Xen (rapper)
Xen ( spelling XEN , born April 3, 1990 in Zurich ; real name Shkelzen Kastrati ) is a Swiss dialect rapper from Dietikon .
biography
Xen has Albanian roots. In addition to US rappers, he also took German rappers like Kool Savas as models. His first album Ich gäge mich was released in 2015 after three years of work on the Swiss music platform iGroove , which enables payment by SMS . The album entered the Swiss charts at number 4 . Together with rapper Eaz, who is also of Albanian origin, Xen released the single Kei Zit in 2015 , which reached number 2 in the charts.
Xen is married and has had a son since 2017.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 CH
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| 2015 | I would give myself |
CH4 (13 weeks) CH |
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| 2019 | Favorite rapper |
CH4 (1 week) CH |
Mix tapes
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CH
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| 2017 | Demons |
CH2 (1 week) CH |
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CH
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| 2017 | Physical shock |
CH3 (7 weeks) CH |
with EAZ & Liba
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CH
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| 2015 | Kei Zit |
CH2 (2 weeks) CH |
with EAZ
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| 2017 | Cash with de gang demons |
CH56 (2 weeks) CH |
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| OG Kush demons |
CH70 (1 week) CH |
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| Down with de clique demons |
CH85 (1 week) CH |
feat. EAZ & Liba
|
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| 2018 | Nasty girl |
CH40 (1 week) CH |
with EAZ & Ledri Vula
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| 2019 | Meh wave favorite rapper |
CH71 (1 week) CH |
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| Favorite rapper Favorite rapper |
CH87 (1 week) CH |
Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CH
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| 2019 | No VIP |
CH88 (1 week) CH |
Mimiks feat. Xen
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swell
- ^ Against the current , Stefan Künzli, Switzerland on Sunday, July 4th, 2015
- ↑ Rapper Xen directly in the top five of the album charts , 20 minutes, May 13, 2015
- ↑ "That's all kindergarten" . Die Zeit, July 24, 2017
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: CH
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Xen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | XEN; Kastrati, Shkelzen (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss dialect rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |