Killa Hakan

Killa Hakan
Killa Hakan performing in Istanbul
Killa Hakan performing in Istanbul
Background information
Birth nameHakan Durmuş
Born (1973-03-03) 3 March 1973 (age 51)
Berlin, West Germany
GenresHip hop, hardcore rap, gangsta rap
Occupation(s)Rapper, songwriter
Years active1986–present

Hakan Durmuş (born 3 March 1973), better known by his stage name Killa Hakan, is a Germany born Turkish rapper and songwriter.[1][2][3]

Biography

Born in Berlin, West Germany, Hakan is one of the first Turkish rappers,[citation needed] and one of the first hardcore and gangsta rapper in Turkey.[citation needed] Before turning to music, he was a 36 Boys gang member[4] and imprisoned for burglary, bank robbery, and wounding.[5][6]

Hakan started his professional music career by joining the band Islamic Force of Boe B. In 1997,[7] they published the album "Mesaj". After Islamic Force separated, Hakan continued as a solo artist.[8]

So far, Hakan has released 12 albums, the latest being "Kreuzberg City" released in 2020.[9]

Discography

Year Label Type Name
1997 DeDe Records Islamic Force group album Mesaj
2002 Rough Mix Recordings Solo album Çakallar
2003 Rough Mix Recordings album with Fuat Ergin Rapüstad
2005 Hammer Müzik Solo album Semt Semt Sokak
2007 Rough Mix Recordings Solo album Kreuzberg City
2008 Esen Müzik Album with Ceza Bomba Plak
2009 Fight4Music Solo album Volume Maximum
2012 Esen Müzik Solo album Orijinal
2012 Esen Müzik Berlin Kaplanı soundtrack Sabır (feat. Ata Demirer)
2014 Esen Müzik Solo album Son Mohakan
2014 Esen Müzik Single Ghettoda Aşk
2018 Esen Müzik Solo album Killa Hakan
2019 Wovie & DMC Single İlk Kural Saygı (feat. Ezhel & Gringo)
2019 Wovie & DMC Solo album Fight Kulüp
2019 Wovie & DMC Single Fight Kulüp (bonus tracks)
2020 Wovie Single Her Şey Yolundadır (feat. Eko Fresh & Ayaz Kaplı)
2020 Wovie Single Saniye Saniye
2020 Wovie Single Hodri Meydan
2020 Wovie Single Ne Fark Eder? (feat. Eko Fresh & Umut Timur)
2020 RedKeysMusic Single Bang Bang (feat. Khontkar)
2020 Königsrasse Single Yalaka
2020 Königsrasse Single Killa Sıkar
2020 Königsrasse Solo album Kreuzberg City
2020 Königsrasse Single Fight Kulüp 2 (feat. Massaka, Ceza, Contra, Anıl Piyancı, Khontkar, Summer Cem)
2020 DMC Single Aklımda Anılar (feat. Halil Söyletmez)
2021 Königsrasse Single Escobar
2021 DMC Single Killa (feat. Maestro and No.1)

Productions starring

Year Name Character TV channel Notes
2019 Harbi Getto Himself TRT Belgesel "Turkish neighborhood Kreuzberg"

References

  1. ^ "Getrauert habe ich genug". taz.die tageszeitung. 19 September 2005.
  2. ^ Kapkin, Yelda. "36 boys". Al Jazeera World.
  3. ^ Aral, Coşkun. "BERLİN'DE İKİNCİ GÜN: Killa Hakan". iz tv.
  4. ^ Yelda Kapkın, Al Jazeera. "36 Boys". Al Jazeera.
  5. ^ Felix Lee: Getrauert habe ich genug in die tageszeitung, 19. September 2005
  6. ^ "Ich muß blöd gewesen sein", interview with Harkan Durmus, Der Spiegel 16/1997, p. 88 (in German)
  7. ^ Killa Hakan’ın gözlüksüz hali neler hissettirdi?
  8. ^ Stehle, Maria (2012). Ghetto Voices in Contemporary German Culture: Textscapes, Filmscapes, Soundscapes. Camden House. p. 141. ISBN 9781571135445.
  9. ^ "Son Mohakan". Rapper.
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