed. A "tripletime part" is twice as fast.). Various celebrities - primarily other rappers - are dissed on the album . These include Laas Unltd. , Max Herre , Fler , Sido , Curse , Cro , Kool Savas , Kitty Kat , Das Bo , Ferris MC , MC Rene , Marteria , Miss Platnum , FR , Die Orsons , Rick Ross and Tyga . Occasional particularly drastic lines, which refer to prominent people, among other things, were censored by the rappers or self-made records themselves . These include allusions to Gina-Lisa Lohfink and Charlotte Engelhardt as well as the word rape . In an interview with Spiegel Online , Kollegah commented on the sometimes controversial lyrics on the album as follows: “You have to compare it with the action film genre: To create atmosphere, you have to get it across seriously. Testosterone-pregnant films in which people are butchered, such as " 300 " for example, are hits worldwide. Our rap is just such a form of entertainment. "

illustration

The photos for the booklet were shot by Paul Rossaint. Jacob Roschinski took on the subsequent design of the artwork .

marketing

Singles and Videos

Excerpt from the video for "Dynamite"

One day after Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 was announced, a free song called G-Punkt was released by Kollegah, a so-called "freetrack" . On November 28, 2012, the music video for the first digital single Dynamit was released . This was produced by StreetCinema . Malic Bargiel took over the production management and Daniel Zlotin appeared as the director of the video. To give an impression of the shooting, a making-of was published. The second music video Drive-By was released on December 19, 2012. This was implemented by Nazar Films by the Austrian Nazar . The third song, also by Nazar, You know the West was visually implemented. A making-of was also published for this a few days later. With buffalo hump command a fourth music video again from published on January 20, 2013 Nazar film was produced. A snippet followed at the end of January in which excerpts from the songs on the album are presented. Shortly before the album was released, another music video for Dissen was released on principle . On February 11, 2013 Kollegah made another freetrack available for download with Der Fahrkartenkontrollerur. On March 3, 2013, the sixth music video of the album for the song Hallelujah was released. This was created under the direction of Markus and Michael Weicker.

In the run-up to the publication, videos of Farid Bang and Kollegah were also released during visits to different cities. During the marketing of the Hoodtape Volume 1 X-Mas Edition and Bossaura albums by Kollegah, trips were organized. In mid-November 2012 a video was published about a visit by the rappers to Movie Park Germany in Bottrop-Kirchhellen . In this, Kollegah and Farid Bang make sharp remarks against the rapper Fler . A few days after it was published, the video was blocked on the YouTube video portal , which various media have linked to the comments against Fler. In mid-December 2012, recordings of a trip by the rappers to the Latvian capital Riga were released. These appeared in the form of a three-part video series. Another video blog was created during a video shoot in Vienna . For the hip-hop magazine Juice , Kollegah and Farid Bang produced the piece Titan (The Bionx Remix) as a so-called Juice Exclusive! available for the 115th Juice CD.

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  Cover of the single "Dynamit"

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  Cover of the single "Drive-By"

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  Cover of the single "You know the West"

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  Cover of the single "Stiernackenkommando"

tour

From April 2 to April 14, 2013 Kollegah and Farid Bang completed a joint tour called the “JBG-2” tour. The multi-city concert series started in Hamburg and ended with a performance in Cologne. An announced second part of the tour, which should take place from November 27 to December 18, 2013, was canceled at the beginning of May. This was justified with the lack of time Kollegah and Farid Bang have to work on their solo projects.

reception

Commercial win

Kollegah and Farid Bang at the awarding of the gold record for Young, Brutal, Handsome 2

The album entered the album charts in Germany at number 1 with 80,000 units sold in the first week . The album also reached number 1 in the album charts in Austria and Switzerland. Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 is the first number one album for both Kollegah and Farid Bang . Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 is from the release date the German hip-hop album with the highest sales in the release week , the last five years in Germany. In response to the reference to other successful hip-hop releases by Cro , Xavas or Sido , Media Control explained that the delivery of albums to retailers is crucial for the award of gold awards. However, these do not necessarily reflect “actual sales to end users” . In the case of Kollegah and Farid Bang, it is "a matter of direct sales to the customer" . In addition, Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 set a download record as the best-selling hip-hop album to date in the first three days of sales in Germany. In the second week the album fell to number 3, in the third week to number 5 and in the fourth week to number 7 in the German charts. On March 4, 2013 it was announced that the album had already achieved gold status for over 100,000 copies after three weeks of sales in Germany . On December 20, 2013, the album was also awarded the Golden Record in Austria for 7,500 units sold.

The first digitally published single Dynamit entered the German single charts at number 28. In the second week, the single dropped to position 87. The single was also in the charts in Austria with 39th place and in Switzerland with 41st place. The piece Drive-By , which was released as the second single, reached number 41 in the German single charts. After the song dropped out of the charts in the second week, it was ranked 86th in the third week and 93rd in the fourth week . The duo entered the German charts at number 41 with their third digital single Duknst den Westen . In Austria position 71 could be reached. The fourth single Stiernackenkommando was ranked 58th in Germany. In the second week, the piece dropped to 97th.

Award

2013 was young, brutal, handsome 2 in the category artists / artist / group Hip Hop / Urban for the music prize Echo nominated. However, the album could not prevail against Cross publication Raop .

criticism

Reviews of the music media

In a review on the Rap.de website, Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 was rated seven out of a possible ten points. The editor Phil Weichert characterizes the release as a "consistent battle album that does not make any compromises" . Kollegah and Farid Bang attack numerous hip-hop musicians in it. There is "hardly a well-known rapper who is not fucked, dismantled, run over or shot on 'JBG II'" . Already in the first piece of dynamite , the rappers' "undeniable strengths" become clear. These are "creative comparisons" and, especially in the case of Kollegah, "a sovereign rap technique that never gets dirty even with the double-time parts that are often used" . The song Bossmodus is highlighted positively due to Kollegah's presentation style. Weichert also praised the productions of the pieces as “consistently high quality” . The melodies to Dissen from principle and young, brutal, good-looking 2013 , however, seem unsuitable “due to their use of electric guitars” . In contrast, the songs Steroidrap and Ey Yo Pt. 2 positively mentioned. In summary, the listener could accuse Kollegah and Farid Bang of “lack of innovation and monotony in terms of redundancy in terms of content” , but the topics are so “entertainingly implemented that boredom rarely occurs” .

Professional reviews
Reviews
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Hiphop.de
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The Laut.de e-zine awarded three out of a possible five points. According to editor Max Brandl, young, brutal, handsome 2 go "a step in the right direction" compared to the first part . The fundamental problem of the album series, however, is "the obvious difference in terms of verbal ability of the two protagonists" . Farid Bang opposed further development. "Flow, voice and oral agility" of the rapper are described as tough. On the other hand, Kollegah is a “much stronger rapper” . He performed "complex double to quadruple rhymes, frenzied double time volleys and tricky puns [...] with [...] smug and sovereign [r] 'wickedness'" . Brandl finds praise for the production of the album. The melodies dynamite , Boss mode and drive-by and the "with plucked lute and organic drums" equipped four elements are highlighted positive. The “driving strings” of the piece Adrenalin and the “Beat Cathedral” for Hallelujah are also praised. In contrast, Brandl characterizes the melodies of the songs Dissen Aus Prinzip , Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend 2013 and Du Liegst as “total failures” .

The German hip-hop magazine Backspin described Kollegah and Farid Bang as an “extremely well-coordinated team” . In terms of content, "Dissen" is the only mission on young, brutal, good-looking 2 . The fear that Farid Bang could “not keep up with Kollegah in terms of quality” was not confirmed. It seems like Kollegah “ spurs him on to creative punchlines and good flow” . The productions are praised as varied. In contrast to other reviews, Backspin highlights “Experiments with Vocalsamples and E-Guitars” positively for some melodies. The sung hooklines are called the only flaw .

In a review for Hiphop.de, Erich Unrau awarded seven out of ten points to the second Kollabo album by Kollegah and Bang. In Jung, brutal, handsome 2 it go "politically incorrect, vulgar and uncouth to" . The two rappers meet the listeners' expectations with “punchlines en masse, crazy double-timed runs, flow variations [and] endless rhymes” . On the other hand, the album lacks "statement and variety in content" . Unlike most of the critics, Unrau rates the productions as unbalanced. These are “not necessarily up-to-date” and “reduce the listening pleasure noticeably” .

Comments from news magazines

After Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend (Young, Brutal, Good Looking 2 ) entered the charts at number 1, not only the music media but also numerous news magazines and their online versions became aware of Kollegah and Farid Bang. Spiegel Online described the publication's chart success as the return of German gangster rap. The two rappers are "commercially linked to the heyday of gangster rappers around the Aggro Berlin label " and thus contradict the "most popular story about German hip-hop that gangster rap is dead."

Aleksandar Jožvaj and Dennis Sand explained in Stern that the commercial success of the album was a "lesson about the triumph against the stereotypical mechanisms of the major label" . Selfmade Records was able to generate a hype about young, brutal, good-looking 2 through “clever marketing strategies and contemporary public relations work” . The high number of video clips is also taken up and the necessity emphasized. By reducing production costs and being able to publish singles in digital form, the performers are “no longer dependent on the rotation of monopolistic music television” . In terms of content, young, brutal, handsome 2 convey a “ lifestyle ” in addition to the music . Furthermore, the two editors rate the music on the album as "far more complex [...] than the blunt topic at first glance suggests" . Kollegah is “currently probably the most technically skilled German rapper” . Farid Bang, on the other hand, added the "image rapper" Kollegah "with the facet of [...] authenticity."

Dennis Sand wrote in an article on Welt Online that Kollegah and Farid Bang embody the "paradigm shift in the local hip-hop scene" . For the first time since the commercial success of Aggro Berlin, the album made "gangster rap back in the social mainstream" . Kollegah and Farid Bang, however, differ from the Berliners, whose music is characterized by a “complete lack of irony” . Their music breaks with "gangster rap clichés, in which they exaggerate them to such an extent that the question of the fatalistic role model function" does not arise. Young, brutal, good-looking 2 is “a piece of modern street poetry” which, despite the harshness of the lyrics, is subject to the “highest value of multi-layered entertainment” .

Reactions from other artists

As a result of the commercial success of Kollegah and Farid Bang, other hip-hop musicians reacted to Young, Brutal, Handsome 2 . PA Sports commented positively on the chart position. After a few, from a commercial point of view, unsuccessful years for German rap, the chart placement is a sign that a “new era” has begun. Rapper Azad , who had repeatedly made negative comments about Kollegah's music in the past, congratulated the album on the micro-blogging service Twitter . Prince Pi praised the album as "very good light music" , and he is happy about the success. From his point of view, Kollegah is an “uncanny language artist” . Also Fard spoke positively. Fler reacted to Young, Brutal, Good-Looking 2 in the form of a so-called "Disstrack". In the piece Courage for ugliness , published at the end of February, the Berliner makes fun of the texts and methods of presentation as well as the images of Kollegah and Farid Bang.

Ferris MC expressed disappointment in an interview with the website Hiphop.de about his mention in the song 4 elements . In the verse recorded by Farid Bang, two verses read “ I want action and I shoot Ferris MC. Because it is completely out [" Fallout "] like the Playstation game. “As he likes the style of Kollegah and Farid Bang, he feels his mention as a disappointment. In addition, by juxtaposing their ideas of hip-hop and the earlier “elements” of the genre, the two rappers assume a relation to hip-hop that he does not have in this form. Shortly after the interview was published, Farid Bang said on Instagram that he had no dislike for Ferris MC and apologized to the musician.

indexing

In January 2014 the album was indexed by the federal inspection agency for media harmful to minors. Apart from the pieces of dynamite and steroid rap , all songs by Jung, brutal, gut-looking 2 are relevant for indexing. In the justification, the committee classified "the contents of the CD as harmful to minors because they are harassing, incite violence and discriminate against women and homosexuals." As a result of the indexing, the album may no longer be sold to children under the age of 18 or distributed via mail order. The previous album was also indexed at the end of June 2012 due to the "drastic depictions of violence expressed in the songs" .

In the meantime, however, the album is available in streaming again

Self-awareness

Kollegah explained in an interview that Young, Brutal, Handsome 2 is, on the surface, normal gangsta rap . From his point of view, however, behind this lies “a lot of technology, sophistication and eloquence” . He attributes the success of the publication to the fact that he and Farid Bang are perceived by their followers as "funny and personable" . In addition, the long-standing friendship of the two rappers becomes clear, which does not represent a “relationship of purpose” based on financial interests as in comparable projects. Kollegah also attaches importance to commercial success to label work.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 16bars.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang chart on # 30. Retrieved February 1, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Meinrap.de: "JBG 2 - hotly expected like climate change". (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 13, 2013 ; Retrieved February 1, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah: "'JBG 2' is going to be legendary!" (Video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 29, 2012 ; Retrieved February 1, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Hiphop.de: Farid Bang: Contract for JBG 2 signed. Retrieved February 1, 2013 . 
5. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang - JBG2 (pre-order). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 4, 2013 ; Retrieved February 1, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ 16bars.de: Interview: Kollegah & Farid Bang on "Young, brutal, good-looking 2". Retrieved March 1, 2013 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} booklet of the album
8. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang - JBG 2 (Cover & Tracklist). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 25, 2013 ; Retrieved February 24, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ Hiphop.de: Farid Bang & Kollegah: "JBG 2" tracklist published. Retrieved March 8, 2013 . 
10. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Rap.de: Entertainment about everything. Retrieved February 9, 2013 . 
11. ↑ ^{a b} Stern.de: Young, brutal, suitable for the masses. Retrieved March 3, 2013 . 
12. ↑ ^{a b} Backspin-media.de: Review: Kollegah & Farid Bang - "Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend 2". Retrieved February 23, 2013 . 
13. ↑ ^{a b} 16bars.de: Review: Kollegah & Farid Bang - Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend 2. Accessed on February 25, 2013 . 
14. ↑ Spiegel.de: Gangster-Rapper Kollegah: "Trailer full of mothers carted on". Retrieved March 6, 2013 . 
15. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah - G-Punkt (audio). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 22, 2012 ; accessed on January 30, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang - Dynamit (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 2, 2013 ; accessed on January 31, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
17. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang - Dynamit (Making Of). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 22, 2012 ; accessed on January 31, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
18. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang - Drive-By (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 21, 2013 ; accessed on January 31, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
19. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang - You know the West (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 16, 2013 ; accessed on January 31, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
20. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang - You know the West (Making Of). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 19, 2013 ; accessed on January 31, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
21. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang - Bull Neck Command (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 26, 2013 ; accessed on January 31, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
22. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang - JBG 2 (Snippet). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 31, 2013 ; Retrieved February 1, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
23. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang - dissolving on principle (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 7, 2013 ; Retrieved February 6, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
24. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah - The ticket inspector (download). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 15, 2013 ; Retrieved February 12, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
25. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang - Halleluja (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 5, 2013 ; Retrieved March 3, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
26. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang in Movie Park (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 27, 2012 ; Retrieved January 4, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
27. ↑ Laut.de: The boss of the boss. Retrieved January 4, 2013 . 
28. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang in Riga # 1 (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 14, 2012 ; accessed on January 30, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
29. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang in Riga # 2 (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 19, 2012 ; accessed on January 30, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
30. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang in Riga # 3 (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 22, 2013 ; accessed on January 30, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
31. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang in Vienna (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 21, 2013 ; accessed on January 30, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
32. ↑ May issue of Juice (2013) - page 34
33. ↑ Meinrap.de: MeinRap.de presents: Kollegah & Farid Bang on tour. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 4, 2013 ; Retrieved May 12, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
34. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah and Farid Bang cancel the fall and winter dates of the “JBG II” tour. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 7, 2013 ; Retrieved May 12, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
35. ↑ Austriancharts.at: Kollegah / Farid Bang - Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2. Accessed on February 24, 2013 . 
36. ↑ Media-Control.com: Charts: JBG2 has the most successful hip-hop start in recent years. Retrieved February 18, 2013 . 
37. ↑ Rap.de: Media Control: Details on 'JBG 2' sales figures. Retrieved February 23, 2013 . 
38. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang break download record. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 13, 2013 ; Retrieved February 12, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
39. ↑ Meinrap.de: Charts: 'JBG 2' in the second week in the top 3. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 27, 2013 ; Retrieved February 26, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
40. ↑ Rap.de: "JBG 2" in the third week still Top 5. Accessed on March 8, 2013 . 
41. ↑ 16bars.de: Charts: "JBG2" still in the Top 10 / Prinz Pi in the single charts. Retrieved March 17, 2013 . 
42. ↑ Musikmarkt.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang: “Jung, Brutal, Gutaussehend 2” goes gold . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 26, 2016 ; Retrieved March 7, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
43. ↑ Rap.de: Charts: Kollegah and Farid Bang at # 28. Retrieved January 3, 2013 . 
44. ^ Austriancharts.at: Kollegah and Farid Bang - Dynamit (song). Retrieved January 3, 2013 . 
45. ↑ Rap.de: Kollegah and Farid Bang in the single charts. Retrieved January 3, 2013 . 
46. ↑ Charts.de: You know the West. Retrieved January 30, 2013 . 
47. ^ Austriancharts.at: Kollegah and Farid Bang - You know the West (song). Retrieved January 30, 2013 . 
48. ↑ Charts.de: Bull Neck Command. Retrieved January 30, 2013 . 
49. ↑ Echopop.de: Hip-Hop / Urban National / International. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 8, 2013 ; Retrieved March 8, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
50. ↑ Echopop.de: Hip-Hop / Urban (winner). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 25, 2013 ; Retrieved March 22, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
51. ↑ ^{a b} Laut.de: Pöbeln, Posen, Pimpern. Retrieved February 23, 2013 . 
52. ↑ ^{a b} Hiphop.de: Review: Kollegah and Farid Bang - Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2. Accessed on February 23, 2013 . 
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54. ↑ Meinrap.de: Kollegah & Farid Bang conquer the media landscape. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 23, 2013 ; Retrieved February 24, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
55. ↑ Spiegel.de: Chart success for Kollegah and Farid Bang: German gangster rap is back. Retrieved February 24, 2013 . 
56. ↑ Welt.de: The Testo cure for German HipHop. Retrieved March 8, 2013 . 
57. ↑ Meinrap.de: PA Sports: "KC Rebell and I go our separate ways in terms of label technology" (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 28, 2013 ; Retrieved February 27, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
58. ↑ Meinrap.de: Azad: "Kollegah is way below my level". (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 18, 2013 ; Retrieved February 27, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
59. ↑ Meinrap.de: Azad congratulates on the success of "JBG 2". (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 23, 2013 ; Retrieved February 27, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
60. ↑ Berlinmusic.tv: Interview: Prinz Pi. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 13, 2013 ; Retrieved March 17, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
61. ↑ Meinrap.de: Fard on Kollegah and Farid Bang: “I celebrate the boys” (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 11, 2013 ; Retrieved March 9, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
62. ↑ Meinrap.de: Fler - Courage to ugliness (JBG) (audio). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 28, 2013 ; Retrieved February 27, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
63. ↑ Meinrap.de: Ferris MC: “Farid Bang cannot destroy my career” (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 12, 2013 ; Retrieved July 29, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
64. ↑ Meinrap.de: Farid Bang apologizes to Ferris MC. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 15, 2013 ; Retrieved July 29, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
65. ↑ Rap.de: BPjM: Only two songs from 'JBG2' not relevant for indexing. Retrieved January 15, 2014 . 
66. ↑ 16bars.de: "Young, brutal, good-looking" lands on the index: BPjM statement. Retrieved February 1, 2013 . 
67. ↑ Noisey.vice.com : Kollegah's cross is too wide for a drawer. Retrieved March 18, 2013 .