Ekrem (album)

Ekrem
Studio album by Eko Fresh
Publication (s)	September 2, 2011
Label (s)	7 Days Music, Sony Music , German Dream
Format (s)	CD , download
Genre (s)	German hip-hop , rap
Title (number)	20/22
running time	75:31 / 83:08
production	Prodycema Phat Crispy Serious Sam Kingsize among others
chronology What does the world cost? (2010) Ekrem Ek to the Roots (2012)
Single releases September 2, 2011 Beyond Eden November 18, 2011 Our children

Ekrem is the fifth solo album by the German rapper Eko Fresh . It was released on September 2, 2011 on the labels 7 Days Music, Sony Music and German Dream.

production

Much of the album was produced by music producer Prodycem , who contributed eight beats, while Phat Crispy produced six instrumentals. Other productions come from Serious Sam, Kingsize and TTThumb. In addition, the song Jenseits von Eden is a cover version of the song of the same name by Nino de Angelo , which was written by Chris Evans-Ironside , Joachim Horn-Bernges and Kurt Gebegern .

Cover design

The album cover is in black and white and shows Eko Fresh, who has folded his hands and is looking at the viewer. At the top right is the white lettering "Eko Fresh" and at the bottom right is the title "Ekrem" in black.

Guest Posts

There are guest contributions from a total of eleven artists on eight or nine songs on the album . So is on You wanted to betray me to hear a verse by the rapper Capkekz , with whom Eko Fresh worked several times before. The song Still Menace was created in collaboration with the Offenbach rapper Haftbefehl and the American hip hopper MC Eiht . Volkspartei is a collaboration with the rappers Farid Bang , Summer Cem and Hakan Abi , while the singer Julia Huber is represented on Our Children . On the track Jenseits von Eden , Eko Fresh is supported by the singer Nino de Angelo , and the rapper Separate has a guest appearance on Deutschlands 1 (2012) . The singers G-Style ( I stay true to myself ) and Ado Kojo ( Burak ) also appear. In addition, Toni der Assi and Amir are on the bonus song Because we're just tired of hearing it.

Track list

#	title	Guest Posts	producer	length
1	Intro		Phat Crispy	1:54
2	Ekrem (again as before)		Prodycema	3:21
3	I am…		Phat Crispy	3:48
4th	Hartz 5		Prodycema	4:04
5	Ekrem vs. Eko Fresh		Prodycema	4:02
6th	Too extreme		Phat Crispy	3:36
7th	You wanted to betray me	Capkekz	Prodycema	4:31
8th	Cologne Kalk honor killing		Kingsize	4:18
9	Still menace	MC Eiht , arrest warrant	Serious Sam	4:28
10	Grembranx		Prodycema	3:33
11	Street German / Turkish slang		Phat Crispy	3:28
12	German dream		Prodycema	3:36
13	People's Party	Farid Bang , Summer Cem , Hakan Abi	Phat Crispy	4:13
14th	The punisher		Prodycema	3:42
15th	Germany's 1 (2012)	Separate	Kingsize	3:37
16	B celebrity status		Serious Sam	3:22
17th	I stay true to myself	G-style	Serious Sam	4:04
18th	Beyond Eden	Nino de Angelo	Chris Evans-Ironside , Hans-Joachim Horn-Bernges, Kurt Gebegern	4:02
19th	Our children	Julia Huber	Phat Crispy, TTThumb	3:55
20th	Burak	Ado Kojo	Prodycema	3:57

ITunes version bonus songs

#	title	Guest Posts	producer	length
21st	Because we're just sick of it	Toni the Assi , Amir		4:05
22nd	Do you still want to fuck			3:32

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Ekrem   DE 5 09/16/2011 (2 weeks)   AT 33 09/16/2011 (1 week)   CH 15th 09/18/2011 (3 weeks)

Singles

Beyond Eden   DE 64 09/16/2011 (1 week)

Ekrem entered the German album charts at number 5 on September 16, 2011 and was at number 47 the following week before leaving the top 100. In Austria the album reached number 33 and in Switzerland number 15.

The song Jenseits von Eden , a cover version of the play of the same name by Nino de Angelo , was released as the first single at the same time as the album . The release reached number 64 in the German charts. The second single, Our Children , was released on November 18, 2011. Music videos were also shot for the songs Still Menace , Köln Kalk Ehrenmord , Straßendeutsch / Türkenslang and Grembranx .

reception

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
laut.de

Dani Fromm from laut.de rated the album with two out of a possible five points. She attests to the rapper's great talent, which he wastes "over long periods on uninteresting representatives, fat-pants assurances or the weepy things that have been familiar for too long". Only the songs Köln Kalk Ehrenmord and Strassendeutsch / Türkenslang would be completely convincing, while Eko Fresh otherwise moved between "whimsy and exaggerated self-expression".

Individual evidence

1. ↑ album cover
2. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH
3. ↑ Chart tracking Ekrem on officialcharts.de
4. ↑ Rating: laut.de