Kool Savas
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Kool Savas | |
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.jpg) Kool Savas in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Savaş Yurderi |
| Also known as | King Kool Savas, S.A.V., Essah |
| Born | 10 February 1975 Aachen, West Germany |
| Origin | Turkish |
| Genres | German hip hop, battle rap |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Essah (since 2009) Sony (since 2002) Optik (2002–2009) Subword (2002–2007) Put Da Needle to Da (1999–2001) |
| Spouse | Maria Yurderi |
| Website | koolsavas |
Savaş Yurderi (born 10 February 1975), known by his stage name Kool Savas, is a German rapper of Turkish Origin.[1] Along with Taktlo$$, he formed the highly influential German rap duo Westberlin Maskulin (1997–2000). He was also a founding member of the German rap crew Masters of Rap in 1996. Savas is considered one of the most successful German rappers.
In 2012, he collaborated in "Xavas", a duo formation with Xavier Naidoo, a German soul and R&B singer-songwriter and actor in the album Gespaltene Persönlichkeit. The two had already worked together on a number of other releases.
Early life
[edit]Yurderi was born on 10 February 1975 in Aachen, Germany, the son of a German mother and a Turkish father from Çorum. Savaş returned to Turkey with his family when he was 1 year old. His father was sentenced to 5 years in prison in Turkey due to political problems.[2]
He later returned to Germany with his mother. His father, who was imprisoned in Turkey for 5 years, also returned with them. They were then settled in Berlin. He currently lives in Berlin with his wife Maria Yurderi and their child.
Career
[edit]Essah Entertainment (2010–present)
[edit]His 2011 album Aura included a single with the same name and a song featuring Xavier Naidoo, titled LMS 2012. In May 2012, Savas announced a collaborative album with Xavier Naidoo titled Gespaltene Persönlichkeit under the alias "Xavas" scheduled for release in Germany on 21 September 2012.[3] The track list was announced in August 2012, containing a total of 15 tracks[4]
His fourth studio album, Märtyrer, was released on 14 November 2014.
Discography
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Studio albums
- 2002: Der beste Tag meines Lebens
- 2007: Tot oder lebendig
- 2011: Aura
- 2014: Märtyrer
- 2019: KKS
- 2021: Aghori
Mixtapes
- 2004: Kool Savas goes Hollywood
- 2005: Die John Bello Story
- 2006: Wer hatz erfunden? (with Optik Schweiz)
- 2008: Die John Bello Story II
- 2009: Die John Bello Story II – Brainwash Edition (remix version)
- 2010: Die John Bello Story III
- 2016: Essahdamus
Remix albums
Compilations
- 2008: The Best of Kool Savas
Collaboration albums
- 1997: Hoes, Flows, Moneytoes (with Westberlin Maskulin)
- 2000: Battlekings (with Westberlin Maskulin)
- 2001: NLP (with M.O.R.)
- 2003: Nur noch 24 Stunden (with Freunde der Sonne)
- 2005: One (with Azad)
- 2006: Optik Takeover! (with Optik Army)
- 2012: Gespaltene Persönlichkeit (with Xavier Naidoo as Xavas)
- 2017: Royal Bunker (with Sido)
References
[edit]- ^ "King Kool Savas - King of Rap". Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Kool Savas". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Kool Savas & Xavier Naidoo bringen XAVAS im September 2012". hiphop.de (German). 7 May 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "Kool Savas & Xavier Naidoo Gespaltene Persönlichkeit". hiphop.de (German). Retrieved 21 August 2012.
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