Ekrem (album)
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Studio album by Eko Fresh | |||||
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September 2, 2011 |
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Label (s) | 7 Days Music, Sony Music , German Dream |
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20/22 |
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75:31 / 83:08 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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
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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
- ↑ album cover
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH
- ↑ Chart tracking Ekrem on officialcharts.de
- ↑ Rating: laut.de