Kool Savas
Savaş Yurderi (born 10 February 1975), known by his stage name Kool Savas, is a German rapper of Turkish and German Origin. Along with Taktlo$$, he formed the highly influential German rap duo Westberlin Maskulin (1997–2000). He was also a founding member of the German rap crew Masters of Rap in 1996.
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Birth name | Savaş Yurderi |
Also known as | King Kool Savas, S.A.V., Essah |
Born | Aachen, West Germany | 10 February 1975
Origin | Turkish |
Genres | German hip hop, battle rap |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Essah (since 2009) Sony (since 2002) Optik (2002–2009) Subword (2002–2007) Put Da Needle to Da (1999–2001) |
Spouse(s) | Maria Yurderi |
Website | koolsavas |
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.
Savas is considered one of the most successful and influential German rappers. He is often referred to as the King of German rap. His nicknames are King Kool Savas (KKS) and Essah.
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