''Kollegah'' is the second studio album by German rapper
Kollegah
Felix Martin Andreas Matthias Blume (born 3 August 1984), known professionally as Kollegah, is a German rapper. He releases his music via his own label, Alpha Music Empire.
Born in Friedberg and raised by a single mother in Simmern, he started ...
, released on 29 August 2008 by
Selfmade Records
Selfmade Records is a German hip hop music, hip hop label, which was formed 2005 by Elvir Omerbegovic, better known under the pseudonym Slick One, and Philipp Dammann. The studio is located in Düsseldorf.
Philipp Dammann left the label at the ...
.
Background
Immediately after the release of his first studio album ''
Alphagene'' (2007), Kollegah started working on his second studio album. From December 2007 till July 2008, he recorded 40 tracks, of which he chose the 17 best. The album was recorded with no real concept.
Release and promotion
''Kollegah'' was released by Selfmade Records. In July 2008, Kollegah published a song named ''Bodyguard'', through German magazine ''
Juice
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''. The first single, "Big Boss", was released on 31 July 2008. The music video reached the top of
MTV
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's ''
Total Request Live
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''.
Charts
References
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Kollegah albums
2008 albums