Among Wolves (album)
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| Studio album by Liquit Walker | |
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Publication |
2013 |
| Label (s) | Friends of nobody |
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Format (s) |
album |
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Hip hop |
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Title (number) |
15th |
Unter Wölfen is the debut album by German rapper Liquit Walker . It was released on March 29, 2013 on the labels Friends of Nobody and Wolfpack Entertainment . The distribution takes place via Soulfood .
Track list
- Intro - 2:01
- Still Berlin - 3:55
- My DJ (with DJ Danetic) - 2:22
- Bergkrone (feat.Kool Savas) - 2:52
- Deutschrapkanakke - 3:46
- Bonnie Parker - 3:14
- No more miracles (feat. MoTrip) - 3:00
- Make the world go round - 3:37
- Benny - 3:16
- 90 BPM (feat.Sido) - 4:18
- Boys from the Hintahof - 3:05
- On the last breath (feat. Vega) - 2:50
- 40 bars - 3:02
- At your home - 3:16
- Alpha Wolf - 2:28
marketing
Shortly after Walker was signed to Friends of Nobody , a first video for the song 40 Bars was released. The label founder Vega also appears in this . The music video was produced by Helles Design . In the course of the “Nero Tour 2013” of the rapper Vega, Liquit Walker appeared as an accompanist at the first two concerts of the tour in mid-February. At the end of February 2013, a snippet was published in which the pieces from the album are presented in part. Another music video for the free song bomb, fire, gasoline followed on February 24th . The rappers Sido and Bass Sultan Hengzt are featured with guest contributions on the piece produced by DJ Desue . As a further album title, Deutschrapkanakke was subsequently implemented visually. As in the case of the first video, Helles Design was again responsible for production. The piece Bonnie Parker was implemented as a video as another song from Unter Wölfen . Bonnie Parker was presented by the Hiphop.de website. The creation of the music video was illustrated as part of a making-of .
From March 31 to April 4, 2013, the Aggro.tv website organized a theme week on Liquit Walker under the title Aggro Alarm . This began with the release of the freetrack Bei dir zu hause . This was followed by the publication of a music video for the song Mein DJ . Samson Schneiderman directed the making of the video. In addition, the snippet for the album and excerpts from a studio session with rapper Kool Savas were published. Two more music videos were shot for the album titles Intro and Immer noch Berlin . At the end of the theme week, a video entitled Acapella and Walker's contribution to the Aggro.tv series Shut up .
reception
success
Unter Wölfen entered the German album charts at number 19. In the second week the album dropped to number 100. At number 41, the publication was also able to position itself in the charts in Switzerland. In Austria the album reached position 37.
criticism
The website Rap.de rated Unter Wölfen with seven out of a possible ten points. From the editor's point of view, BlackBarry, Walker is not reinventing rap, but rather concentrating on " proven virtues such as being down-to-earth, determined and a classic male image ". Rap.de finds praise for the rapper's vocal technique and the production. The piece Deutschrapkanakke is characterized as a " Manifesto of outsiders ". It is criticized that Walker equates the personally experienced rejection “ as a pale Ostler among dark-haired street rappers ” with the exclusion “ of people of supposedly foreign origin by the German majority society ”. Since he does not represent a minority as a German, the comparison is not appropriate. Let the world go round is described in the review as a " self-reflective song that reveals the wolf's reflective side ". The song Bonnie Parker is dedicated to Liquit Walker's girlfriend. The rapper manages to " sail around the cliffs of embarrassment elegantly " and to create a contrast " to all the harshness and coolness ".
In a review of the website Hiphop.de, Walker's album received eight out of a possible ten evaluation points. The editor Erich Unrau praises the very good, well-produced beats, the presentation style and powerful voice of Liquit Walker, the “ varied selection of topics ” and the guest rappers. On the other hand, for example, the “ somewhat too serious approach ” and the repetitive thematization of the city of Berlin could be rated negatively. The duration of the album is also “ tight ” at around 48 minutes . The piece Deutschrapkanakke is from the perspective Unraus the " strongest track " of the album. Both the instrumental and the text that is described as " valuable in terms of content " are highlighted positively. The " inflationary [...] use of the term 'Kanakke' " could, however, be interpreted negatively.
The hip-hop magazine Backspin Hip Hop Magazin described Unter Wölfen as a “ remarkably strong rap album ”. Already in the intro , Walker presented " angry rap, which however did not drift into battle-heavy ". Both the productions and the guest rappers Kool Savas, Sido, MoTrip and Vega received praise.
Reviews of other artists
The hip-hop musician Sido commented on Unter Wölfen in the form of short messages on the micro-blogging service Twitter . He explained that the release was a " good, solid album ". This is particularly true in view of the fact that it is Walker's debut album. While Sido praises the pieces Deutschrapkanake and Keine Wunder more , 40 Bars and Benny are rated rather negatively. In his opinion, the song Bonnie Parker does not fit Liquit Walker.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rap.de: "I'm more German than the scene would like". Retrieved May 8, 2013 .
- ↑ Rappers.in: Vega: "Nero" -Supportacts. Retrieved May 8, 2013 .
- ↑ Juice.de: Liquit Walker - Unter Wölfen Snippet. Retrieved May 8, 2013 .
- ↑ Meinrap.de: Liquit Walker feat. Sido & Bass Sultan Hengzt - Bomb, Fire, Gasoline (Video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 30, 2013 ; Retrieved May 9, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Meinrap.de: Liquit Walker - Deutschrapkanakke (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 5, 2013 ; Retrieved May 9, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Meinrap.de: Liquit Walker - Bonnie Parker (video). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 4, 2013 ; Retrieved May 11, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Meinrap.de: Liquit Walker - Bonnie Parker (Making Of). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 9, 2013 ; Retrieved May 11, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Aggro.tv: Liquit Walker - At home with you - Freetrack. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 2, 2013 ; Retrieved May 11, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Aggro.tv: Liquit Walker - My DJ feat Danetic. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 10, 2013 ; Retrieved May 11, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Aggro.tv: Liquit Walker - Unter Wölfen - album snippet. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 10, 2013 ; Retrieved May 11, 2013 . 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.
- ^ Aggro.tv: Liquit Walker - studio session with Kool Savas. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 10, 2013 ; Retrieved May 11, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Aggro.tv: Liquit Walker - Intro. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 10, 2013 ; Retrieved May 11, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Aggro.tv: Liquit Walker - Still Berlin. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 10, 2013 ; Retrieved May 11, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Aggro.tv: Liquit Walker - Acapella. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 17, 2013 ; Retrieved May 11, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Aggro.tv: Shut up 05 - No. 277 - Liquit Walker. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 11, 2013 ; Retrieved May 11, 2013 . 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.
- ↑ Rap.de: Charts: Liquit Walker with “Unter Wölfen” in the top 20. Accessed on May 8, 2013 .
- ↑ Spit-tv.de: Liquit Walker: Second chart week with “Unter Wölfen”. Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
- ^ Austriancharts.at: Liquit Walker - Unter Wölfen (album). Retrieved May 8, 2013 .
- ↑ Rap.de: From underdog to alpha wolf? Retrieved May 8, 2013 .
- ↑ Hiphop.de: Review: Liquit Walker - "Unter Wölfen". Retrieved May 11, 2013 .
- ↑ Backspin-media.de: Review: Liquit Walker "Unter Wölfen". Retrieved May 8, 2013 .
- ↑ Meinrap.de: Sido comments on “Unter Wölfen” by Liquit Walker. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 4, 2013 ; Retrieved May 8, 2013 . 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.
