Independent German hip hop label
Record label
ersguterjunge is an independent German hip hop label distributed by Sony BMG. It was founded by rappers D-Bo and Bushido in 2004, after he left the indie label Aggro Berlin. Bushido is the managing director.[1] ersguterjunge is a reflexion on some of Germany's immigrant population's slang for standard German "er ist ein guter Junge" ("he is a good boy").
History
Bass Sultan Hengzt was signed in 2005,[2] 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.[3]
Two more artists were signed little later: Screwaholic now part of Anno Domini Nation,[4] a producer, and Bizzy Montana,[5] a rapper and producer.
Female rapper Bahar left the label, because in her opinion it did not provide the possibility of a successful album release.[6]
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.[7]
In early 2007 Bushido started the girl group Bisou, which consists of former candidates of the German version of Popstars.[8]
With Kay One[9] and Tarééc,[10] two more artists were signed.
In May 2010, released Kay One's debut album Kenneth allein zu Haus. The album reached Top 10 in the charts.[11]
Artists
Current acts
| Act
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Year signed
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Albums under ersguterjunge
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Description
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| Bushido
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2004
|
18
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Rapper from Bonn. He founded the label in 2004 after leaving Aggro Berlin. He is also the managing director.
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| Act
|
Years on the label
|
Albums under ersguterjunge
|
Description
|
| Bass Sultan Hengzt
|
2005
|
1
|
Rapper from Berlin. He released his album Rap braucht immer noch kein Abitur on the label.[12] Shortly after he left the label and that led to a conflict with Bushido.
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| Bahar
|
2005–2006
|
-
|
Rapper of Iranian descent and the first female artist who signed. She has been featured on the albums of her label mates. She left the label because of "missing perspective".[13]
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| Billy (formerly Billy13)
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2004/2005-2006
|
-
|
Singer and rapper.
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| Bisou
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2007–2008
|
1
|
Girl group composed of Eliana D'Ippolito, Elvira Michieva and Kristina Neuwert, formed by Bushido. In 2008, the group split up.
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| Eko Fresh
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2006–2008
|
1
|
Rapper from Mönchengladbach. He has an own label called German Dream Entertainment.
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| D-Bo
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2004-2009[14]
|
3
|
Rapper from Göttingen and co-founder. He co-produced numerous Bushido albums and was as well featured. After leaving the label, he formed the label Wolfpack Entertainment.[15]
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| Tarééc
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2007–2010
|
1
|
Singer from Berlin-Neukölln. He released his debut album Hoffnung on the label, like his two singles "Für das Volk" and "Tränen lügen nicht".
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| Chakuza
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2005–2010
|
4
|
Rapper from Linz, Austria and one half of producer team Beatlefield.
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| Baba Saad
|
2005-2011[16]
|
2
|
Rapper from Beirut, Lebanon. He collaborated with Bushido on Carlo Cokxxx Nutten II and released two solo albums. Currently is he founder and a signed artist of label Halunkenband.
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| Bizzy Montana
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2006–2011
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|
Rapper from Müllheim.
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| Nyze
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2006–2011
|
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Rapper from Saarbrücken.
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| Kay One
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2007–2012
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3
|
Rapper from Friedrichshafen. He collaborated with Bushido on several releases. In 2012, he left the label after Bushido had removed his videos on YouTube.
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| Samra
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2017–2019
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| Capital Bra
|
2018–2019
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Current producers
Releases
Singles
See also
References
External links
