Azet (rapper)

Azet
Azet in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Granit Musa
Born	(1993-03-06) 6 March 1993 (age 31) Tirana, Albania
Origin	Dresden, Germany
Genres	Hip hop gangsta rap
Occupations	Rapper songwriter
Years active	2008–present
Labels	KMN Gang

Granit Musa (pronounced [gɾaˈnit muˈsa]; born 6 March 1993), professionally known as Azet, is an Albanian-born German rapper.[1][2]

Azet released his debut studio album Fast Life in 2018, which peaked at number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[3][4] He continued to achieve similar success with the subsequent collaborative album Super Plus in 2019, which additionally peaked the album charts in the German-speaking Europe.[5]

Biography

1993–2017

Granit Musa was born in Tirana, Albania. His Kosovo Albanian family, which hailed from the Orllan section of Podujeva, Kosovo, left that country for political reasons due to the persecution of Albanians that was prompted by the disintegration of Yugoslavia.[6] After relocating to Dresden, Germany, he grew up in the district of Prohlis and met his future friend and longtime collaborator Nash.[7][8]

In 2016, Azet announced his debut extended play, Fast Life, which peaked at number 51 in Switzerland. In 2017, he almost released three singles, including "Gjynah", which peaked at number eight in Germany and Switzerland. His follow-up single, "Qa Bone" in collaboration with Austrian rapper RAF Camora, became his first single to be certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie, IFPI Austria and IFPI Switzerland.[9][10][11][12] The same year, Azet was featured on "Nummer 1" in collaboration with rappers Zuna and Noizy, which achieved to be certified platinum in Germany and gold in Austria and Switzerland.[13]

2018–present

In 2018, Azet released his debut studio album, Fast Life, and experienced commercial success in German-speaking Europe debuting at number one on the Austrian, German and Swiss album charts.[14][15] Afterwards, he collaborated with fellow Zuna on his follow-up top-ten singles "Skam koh", "Lelele" and "Hallo Hallo". In December 2018, Azet announced his first collaborative album, Super Plus, with the aforementioned rapper to be released in March 2019.[16][17] After the release, it debuted at number one on the charts of Austria and Germany and peaked at number two in Switzerland.

Discography

Main article: Azet discography

• Fast Life (2018)
• Super Plus (2019)
• Mango EP (2019)
• Fast Life 2 (2020)
• Neue Welt (2021)
• Ultra Plus (2022)
• Tirana EP 1 (2023)

References

1. "Azet". hiphot.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
2. "Azet on MTV Germany". mtv.de (in German). MTV Germany. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
3. "Azet – Fast Life (KMN Gang)". grooveattack.com/ (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
4. "Azet stürmt auf Platz 1 der Offiziellen Deutschen Album-Charts". goodtogo.de (in German). Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
5. "Azet & Zuna – Super Plus (KMN Gang)". grooveattack.com/ (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
6. ""Ein Leben lang kriminell" – Azet im Kesselhaus". morgenpost.de (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019. Seine Eltern kamen als Kriegsflüchtlinge aus dem Kosovo, der Vater ist querschnittgelähmt, und die Familie weiß aus Erfahrung, was Rassismus bedeutet.
7. ""Willkommen im Milieu" – KMN Gang gibt Konzert in Dresden". dnn.de (in German). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
8. "Azet erzählt, wie Zuna, Nash und Er sich kennengelernt haben". raptastisch.net (in German). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
9. "Azet und Raf Camora stellen europäischen Rekord auf!". raptastisch.net (in German). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
10. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (Azet; 'Qa Bone')" [Gold and platinum database (Azet; 'Qa Bone')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
11. "Ergebnisse Ihrer Suche: – Azet" [Results of your search: – Azet]. IFPI AUT.
12. "Azet | Edelmetall". Hitparade.
13. "BVMI – Datenbank". Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
14. "Fast Life". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
15. "Azet stürmt auf Platz 1 der Offiziellen Deutschen Album-Charts". goodtogo.de (in German). Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
16. "Azet & Zuna kündigen gemeinsames Album "Super Plus" an und veröffentlichen erstes Video". rap.de (in German). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
17. "Super Plus". laut.de (in German). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

External links

• Azet on Facebook
• Azet on Instagram
• Azet on YouTube