Monument is the seventh studio album by German rapper Kollegah, 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.
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Released | 7 December 2018 | |||
Recorded | August–October 2018 in New York City and Düsseldorf[1] | |||
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Kollegah chronology | ||||
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Singles from Monument | ||||
Singles from Hoodtape Volume 3 | ||||
Background and release
editKollegah released his third collaborative studio album alongside German rapper Farid Bang, Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3, in December 2017.[10] 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 (BVMI) and gold by the IFPI Austria. Following a controversy about antisemitic lyrics on the bonus EP §185, both rappers released Platin war gestern in August 2018.
Kollegah announced Monument on 1 October 2018.[11] 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 Amazon for €43.99.[12]
Track listing
editCredits adapted from Spotify.[13]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Orbit" | Felix Blume | AraabMuzik | 2:52 |
2. | "Dear Lord" | Blume | AraabMuzik | 4:52 |
3. | "Blow Out" | Blume |
| 3:01 |
4. | "Royal" | Blume | Robert Jan van der Tom | 2:52 |
5. | "Das erste Mal" (featuring 18 Karat) |
| Freshmaker | 2:52 |
6. | "Bossmove" | Blume | AraabMuzik | 3:14 |
7. | "Gospel" | Blume | AraabMuzik | 2:47 |
8. | "Psycho" (featuring Farid Bang) |
| M3 | 2:55 |
9. | "Löwe" | Blume | Scott Storch | 5:30 |
10. | "La Vida Koka" | Blume | AraabMuzik | 3:03 |
11. | "Makiaveli" | Blume | AraabMuzik | 3:52 |
12. | "Realtalk" | Blume | AraabMuzik | 3:34 |
13. | "Continental" (featuring Nas) |
| iLL Wayno | 3:26 |
14. | "Donlife" (featuring Cam'ron) |
| AraabMuzik | 3:08 |
15. | "Cohiba Symphony" | Blume | AraabMuzik | 3:56 |
16. | "Da" | Blume |
| 2:58 |
17. | "Monument (Outro)" | Blume |
| 6:09 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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18. | "Nightking" | Blume |
| 2:04 |
19. | "Frontale Faust" | Blume |
| 2:40 |
20. | "Spastivater / Nuttemum" | Blume |
| 2:54 |
21. | "Arm aus dem Fenster" | Blume |
| 2:19 |
22. | "Wingman" | Blume |
| 2:27 |
23. | "Usain Bolt" | Blume |
| 2:24 |
24. | "Consuela" | Blume |
| 2:12 |
25. | "Most Wanted" | Blume |
| 2:21 |
26. | "Gerichtsverhandlung" | Blume |
| 1:58 |
27. | "Prison Break" | Blume |
| 3:02 |
28. | "Szenendrogenrausch" | Blume |
| 4:09 |
29. | "Wenn der Boss das sieht" | Blume |
| 2:05 |
30. | "Nutte sag mir wie die Aktien stehen" (featuring Sentino) |
| Juh-Dee | 4:04 |
31. | "Bossplaya" | Blume |
| 2:35 |
32. | "Fairness im Wettkampf" | Blume |
| 2:20 |
33. | "Der weiße Lotus" | Blume |
| 4:58 |
34. | "Da Vinci Flow" | Blume | Juh-Dee | 2:05 |
35. | "Heavyweight" (featuring Noir) |
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| 2:19 |
36. | "Empire State of Grind" | Blume | Figub Brazlevič | 2:35 |
37. | "Crystal in der Town" (featuring Prinz Harry) |
| Gee Futuristic | 4:00 |
38. | "Push it to the Limit" | Blume |
| 2:30 |
39. | "Bellagio Boys" (featuring Noir) |
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| 3:16 |
40. | "Macht" (featuring Seyed, Gent, Jigzaw, Asche) |
| Mesh | 4:10 |
41. | "MTV Cribs" | Blume | Juh-Dee | 5:06 |
42. | "Es ist der Boss" | Blume |
| 2:54 |
43. | "Testament" | Blume | AraabMuzik | 4:29 |
Total length: | 2:20 |
Charts
editWeekly charts
editChart (2018) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] | 1 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 1 |
German Albums (Top 20 Hip Hop)[16] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 1 |
Year-end charts
editChart (2018) | Position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] | 67 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 96 |
Chart (2019) | Position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] | 18 |
References
edit- ^ "Kollegah im Realtalk-Interview: Sun Diego, Jigzaw, Laas, Herzstillstand, Antisemitismus & "Monument"" [Kollegah in a realtalk interview: Sun Diego, Jigzaw, Lass, cardioplegian, antisemitism & "Monument"] (in German). Hiphop.de. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Lindemann, Jonas (5 October 2018). "Kollegah – Dear Lord [Audio]" (in German). Hiphop.de. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Neuer Song "Löwe", produziert von Scott Storch" [New song "Löwe" produced by Scott Storch] (in German). Laut.de. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Kollegah feat. 18 Karat – Das erste Mal (prod. Freshmaker) [Video]" (in German). Rap.de. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Nowak, Yma (16 November 2018). "Kollegah – Gospel [Video]" (in German). Hiphop.de. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Josefine, Lara (30 November 2018). "Kollegah – Orbit (Intro) (prod. Araabmuzik) [Video]" (in German). Rap.de. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Marquart, Oliver (12 October 2018). "Kollegah – Empire State of Grind (prod. Figub Brazlevic) [Video]" (in German). Rap.de. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Marquart, Oliver (19 October 2018). "Kollegah – Push it to the Limit (prod. Johnny Illstrument, Joznez, Freshmaker) [Video]" (in German). Rap.de. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Kollegah - Most Wanted (Prod. Johnny Illstrument, Joznez, Freshmaker) [Video]". 9 November 2018.
- ^ Lindemann, Jonas (30 November 2017). "Es ist online: "Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3" jetzt hier im Stream hören!" [It is online: Hear "Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3" now] (in German). Hiphop.de. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Kollegah: Neues Album "Monument" kommt im Dezember" [Kollegah: New album "Monument" will be released in December] (in German). Rap.de. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Kollegah – Monument (Deluxe Box)". Amazon. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Kollegah – Monument". Spotify. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018. Note: Information on the songwriters and producers is only available in the desktop version of Spotify.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kollegah – Monument" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kollegah – Monument" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 20 Hiphop–Charts 14. Dezember 2018" [Official german charts: Top 20 hip hop charts 14 December 2018] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kollegah – Monument". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 Jahrescharts 2018: Longplay". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2018 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 June 2020.