Dreams (album)
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November 11, 2016 |
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15th |
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49:16 |
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Dreams ( spelling DREAMS ) is the third studio album by German rapper Shindy . It was released on November 11, 2016 on Bushido's label ersguterjunge .
production
The beats were created by different producers. As with his previous studio albums, Shindy was involved in the production of a large proportion of the songs himself. Also involved in most of the songs were the usual production team consisting of Djorkaeff , Beatzarre and Nico Santos , as well as the Swiss producer OZ .
Cover design
The album cover shows a collage of a picture of Shindy as a child, a 100- Mark bill, a jewelry chest, a Ferrari Testarossa , a villa, a gold Rolex Day-Date, several women and an electric guitar. At the bottom of the picture is the yellow lettering DREAMS . In the background there is a blue sky with clouds.
Guest Posts
There are guest contributions by five different artists on seven songs. The singer Nico Santos has three appearances in the pieces Dreams , Playerhater and Monogram . Shindy's label boss Bushido is featured on the songs Art of War and Statements . The title Playerhater features rapper Ali Bumaye , who is also under contract with ersguterjunge . In addition, the rapper Rin has a guest appearance on the song Hallelujah and the rapper Laas Unltd. is represented on Laas Abi Skit .
Track list
| # | title | Guest musician | producer | length |
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| 1 | Kudamm X Knesebeck | Shindy , Jeremia Anetor, Beatzarre , Djorkaeff | 3:24 | |
| 2 | Family first | Shindy, Nico Santos, OZ , Beatzarre, Djorkaeff | 3:03 | |
| 3 | ROLI | OZ | 3:09 | |
| 4th | Hallelujah | Rin | OZ | 3:34 |
| 5 | Dreams | Nico Santos | Shindy, OZ, Nico Santos, Djorkaeff, Beatzarre | 4:06 |
| 6th | Heartbreak Hotel | OZ, Djorkaeff, Beatzarre | 3:21 | |
| 7th | Art of War | Bushido | OZ | 3:04 |
| 8th | Me, Myself & I | Shindy, OZ, Beatzarre, Djorkaeff | 3:50 | |
| 9 | Playerhater | Ali Bumaye , Nico Santos | Shindy, Nico Santos, Beatzarre, Djorkaeff | 2:59 |
| 10 | Statements | Bushido | Shindy, Bushido, B-Case , Spec, OZ, Djorkaeff, Beatzarre | 4:02 |
| 11 | monogram | Nico Santos | Shindy, OZ, Nico Santos, Djorkaeff, Beatzarre | 4:00 |
| 12 | numbers | Shindy, Cubeatz , OZ | 2:40 | |
| 13 | Laas Abi Skit | Laas Unltd. | Shindy, Cubeatz, Djorkaeff, Beatzarre | 0:54 |
| 14th | December 31 | Shindy, OZ, Nico Santos, Kellek Baldwin | 3:54 | |
| 15th | Eggs Benedict | Shindy, OZ, Djorkaeff, Beatzarre | 3:16 |
marketing
Video blogs and interviews
Information videos were also published on the YouTube video platform . Shindy explained that there were always 15 songs on DREAMS , whether deluxe, iTunes , or boxed version.
Streaming
The album is available on CD or via download.
Chart successes
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DREAMS entered the German album charts at number 1 on November 18, 2016 and stayed in the top 100 for a total of eleven weeks. The album also reached the top position in Austria and Switzerland . It was ranked 18th in the German album charts in 2016 and 4th in the hip-hop annual charts.
reception
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The album received mixed reviews. At Laut.de the album received three out of five possible stars. The reviewer Alexander Austel writes:
“You can hear that this life goes to his head in almost every verse on Shindy's third long player. He not only indulges his hotel lifestyle, but also the rampant consumption. [...] Nevertheless, he succeeds in rhyming surprises here and there, which unfortunately then quickly lose their luster. "
The hip-hop portal rap.de sees the album from a positive perspective and sums it up:
“Shindy has also refined his game on the mic. He worked particularly on his voice. Instead of just presenting everything in a steady, demonstratively displayed boredom, he shows a brisk, smoky, croaking, somewhat more aggressive delivery for many parts. [...] In view of this elegant, lyrical aesthetic, it is only logical that the content should continue to consist mainly of materialism of the overpriced kind, as with the predecessor. "
The online magazine MZEE even drew the following conclusion:
"With" Dreams "Shindy not only shows himself to be a confident, capable artist, the album itself is also an aesthetically appealing and perfectly functioning work of art. A work of art that is completely absorbed in itself, so that less decorative accessories - such as questionable box accessories - can be safely ignored. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ “Dreams”: Shindy publishes final tracklist on rap.de, accessed on November 3, 2016.
- ↑ album cover
- ↑ Shindy with the first announcement about "Dreams" (producer team & album length) on hiphop.de, accessed on November 3, 2016.
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH
- ↑ Chart tracking DREAMS on officialcharts.de
- ^ German annual album charts 2016
- ↑ HipHop annual charts 2016
- ↑ a b Alexander Austel: "Shindy for President - make rap great again." Laut.de , November 11, 2016, accessed on November 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Rating: rappers.in
- ↑ Oliver Marquart: Review: Shindy - Dreams. rap.de, November 13, 2016, accessed on November 13, 2016 .
- ^ Daniel Fersch: Shindy - Dreams . In: MZEE.com . November 22, 2016 ( mzee.com [accessed October 14, 2018]).
