Kool Savas
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Savas Yurderi also known as Kool Savas (or as well King Kool Savas), is a German rapper
German hip hop
German Hip Hop refers to hip hop music produced in Germany. Elements of American hip hop culture, such as graffiti art and breakdancing, diffused into Western Europe in the early 1980s.-1980–1990:...

 and hip hop artist. Savas is mostly referred to as "King of Rap" or "King of German Rap".

"Savaş" is the Turkish word for "war
War
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Biography

Born in Aachen, Germany to a German mother and a Turkish father, Savas' family moved back to Turkey when he was one year old. His father, who is from Çorum, Turkey
Çorum
Çorum is a landlocked northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately from Ankara and from Istanbul...

, was arrested because of his political posture against the government in Turkey, and as a result of his father's arrest, his mother was forced to return to Aachen with Savas. By 1987, his father was released and the entire family was reunited and relocated to Berlin. It was in Berlin where Savas first came across Hip Hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

.

Savas lived with his girlfriend, Melbeatz, in Berlin for an extended amount of time. As a result, the majority of Savas' beats were produced by her. Although Savas and his girlfriend are no longer together, they remain close friends.

Although Savas is popularly called a "Berlin rapper," he resides in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

. He is also a vegetarian.

2000: Early career

Savas started his rap career with the EP Warum rappst du, containing rather provocative lyrics in songs such as "L.M.S.", "Schwule Rapper" and "Pimplegionär". He first started under the name Juks and rapped mostly in English. He became successful through the groups Masters of Rap
Masters of Rap
Masters of Rap or also short M.O.R. is a German rap group formed in 1996 by the rappers Justus, Fumanschu and Kool Savas. The group is signed to hip hop label Royal Bunker.-Story:...

 and Westberlin Maskulin
Westberlin Maskulin
Westberlin Maskulin was a German rap duo by Taktloss and Kool Savas. They parted in April 2000, due to "personal differences" and the duo remains defunct to this day. Neither Savas nor Taktloss have further commented on the event.- Musical style :...

.

In 2001, he and all of M.O.R. left former label Put Da Needle To Da Records, because of personal and artistic differences. They released a diss track against the former label head Peter Sreckovic titled "Track gegen Peter", where Savas gave reason for his exit.

Beginning in 2002, he founded his own label, Optik Records
Optik Records
Optik Records was a German hip hop label, which located in Berlin. On May 2002 founded by Kool Savas, until beginning 2008 the label had an contract with Sony BMG. On February 2009 it got closed, because of financial troubles....

, where he released his first solo album titled Der beste Tag meines Lebens, for which he won a Comet award. Kool Savas worked together with several domestic and foreign musicians including Azad
Azad (rapper)
Azad Azadpour is a German rapper of Kurdish descent based in Frankfurt am Main.-Career:After having arrived in Germany from Iran as young as 10, he was into hip hop, rap, beatboxing and graffiti. In 1988 he joined D-Flame , A-Bomb, and Combad in Cold-N-Locco...

, Samy Deluxe
Samy Deluxe
Samy Sorge , commonly known as Samy Deluxe, Wickeda MC or Sam Semillia is a German rapper, and hip hop artist from Hamburg. He is one of Germany's most successful solo rap musicians while also releasing albums as a member of two separate crews, Dynamite Deluxe and ASD...

, Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...

, 40 Glocc
40 Glocc
Tory Gassway , is an American rapper and actor, better known as 40 Glocc. He is currently signed to Infamous Records and G-Unit Records. 40 is also currently signed to G-Unit West.-Early life:...

, Dem Franchize Boyz
Dem Franchize Boyz
Dem Franchize Boyz was a Southern Rap group from Atlanta signed to E1 Music. The group comprises four members: Parlae , Pimpin' , Jizzal Man , and Buddie .-History:...

, Lumidee
Lumidee
Lumidee Cedeño is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. Cedeño was born in Spanish Harlem where she was raised by her grandparents...

, RZA
RZA
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, Moses Pelham, J-Luv, Bligg
Bligg
Bligg is a rapper from Zurich, Switzerland. His albums 0816 and Bart Aber Herzlich reached #1 on the Swiss charts; four of his other albums have peaked in the top 20....

, Jadakiss
Jadakiss
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, Royce da 5'9", Xavier Naidoo
Xavier Naidoo
Xavier Kurt Naidoo is a German singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actor. Born and raised in Mannheim, Naidoo worked in several jobs in the gastronomy and the musical industry before relocating to the United States in the early 1990s, where he released his first full-length English...

, Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep is an American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S., that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is "one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast hip-hop groups." The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery, as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones...

, Ying Yang Twins
Ying Yang Twins
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 and Illmatic
Illmatic
Illmatic is the debut album of American rapper Nas, released April 19, 1994, on Columbia Records. Following his signing to Columbia with the help of MC Serch, recording sessions for the album took place during 1992 to 1993 at Chung King Studios, D&D Recording, Battery Studios, and Unique Recording...

.

With his record label, Savas tried to build up other artists. He discovered Eko Fresh
Eko Fresh
Ekrem Bora , better known as Eko Fresh and also as Elektro Eko, is a German rapper of Turkish descent.- Early life :...

 and signed many upcoming artists: DJ Nicon, Melbeatz, Ercandize, Caput, Amar, Sinan and Moe Mitchell.

Since early 2005 Savas supported the efforts of his younger brother Sinan, his cousin Dimi and his brother-in-law Igor in their blooming rap careers.

In 2005, he released "Die John Bello Story", which was Label-Mixtape. It was the most successful mixtape in Europe . In the same year he made a collaboration with Azad. The result was the album "One". The hit single "All 4 One" entered P4 in the charts.

In 2006, Savas released the label sampler "Optik Takeover".

In 2007, his second solo album came out. "Tot oder Lebendig" (eng. "Dead or Alive") was also a very successful album.

In 2008, Savas dropped "Die John Bello Story 2". Again it was the most successful mixtape in Europe, although he claimed that, rather than a mixtape, it was an album. He then went on to release an updated version labeled the "Brainwash edition".

In 2009, he released the "Was hat S.A.V da vor"-EP with the Hip Hop Magazine "Juice".

On March 12, 2010, Savas released "Die John Bello Story 3". The album featured fellow rappers Azad, Curse, Olli Banjo, Ercandize, Moe Mitchell, Amar, Franky Kubrick, Kaas, Mo Trip, Sinan, Tua, Vega, Kitty Kat, Laas Unltd., Ying Yang Twins and more.

Eko Fresh

In 2002 Eko Fresh
Eko Fresh
Ekrem Bora , better known as Eko Fresh and also as Elektro Eko, is a German rapper of Turkish descent.- Early life :...

 and Savas began to dispute. Eko Fresh left the label and continued his career without his colleague. He released "Die Abrechnung", a song which spoke out against Kool Savas and other German rappers. Savas replied with "Das Urteil
Das Urteil (song)
"Das Urteil" is a diss track by Kool Savas, against former partner Eko Fresh. The diss was a response to Eko Fresh's "Die Abrechnung". The track was offered as a free download on the website MZEE.com. It was downloaded 100.000 times and became the most known diss track in Germany.-Background:Kool...

", which also became a hit song.

Discography

  • 2002: Der beste Tag meines Lebens
  • 2004: Die besten Tage sind gezählt
    Die Besten Tage Sind Gezählt (album)
    Die besten Tage sind gezählt is the second studio album by German hip hop recording artist Kool Savas, released by BMG Music on April 5, 2004.-Tracklisting:CD 1-Charts:...

  • 2007: Tot oder Lebendig
    Tot oder Lebendig (album)
    Tot oder Lebendig is the fifth album of Kool Savas. The album features Azad, Moe Mitchell and Senna Guemmour of Monrose.-Track list:# „T.O.L. Intro“ -2:29# „Orakel“ -2:53# „Der Beweis“ -3:36...

  • 2008: John Bello Story II
  • 2010: John Bello Story III
  • 2011: Aura

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