''Asphalt Massaka'' is the debut album by German rapper
Farid Bang
Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui (born 4 June 1986), better known as Farid Bang, is a German gangsta rapper and bodybuilder of Spanish- Moroccan descent. He’s from a part of Spain that’s on the North African coast, bordering Morocco. His pare ...
. It released on 4 July 2008 over German Dream Entertainment. The feature part of "''Mein Block''" was changed in the 2015 re-release and digital release from Deso Dogg to a new part by the rapper Jasko.
Musical style
The album contains mainly
battle rap
Battle rap (also known as rap battling)Edwards, Paul, 2009, p. 25. is a type of rapping performed between two or more performers that incorporates boasts, insults, wordplay and Diss (music), disses originating in the African Americans, African-Amer ...
tracks and
diss tracks
A diss track, diss record or diss song (an abbreviation of ''disrespect'' or ''disparage'') is a song whose primary purpose is to verbally attack someone else, usually another artist. Diss tracks are often the result of an existing, escalating feu ...
, including "Asphalt Massaka" and "Der Härteste im Land". Except for "Zweimal im Leben", a storytelling track, and "Jüngste Tag", a thoughtful song.
According to an interview with Toxik from ''hiphop.de'', Farid Bang explained that his disses and insults towards some
German rappers are only to be taken "sportive".
Track listing
;Samples
*"Wer ist Düsseldorf" contains a sample of "Seven Notes in Black" by The Vince Tempera Orchestra
Marketing
A video was filmed for the track "An die Wand". This album didn´t rise in the charts.
References
External links
*http://www.16bars.de/db/album/580/asphalt-massaka/
*Ehrlacher, Frank (4 July 2008),
Asphalt Massaka , Farid Bang , CD-Album , 2008 , cd-lexikon.de' (in German), retrieved 8 November 2023
"Farid Bang Interview Part 1 - HipHop.de" ''hiphop.de''. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
Farid Bang albums
2008 debut albums
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