Metrickz

Metrickz (2019)

Metrickz (born October 7, 1990 in Osnabrück ), actually David Orhan Hansel , is a German rapper . He has released five solo albums since 2013, which were created in collaboration with his house producer X-plosive . He has been running the DEATHOFMAJOR label and a fashion line of the same name since 2018 .

Career

Childhood and youth

David Orhan Hänsel was born in Osnabrück in the autumn of 1990 to a father of Turkish origin and a German mother . From the age of seven he grew up with his single mother. The artist tried to teach him to draw and paint, but he showed no talent for this. Instead, he used his creativity in text writing and music production. For his musical work he used the stage name Metrickz. Through his stepfather, the bobsleigh driver Donat Ertel , he also developed a fondness for fitness and athletics .

Musical career

Influenced by the music of the Aggro Berlin label , he began rapping himself at the age of 16. After he had published his first songs online in 2007, his first publication for free download appeared a year later under the title Kampfansage . In 2012 he appeared as a guest on B-Tight 's fourth album Drinne . He was also heard on Der Asiate's Der Reiskanzler . With Valentina his first solo single was released, 2013. The songs produced by X-plosive generated more attention and were discussed in numerous media. In autumn he followed up with his debut album Ultraviolett , which he released without a label or management. As a guest rapper, he was able to win over Silla , JokA , Swiss , Kayef and Liont . The latter then invited Metrickz to his first album Löwenkind . In 2014 the EP Kamikaze followed , which was advertised with the release Durch die Stadt .

Metrickz had his breakthrough with his second album Ultraviolett 2 at the end of 2015. The publication, distributed by the Warner Music Group , entered the German charts at number 4. It was also able to position itself in Austria and Switzerland. The EP Phantom was released as a supplement to the box edition of Ultraviolett 2 . In 2016 he recorded the tracks Mein Leben with RAF Camora for the album Ghøst and the single Villa , which can be found on his EP RAW . Shortly before the turn of the year, Metrickz released another EP with Nova . The following summer, the rapper appeared on the bonus EP for Bushido's twelfth album Black Friday . Metrickz 'third album Xenon followed in August via Soulfood . He added the sketch EP Shadow to the box edition . In a conversation with the Westfälische Nachrichten , he described it as a “ tough album ” that was created at a time when he felt “ angry and disappointed ”. Xenon entered the album charts at number 3. With incense and footprints , he released two songs as singles.

In 2018 Metrickz founded his own label DEATHOFMAJOR , which he runs and finances himself. At the same time he announced the start of a fashion collection of the same name. The first release was the album Ultraviolett 3 , which was accompanied by four singles. While the digital distribution took place via the company Believe , the deluxe box was sold exclusively via the label's homepage, so the physical sales have no influence on the chart placement. Thanks to the streams, Metrickz's fourth album went to number 68 in the German charts. The album Mufasa followed in mid-2019, the box edition of which was accompanied by the compilation Reloaded . For the first time after Ultraviolet 2 , a publication of the rapper positioned itself in the charts of all three German-speaking countries.

Discography

Albums

publication	title	Chart placements			Cover
		DE	CH	AT
2013	Ultraviolet	-	-	-
2015	Ultraviolet 2	4th	76	39
2017	xenon	3	-	22nd
2018	Ultraviolet 3	68	-	-
2019	Mufasa	33	60	44

EPs

publication	title	comment	Cover
				2014	kamikaze
2015	phantom	Supplement to the box edition of Ultraviolet 2
2016	RAW
2016	nova
2017	Shadow	Supplement to the box edition of Xenon
2019	Reloaded	Supplement to the box edition from Mufasa

Singles

publication	title	Chart placements			album	Cover
		DE	CH	AT
2013	Valentina	-	-	-	Ultraviolet
2014	Through the city	-	-	-	kamikaze
2015	Black BMW	-	-	-	Ultraviolet 2
2016	Villa (with RAF Camora)	-	-	-	RAW
2017	incense	96	-	-	xenon
2017	Footprints	-	-	-	xenon
2017	Status quo	-	-	-
2018	Falling up	-	-	-	Ultraviolet 3
2018	No friends	-	-	-	Ultraviolet 3
2018	Rocky Marciano	-	-	-	Ultraviolet 3
2019	forget Me Not	-	-	-	Ultraviolet 3
2019	Forest	-	-	-	Mufasa
2019	mummy	-	-	-	Mufasa
2019	Fighter heart	-	-	-	Mufasa

reception

Media meetings

So far, Metrickz's albums have mainly received attention in the music media. On the occasion of his first album Ultraviolett, Rap.de attested him “ potential ” and “ no weaknesses, but also no explicit strengths ” in “ matters of rap skills ”. Metrickz is an " ambitious artist ", but his debut seems " confusing, polyphonic, almost conceptless ". A “ constant change between hard lines and soft poetry can be seen ”. Every piece turns out to be " successful as a single product ", but Valentina in particular is reminiscent of Cro . 16bars.de sees “ energetic synths with catchy hooks, dubstep and drum 'n' bass additions ” and a “ dynamic rap style ” as the main characteristics of the album debut. Metrickz oscillates " between profound, determined serenity and the restless drive of a 23-year-old ". In addition, the " media-communicative part of his work " seems to be " at least as important an element for his advancement as the actual musical ".

The evaluation of the second work Ultraviolet 2 was more negative in the e-zine laut.de. Metrickz looks like a " savings fox version of Casper ". While he flowe “ solid ”, singing is not his “parade discipline ”. The album drowns " in well-groomed wanderlust and togetherness kitsch ". In the Laut.de reader charts, the album was ranked second among the “ most hated albums of the year ”. Ultraviolett 3 reads according to sound spy " like a confused mix of battlerap, pathetic love songs and calendar sayings ". In contrast, the sound image sounds " stringent ". Metrickz swaps “ Dancehall and Afro Trap ”, which dominated on his album Xenon , with “ synthetic and chorus-heavy beats with high beats ”. In his review of Ultraviolett 3 on MZEE, Steffen Bauer described Metrickz as a " rapper personification of hubris ". Either he rapper " of himself as godlike, miles superior to the competition " or about the " supposedly weaker sex ". Despite the " beats worth listening to " from X-plosive , the release is " striking, flat and extremely kitschy ".

Criticism from other artists

In an interview with the magazine Jetzt , the Austrian rapper Gerard spoke in detail about the album. From his point of view, ultraviolet has " a nice mixture of street attitude and poppy beats ". While the dubstep elements remind him of Example , he sees MoTrip and SD as “ role models ” with regard to rap technology . The single Valentina is " trendy and catchy, but not embarrassing ". In addition, she has “ a certain roughness ”. RAF Camora was also positive .

Web links

Commons : Metrickz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the rapper
• Official presence on Instagram
• Official presence on Facebook

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Laut.de: Metrickz. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Fritz.de: Metrickz. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} WN.de: Interview with rapper Metrickz from Hörstel - single-handedly to the top. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b c} 16bars.de: Before we explode like stars - Who is Metrickz? Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Discogs.com: B-Tight - Inside. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Hiphop.de: Metrickz - Valentina. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Discogs.com: Metrickz - Ultraviolet. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Discogs.com: Liont - lion child. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Discogs.com: Metrickz - Kamikaze EP. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Hiphop.de: Metrickz announces new EP. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Hiphop.de: Metrickz - Through the city. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
12. ↑ ^{a b c d} Musikwoche.de: Metrickz creates its own label. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
13. ↑ ^{a b} Officialcharts.de: Metrickz - Ultraviolett 2. Accessed on March 19, 2020 . 
14. ↑ ^{a b c} Hitparade.ch: Metrickz - Ultraviolett 2. Accessed on March 19, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Discogs.com: Metrickz - Phantom EP. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
16. ↑ Hiphop.de: RAF Camora reveals the last two features on 'Ghøst'. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
17. ↑ Hiphop.de: Metrickz announces 'Raw': Release date and a feature are already fixed. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
18. ↑ Hiphop.de: Metrickz ft. RAF Camora - Villa. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
19. ↑ Hiphop.de: 'Nova EP': Metrickz reveals his alleged account balance. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
20. ↑ Discogs.com: Metrickz - Nova. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
21. ↑ Hiphop.de: Bushido announces the last feature on bonus EP for 'Black Friday'. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
22. ↑ Discogs.com: Metrickz - Xenon. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
23. ↑ ^{a b} Officialcharts.de: Metrickz - Xenon. Retrieved March 19, 2020 . 
24. ↑ Hiphop.de: Metrickz - Weihrauch. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
25. ↑ Hiphop.de: Metrickz - Footprints. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
26. ↑ Discogs.com: Metrickz - Ultraviolet 3. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
27. ↑ ^{a b} Officialcharts.de: Metrickz - Ultraviolett 3. Accessed on March 19, 2020 . 
28. ↑ Discogs.com: Metrickz - Mufasa. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
29. ↑ ^{a b} Officialcharts.de: Metrickz - Mufasa. Retrieved March 19, 2020 . 
30. ↑ ^{a b c} Hitparade.ch: Metrickz - Mufasa. Retrieved March 19, 2020 . 
31. ^ Hitparade.ch: Metrickz - Xenon. Retrieved March 19, 2020 . 
32. ↑ Officialcharts.de: Metrickz - Weihrauch. Retrieved March 19, 2020 . 
33. ↑ Rap.de: Metrickz - Ultraviolett (album). Retrieved March 21, 2020 . 
34. ↑ Laut.de: One pile on the juice, a second on the backspin. Retrieved March 21, 2020 . 
35. ↑ Laut.de: The 30 most hated albums of the year - 2nd place. Accessed on March 22, 2020 . 
36. ↑ Tonspion.de: Metrickz - Ultraviolett 3. Retrieved on March 21, 2020 . 
37. ↑ Mzee.com: Metrickz - Ultraviolet 3. Accessed March 21, 2020 . 
38. ↑ Jetzt.de: Das Rap-Rendezvous: We hear new records with Gerard. Retrieved March 22, 2020 . 
39. ↑ Youtube.com: RAF Camora Interview: Ghost, Japan, 187, Farid Bang, So Lala, Metrickz, Bonez MC, Pedaz, Sierra Kidd. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .