Pimp Tape Volume 3

Pimp Tape Volume 3
Studio album from Kollegah
Publication (s)	2009
Label (s)	Self-made records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Hip hop
Title (number)	18th
running time	54:18 min
production	B-Case, Sixjune, Rizbo et al
chronology Young, Brutal, Handsome (with Farid Bang ) (2009) Pimp Tape Volume 3 Hoodtape Volume 1 (2010)

Pimp Tape Volume 3 is the third part of a mixtape series by rapper Kollegah . After the release of pimp tape and the sequel Boss der Bosse , pimp tape Volume 3 was released on December 19, 2009 on the independent label Selfmade Records . Hip-hop musicians Hookbeatz, B-Case, Sixjune, Yoshi Noize, Vizirbeats, Saabiza and Rizbo were involved in the production.

publication

After it was originally announced for December 12, 2009, the release of the mixtape was postponed for a week because the guest rappers Mr. Chissman and BoZ had not finished their verses in time for the latest possible deadline. Because 18 titles had already been promised in the announcements for pimp tape Vol. 3 , Kollegah decided to replace the unfinished songs with two new pieces.

Due to an error in the press shop , some copies of the mixtape contain errors in the intro . After the publication of pimp tape Volume 3 , Selfmade Records apologized for the faulty CDs, some of which had already been delivered, and offered a free reimbursement of the affected records.

Selfmade Records offered the third part of the “pimp tape” exclusively through its Internet mail order company. Since the sales of the Internet shop were not recorded by Media Control, the album could not enter the German album charts, but Kollegah and Selfmade Records would instead be able to earn more on the records sold.

Pimp Tape Volume 3 was limited to 5,000 copies and sold out in mid-March 2010.

Track list

Kollegah in 2009

#	title	producer	length
1.	Intro	B-case	1:18
2.	final solution	B-case	3:11
3.	millennium	Hookbeats & X-Plosives	3:48
4th	Westside	Rizbo	3:15
5.	Red Light Massacre (feat. Sun Diego)	B-case	4:47
6th	Hoodtales I	SixJune & Yoshi	1:57
7th	Lovesong Reloaded	Chrizmatic	3:03
8th.	Pimp rap	Hookbeats & Cristal	2:44
9.	Amsterdam	Hookbeats	3:33
10.	Hoodtales II	Vizir	2:24
11.	Selfmade Kings (feat. Favorite )	Rizbo	3:31
12.	180 degrees	B-case	3:14
13.	Show-off roll 2	B-case	2:28
14th	Hiroshima	Hookbeats	3:19
15th	Fahrenheit	SixJune & Yoshi	3:35
16.	Hoodtales III	Vizir	2:31
17th	International player	Rizbo	2:39
18th	Outro	Saabiza	3:01

production

The beats of pimp tape Volume 3 were contributed by various hip-hop producers. Selfmade Records member Rizbo produced the songs Westside , Selfmade Kings and Internationaler Player . B-Case is responsible for the titles Intro , Final Solution , Red Light Massacre , 180 Degrees and Show-Off Prollrap 2 . Hookbeatz contributed the productions for Amsterdam and Hiroshima as well as in collaboration with X-plosive for Millenium and together with Cristal for pimp rap . Chrizmatic Lovesong Reloaded , Saabiza Outro and Vizirbeats also produced Hoodtales II and Hoodtales III . The duo Sixjune and Yoshi Noize also provided the musical basis for the pieces Hoodtales I and Fahrenheit .

marketing

On October 30th, 2009 Selfmade Records made the title Endlösung available free of charge as the first title. The track Lovesong Reloaded , which the label describes as a “single”, was also posted on the Internet on November 25th.

criticism

The reviews of the third part of the Mixtape series were positive. The hip-hop magazine Juice chose the publication in its January / February issue as “Mixtape of the Month”. In the evaluation, above all the " word game finesse " Kollegahs as well as the productions that are less characterized by the use of synthesizers , but rather " rely on relaxed rolling or melodious high pitched ", which makes the arrogance in the lecture Kollegahs, for example in titles like Westside , Show-off roll 2 and the three Hoodtales , has the opportunity to “ develop their full effect. "

Max Brandl, editor for the Laut.de e-zine , wrote a review after the album was released, in which pimp tape Volume 3 was awarded the highest possible rating of five points. Compared to the album Jung, brutal, gutaussehend , released a few months earlier with Farid Bang , Kollegah has improved lyrically again. The rapper uses numerous rhetorical figures that the listener often only discovers after listening to it several times. Brandl also praises the verses in which Kollegah raps particularly quickly, in the so-called “double time”. The productions of the titles are highlighted as versatile. Kollegah uses " inflated, rousing and often grandiose sound foundations that border on unbearable kitsch ", which, however, fit into the concept. As an example of a negatively rated beat, Brandl names the production for Outro , which he describes as " stapaziose ". In addition, the editor criticizes some linguistic errors that have come across Kollegah's texts. This he sees less severe and concludes at the end of his review that the critics should try Kollegah " between all the exaggerated complacency, the hair-raising ghetto stories à la Munchausen and the swanky package that actual achievement [ to ] discover, called the entertainment arts. "

The website Rap.de certified the mixtape as having " a very high, if not long-lasting, entertainment value ". Kollegah is able to recite “ hard texts ” in a calm voice so that the music can be heard in the car, for example. In this context, the editor Lena highlights the titles Westside and Show-off roll rap 2 . One of the worse pieces is called the Red Light Massacre, the guest contribution of which is mainly criticized negatively by Sun Diego. Furthermore, " a strong technical advancement " is Kollegah, based on the song Lovesong Reloaded . In contrast, the pieces 180 degrees and Amsterdam have a low recognition value . According to the Rap.de editor, Fahrenheit and international players spread “ the most good mood ”. Taken together, the themes of the album were predictable.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 16bars.de: Video interview with Kollegah
2. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Kollegah - Defective pimp tape Vol. 3 s sent
3. ↑ Bass draft: Kollegah: “ Zuhaltenertape Volume 3 ” sold out ( Memento from July 22, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
4. ↑ Booklet of the album
5. ↑ Kollegah - "Final Solution" ( Memento of the original from November 6, 2009 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.  
6. ↑ Selfmade Records: Lovesong Reloaded ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (MP3; 5.2 MB) 
7. ↑ January / February issue of Juice (2009) - page 116
8. ↑ Laut.de: Evaluation of pimp tape Volume 3
9. ↑ Rap.de: Critique of the Mixtape ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.