Ersguterjunge

infobox record label


founded = 2005
years active = 2004 - present
founder = Bushido and D-Bo
distributor = Sony BMG
genre = Hip hop
country = Germany
location = Berlin, Germany
url = [http://www.ersguterjunge.de/ www.ersguterjunge.de]

ersguterjunge is the label of German rapper Bushido and a sublabel of Sony BMG. It was founded by D-Bo and Bushido in 2004, after he left the indie label Aggro Berlin. Bushido is the managing director. [ [http://www.flashmag.de/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=696&Itemid=50 Rap label report at flashmag.de] ]

History

Rapper Saad was involved in recording Bushido's album "Electro Ghetto" in 2004 and was since then part of his crew. One year later, "Carlo Cokxxx Nutten 2", a collaboration between Bushido and Saad, was released and hit #3 on the German charts.

Bass Sultan Hengzt was signed in 2005 [ [http://www.hiphop.de/de/home.cfm?p=6944&CFID=5027894&CFTOKEN=13291884 Bass Sultan Hengzt ist guter Junge! (hiphop.de)] ] , but left shortly after the release of his album "Rap braucht immer noch kein Abitur". DJ Ilan and DJ Devin also left, due to personal issues, and were replaced by producers Chakuza and DJ Stickle, alias Beatlefield. [http://www.dj-qpin.com/interview_bushido.htm Interview mit Bushido auf dj-qpin.com] ] Chakuza's album "Suchen & Zerstören" was released in April 2006 and peaked at #50 on the German charts.

Two more artists were signed little later: Screwaholic [ [http://www.hiphop.de/de/home.cfm?p=9323 Ersguterproducer: Screwaholic bei Ersguterjunge gesigned (hiphop.de)] ] , a producer, and Bizzy Montana, [ [http://jetzt.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/305215 jetzt.sueddeutsche.de] ] a rapper and producer. The album "Blackout" by Montana and Chakuza was release in October 2006.

Female Rapper Bahar left the label, because in her opinion it didn't provide the possibility of a successful album release. [ [http://www.rheinhiphop.de/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=2 Bahar verlässt ersguterjunge (rheinhiphop.de)] ] Another female rapper, Billy, also split up with erstguterjunge.

Nyze, who had been on several ersguterjunge releases, was signed in December 2006 and his album "Geben & Nehmen" was released in January 2007. Eko Fresh also signed in the same month, and Saad renewed his contract to release another album. [http://www.hiphop.de/de/home.cfm?p=10511&CFID=5027894&CFTOKEN=13291884 Eko unterschreibt bei egj, Saad verlängert seinen Vertrag (hiphop.de)] ] .

In early 2007 Bushido started the girl group Bisou, which consists of former candidates of the German version of Popstars. [ [http://www.laut.de/vorlaut/news/2007/02/28/14526/index.htm Bushido lüftet Girlband-Namen (laut.de)] ] With Kay-One [ [http://www.hiphop.de/de/home.cfm?p=10785&CFID=5027894&CFTOKEN=13291884 Kay One unterschreibt bei Bushido (hiphop.de)] ] and Tarééc, [ [http://www.hiphop.de/de/home.cfm?p=10970 Neues ersguterjunge Signing: Tarééc (hiphop.de)] ] two more artists were signed.

On June 8, Bizzy Montana's album "M.a.d.U. - Mukke aus der Unterschicht" was published.

Five albums on ersguterjunge reached gold status (100.000 sold): "Electro Ghetto", "Staatsfeind Nr. 1", "Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück", "7" and "ersguterjunge Sampler Vol. 2 - Vendetta", Bushido's album "Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück" reached platinum status (200.000 sold).

igned artists (current)

* Baba Saad
* Bisou
* Bizzy Montana
* Bushido
* Chakuza
* D-Bo
* Decay (Producer)
* DJ Stickle (DJ/Producer)
* Kay One
* Nyze
* Screwaholic (Producer)
* Summer Cem
* Tarééc

Resigned artists

* Bass Sultan Hengzt
* DJ Devin
* DJ Ilan
* Bahar
* Billy (alias Billy13)
* Eko Fresh

Releases

Albums

ingles

References

External links

* http://www.ersguterjunge.de
* http://www.KingofKingz.de
* http://www.kingBushido.org.pl