Kay One (rapper)
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Kenneth Glöckler is a German rapper known as Kay One, who is signed as artist to sublabel ersguterjunge
. He is of Filipino
descent.
am Bodensee. He began to rap as a 13 year old teenager, when he was with his brother and a colleague in the woods. They began to freestyle about their experience they had throughout the day. After he won several freestyle hip hop battles, at the age of 16, he won the popular competition "Royal Rumble" in Stuttgart in 2001.
A year later Glöckler was signed to Royal Bunker, with Jaysus. The duo called themselves "Chablife". In 2005, he switched to Eko Fresh
's record label German Dream Entertainment, and in late December 2006 he met rapper Bushido
.
. He became known through his work as the featured artist on several releases, such as Bushido
's albums 7
and Heavy Metal Payback
, Unter der Sonne
by Chakuza
and his collaborations on ersguterjunge Sampler Vol. 3 - Alles Gute kommt von unten. The lead single "Alles Gute kommt von unten", with Bushido and Chakuza, reached the single charts in Germany and Austria.
At the Juice
Awards Kay One was chosen, because of his most Freetrack
s, to the Newcomer of 2008.
.
On the 7th May released his debut album Kenneth allein zu Haus
with guest appearances of Fler
, Bushido
, Philippe Heithier, Frauenarzt
, Nyze and his former partner Benny Blanko. The song "Style & das Geld", that featured Bushido, released as promotional single. Lead single "Ich brech die Herzen" reached in Germany #67.
Ersguterjunge
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.-History:...
. He is of Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
descent.
Early life and career
Glöckler grew up in RavensburgRavensburg
Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre...
am Bodensee. He began to rap as a 13 year old teenager, when he was with his brother and a colleague in the woods. They began to freestyle about their experience they had throughout the day. After he won several freestyle hip hop battles, at the age of 16, he won the popular competition "Royal Rumble" in Stuttgart in 2001.
A year later Glöckler was signed to Royal Bunker, with Jaysus. The duo called themselves "Chablife". In 2005, he switched to Eko Fresh
Eko Fresh
Ekrem Bora , better known as Eko Fresh and also as Elektro Eko, is a German rapper of Turkish descent.- Early life :...
's record label German Dream Entertainment, and in late December 2006 he met rapper Bushido
Bushido (rapper)
Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, , better known as Bushido, is a German rapper. The word Bushido is Japanese and means "Way of the Warrior". He also uses the pseudonym Sonny Black, based on Dominic Napolitano. As of 2009, he sold more than 1,5 million albums in Germany alone...
.
2007-2009: ersguterjunge and rise to fame
Since early 2007, Kay One has been signed to ersguterjungeErsguterjunge
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.-History:...
. He became known through his work as the featured artist on several releases, such as Bushido
Bushido (rapper)
Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, , better known as Bushido, is a German rapper. The word Bushido is Japanese and means "Way of the Warrior". He also uses the pseudonym Sonny Black, based on Dominic Napolitano. As of 2009, he sold more than 1,5 million albums in Germany alone...
's albums 7
7 (Bushido album)
7 is the seventh studio album by German rapper Bushido. The album was already certified gold before its official release only through subscriptions. This album released as Standart and Limited Edition...
and Heavy Metal Payback
Heavy Metal Payback
Heavy Metal Payback is the sixth solo album by German rapper Bushido, released October 10, 2008 under the record label ersguterjunge. The title of the album was taken from an earlier song entitled "Heavy Metal Payback" from Aggro Ansage Nr. 2. 3 Singles were released: "Ching Ching", "Für immer...
, Unter der Sonne
Unter der Sonne
Unter der Sonne is the second solo album of Austrian rapper Chakuza. The only released single was "Unter der Sonne" . The album sold over 30,000 records.-CD1:-CD2 :...
by Chakuza
Chakuza
Peter Pangerl , better known as Chakuza, is an Austrian rapper. He lived in Berlin from 2006 to 2010 and was signed to Bushido's label ersguterjunge. In November 2010 he left ersguterjunge for Beatlefield Productions...
and his collaborations on ersguterjunge Sampler Vol. 3 - Alles Gute kommt von unten. The lead single "Alles Gute kommt von unten", with Bushido and Chakuza, reached the single charts in Germany and Austria.
At the Juice
Juice (magazine)
Juice is a well known German hip hop magazine and the biggest of its kind in Europe. In every issue readers find interviews with rappers and record reviews...
Awards Kay One was chosen, because of his most Freetrack
FreeTrack
FreeTrack is a general purpose optical motion tracking application for Microsoft Windows, released under the GNU General Public License, that can be used with common inexpensive cameras. Its primary focus is head tracking with uses in virtual reality, simulation, video games, 3D modeling, computer...
s, to the Newcomer of 2008.
2010: Kenneth allein zu Haus
In 2010, Kay One appeared in Isch kandidiere with Horst Schlämmer. He recorded with Bushido and Schlämmer the theme song "HSP". Kay One appeared also in Bushido's biographical film Zeiten ändern dichZeiten ändern dich
Zeiten ändern dich is a German biographical film directed by Uli Edel and starring Bushido, Elyas M'Barek, Moritz Bleibtreu, Karoline Schuch, Fler, Kay One and Nyze. The film is based on Bushido's 2008 autobiography...
.
On the 7th May released his debut album Kenneth allein zu Haus
Kenneth allein zu Haus
Kenneth allein zu Haus is the debut album by German hip hop artist Kay One. The album had guest appearances of Fler, Bushido, Philippe Heithier, Frauenarzt, Nyze and his former partner Benny Blanko....
with guest appearances of Fler
Fler
Patrick Losensky better known as Fler, is a German rapper. He also uses the pseudonym Frank White after the character in King of New York....
, Bushido
Bushido (rapper)
Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, , better known as Bushido, is a German rapper. The word Bushido is Japanese and means "Way of the Warrior". He also uses the pseudonym Sonny Black, based on Dominic Napolitano. As of 2009, he sold more than 1,5 million albums in Germany alone...
, Philippe Heithier, Frauenarzt
Frauenarzt
Vincente de Teba Költerhoff , better known as Frauenarzt , is a German rapper from Berlin-Tempelhof, also known as "DJ Kologe," "MC Digital F," "Arzt," "Gyniko," and "Günther." Frauenarzt was well known for his sexually explicit, Miami bass style music...
, Nyze and his former partner Benny Blanko. The song "Style & das Geld", that featured Bushido, released as promotional single. Lead single "Ich brech die Herzen" reached in Germany #67.
Discography
- Kenneth allein zu HausKenneth allein zu HausKenneth allein zu Haus is the debut album by German hip hop artist Kay One. The album had guest appearances of Fler, Bushido, Philippe Heithier, Frauenarzt, Nyze and his former partner Benny Blanko....
(2010) - Berlins Most WantedBerlins Most Wanted (album)Berlins Most Wanted is an collaboration album of German rap group Berlins Most Wanted consisting of Bushido, Fler and Kay One. It was released as Standard and Limited Deluxe Edition on October 22...
(with Berlins Most WantedBerlins Most WantedBerlins Most Wanted is a Berlin rap group founded by rappers Bushido, Bass Sultan Hengzt and King Orgasmus One. The date of the foundation isn't clearly known, but the artists were represented together under the group's name on some albums, including King of KingZ by Bushido, and on King Orgasmus'...
) (2010)
External links
- http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_One