Bossaura

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Bossaura
Studio album by
Released14 October 2011 (2011-10-14)
Recorded2010–2011 in Osnabrück[1]
GenreGerman hip hop
Length69:01 / 78:43
LabelSelfmade Records
Producer
  • Jay Ho
  • Jeff K
  • 2Bough
  • Abaz
  • X-Plosive
  • Böse Beats
  • Saabiza
  • Gee Futuristic
  • Dirty Dasmo
  • Jamil Samimi
Kollegah chronology
Hoodtape Volume 1 X-Mas Edition
(2010)
Bossaura
(2011)
Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2
(2013)

Bossaura is the third studio album by German rapper Kollegah, released on 14 October 2011 by Selfmade Records.

Background[edit]

Bossaura was recorded in Osnabrück, Germany. In 2010, Kollegah started writing lyrics and the album production began in March 2011. The production took four months.[1] In total he created 30 songs of which he chose about the half. Additionally, he made seven songs for the album.[2] On 12 August 2011, Selfmade Records announced the album under the name "Flex, Sluts, Rock 'n' Roll".[3] In September the album title was changed to "Bossaura".[4]

Release and promotion[edit]

Bossaura was released by Selfmade Records. On 12 August 2011, the limited box set was made available to pre-order on Amazon for €39.99. Internationally, the album was released on 14 October 2011, as a digital download and physically in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Track listing[edit]

Adapted from AllMusic.[5]

No.TitleLength
1."Für immer (Intro)"3:07
2."Drugs in den Jeans"3:23
3."Spotlight"3:43
4."Jetlag"3:15
5."Business Paris"3:30
6."Mondfinsternis"3:15
7."Billionaire's Club"4:09
8."Bad Girl"3:12
9."Kobrakopf"4:20
10."Flex, S**ts, Rock'n Roll"4:12
11."I.H.D.P."4:19
12."Bossaura"6:02
13."Kokayne"3:34
14."Du"5:01
15."Undercover"4:03
16."Money"3:39
17."H & F"3:03
18."Das Licht (Outro)"3:13

Charts[edit]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 19

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Visa Vie (11 August 2011). "Interview: Kollegah über "Flex, Sluts & Rock N Roll"". 16Bars.de. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ^ Kollegah – Molekularteilchen. Juice. December 2011. p. 61.
  3. ^ "Kollegah – Flex, Sluts, Rock 'N' Roll (Vorbestellung)". Meinrap.e. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Kollegah: Aus "Flex, Sluts, Rock 'N' Roll" wird "Bossaura"". Meinrap.de. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Bossaura - Kollegah". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kollegah – {{{album}}}" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kollegah – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2018.