''Monument'' is the seventh 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 7 December 2018 through his own label Alpha Music Empire. The album is Kollegah's first solo album since 2016's ''Imperator''. The double album also included his tenth mixtape ''Hoodtape Volume 3''.
Background and release
Kollegah released his third collaborative studio album alongside German rapper
Farid Bang
Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui ( ar, link=no, فريد العبدلاوي, born 4 June 1986), known professionally as Farid Bang, is a German rapper of Moroccan-Spanish descent. He is currently the owner of the label Banger Musik.
Early life
Fari ...
, ''
Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3
''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 Kollegah and Farid Bang. It was released on 1 ...
'', in December 2017. The album became an immediate success for them, debuting on the pole positions in German-speaking Europe and being certified platinum by the
Bundesverband Musikindustrie
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(BVMI) and gold by the
IFPI Austria
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. Following a controversy about
antisemitic
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lyrics on the bonus EP ''
§185
''§185'' is the first collaborative EP by German rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang
Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui ( ar, link=no, فريد العبدلاوي, born 4 June 1986), known professionally as Farid Bang, is a German rapper of Moroccan-Spa ...
'', both rappers released ''Platin war gestern'' in August 2018.
Kollegah announced ''Monument'' on 1 October 2018. It was released by Alpha Music Empire, Kollegah's record label. On 1 October 2018, the limited box set was made available to pre-order on
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for €43.99.
Track listing
Credits adapted from
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[ ''Note: Information on the songwriters and producers is only available in the desktop version of Spotify.'']
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2018 albums
Kollegah albums