Saad El-Haddad ( ar, سعد الحداد; born 26 November 1985), better known by his stage names Baba Saad or just Saad, is a German rapper of Lebanese descent.
Early life
Baba Saad was born in
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
, Lebanon, but emigrated to
Syke
Syke () is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bremen.
Population
* 1961: 16,203
* 1970: 17,013
* 1979: 19,413
* 1987: 18,796
* 1992: 21,411
* 1997: 23,340
* 2002: 23,7 ...
in northern Germany in 1994.
Career
In early 2005, Saad was featured alongside Bushido in the joint album ''
Carlo Cokxxx Nutten 2
''Carlo Cokxxx Nutten 2'' is a 2009 collaboration album between German rappers Bushido and Fler. The album was titled as second part, but is actually the third part of the ''Carlo Cokxxx Nutten'' albums.
During the production Bushido confirmed ...
''. In the summer of 2005, he got signed to Bushido's label
ersguterjunge
ersguterjunge is an independent German hip hop label distributed by Sony BMG. It was founded by rappers D-Bo and Bushido in 2004, after he left the indie label Aggro Berlin. Bushido is the managing director. ''ersguterjunge'' is a reflexion on ...
. At the end of 2005, he was featured on Bushido's album ''
Staatsfeind Nr. 1
''Staatsfeind Nr. 1'' ("Public Enemy No. 1") is the third solo album by German rapper Bushido, released 4 November 2005 via ersguterjunge. Features include Baba Saad, D-Bo, Chakuza, Billy13, Eko Fresh, Godsilla, and J.R. Writer. The album re ...
''.
In the spring of 2006, Saad released his own album, called ''
Das Leben ist Saad
''Das Leben ist Saad'' ("Life is Saad") is the first solo album by German rapper Baba Saad. It was released 16 June 2006 via ersguterjunge. The album sold over 30,000 records.
Track list
# ''Intro'' – 1:10
# ''Grün - Weiß WB'' (Green - Whi ...
'' ("Life is Saad").
In March 2011, he joined newcomer
Haftbefehl
Aykut Anhan (born 16 December 1985), known by his stage name Haftbefehl (meaning "arrest warrant" in German), is a German rapper. He was signed to his own record label Azzlack, before signing with the label Echte Musik.
Biography
Haftbefehl wa ...
at a concert and announced after the performance that he had left ersguterjunge.
In an interview, he later stated that there were creative differences between him and the label. Moving on, he founded his own record label called ''Halunkenbande''. But just a few months after signing the rappers ''Dú Maroc'' and ''SadiQ'', Saad announced that he couldn't focus on the label at the moment because of a stroke of fate that caused him to move back to Lebanon.
After his return to Germany in 2013—Dú Maroc and SadiQ had meanwhile been dropped by the label—Saad continued both his career and the label management, signing EstA and Punch Arogunz.
In April 2013, his latest solo album ''S Doppel A D'' was released.
Discography
Solo albums
* 2005: ''
Carlo Cokxxx Nutten II'' (with
Bushido
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a.k.a. Sonny Black)
* 2006: ''Das Leben ist Saad''
* 2008: ''Saadcore''
* 2011: ''Halunke''
* 2013: ''S Doppel A D''
* 2013: ''Beuteschema'' (with EstA and Punch Arogunz)
* 2014: ''Das Leben ist Saadcore''
* 2017: ''Yayo Tape II''
Singles
* 2005: "Nie ein Rapper" (with Bushido a.k.a. Sonny Black) (''
Carlo Cokxxx Nutten II)''
* 2006: "Womit hab ich das verdient" (''Das Leben ist Saad'')
* 2008: "Hier geht es nicht um dich" (''Saadcore'')
* 2008: "Regen" (feat. Bushido) (''Saadcore'')
Other releases and free tracks
References
External links
Official website(archived)
Fan site(archived)
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1985 births
Living people
German rappers
Musicians from Beirut
Lebanese emigrants to Germany
German people of Lebanese descent