Kianush
Kianush (born August 18, 1987 in Tehran , Iran ; real name is Kianush Rashedi , Persian : کیانوش رشیدی) is a German rapper with Iranian roots. He is signed to PA Sports' independent label Life Is Pain .
Life
Kianush grew up in Münster's socially problematic district of Kinderhaus , where he began rapping. Kinderhaus is known for its high juvenile delinquency. He quickly became a local legend in Munster and participated in the rap project StreetSound in a youth club in Toppheide where he stood the young people with words and deeds. First releases were made as a feature of PA Sports on its albums. The two published a video together for Shut Up .
From 2011 to 2013, Kianush was imprisoned for multiple robberies . He had robbed a drug dealer and was detained for a total of 1,094 days. He was then released on three-year probation. According to his own statement, he does not want to brag about this matter and he is rather embarrassed about the matter. After a few features, work began on a joint album with PA Sports under the project name Desperadoz. The two released the album on PA Sports independent label Life Is Pain . The album does not contain any rap features, besides Kianush and PA Sports only Manuellsen and the newcomer Iby can be heard with a vocal hook . The album reached number 14 in the German charts and also made it into the top 100 in Austria and Switzerland.
On January 22nd, 2016 his first solo album Scenario was released , also via Life Is Pain. The album reached number 14 in the German charts, number 25 in the Austrian charts and number 15 in the Swiss charts. It stayed in the top 100 of the three countries for a week.
His second solo album called Instinct was released on February 17, 2017. It stayed in the German charts for 3 weeks and made it to number 7. In Austria it was number 9 and in Switzerland it was number 8.
On January 12, 2018, he and PA Sports released Desperadoz 2 , the two rappers' second album together. The album reached number 5 in the German album charts. In Austria it was able to secure 8th place in the, while in Switzerland it was 7th.
On March 29, 2019, he released his fourth album, entitled "Safe". It stayed in the German charts for two weeks and reached 5th place. In Switzerland it lasted for a week and reached number 12 as in Austria, only that it stayed in the charts there for two weeks.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE | AT | CH | |||
2014 | Desperadoz |
DE14 (1 week) DE |
AT65 (1 week) AT |
CH20 (2 weeks) CH |
|
2016 | scenario |
DE14 (1 week) DE |
AT25 (1 week) AT |
CH15 (1 week) CH |
Label: Life Is Pain
|
2017 | instinct |
DE7 (3 weeks) DE |
AT9 (1 week) AT |
CH8 (2 weeks) CH |
Label: Life Is Pain
|
2018 | Desperadoz II |
DE5 (3 weeks) DE |
AT8 (1 week) AT |
CH7 (2 weeks) CH |
with PA Sports
label: Life Is Pain |
2019 | safe |
DE5 (2 weeks) DE |
AT12 (1 week) AT |
CH12 (2 weeks) CH |
Label: Life Is Pain
|
2020 | Crossover |
DE2 (5 weeks) DE |
AT5 (... weeks) AT |
CH7 (3 weeks) CH |
with PA Sports
label: Life Is Pain |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | |||
2016 | TelVision |
DE40 (2 weeks) DE |
AT52 (1 week) AT |
CH94 (1 week) CH |
|
2017 | killer |
DE89 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
with PA Sports
|
2019 | return |
DE91 (1 week) DE |
- | - | |
Push |
DE48 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
feat. PA Sports & Mosh36
|
|
Rollin |
DE96 (1 week) DE |
- | - | ||
Selfie |
DE69 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
feat. Jamule
|
|
So young |
DE83 (1 week) DE |
- | - | ||
Suicide crossover |
DE52 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
with PA Sports
|
|
Casino Royal Crossover |
DE28 (12 weeks) DE |
AT63 (1 week) AT |
- |
with PA Sports
|
|
2020 | Quarrel with the moon crossover |
DE55 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
with PA Sports
|
Criminal crossover |
DE17 (8 weeks) DE |
AT38 (3 weeks) AT |
CH53 (2 weeks) CH |
with PA Sports
|
|
Cyberpunk crossover |
DE86 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
with PA Sports
|
|
Crossover crossover |
DE50 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
with PA Sports
|
|
Kanake with style single track |
DE- 1DE | - | - | ||
2 m distance single track |
DE- 2ndDE | - | - |
More singles
- 2015: out of the way
- 2015: One Way Ticket
- 2015: habit / intro
- 2016: 2 worlds
- 2016: Original (with PA Sports & Mosh36 )
- 2017: Reload (Life is Pain)
- 2017: Hut in the forest (with PA Sports )
- 2017: Chill your life (with Moe Phoenix)
- 2017: Twelve (with KC Rebell )
- 2017: step on the gas
- 2018: Unfair (with PA Sports prod. By Joshimixu)
Guest Posts
- 2011: Rap Ghetto Hierarchy and Music in Pursuit of Happiness by PA Sports
- 2014: Why on HAZE by PA Sports
- 2014: Why (Remix) by PA Sports ( feat.BOZ , Liquit Walker , Cr7z , Blut & Kass , Pedaz , Ercandize , Jaysus , Niekan, Kurdo , Vega , Hamad 45 & Alpa Gun )
- 2015: Blinding on Eiskalter Engel by PA Sports (feat. Amir the singer)
- 2015: Semtex and Never on Eiskalter Engel ( Lost Tapes EP ) by PA Sports
- 2015: Silver or lead on Saadcore Reloaded by Baba Saad (feat. PA Sports)
- 2016: Desperadoz Reloaded skit and every day on Back fortunately by PA Sports
- 2016: TelVision at a distance from KC Rebell (feat.PA Sports & Kollegah )
- 2017: Wake me up on Keznation (feat. KEZ of Jeyz & Bosca )
- 2017: Blangster on Lost in Paradise by PA Sports ( feat.Mosh36 & Moe Phoenix )
- 2017: Limit to double room from Mosh36
- 2018: K1n problem on NOA from Moe Phoenix
- 2018: Loyalty to Habuubz, Volume 1 by Fard ( feat.PA Sports)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Usselmann: Rappen on Gescherweg. Westfälische Nachrichten , June 16, 2010, accessed on October 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Kerstin Sander: "Streetsound" turns frustration into rap music. Münstersche Zeitung , June 2, 2010, accessed on October 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Aggro.TV: PA Sports feat. Kianush Shut Up 03 No. 108. YouTube , January 17, 2011, accessed October 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Kianush on his imprisonment, the current rap scene and much more. Check-rap.de, September 1, 2013, accessed October 22, 2014 .
- ↑ David Molke: PA Sports & Kianush: The Right Frequency . In: Juice . No. 162 , October 2014, p. 80-81 .
- ^ PA Sports / Kianush - Desperadoz. HipHop.de, accessed on October 22, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Germany - Austria - Switzerland
- ↑ Official single trending charts. mtv.de, August 14, 2020, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Official single trending charts. mtv.de, August 21, 2020, accessed on August 22, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kianush |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rashedi, Kianush (real name); کیانوش رشدی (Persian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tehran , Iran |