Airmax Muzik II

Airmax Muzik II
Studio album by Fler
Publication (s)	2011
Label (s)	Masculine
Format (s)	CD , download
Genre (s)	Rap , German hip-hop
Title (number)	16/18
running time	56:24 / 62:48
production	X-plosive Gee Futuristic Beatzarre Djorkaeff
Studio (s)	Berlin
chronology Flersguterjunge ( 2010 ) Airmax Muzik II In the back of the bus ( 2011 )
Single releases February 11, 2011 never believed in me March 25, 2011 Minute intervals May 20, 2011 Polo sport mass murder

Airmax Muzik II is the sixth solo album by the Berlin rapper Fler . It was released on April 8, 2011 as a standard and premium edition (including two bonus songs and a 30-minute DVD) on Flers Label Masculin and was distributed with the help of Groove Attack .

content

In terms of content, the album is a versatile release. In addition to personal songs, it also includes the battle tracks known for Fler. Regarding the content, Fler said in an interview with Marcus Staiger for rap.de: “ I think" Airmax Muzik 2 "is something new. In terms of the sound, however, I tend to think that you have to do something with new people with individual songs, perhaps new features from other genres ”. In the 2011 intro , Fler explains his relationship with Sido . He plays on the common song Was is Beef? on. The song Südberlin auf probation is a disstrack against the rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang , whereas I and no mask flavor is dedicated to Sido. The single minute cycle deals with life in a district guarded by police officers. In the song You make me breathe , money is personified and equated with a woman. The songs Brother and Mama is not proud of me are personal songs. In the autopsy track , the rappers Kollegah, Sido, Farid Bang, Eko Fresh and Summer Cem are dissed .

The song Germany your stars deals with prominent personalities from Germany. The people Stefan Raab , Sarah Knappik , Jay Khan , Indira Weis , Lena Meyer-Landrut , Sarah Connor , Marc Terenzi , Wladimir Klitschko , Verona Pooth , Dieter Bohlen , Boris Becker , Detlef Soost as well as the girl group LaVive and the casting show X- Factor mention. Fler also plays on the TV show I'm a Star - Get Me Out of Here! on. In an interview with rap.de magazine, Fler commented on the song Germany your stars : “ Germany wants everyone to be the same, but then there are no stars either. It goes without saying that there is no progress. DSDS is the best example. In other countries someone like Usher or Leona Lewis comes out of such casting shows, in Germany nothing comes out of it. MTV only had to close in Germany. It is clear, if you don't celebrate your stars, then you have no stars, and if you have no stars, then you cannot make music television either [...] if I rap about Germany, then I want a new Germany, like that as I wish ”.

background

On February 2, 2007, Fler released the mix tape Airmax Muzik on the independent label Aggro Berlin . The Federal Testing Office for Media Harmful to Young People indexed this mixtape in 2009. In the same year he left Aggro Berlin and since then has released several albums about Ersguterjunge until he founded his own label Masculin in 2011. Airmax Muzik II thus represents the first album release by the Maskulin label. Airmax Muzik 3 was announced for the end of 2013 , but this was not released.

production

The producers X-plosive , Gee Futuristic , Beatzarre and Djorkaeff are responsible for producing the beats for the album . Most of took X-plosive, the title New Era , you'll feared , polo mass murder , ghetto blaster , gangster Frank White , I and no mask flavor , no fan of it , you do that I breathe , autopsy , Real gangsters dancing nich and Brother produced. In addition, he showed himself together with Gee Futuristic, who provided musical accompaniment to the first single Never believed in me , for the beats from minute to minute and Mama is not proud of me . Most recently, Fler used your Stars Beats by Beatzarre and Djorkaeff for the songs 2011 , Südberlin auf probation , Air Max and Deutschland .

Cover design

The album cover was released on the Internet on February 24, 2011. It is in black and white and shows Fler dressed in a leather jacket and black cap. Black wings are made of paper. At the bottom right is the title Airmax Muzik II and Fler in red .

Guest Posts

In addition to Fler, other artists can be heard on four songs on the sound carrier. In polo sports , he becomes mass murder , not a fan of it and real gangsters don't dance, each supported by his collaboration partner Silla and the Aachen rapper MoTrip . The singer Shizoe is also featured on the song Brother .

Track list

Standard Edition:

#	title	Guest musician	producer	length
1	2011		Beatzarre and Djorkaeff	1:27
2	New era		X-plosive	4:01
3	South Berlin on probation		Beatzarre and Djorkaeff	3:00
4th	You are worried		X-plosive	3:21
5	Polo sport mass murder	Silla and MoTrip	X-plosive	4:31
6th	Boom box		X-plosive	3:22
7th	Gangster Frank White		X-plosive	3:32
8th	Me and not a mask flavor		X-plosive	3:45
9	never believed in me		Gee Futuristic	4:01
10	Air Max		Beatzarre and Djorkaeff	3:13
11	Minute intervals		Gee Futuristic and X-plosive	3:47
12	Not a fan of it	Silla and MoTrip	X-plosive	3:45
13	You make me breathe		X-plosive	3:51
14th	autopsy		X-plosive	3:29
15th	Real gangsters don't dance	Silla and MoTrip	X-plosive	3:37
16	Brothers	Shizoe	X-plosive	3:42

Premium Edition bonus songs:

#	title	Guest musician	producer	length
17th	Mama ain't proud of me		Gee Futuristic and X-plosive	3:08
18th	Germany your stars		Beatzarre and Djorkaeff	3:16

+ 30-minute DVD

marketing

In the run-up to the release of the album, Fler put a 10-part trailer series on the Internet via his TV format masculin.tv , in which he disclosed information about the accompanying DVD of the premium edition. In addition, the song Germany your stars was released on March 31, 2011 as a freetrack on the Internet. In addition to the two music videos for the singles, a video for the song Air Max was also released on the day the album was released .

reception

Chart successes

Airmax Muzik II entered the German charts at number 6 in the 17th calendar week of 2011 and stayed in the top 100 for five weeks.

On February 11, 2011, the song Nie believed in mich was released as a download single, including two remixes, an instrumental and a video, for download on the Internet. The accompanying music video, which was shot in New York City , premiered online on January 28th. The single was able to enter the German charts at number 64 for a week. On March 25, 2011, the second single, minute-to-minute , followed , the video of which premiered on March 15 on Maskulin.tv. It also contains two remixes, instrumental and the video, as well as the song Money makes me horny with the rappers Silla and MoTrip . The publication entered the German charts at position 60 for a week. On May 4th, a video for the third download single Polosport Massenmord was released .

album

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
2011	Airmax Muzik II	DE6 (5 weeks) DE	AT7 (4 weeks) AT	CH9 (4 weeks) CH	First published: April 8, 2011

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
2011	never believed in me	DE64 (1 week) DE	-	-	First published: February 11, 2011
	Minute intervals	DE60 (1 week) DE	-	-	First published: March 25, 2011

criticism

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
laut.de
rap.de
rappers.in

The reviews of Airmax Muzik II were average.

At Laut.de the album received 2 out of a possible 5 stars:

“The beats are thrown together with a lot of synthesizers and sometimes booming basses. Every now and then even a Kopnicker comes out ("Du Wirst Gebangt") or something bombastically stomping ("Never Believed In Me"). Especially the producer Gee Futuristic has done his homework and stands out from X-Plosive, Beatzarre and Djorkaeff. So the album babbles a little half-life. “Minute Tact” treats the situation with cops and the custody quite seriously. In addition, the sung hook works, even if it would have come better without sirens in the background. "

- Extract from the review by Laut.de

At Rap.de the album received 7 out of a possible 10 points:

"So Fler is breaking new ground in business and was rewarded for this courage. Musically and in terms of content, that much is to be anticipated, the native of South Berlin shows far less will to change or even further develop. This is good news for everyone who has always appreciated Frank White's ignorant manner, but not so good news for those who trust Fler to come around the corner with a really extremely personal album. Well, if he intends to do that, they have to wait at least until the next release. "

- Excerpt from the review by Rap.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ rap.de
2. ↑ Fler announces new album "Air Max Muzik 3" and "Masculine Mixtape Vol. 3" ( Memento from March 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ album cover
4. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH
5. ↑ Rating: laut.de
6. ↑ Rating: rap.de ( Memento from February 11, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
7. ↑ Rating: rappers.in
8. ↑ Laut.de: laut.de
9. ↑ Rappers.in: rap.de ( Memento from February 11, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )