King (Kollegah album)

King is the fourth studio album by German Rapper Kollegah, released on 9 May 2014 through Selfmade Records.

King
Studio album by
Kollegah
Released9 May 2014
Recorded2013–14
Length1:14:33
LabelSelfmade Records
Kollegah chronology
Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2
(2013)		 King
(2014)		 Zuhältertape Vol. 4
(2015)
Singles from King
  1. "Alpha"
    Released: 13 February 2014
  2. "AKs im Wandschrank"
    Released: 12 March 2014
  3. "King"
    Released: 19 April 2014
  4. "Du bist Boss"
    Released: 3 May 2014

The album produced four singles, including "Alpha", "AKs im Wandschrank", "King" and "Du bist Boss", which all received music videos. King debuted at number one on the German, Swiss and Austrian album charts.

Background

Kollegah started working on King in early 2013, following the release of his second collaborative studio album, Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 alongside German rapper Farid Bang in February 2013.[1] The first version of the album was finished in summer 2013, but was tweaked multiple times over the following months.[1] The album's announcement was done on 4 November 2013, through the song "Ruhe vor dem Sturm".[2] The album's release was set to April 2014, but was pushed to early May 2014.[3] The album was released on May 9, 2014.[4]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the German, Swiss and Austrian album charts. It serves as Kollegah's second number-one album. The album attained a gold certicate in Germany, three days after its release. The Album sold about 160,000 copies in the first week.[5][6] On June 11, 2014 King was certified platinum in Germany for shipments of 200,000 copies.[7] In March 2016, Kollegah was awarded three times gold by BVMI. On May 26, 2014, it was awarded gold by IFPI Austria for shipments of 7,500 copies and in March 2018, it was awarded platinum for shipments of 15,000 copies.[8] For shipments of 315,000 copies it is Kollegah's best-selling album to date.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kollegah.

King
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Alpha"
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
  • United Hustlers
  • Sadikbeatz
2:19
2."King"
  • United Hustlers
3:29
3."Flightmode"
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
3:25
4."R.I.P."
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
3:22
5."Cohibas, blauer Dunst" (feat. Farid Bang)
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
3:23
6."AKs im Wandschrank"
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
  • United Hustlers
3:00
7."Morgengrauen"
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
3:18
8."Sanduhr" (feat. Favorite)
  • KD-Beatz
  • Drumz N' Roses
3:19
9."Du bist Boss"
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
  • Cestro
  • United Hustlers
2:41
10."Universalgenie"
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
4:38
11."Lamborghini Kickdown"
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
2:44
12."Karate" (feat. Casper)
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
  • United Hustlers
3:14
13."Schwarzer Benz"
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
4:28
14."Rolex Daytona" (feat. The Game)
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
  • United Hustlers
3:46
15."Warum hasst du mich"
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
  • Sadikbeatz
  • United Hustlers
3:01
16."Königsaura"
  • KD-Beatz
7:26
17."Es ist Rap" (feat. Genetikk)
  • Sikk
2:57
18."Click Click"
  • United Hustlers
3:33
19."Regen"
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
3:33
20."Omega"
  • Hookbeats
  • Phil Fanatic
6:57
Total length:1:14:33

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[15] Platinum 15,000*
Germany (BVMI)[16] 3× Gold 300,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Kollegah zum König geboren [Kollegah born as a King]. Juice. 13 February 2014. p. 20.
  2. "Kollegah – Ruhe vor dem Sturm (Audio)" (in German). Rap.de. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. "Kollegah verschiebt "King"". March 26, 2014. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. "Kollegah − King". Apple Music. Apple. May 9, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  5. "Königlicher Rekord: Grandiose Verkaufswoche für Kollegah". GFK Entertainment. May 19, 2014. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  6. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Kollegah & Farid Bang; 'Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 3')". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  7. "Kollegah: "King" geht Platin". 16bars.de. June 11, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  8. "Austrian album certifications – Kollegah & Farid Bang – Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 3". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 1, 2018. Enter Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 3 in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  9. "Austriancharts.at – Kollegah – {{{album}}}" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  10. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – Kollegah – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  12. "Jahreshitparaden 2014". austriancharts.de. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  13. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  14. "Jahreshitparaden 2014". austriancharts.de. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  15. "Austrian album certifications – Kollega – King" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  16. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Kollegah; 'King')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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