King of Kingz
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2001 (re-release 2003, 2004, 2005) |
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| Label (s) | I Luv Money Records / Aggro Berlin / ersguterjunge | |||
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Title (number) |
15/16/20/30 |
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running time |
47:45 / 51:23 / 62:00 / 101: 59 |
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King of Kingz (also King of KingZ ) is a demo album by the Berlin rapper Bushido . The original version was released on cassette in 2001 on the independent label I Luv Money Records and was first published in a digitally revised version via Aggro Berlin in 2003, before being included in another version on October 25, 2004 or after indexing of the demo tape from 1999 was published on August 8, 2005 on the ersguterjunge label .
Production & samples
The album was mostly produced by Bushido himself and DJ Ilan .
The song Mittelfingah contains a sample of the song Mourning Palace by Dimmu Borgir . The track Kalter Krieg contains elements from The Phantom of the Opera , while Pitbull samples the song Gathering of the Storm from Arcana . Snakes includes a sample of Sweet Talkin Woman from ELO .
Cover design
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The album cover of the original version shows Bushido with an outstretched middle finger, to the left and right of him two women stretch their buttocks into the camera. In addition, the right part shows the open mouth of a dog. At the top of the picture is written Bushido in red letters and King of KingZ at the bottom . The cover of the 2004 version is in orange and white tones. It shows Bushido holding a microphone in his hand. At the top left is the writing Bushido and the rapper's logo. In the lower part of the picture is King of KingZ and Exclusive 2004 Edition . The 2005 version shows Bushido standing in the left part of the picture and wearing a black T-shirt. Ersguterjunge is presented at the top left . In the right-hand part you can see the lettering KOK Extended Version and Demotape Extended Version .
Guest Posts
Six songs on the album feature guest contributions from other rappers. In Superheroez the less well known rapper Kam One and I-Luv-Money -member Joka (aka Jokanak, not to be confused with the rapper Joka ) gefeaturet. Mittelfingah is a collaboration with Bass Sultan Hengzt and King Orgasmus One , while Black Side was recorded with Roulette . Bushido's friend Fler appears under the pseudonym Frank White on the songs Kalter Krieg and Vack You . The rapper D-Bo has a part in the track With the tail in hand .
There are eight more features on the demo tape. Here the underground rapper Vader is represented on the pieces Westliche Kammer , 10 vor 12 and The Crew . In the song Neues Kapitel again, roulette is featured. The French rapper Fabrice can be heard on the track Illusion and Orgasmus appears on West Berlin Underground and Auf der Jagd . Allstars is a collaboration with DMC, Fabrice and Vader.
Track list
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King of Kingz
Demo tape
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indexing
The first two versions of the album were indexed with effect from May 31, 2005 by the Federal Testing Office for Media Harmful to Young People and placed in List A (sale to minors prohibited). The reasons were u. a. Misogynistic and violence-glorifying content in the songs Superheroez , Mittelfingah and With the tail in hand indicated.
Chart success
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After being re-released in 2005, the album entered the 34th calendar week at number 55 in the German charts and then occupied positions 82; 87 and 79 before exiting the top 100.
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of Samples ( Memento of the original from December 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rating: rap.de
- ↑ Cover of the original version ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cover of the second version
- ↑ Cover of the third version at amazon.de ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rap.de: Indexing - King of Kingz ( Memento of the original from March 17th, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Indexed sound carriers ( Memento from July 25, 2005 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Chart sources: DE ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. AT CH
- ↑ Musicline.de: Chart tracking for King of Kingz ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
