Eko Fresh
Eko Fresh ( born September 3, 1983 in Moenchengladbach, civil Ekrem Bora ) is a German rapper of Turkish descent.
- 4.1 Studio albums
Life
Beginnings and Optik Records (1999-2003)
Eko Fresh grew up as the son of a single mother in Mönchengladbach. At the age of 15, he began rapping. Two years later, he learned the rapper Kool Savas know, invited the Eko Fresh to Berlin. A short time later, on 10 December 2001, Eko Fresh released his first EP Now we come to the things of Savas ' producer Melbeatz was produced on the label Royal Bunker. At the same time contributed to the track Hooo Kool Savas single house and boat a guest post and became his solid back-up MC.
2002 wrote Eko Fresh at Savas ' newly formed label Optik Records signed a contract and was represented in connection with several guest contributions to Kool Savas debut album The best day of my life, the eponymous single and the sampler Optical elements. In addition, Eko Fresh released on July 7, 2003, the maxi-single king of Germany, which reached number 15 in the German single charts.
Due to internal differences he left in 2003 after the publication of EP King of Germany the label. Soon after, Eko Fresh's debut album was released I am young and need the money, which was also placed at number 16 of the Media Control Charts. In the singles charts it reached with the title track of the album even 5th place
Between Rap & Pop and Battle with Kool Savas (2004-2005)
Subsequently, Thomas Stone, the then Chief Manager of BMG, attentive to Eko Fresh. Then Eko Fresh was commissioned as a songwriter for the singer Yvonne Elliman. A program written by Eko Fresh co-wrote song was released in January 2004 as a single under the title You broke my heart and immediately reached # 1 on the German singles chart. With king for Germany Eko was nominated at the Echo award 2004 for the music award Echo in the category Newcomer Video National. In the course of a Comet Award nomination followed as National Newcomer.
That same year, Eko Fresh released with his girlfriend and singer Valezka the joint album LOVE, which is rather attributable to the music genre R'n'B. With the recorded number 16 Single LOVE Eko was able to enter another success, but the album placed only 54th and made in the German hip -hop scene, particularly from the periphery of his former mentor Kool Savas, whether its mainstream orientation for sometimes fierce criticism. Together with the rapper Azra he released the album Dunya Dönüyor - The world turns on his old label Royal Bunker, with which, however, he missed a chart entry.
At the same time founded Eko Fresh his own record label German Dream Entertainment, in addition to Eko Fresh Summer Cem itself also is in the contract. In addition, amenities Farid Bang, Capkekz, G-Style, Hakan Abi, Kingsize and Prodycem to the immediate environment of the record label. Kay One, who moved to ersguterjunge 2007, was for a short time also in German legend under contract. Over the years, the label was renamed in German legend gospel.
End of 2004, Eko Fresh's published with the billing a musical Blow, in which he approached many actors of the German rap scene as Bushido, MC Rene, the Aggro Berlin rapper Fler, B -Tight and Sido, but especially his former label boss Kool Savas verbally. This song Eko triggered a whole series of Disstrack responses. After Fler and B-Tight responded with the title you Opfa, let Eko, for some observers, surprisingly, follow along with Bushido another title. In February 2005, Kool Savas, meanwhile, published its response The judgment, which was seen by many observers as a milestone in Deutschrap history. When Myfest 2005 in Berlin -Kreuzberg Eko Fresh was hit by a viewer with a beer bottle and suffered a laceration. In autumn 2005, Eko Fresh was admitted to the hospital with a lung tear in Bielefeld.
Ersguterjunge Time: Hart ( z) IV, Gheddo and Ekaveli (2006-2007)
As of 2006, Eko was on several publications Bushido and the samplers Nemesis and Vendetta by its label ersguterjunge represented. On 2 June 2006, he published himself, the single Gheddo, on the Bushido has a guest appearance. With space 15 posted this Ekos highest chart position for 3 years. On 23 June 2006, the album Hartz IV appeared on the Turkish Remiks the single raps Eko the second time after the album Dunya Dönüyor in Turkish. In December 2006, Eko finally signed a contract with ersguterjunge. German Dream Entertainment was continued by Eko along the way.
In 2007 played Eko Fresh, who is considered great wrestling fan, several appearances in the German League German Stampede Wrestling Wrestling as the manager of Murat Bosporus and also wrote its inlet music. In January 2008, he competed in this context, even a fight against the wrestler Erick Schwartz. This he lost by knockout. In November 2007. Murat Bosporus then played in the music video to Eko Fresh Bushido recorded together with single ring free in 2007 reached number 64 of the singles chart which end. The simultaneously released solo album Ekaveli meanwhile reached only number 100 on the German album charts.
In December 2007 Eko Fresh released on his official MySpace page, a blog, in which he stated that he did not know at the moment how it should go on with his career. Later, a video appeared on the video sharing website YouTube on where Eko Fresh publicly at a concert I am away from Bushido, now life is fun again! ' Raps. In the next passage he raps You got it believe me, I hear rapping on, but I got you totally fooled! .
Back to the Roots (2009 to present)
In August 2009 Eko Fresh released the EP Now we come back to the things, which contained five songs and a guest post by Farid Bang. The title and the cover was clearly first to Eko Fresh's publication, the now, we come to the things -EP in 2001, ajar. According to information he wanted to make a move back to his roots. This is also the song Please Spitte 2010 Farid Bang on the sound, the song is the successor to the 2003 published Please Spitte, then with Kool Savas, showed.
On 25 June 2010 his fourth solo album was released What does the world cost? Advance the Double Single Queen of the Night / asshole was decoupled, which reached number 94 in the German single charts. On the album Guest Posts by G-Style, Stefan Lust, Farid Bang, Sentino, CJ Taylor, Summer Cem, Cetin, Bass Sultan Hengzt and Ado Kojo were included. The recordings reached number 36 of the German album charts.
On September 2, 2011 Eko Fresh released his fifth solo album Ekrem. Ekrem has entered at number five in the German charts. In Switzerland, the album reached number 15 and in Austria space 33
In October the mixtape Freezy BUMAYE appeared 1.0 - There can be only one, which was available with a T -shirt only in the package. Then Eko Fresh raps out on already used U.S. beats. The circulation of mixtapes is limited to 500 pieces. Features derived from Sentino, Ado Kojo, Farid Bang, Summer Cem, Ali A $, Pretty Mo, Money Boy and Hakan Abi. Nearly two months later appeared the second part of Freezy BUMAYE series, this time with subtitles It was all my idea. For mixtape two videos were about Hey! and Kai Ebel style coupled.
With the published in August 2012 double album Ek to the Roots Eko Fresh managed a successful debut at No. 3 on the album charts.
In August 2013 he released his seventh solo album Eksodus, with the Eko Fresh for the first time # 1 on the German Charts.
Others
Eko is also active as a songwriter. In addition, there was a single with the English-speaking rappers Xzibit and Raptile in which he (but only to the German publication ) with his group Anti Garanti ( Eko Fresh & Summer Cem ) participated. The single is called Make Y'all Bounce.
In the TV total Autoball European Eko Fresh approached for Turkey. Since he has no driver's license, it came at the very first game to an incident, drove at the Fresh is about 30 km / h in a gang. While all of his games also ran over a longer period of windshield wiper of his car, so that finally the audience made the La -Ola - wave to the beat of the windshield wiper in the stadium.
In cooperation with the manufacturer ICY BOX Eko Fresh has developed a proprietary headphone model that was launched on 31 October 2012 on the market.
Awards
- Juice Awards: Best Newcomer 2002
- Juice Awards: Best Newcomer 2003
- Bravo Otto 2003: Hip- Hop National