Dead or Alive (album)
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2007 |
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CD |
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Title (number) |
12 (Mzee.com Edition 15) |
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40 min 16 s |
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Berlin |
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Dead or Alive is the second solo album by the German-speaking rapper Kool Savas . It was released on November 2, 2007 on the Subword label , a sub-label of the Sony BMG group. Dead or Alive is the 12th release from Savas' albums, mix and demo tape series and entered the German album charts at number 10.
Versions
Dead or Alive appeared in a total of three versions. In addition to the standard version, an enhanced edition was released, which includes an additional DVD, film recordings, a making-of and 2 bonus tracks. The third edition was named after the online hiphop magazine MZEE.com . This was only available from the aforementioned site, contained several bonus tracks and was completely sold out before the release date.
Track list
| # | title | play permanently |
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| 1. | TOL intro | 2:29 |
| 2. | oracle | 2:53 |
| 3. | The proof | 3:36 |
| 4th | On Top (featuring Azad) | 3:38 |
| 5. | Essah (featuring Moe Mitchell ) | 3:02 |
| 6th | Mona Lisa | 2:06 |
| 7th | All push optics | 3:29 |
| 8th. | Just a game | 2:52 |
| 9. | Dead or alive | 4:02 |
| 10. | Dede Skit | 2:13 |
| 11. | Ill | 3:36 |
| 12. | Melody (featuring Moe Mitchell & Senna) | 4:08 |
| 13. | Krank (Remix) (feat. Courses) (Mzee-Edition) | 3:36 |
| 14th | ToL (Instrumental) (Mzee Edition) | 4:01 |
| 15th | Mona Lisa (Acapella) (Mzee Edition) | 1:46 |
Guest Posts
The music guests on Dead or Alive include the Frankfurt rapper Azad , with whom Kool Savas has already recorded a full album, Moe Mitchell from Optik Records and Senna Guemmour, known as the singer of the Monrose group . There is a bonus track with the Minden rapper Curse exclusively on the MZEE limited version .
illustration
The album cover shows Kool Savas with lowered eyes and his cap over his face in a room that is papered with sheets of text. He wears two necklaces that he clasps with his hands.
Videos
The first video to be produced on Dead or Alive is the online single The Proof . There are two versions of this clip. The Chernobyl version was filmed in a massive concrete building in the uninhabited city of Prypiat in the Ukraine , near which the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred on April 26, 1986 .
The second video / single bears the name of the album Tot or Lebig and was released on December 7th, 2007 as a basic and premium version (chart placement: 67) and contains 3 extra songs (Alle schieben Optik (SP Soul Remix), The Proof and crash). In the video version, the third part has been left out and replaced by Mona Lisa .
The third video for the single Melodie was released on March 20, 2008 and was shot in Berlin. In the video, the mentalist Farid and Monrose singer Senna play for the first time .
Cover of the single Dead or Alive
Cover of the single On Top
Cover of the single melody
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Web links
- Official website of Kool Savas and Optik Records
- Official website for the album
- Album review at laut.de.
- Rap.de album review
Individual evidence
- ↑ News about the sale of the TOL-MZEE-Edition ( Memento of the original from February 5, 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.
- ↑ Kool Savas: "Death or Alive" / "Mona Lisa" (Video)
- ↑ to the video “Melodie” ( memento of the original from March 17th, 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. MTV News
