''Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3'' ("Young, violent, handsome 3"; also stylized as ''Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 3'' and abbreviated as ''JBG 3'') is the third collaborative studio album by German rappers

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and

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. It was released on 1 December 2017 through Alpha Music Empire, Banger Musik, and BMG. Before the release of the album, Kollegah and Bang collaborated on ''

Jung, brutal, gutaussehend ''Jung, brutal, gutaussehend'' ("Young, violent, handsome") is the first collaborative studio album by German rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang. It was released on 19 June 2009 through Selfmade Records. Two follow-ups, ''Jung, brutal, gutaussehen ...

'' in 2009 and ''

Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 ''Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2'' ("Young, violent, handsome 2") is the second collaborative studio album by German rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui (born 4 June 1986), better known as Farid Bang, is a German ga ...

'' in 2013. The album produced three singles, including "Gamechanger", "Ave Maria" and the number one single " Sturmmaske auf (Intro)", all of which received music videos. Kollegah and Farid Bang promoted the album with a limited box set and the ''JBG3''-Tour in January 2018. ''Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3'' debuted at number one on the

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and Austrian album charts. The album was certified platinum by

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(BVMI) and gold by IFPI Austria. As of April 2018, the record has sold 207,500

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s in German-speaking Europe, with incomes amounting to €4.3 million from physical album sales alone. Upon its release, the album received negative reviews from critics, with particular attention drawn to the production,

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and alleged

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. The album won the

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in the Hip-Hop/Urban national category, which led to the prize being discontinued, following a controversy about antisemitic lyrics on the song "

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" on the bonus EP '' §185''.

Background and release

Kollegah and Farid Bang first worked together on ''

'' (2009). Their second collaborative album ''

'' (2013) became an immediate success and debuted on number one of the German, Austrian and Swiss Albumcharts. The album became their first to be gold-certified by the BVMI. Both ventured back to solo releases between 2014 and 2018 and each released three studio albums. ''JBG 3'' was first confirmed by Farid Bang on the single "Blut" of his seventh album ''Blut'' (2016). In August 2016, Farid Bang announced on Facebook that the album would be released in 2017. In September 2017 they confirmed that the album would be released on 1 December. The album's production began in December 2016 and was completed on 19 October 2017. ''JBG 3'' was released by Alpha Music Empire, Banger Musik and distributed by BMG, Kollegah's and Farid Bang's respective record labels. On 7 September 2017, the limited box set was made available to pre-order on

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and other retailers for €49.99. Internationally the album was released on 1 December 2017, on all major streaming platforms and physically in German-speaking Europe. Kollegah and Farid Bang promoted ''Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3'' with a 15-date tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which began on 5 January and concluded on 24 January 2018.

Composition

''JBG 3'' is a

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album; it opens with " Sturmmaske auf (Intro)", which is a

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song. The second track "Ave Maria" an "aggressive" song, in which Kollegah and Farid Bang diss rappers from

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. Kollegah and Farid Bang use in "Gamechanger", "fast-pace double-time" and diss the KMN-Gang. It is followed by "Rap wieder Rap", produced by Gee Futuristic and a fan favorite, whose lyrics talk about bringing rap music back to the roots.

Commercial performance

The record was certified gold by the

(BVMI) eight days before its initial release, becoming the fastest album to be certified in Germany. The album debuted on number one of the German album charts on 8 December 2017, becoming Kollegahs fifth and Farid Bangs fourth consecutive album to reach the pole position. The album also achieved the biggest first-week sales in hip hop in two years. All 17 tracks of the album reached the top 50 of the singlecharts, with eight reaching the top 20 and three the top 10. The record stayed in the top 10 for five weeks and left the charts after 33 non-consecutive weeks on 17 August 2018. ''JBG 3'' was certified platinum by the BVMI in April 2018, becoming Kollegah's second and Farid Bang's first platinum record. The album debuted at number one on the top 20 hip hop charts and stayed on top for three weeks. It spent 19 weeks in the top 5 and left the charts after 36 consecutive weeks. ''JBG 3'' received similar success in Austria and Switzerland, where it also debuted on the pole positions. All of the album tracks entered the charts in Austria and two in Switzerland. The album was certified gold by

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Austria on 12 December 2017 for shipments of 7,500 copies.

Singles

To support ''Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3'', five singles were released. The first of which, " Sturmmaske auf (Intro)", was released on 28 September 2017, and became an immediate success for the two rappers. The single became their first song to debuted on number one of the German single charts, six in Austria and 15 in Switzerland.Kollegah and Farid Bang in the charts: * * * Both "Gamechanger" and "Ave Maria" reached the top 10 in Germany, top 20 in Austria and top 25 in Switzerland. On 22 December 2017, "Die JBG3 Weihnachtsgeschichte", was released, but did not enter the charts. "One Night Stand", released on 29 December 2017, peaked at number 51 on the German singles chart.

Critical reception

Music critics

Music critics gave moderate to negative reviews of ''Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3'' upon its release. Max Brandl from

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". He also said that "JBG 3 is shallow and silly". Tristan Heming described the lyrics of the album as disgusting: "Rape, racism,

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references. All of this is actually so disgusting in its mass that one could puke."

Echo controversy

As the

is determined by the previous year's sales, ''Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3'' was nominated in the categories best hip hop/urban album and album of the year. German tabloid paper ''

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'' accused Farid Bang and Kollegah of antisemitic lyrics on their song "0815", which was included on the bonus EP ''§185''. They referred to their muscles being more defined than those of Auschwitz inmates. Campino, singer of the German rock band

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, was the first to criticize the committee's decision during the ceremony. His remarks received a standing ovation from the audience. Several artists later returned their Echo awards in protest, such as Marius Müller-Westernhagen, who returned all of his seven Echo awards received over the years. Other artists returning their awards were German conductors

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and Enoch zu Guttenberg, Russian-German pianist Igor Levit, record producer

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and the Notos Quartett. However, criticism did not only come from artists and the German press. Several businesses joined in, with

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, CEO of

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, being one of the most recent high-profile commentators, saying that this would hurt "Germany's international reputation". He also asked if "antisemitism asbecoming acceptable in Germany" again. As a consequence the Echo award was discontinued after the controversy. Kollegah and Farid Bang were sued for ''

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'' (incitement to hatred) on 24 April 2018. On 16 June 2018 the investigation was suspended by the state's attorney in

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. Kollegah apologized for the lyrics, following a visit to Auschwitz II–Birkenau in June 2018. In an interview with German newspaper ''

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'', Kollegah said "when you see for yourself how people were systematically killed, you'll never forget that. You become more careful and respectful." The continued with, "the Holocaust doesn't fit into hip hop."

Indexing

The record was put on the index by the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons in Germany. The songs "Gamechanger", "Wenn der Gegner am Boden liegt" on ''JBG 3'' and "0815" and "Ghettosuperstars 2" on the ''§185'' EP became part of the decisive dicission. The songs have a "discriminatory effect against woman". ''JBG'' and ''JBG 2'' have been indexed in 2012 and 2014.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3'' adapted from the booklet. Technical * Abaz – engineering * Clay Beatz – engineering * C-Wash – engineering *

– primary artist, writer * Freshmaker – engineering * Gee Futuristic – engineering * Hookbeats – engineering * Johnny Illstrument – engineering * Reflectionz – engineering * Joznez – engineering * Juh-Dee – engineering *

– primary artist, writer * Lea Canere – engineering * Mesh – engineering * Nikki 3k – engineering * Phil Fanatic – engineering * Toxik Tyson – engineering Design * Denis Ignatov – photography * Justus Ullrich – photography assistant * Daniel Lanzrath – photography assistant * Jong-Ho Bark – editing * Adopekid – typography

Awards and nominations

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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