Prince of Belvedair
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20/23 |
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66:33 / 77:15 |
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Berlin |
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Prince of Belvedair ( English for Prinz von Belvedair ) is the second solo album by German rapper Kay One . It was released on March 2, 2012 as a standard and premium edition via Bushido's label ersguterjunge .
production
Most of the beats for the album were produced by the producer duo Beatzarre and Djorkaeff .
Cover design
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The album cover of the standard edition shows Kay One with sunglasses and a red cap sitting on a gold-plated, red throne. The background is black and is bordered by a gold ornament. At the top of the picture are the lettering Kay One and Prince of Belvedair in gold or white. On the cover of the premium edition, the rapper is sitting in sunglasses on a black leather armchair. Background and lettering are the same as in the standard edition. Only the lettering Premium Edition was added in gold.
Guest Posts
There are guest contributions by other artists on eight or ten songs on the album. The American R'n'B singer Mario Winans can be heard in the chorus of the song I Need a Girl Part 3 . Kay Ones label boss Bushido raps on the songs Lagerfeld Flow and Boss . The rapper Shindy, who is newly under contract with ersguterjunge , has guest appearances on the titles Sportsfreund , Lagerfeld Flow and Villa auf Hawaii , while Kay One on Prince of Belvedair , Rain on You , Reich & schön and Das wars von der German R'n'B- Singer Emory is supported. In addition, rapper and boxing promoter Benny Blanko appears at Unter Palmen . In the intro and outro , Kay One speaks to one of his producers, Beatzarre .
Track list
| # | title | Guest musician | length |
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| 1 | Intro | Beatzarre | 2:14 |
| 2 | Prince of Belvedair | Emory | 3:38 |
| 3 | Better in bed | 3:06 | |
| 4th | Rain on You | Emory | 3:00 |
| 5 | heart of stone | 3:49 | |
| 6th | Sports friend | Shindy | 3:04 |
| 7th | Times change - skit | Bushido | 1:52 |
| 8th | P1 | 3:17 | |
| 9 | I Need a Girl (Part III) | Mario Winans | 3:25 |
| 10 | On days like these | 5:12 | |
| 11 | Lagerfeld Flow | Bushido & Shindy | 3:24 |
| 12 | Rich & beautiful | Emory | 2:49 |
| 13 | Washroom - Skit | Spongebob | 2:14 |
| 14th | Renate | 3:57 | |
| 15th | The game | Emory | 3:29 |
| 16 | boss | Bushido | 2:59 |
| 17th | Under palm trees | Benny blank | 4:04 |
| 18th | I love you | 3:24 | |
| 19th | On me! | 3:26 | |
| 20th | Outro | Beatzarre & Bushido | 4:09 |
Premium Edition Bonus Songs:
| # | title | Guest musician | length |
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| 1 | Little bitch | 2:59 | |
| 2 | That's it | Emory | 3:58 |
| 3 | Villa in Hawaii | Shindy | 3:46 |
Contents of the songs
Intro
The story of the album begins in the intro. A strange man is at the door. When Glöckler opens the door, the man tells whose name is Vincent Stein ( Beatzarre ) that he is heir to the Belvedair family . The king would be seriously ill and would not live long. Glöckler agrees after he asked what should happen with his music.
Prince of Belvedair
On Prince of Belvedair , which is the album's title track, Kay One gets support from singer Emory . As in most of the album, the lyrics go through Glöckler himself. Fashion brands like Chanel , Moncler and Louis Vuitton appear in the lyrics of the song. The designer Christian Dior is also mentioned in the text.
Rain on You
Rain On You is a typical party track. The song, which was on the B-side from the single I Need A Girl (Part 3) , is sung again in the hook by the Hamburg singer Emory . In addition, a music video for Rain On You was published on YouTube, which has had almost 4 million views to date.
I Need a Girl (Part III)
I Need a Girl (Part III) is the conclusion of the predecessors I Need A Girl (Part One) and I Need A Girl (Part Two) . The song is the first single from the album. The US singer Mario Winans, who was also part of I Need A Girl (Part Two), is featured as a feature guest . The single made it to number 29 in Germany. The music video published for the song has reached over 9 million views to date.
boss
Boss is the second song on which the rapper Bushido has a guest appearance. The song is a kind of battle track, which is typical for many songs by rappers Bushido and Kay One. Bushido expresses himself in the song against the criticism that came up about his Bambi for integration: “ I laugh at your antipathy and that everyone asks whether I deserve a Bambi. "
Outro
In the outro, Bushido visits Glöckler in the hospital. It quickly turns out that Kay One was hospitalized for too much alcohol and the story of the album was only dreaming. When he wakes up, his thoughts are still not very clear.
Chart success and single
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Prince of Belvedair entered the German charts at number 4 in the 12th calendar week of 2012 and stayed in the top 100 for eleven weeks.
The song I Need a Girl (Part III) was released as the first single for the album on February 17, 2012 , and a corresponding video appeared on the Internet on February 12. The song entered the German charts at number 29 and stayed in the Top 100 for 8 weeks. On March 5, 2012, a video for the song Rain on You was also released .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rating: laut.de
- ↑ Rating: rap.de
- ↑ Rating: rappers.in
- ↑ Album cover of the standard edition at amazon.de
- ↑ Album cover of the premium edition at amazon.de
- ↑ Chart sources: DE ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2015 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
- ↑ Chart tracking I Need a Girl Part 3 at musicline.de ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 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.
