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.[1] ersguterjunge is a reflexion on some of Germany's immigrant population's slang for standard German "er ist ein guter Junge" ("he is a good boy").

ersguterjunge
Founded2004
FounderBushido and D-Bo
Distributor(s)Sony BMG
GenreHip hop
Country of originGermany
LocationBerlin

History

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Bass Sultan Hengzt was signed in 2005,[2] but left shortly after the release of his album Rap braucht immer noch kein Abitur. DJ Ilan and DJ Devin also left, due to personal issues, and were replaced by producers Chakuza and DJ Stickle, alias Beatlefield.[3]

Two more artists were signed little later: Screwaholic now part of Anno Domini Nation,[4] a producer, and Bizzy Montana,[5] a rapper and producer.

Female rapper Bahar left the label, because in her opinion it did not provide the possibility of a successful album release.[6]

Nyze, who had been on several ersguterjunge releases, was signed in December 2006 and his album Geben & Nehmen was released in January 2007. Eko Fresh also signed in the same month, and Saad renewed his contract to release another album.[7]

In early 2007 Bushido started the girl group Bisou, which consists of former candidates of the German version of Popstars.[8] With Kay One[9] and Tarééc,[10] two more artists were signed.

In May 2010, released Kay One's debut album Kenneth allein zu Haus. The album reached Top 10 in the charts.[11]

Artists

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Current acts

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Act Year signed Albums under ersguterjunge Description
Bushido 2004 18 Rapper from Bonn. He founded the label in 2004 after leaving Aggro Berlin. He is also the managing director.

Former acts

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Act Years on the label Albums under ersguterjunge Description
Bass Sultan Hengzt 2005 1 Rapper from Berlin. He released his album Rap braucht immer noch kein Abitur on the label.[12] Shortly after he left the label and that led to a conflict with Bushido.
Bahar 2005–2006 - Rapper of Iranian descent and the first female artist who signed. She has been featured on the albums of her label mates. She left the label because of "missing perspective".[13]
Billy (formerly Billy13) 2004/2005-2006 - Singer and rapper.
Bisou 2007–2008 1 Girl group composed of Eliana D'Ippolito, Elvira Michieva and Kristina Neuwert, formed by Bushido. In 2008, the group split up.
Eko Fresh 2006–2008 1 Rapper from Mönchengladbach. He has an own label called German Dream Entertainment.
D-Bo 2004-2009[14] 3 Rapper from Göttingen and co-founder. He co-produced numerous Bushido albums and was as well featured. After leaving the label, he formed the label Wolfpack Entertainment.[15]
Tarééc 2007–2010 1 Singer from Berlin-Neukölln. He released his debut album Hoffnung on the label, like his two singles "Für das Volk" and "Tränen lügen nicht".
Chakuza 2005–2010 4 Rapper from Linz, Austria and one half of producer team Beatlefield.
Baba Saad 2005-2011[16] 2 Rapper from Beirut, Lebanon. He collaborated with Bushido on Carlo Cokxxx Nutten II and released two solo albums. Currently is he founder and a signed artist of label Halunkenband.
Bizzy Montana 2006–2011 Rapper from Müllheim.
Nyze 2006–2011 Rapper from Saarbrücken.
Kay One 2007–2012 3 Rapper from Friedrichshafen. He collaborated with Bushido on several releases. In 2012, he left the label after Bushido had removed his videos on YouTube.
Samra 2017–2019
Capital Bra 2018–2019

Current producers

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Releases

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Singles

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Year Title Artist Chart position Album
Germany Austria Switzerland
2004 "Electro Ghetto" Bushido 31 - - Electro Ghetto
"Nie wieder" 53 - -
2005 "Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt" Bushido feat. Cassandra Steen 29 - -
"Nie ein Rapper" Sonny Black (Bushido) & Baba Saad 24 - - Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten 2
"Endgegner" Bushido 13 48 - Staatsfeind Nr. 1
2006 "Augenblick" 17 42 -
"Womit hab ich das verdient" Baba Saad 68 - - Das Leben ist Saad
"Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück" Bushido 14 34 - Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück
"Sonnenbank Flavour" 15 25 -
"Vendetta" Chakuza, Eko Fresh & Bushido 32 53 - Vendetta – ersguterjunge Sampler Vol. 2
2007 "Janine" Bushido 23 35 - Von der Sykline zum Bordstein zurück
"Eure Kinder" Chakuza feat. Bushido 25 51 - City Cobra
"Die erste Träne" Bisou 23 49 - Hier und Jetzt
"Sollten alle untergehen" Chakuza 72 - - City Cobra
"Alles Verloren" Bushido 4 3 22 7
"Ring frei" Eko Fresh feat. Bushido 64 - -
"Alles Gute kommt von unten" Bushido feat. Chakuza & Kay One 32 68 - Alles Gute kommt von unten – ersguterjunge Sampler Vol. 3
2008 "Regen" Saad feat. Bushido 67 - - Saadcore
"Unter der Sonne" Chakuza feat. Bushido 38 54 Unter der Sonne
"Ching Ching" Bushido 9 16 57 Heavy Metal Payback
"Für das Volk" Tarééc feat. Chakuza - - - Hoffnung
"Für immer jung" Bushido feat. Karel Gott 5 25 70 Heavy Metal Payback
2009 "Ein Letzes Mal" Nyze feat. Bushido - - - Amnezia
"Eine Chance/Zu Gangsta" Sonny Black (Bushido) & Frank White (Fler) 26 26 - Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten 2
2010 "Alles wird gut" Bushido 10 12 20 Zeiten ändern dich
"Monster in mir" Chakuza - - - Monster in Mir
"Style & das Geld" Kay One feat. Sonny Black (Bushido) - - - Kenneth allein zu Haus
"Ich brech die Herzen" Kay One 67 - -
"Das alles ist Deutschland" Fler feat. Bushido & Sebastian Krumbiegel 28 - - Flersguterjunge
"Zeiten ändern dich" Bushido - - 63 Zeiten ändern dich
"Fackeln im Wind" Bushido & Kay One 6 52 - Non-track album
"Berlins Most Wanted" Berlins Most Wanted 31 57 - Berlins Most Wanted
2011 "Vergiss mich" Bushido feat. J-Luv 19 26 34 Jenseits von Gut und Böse
"Wie ein Löwe" Bushido - 31 -
"Das ist Business" Bushido feat. Kay One - 60 -
"Wärst du immer noch hier?" Bushido 44 48 68
"So mach ich es" 23 23 32 37 23
"Erwachsen Sein" 23 feat. Peter Maffay 29 29 -
2012 "I Need a Girl Part 3" Kay One feat. Mario Winans 29 44 39 Prince of Belvedair

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rap label report at flashmag.de Archived 20 May 2007 at archive.today
  2. ^ Bass Sultan Hengzt ist guter Junge! (hiphop.de)[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Interview mit Bushido auf dj-qpin.com Archived 30 September 2007 at archive.today
  4. ^ Ersguterproducer: Screwaholic bei Ersguterjunge gesigned (hiphop.de)[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ jetzt.sueddeutsche.de
  6. ^ Bahar verlässt ersguterjunge (rheinhiphop.de) Archived 30 September 2007 at archive.today
  7. ^ Eko unterschreibt bei egj, Saad verlängert seinen Vertrag (hiphop.de)[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Bushido lüftet Girlband-Namen (laut.de)
  9. ^ Kay One unterschreibt bei Bushido (hiphop.de)[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Neues ersguterjunge Signing: Tarééc (hiphop.de) Archived 10 August 2007 at archive.today
  11. ^ "www.ersguterjunge.de". Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  12. ^ "Bass Sultan Hengzt ist guter Junge!". 28 January 2005. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Und weg ist sie". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  14. ^ "D-Bo im Interview - "Die LĂŒge der Freiheit" - Deutscher - Rap.de". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  15. ^ "D-Bo verlässt ersguterjunge". Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  16. ^ "Saad nicht mehr bei Ersguterjunge". 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
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