Sparring 3

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Sparring 3
Studio album by Olli Banjo

Publication
(s)

2008

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Hip hop

Title (number)

22nd

production

Roe Beardie, Melbeatz, DJ Flow u. a.

chronology
Lifeshow
(2007) 		Sparring 3 4 fists for a hallelujah
(2009)

Sparring 3 is the third mixtape by German rapper Olli Banjo . It was released on April 25, 2008 on the independent label Headrush Records .

background

Between 2003 and 2008, Olli Banjo released a solo album and a mixtape every year. After the studio album Lifeshow was released in 2007 , Headrush Records released the exclusive album Lost Tapes with unreleased tracks at the end of the year . In 2008, as in 2004 and 2006, a mixtape of the Sparring series was released. In an interview, Banjo commented on the annual rhythm and explained that this will be broken after sparring 3 , as the musician wants to release a rock album before his fourth solo album.

Track list

Rapper Olli Banjo
  1. Intro - 1:19
  2. Sparring III Theme (feat.Jasmin Shakeri) - 3:19
  3. Monument (feat. Kool Savas, Caput and Moe Mitchell ) - 3:27
  4. Hoch Uff Die Box (feat.KIZ) - 5:12
  5. Impossible Pt. II (feat.Laas Unlimited) - 3:11
  6. Boxing ring (feat. B-Tight) - 4:11
  7. I go boxing - 2:48
  8. 16 bars of bullshit (feat. Maeckes & Plan B) - 3:35
  9. Graffiti & Rap - 3:05
  10. Kidz - 2:01
  11. I'm flying over Germany (feat. Gregpipe) - 3:05
  12. Luke Skywalker - 3:44
  13. Much too clear (feat. Jonesmann) - 2:41
  14. Just for you (feat. Lisi) - 3:57
  15. Collabo des Todes (feat.Tone) - 3:03
  16. Between Genius & Madness (feat. FR) - 2:58
  17. The Order (feat. Marteria) - 2:30
  18. Amok run (feat. Curse) - 3:00
  19. Revolution (feat.Planet Asia) - 3:13
  20. Wie Schön (feat. Retrogott ) - 3:03
  21. Abbeucht (feat.PMA & Mädness) - 2:33
  22. Who? (feat. Manolito Mengele and DJ Flow) - 3:14

Guest Posts

Kool Savas in 2008

The guest musicians represent an essential element of the concept of the sparring mixtapes. A large number of guest rappers were already represented on the first two parts. In an interview Banjo said about the collaborations on sparring and sparring 2 that he is "still happy" with all guest contributions. Two rappers can be heard on all parts of Sparring so far . These are Jonesmann and Curse .

The rappers Kool Savas and Caput as well as the singer Moe Mitchell from the Berlin label Optik Records are represented at Denkmal . Savas already recorded the piece Suicide with Olli Banjo for sparring . Another well-known rapper is the B-Tight who is under contract with Aggro Berlin and appears on the song boxing ring .

In addition, numerous hip-hop musicians, who achieved greater popularity in 2007 and are characterized by the fact that they distance themselves from gangster rap , which had shaped German hip-hop in previous years, can be heard on Sparring 3 . These include Marteria , to whom Olli Banjo was made aware of by Sherin Kürten from the Classic Media agency , Huss & Hodn, Maeckes & Plan B and the Berlin group KIZ

The hip-hop group KIZ

“Schivv sent me the track Pornofilmkäse by Huss & Hodn, which I [...] immediately found very fresh. The beat and the flow just say: I don't give a shit, I don't even want to go up, I just make really cool music. That impresses me [...]. I'm a big KIZ fan too, I feel the boys. […] Or Maeckes & Plan B, who are also out on a completely different film than all these Smack DVD clones, who write a cappellas and consider themselves rappers. I am a friend of characters. All young rappers should take this to heart: There is only one Kool Savas, only one KIZ, only one Olli Banjo. But Smack DVD clones are a dime a dozen. "

- Olli Banjo across from Juice magazine

Female hip-hop musicians are represented on two pieces of music. These are the rappers Lisi and Jasmin Shakeri. On who? DJ Flow and Manolito Mengele, who appears at concerts as the back-up rapper of Banjo, can be heard. The Frankfurter Tone was involved in the creation of Kollabo des Todes , FR in Zwischen Genie & Wahnsinn and Gregpipe in Ich fliege über Deutschland .

Rapper Planet Asia

Furthermore, the piece Impossible Pt. II to be highlighted. For Sparring 2 , the song Impossible was created with the rapper Samy Deluxe . As part of the creation of Sparring 3 , Olli Banjo wanted to record a continuation of the piece of music. The beat and Banjo's verse were already set, but Samy Deluxe couldn't come up with a satisfying verse for the title. This resulted in Banjo calling rapper Laas Unlimited. According to Olli Banjo, he “ultimately saved the track”.

The rapper Planet Asia appears as the only American guest musician on the song Revolution .

“MeMyselfAndI told me that Planet Asia is currently recording a record with DJ Adlib and him under the project name Da Legacy . They then asked me if I would do a feature on the album, so I asked if he would do a feature on Sparring 3 in return . At the first meeting he was initially very reserved, almost dismissive. [...] Later I gave him the recordings of my Splash! -Appearance shown, he was suddenly very enthusiastic, wanted to go on tour with me and form a Wu-Tang-like hip-hop crew with Savas, Booba and me . [...] (laughs) "

- Olli Banjo on working with Planet Asia

production

The hip-hop producers Roe Beardie, Feedback, Bounce Brothas, Bock Auf'n Beat, Beatgees, DJ Flow and Melbeatz were involved in the production of Sparring 3 . Roe Beardie, who produces the majority of Olli Banjo's records, is also the main producer on Sparring 3 . He has the pieces of music Sparring III Theme , Boxring , Ich Gehkasten , Graffiti & Rap , I fly over Germany , Much to clarify , Collabo of death , Between genius and madness , The order , Revolution , How beautiful and submerged produces. The beat for the monument was contributed by feedback. The Bounce Brothas are for the background music of the songs Hoch Uff Die Box , Impossible Pt. II and only responsible for you . Bock Auf'n Beat contributed 16 bars of bullshit and Melbeatz the song Kidz to the mixtape. It was also rampage of Beatgees and Who? produced by DJ Flow.

DJ Dag did the cuts for some pieces. These are I Go Boxing , Kidz , Luke Skywalker , The Order, and Revolution . In the case of the song Graffiti & Rap , the cuts were contributed by DJ Griot.

marketing

A video was shot for the song Memorial . This was created under the direction of Katja Kuhl, who also designed the press photos and videos on Olli Banjo's earlier publications. The memorial clip premiered on April 11, 2008 on the Mixery Raw Deluxe website .

In addition, a snippet, a sound file in which the majority of the tracks on an album are played, was made available on the Internet before publication.

reception

success

Sparring 3 entered the German album charts at number 41.

criticism

The website Rap.de wrote in its review that Sparring 3 surpasses the first two parts of the series. The “performance of the rapper” and the work of the producers are highlighted positively.

The e-zine Laut.de rated Sparring 3 with three out of a possible five evaluation points. Editor Gässlein emphasizes in the review that the third part of the series is an improvement on its predecessors, but still remains "far away" from the quality of the albums Lifeshow and Shizogenie . Laut.de rated the solo songs Ich Gehkasten , Grafitti und Rap , Luke Skywalker and Kids positively. In contrast, the contributions by KIZ, Maeckes & Plan B, Kurt Hustle as well as Gregpipe and Laas Unlimited are criticized negatively. The appearances of Lisi and B-Tight are described by the editors as a "positive surprise".

“In terms of rap technique and freshness, banjo has long been an indispensable part of the German top 5. If he tries. Strangely enough, he doesn't always do it in interaction with other rap stars. "

- Extract from the review by Laut.de

credentials

  1. ↑ a b May issue of Juice (2008) - page 48
  2. ↑ a b May issue of Juice (2008) - page 50
  3. ↑ May issue of Juice (2008) - page 51
  4. ↑ Mzee.com: Olli Banjo "Sparring 3" Tracklist / Making of "Denkmal"
  5. ↑ Mzee.com: Olli Banjo: Video premiere for "Monument" / Snippet
  6. ↑ Mzee.com: Video about memorial
  7. ↑ Mzee.com: Snippet on Sparring 3
  8. ↑ Musicline.de: Chart tracking of Sparring 3 ( Memento of the original from December 7th, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musicline.de
  9. ↑ Rap.de: Sparring 3 ( Memento of the original from May 19, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rap.de
  10. ↑ Laut.de: Sparring 3