Kool Savas


Savaş Yurderi, known by his stage name Kool Savas, is a German rapper and hip hop artist. Along with Taktlo$$, he formed the highly influential German rap duo Westberlin Maskulin. He was also a founding member of the German rap crew Masters of Rap in 1996. Savas is considered one of the most successful German rappers.
In 2012, he collaborated in "Xavas", a duo formation with Xavier Naidoo, a German soul and R&B singer-songwriter and actor in the album Gespaltene Persönlichkeit. The two had already worked together on a number of other releases.

Early life

Born in Aachen, Germany to a German mother and a Turkish father. Savas' family moved to Turkey when he was one year old. His father, who is from Çorum, Turkey, was arrested because of his political posture against the then-military government in Turkey, and as a result his mother was forced to return to Aachen with Savas.

Career

Essah Entertainment (2010–present)

His 2011 album Aura included a single with the same name and a song featuring Xavier Naidoo, titled LMS 2012. In May 2012, Savas announced a collaborative album with Xavier Naidoo titled Gespaltene Persönlichkeit under the alias "Xavas" scheduled for release in Germany on 21 September 2012. The track list was announced in August 2012, containing a total of 15 tracks
His fourth studio album, Märtyrer, was released on 14 November 2014.

Discography

Studio albums
Mixtapes
Remix albums
Compilations
Collaboration albums