''Blaues Blut'' is a studio album by German rapper

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. It was released on April 19, 2013 under his record label Maskulin. The album features

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, Jihad, and Animus. The album was supported with the official singles "Barack Osama" and "Pheromone", in addition to the promotional tracks "Biggest Boss", "Mut zur Hässlichkeit", and "Meine Farbe". Upon its release, ''Blaues Blut'' was met with generally positive reviews from

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s. The album debuted at number three on the

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Background

In December 2012, Fler announced that ''Blaues Blut'' will be published on March 1, 2013. Later, he changed the release date first to March 22, 2013, then to April 5, 2013. In March 2013, he announced ''Blaues Blut'' for the April 19, 2013. In April 2013, he released the track list from the album. He also named the producers Hijackers (Produes, Bo Diggler and Mminx) and the guest appearances from Silla, Jihad, and Animus.

Promotion

The first single, "Barack Osama", was released on February 8, 2013. The battle-track reached number 68 in Germany. Then, Fler published the freetrack, "Biggest Boss" and later the disstrack, "Mut zur Hässlichkeit". Besides these, he released the freetrack, "Meine Farbe" On April 12, 2013, the second single, "Pheromone", was released. Later, Fler published the videos "Echte Männer" and "Chrome". The video "Chrome" was shot by French director

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Background

Promotion

Track listing

Chart positions

Weekly charts

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