Drama (Shindy album)

chronology
drama
Shindy studio album
Publication ; (s)	12th July 2019
admission	2019
Label (s)	Friends with Money
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	rap
Title (number)	16
running time	44 min
production	Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara
Location (s)	Bietigheim-Bissingen
January 11, 2019	DODI
March 22, 2019	Affalterbach
May 10, 2019	nautilus
June 21, 2019	EFH
12th July 2019	Raffaello

Drama is the fourth studio album by the German rapper Shindy . It was released on July 12, 2019 on his Friends with Money label , and was distributed by Sony Music .

background

Shindy, OZ and Nico Chiara in the studio

The album was preceded by the separation from Bushido's label Ersguterjunge , which is based on a dispute between Bushido and clan chief Arafat Abou-Chaker . This dispute was fought out in the media and in the course of it all contracts between Ersguterjunge and his artists were the subject of various speculations. In the end, Shindy did not choose either side, but founded his own label with his business partner Alexander Klöpfer called Friends with Money.

The album was produced by Shindy himself, the Swiss producer OZ and Nico Chiara in Shindy's studio in Bietigheim-Bissingen . The first single to be released was DODI on January 11, 2019 , which went straight to number 1 in the German, Austrian and Swiss single charts. It was Shindy's first musical sign of life since 2016 when the album Dreams was released. Work on the album continued, the album was initially due to be released in May 2019, but was ultimately only released on July 12, 2019.

Cover design

The album cover shows a scene from the DODI music video. Shindy is shown in a white fur coat and a champagne bottle. A violet-blue filter was also covered.

Guest Posts

Guest posting is not available on the currently available version of Drama . However, the singer Shirin David could be heard on an old version of Affalterbach . However, this part was revised due to a lack of approval from Shirin David.

Music genre

The album is largely shaped by the production of Nico Chiara and Oz. Musically, it is a German interpretation of the US rap of the 1990s, as it is typical for Shindy. Accompany the album three Interludes in radio drama style that Shindys satirize arrogance. The lyrical content is also a typical Shindy album, which is mainly held in the show-off style and in which Shindy speaks arrogantly about moving topics, especially luxury items, and devalues other rappers. However, homages to rappers such as Massive Töne and Torch and various US rappers are also incorporated, which are not commonplace in German rap. Shindy doesn't make the beef with Bushido and Arafat the main theme. He does not mention the two by name, but alludes to the situation in a few verses.

Track list


#	title	Guest musician	producer	length
1	Bietigheim Sunshine		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	2:48
2	EFH		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	3:01
3	Baby blue		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	2:38
4th	DODI		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	3:03
5	Oud interlude	Nico Chiara	Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	3:10
6th	Raffaello		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	3:58
7th	Affalterbach	Shirin David (original version)	Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	2:53
8th	honey pot		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	2:50
9	Playerhater Interlude	Nico Chiara	Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	1:12
10	nautilus		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	3:04
11	Baby girl		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	2:51
12	drama		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	2:56
13	MMM		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	2:16
14th	Shoot		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	3:01
15th	Rapeseed superstar Interlude	Nico Chiara	Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	1:38
16	Rapeseed superstar		Shindy, OZ, Nico Chiara	3:35

reception

The album received very mixed reviews. At Laut.de the album received three out of five possible stars. The reviewer Robin Schmidt writes:

“Even if ten straight tracks would have been enough, ' Drama ' is quite a success. 'Affalterbach' and 'Nautilus' alone are pure hip hop. The rapper himself predicted it in ' Dodi ': 'The rumor mill is simmering again, Mamma Mia! / Because I'll bring Michi back like Fanta 4. ' Welcome back, Mister Arrogance! "

- Extract from the review by Laut.de

The online magazine MZEE sees the album from a mixed perspective and sums it up:

“'Drama' doesn't really deliver what the title promises. As with previous releases, Shindy delivers a deliberately superficial record that scores above all with its sound. This is entertaining for a long time, but subjects the songs to a certain arbitrariness. Because Shindy's big-headed status symbol banter is ultimately quickly told. "

- Extract from the review by MZEE.de

The album was reviewed as "Battle of the Ear" in Juice magazine . While Oliver Marquart gave the album four and a half of six possible crowns, Killian Peters gave the album two crowns rather negatively. Oliver Marquart wrote:

““ Drama ”doesn't live from the fact that Shindy is a guy with rough edges. He is now implementing his vision as a rapper and (co-) producer extremely conclusively and tastefully. This includes the many small allusions and mini-homages to German rap ( Torch , Massive Töne ) such as US rap ( 50 Cent , Fabolous , Dr. Dre ). Would the three interludes have been dispensed with? For sure. Is "honey pot" less sexy than rather greasy? Clear. Apart from these little wormwood, there is a well-rounded, successful album that was recorded with great attention to detail. And then that's just good. "

- Oliver Marquardt : Juice.de

In contrast, Killian Peters said:

“Even though the craftsmanship here is carried out at the highest level, the whole thing looks very unimaginative at the back. (...) The other mistake of »Drama« is on the content level. Because the actually clever idea of stylizing the upright Schwabylon as the heart of German capital (...) and thus having the Bossaura in the cradle only works as long as Shindy stays in the familiar Bietigheim. Beyond the spaetzle equator, it denies all rappers who speak of social advancement their right to exist. Shindy's celebrated philistinism sabotages the basic idea of hip hop without even noticing it. "

- Killian Peters : Juice.de

Thomas Kiebl's album was torn up in the Austrian magazine Themessage.at. Not only were the radio play skits described as "simply embarrassing", Shindy's image is also being scratched by the fact that he is proven to have had some malpractice in the luxury items he describes. His attempts to describe sex in songs like Mmm and Honey Pot are described as "far below the aesthetic standards that Shindy claims for himself". The whole thing culminates in the conclusion:

“The label home is new, Bietigheim-Bissingen is the home base again, otherwise little has happened at Shindy. Aside from the embarrassing skits, the sex tracks are the biggest evil. With the rest, Shindy lacks the attitude to convey the conjured up decadent lifestyle really credibly. The washed-out sound image is also of no help to him. "Drama" offers a few good lines. Much longer than the playing time of the Shindy part on “Finale wir komm”, the album will not be remembered. That would be an impressive 11 seconds. Olé. "

- Thomas Kiebl : Themessage.at

Chart placements

album

Like all previous albums , Drama reached number one in the German album charts. It came in second in Austria and Switzerland.

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	1 (... Where.)	...
Austria (Ö3)	2 (... Where.)	...
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 (... Where.)	...

Singles

A total of five singles were released before the album was released, all of which landed in the top 10 of the German charts. The most successful was DODI with first place in three countries. But the remaining songs on the album also reached chart positions in the week of release via the download and streaming figures.

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	Remarks
2019	DODI drama	DE1 (16 weeks) DE	AT1 (11 weeks) AT	CH1 (10 weeks) CH	First published: January 11, 2019
	Affalterbach drama	DE3 (18 weeks) DE	AT3 (11 weeks) AT	CH10 (8 weeks) CH	First published: March 22, 2019
	Nautilus drama	DE2 (15 weeks) DE	AT2 (11 weeks) AT	CH2 (8 weeks) CH	First published: May 10, 2019
	Single family home drama	DE8 (5 weeks) DE	AT9 (2 weeks) AT	CH16 (2 weeks) CH	First published: June 21, 2019
	Raffaello drama	DE4 (5 weeks) DE	AT8 (4 weeks) AT	CH9 (4 weeks) CH	First published: July 12, 2019
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2019	Baby girl drama	DE18 (4 weeks) DE	AT21 (2 weeks) AT	CH21 (2 weeks) CH	Chart entry: July 19, 2019
	Baby blue drama	DE19 (3 weeks) DE	AT24 (1 week) AT	CH27 (1 week) CH	Chart entry: July 19, 2019
	Drama drama	DE27 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	Chart entry: July 19, 2019
	Rap superstar drama	DE28 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	Chart entry: July 19, 2019
	Bietigheim Sunshine Drama	DE30 (1 week) DE	-	-	Chart entry: July 19, 2019
	Honey pot drama	DE32 (1 week) DE	-	-	Chart entry: July 19, 2019
	MMM drama	DE37 (1 week) DE	-	-	Chart entry: July 19, 2019
	Shoot drama	DE43 (1 week) DE	-	-	Chart entry: July 19, 2019
	Oud interlude drama	DE98 (1 week) DE	-	-	Chart entry: July 19, 2019

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c The "young Hartmut Engler in 'nem Maybach" is back. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
↑ Drama at Discogs . Accessed December 1, 2019
↑ Shindy custody battle. Laut.de , September 12, 2018, accessed December 1, 2019 .
^ Owners of Shindy's new label known! Raptastisch, February 5, 2019, accessed December 1, 2019 .
↑ Oliver Maarquart: Shindy on the status of "Drama". Rap.de, February 21, 2019, accessed on December 1, 2019 .
↑ Official German Charts - Official German Charts. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
↑ Michael Rubach: Shirin David with statement on Shindy & "Affalterbach". April 7, 2019, accessed November 20, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Killian Peters: Battle Of The Ear: Shindy - Drama // Review. Juice.de, July 19, 2019, accessed on December 1, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Oliver Marquart: Battle Of The Ear: Shindy - Drama // Review. Juice.de, July 19, 2019, accessed on December 1, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Thomas Kiebl: How wrong oligarch: Shindy with "drama" // Review. Themessage.at, July 26, 2019, accessed December 1, 2019 .
↑ Florian Peking: Shindy - Drama - Review. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chart sources: DE AT CH
↑ Official German Charts: Shindy and Ed Sheeran are the biggest winners. Official Charts, July 19, 2019, accessed December 1, 2019 .

[laut-1] The "young Hartmut Engler in 'nem Maybach" is back. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .

[2] Drama at Discogs . Accessed December 1, 2019

[3] Shindy custody battle. Laut.de , September 12, 2018, accessed December 1, 2019 .

[4] Owners of Shindy's new label known! Raptastisch, February 5, 2019, accessed December 1, 2019 .

[5] Oliver Maarquart: Shindy on the status of "Drama". Rap.de, February 21, 2019, accessed on December 1, 2019 .

[6] Official German Charts - Official German Charts. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .

[7] Michael Rubach: Shirin David with statement on Shindy & "Affalterbach". April 7, 2019, accessed November 20, 2019 .

[juice1-8] Killian Peters: Battle Of The Ear: Shindy - Drama // Review. Juice.de, July 19, 2019, accessed on December 1, 2019 .

[juice2-9] Oliver Marquart: Battle Of The Ear: Shindy - Drama // Review. Juice.de, July 19, 2019, accessed on December 1, 2019 .

[theme-10] Thomas Kiebl: How wrong oligarch: Shindy with "drama" // Review. Themessage.at, July 26, 2019, accessed December 1, 2019 .

[11] Florian Peking: Shindy - Drama - Review. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .

[charts-12] Chart sources: DE AT CH

[13] Official German Charts: Shindy and Ed Sheeran are the biggest winners. Official Charts, July 19, 2019, accessed December 1, 2019 .