Optik Records was a German hip hop label located in Berlin. The label was shut down in 2009 due to financial problems.
History
Founded in 2002 by
Kool Savas
Savaş Yurderi (born 10 February 1975), known by his stage name Kool Savas, is a German rapper. Along with Taktlo$$, he formed the highly influential German rap duo Westberlin Maskulin (1997–2000). He was also a founding member of the German r ...
, early records included "
Optik Crew: Optik Mixtape Vol.1" by various label artists and "
Der beste Tag meines Lebens" by Kool Savas. The ''
Optik Youngstarz'' were founded in 2005 which included founder Savas' cousin. Also in 2005, Kool Savas released "
Die John Bello Story". The 2006 Kool Savas/Optik Records compilation ''Optik Takeover'' was a hit in central Europe, reaching #8 on the German album charts, #39 in Switzerland, and #40 in Austria. The last album released unter the subcontract with
Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...
/Subword was "Tot oder Lebendig" by Kool Savas in 2007.
In July 2008, Savas announced that Optik Records would cease operations due to financial difficulties after the tour in January 2009.
Optik Records schließt seine Pforten
HipHop.de Magazin, August 1, 2008. The label shut down in February 2009.
Artists
Optik Records
Optik Schweiz
*
Optik Russia
* I.G.O.R.
* Oxxxymiron
Discography
Albums
Singles
EPs
* 2003 Kool Savas feat. Valezka:'' Der Beste Tag Meines Lebens'' (EP)
* 2003 SD: Wie Es Geht / Oh
* 2004 Caput: ''Sieben''
* 2004 SD: ''Dirrrty''
* 2004 Ercandize:'' Willkommen im Dschungel''
Mixtapes
DVDs
* 2003 Kool Savas:'' Der Beste Tag Meines Lebens''
* 2005 Kool Savas & Azad: ''One''
* 2006 Kool Savas: ''Feuer über Deutschland''
* 2008 Kool Savas: '' Tot oder Lebendig LIVE ''
References
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Companies based in Berlin
Defunct record labels of Germany
Record labels established in 2002
Record labels disestablished in 2009
2002 establishments in Germany