Life at the limit
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2nd June 2017 |
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| Label (s) | JINX Music, Chapter One ( Universal Music ) |
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Title (number) |
12 (+ 13) |
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running time |
44:25 |
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Life at the Limit is the debut album of the German rap - duo SXTN . It was released on June 2, 2017 on the JINX Music label and is distributed by the Chapter One label, which is part of Universal Music . In addition to the standard edition, the album was also released as a limited fan box, including the previously released EP anti-socialization program , a remix EP and instrumentals.
production
The entire album was produced by the Berlin music producer Krutsch .
Cover design
The album cover shows Nura and Juju looking at the viewer. Juju has an arm around Nura and is smoking a joint . At the top right of the picture are the white lettering SXTN and Leben am Limit .
Guest Posts
Only on the Remix EP of the Limited Fan Box do other artists appear besides SXTN. The song Fotzen im Club (Remix) is a collaboration with the rapper Frauenarzt and the rappers Roxy and Lumaraa . The rapper Ali As is involved in the remix for your mother , while the rapper King Orgasmus One can be heard on Hass Frau (remix) . MC Bomber has a guest appearance in the remix for No Money . SXTN also work on Ich bin schwarz (Remix) with rappers Smoky and Harris .
Track list
| # | title | length |
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| 1 | The pussies are back | 3:42 |
| 2 | He wants sex | 3:54 |
| 3 | From party to party | 3:44 |
| 4th | school | 3:33 |
| 5 | Bong room | 4:46 |
| 6th | Stand | 3:39 |
| 7th | Move out | 2:58 |
| 8th | Party sacrifice | 3:34 |
| 9 | Fresh meat | 3:22 |
| 10 | go ahead and cry | 3:23 |
| 11 | I don't have a lighter | 3:28 |
| 12 | Suburban boy | 3:52 |
Bonus EP anti-socialization program of the Limited Fan Box:
| # | title | length |
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| 1 | Your mother | 3:24 |
| 2 | Hate woman | 3:57 |
| 3 | So high | 4:18 |
| 4th | Made 4 Love | 3:38 |
| 5 | Pussies in the club | 3:10 |
| 6th | I am black | 3:02 |
| 7th | No money | 3:25 |
| 8th | We are peaceful | 3:36 |
Remix EP from the Limited Fan Box:
| # | title | Guest Posts | length |
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| 1 | Your mother (remix) | Ali As | 4:05 |
| 2 | Hate Woman (Remix) | King Orgasm One | 3:40 |
| 3 | No money (remix) | MC bomber | 3:41 |
| 4th | I'm black (remix) | Smoky , Harris | 3:07 |
| 5 | Pussies in the Club (Remix) | Gynecologist , Roxy, Lumaraa | 3:12 |
+ Instrumentals for all songs
Chart successes and singles
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Leben am Limit entered the German album charts at number 8 on June 9, 2017 and was ranked 37 and 45 in the following weeks. In total, it stayed in the top 100 for 46 weeks. The album also hit the charts in Austria and Switzerland, occupying positions 23 and 37 respectively.
The singles were the songs Die Fotzen are back , Bongzimmer (DE # 88), He wants Sex , Stand and From Party to Party (DE # 81). About the songs Die Fotzen are back , He wants sex , From party to party and bong room , music videos were also shot. The single Von Party zu Party received a gold record in Germany for more than 200,000 units sold .
reception
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Fionn Birr from hip-hop magazine Juice rated the album 2.5 out of a possible 6 crowns. He particularly criticized productions and texts because, in his opinion, “parental shock moments are constructed in rows on anachronistic Ballermann beats from the TNGHT Trap School”, which are “toothless provocations”. In addition, he negatively emphasized the lack of variety of topics and the level of rhyme of the title Stand .
Dominik Lippe from laut.de rated life at the limit with four out of a possible five points. The album is "pleasant to consume over long distances" and the refrains are easy to listen to. "Really exciting", however, are the lyrics that "make the duo stand out from the crowd". Weak points, however, are the "ingratiating use of autotune on I don't have a lighter or the little innovative gangster storyteller suburban boy ".
Oliver Marquart from rap.de described Leben am Limit as a “cleanly produced, extremely entertaining album with attitude”. It is good to "hear again an authentic commitment to excess, to escalation, to crossing boundaries between all the double standards". Krutsch's production is also praised.
Editor Lukas Päckert from MZEE stated that the basic concept of the Berliners was still the same: "Most catchy hooks and provocative-harsh texts, everything packed for the next party." Nevertheless, SXTN sat down with "quite critically and enlightening Topics like sexism apart. ”It is interesting that“ in keeping with the somewhat more profound content, the beats are produced more calmly, but the melodies are no less catchy than the rest of the party tracks. ”
Individual evidence
- ↑ album cover
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE - AT - CH
- ↑ Chart tracking life at the limit on officialcharts.de
- ↑ From party to party - DE: Gold
- ↑ a b Juice No. 181, July / August 2017, p. 120
- ↑ Rating: laut.de
- ↑ Rating: rap.de
- ↑ Lukas Päckert: SXTN - Life at the Limit . In: MZEE.com . June 12, 2017 ( mzee.com [accessed October 14, 2018]).
