King (Kollegah album)


King is the fourth studio album by German Rapper Kollegah, released on 9 May 2014 through Selfmade Records.
The album produced four singles, including "Alpha", "AKs im Wandschrank", "King" and "Du bist Boss", which all received music videos. King debuted at number one on the German, Swiss and Austrian album charts.

Background

Kollegah started working on King in early 2013, following the release of his second collaborative studio album, Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2 alongside German rapper Farid Bang in February 2013. The first version of the album was finished in summer 2013, but was tweaked multiple times over the following months. The album's announcement was done on 4 November 2013, through the song "Ruhe vor dem Sturm". The album's release was set to April 2014, but was pushed to early May 2014. The album was released on May 9, 2014.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the German, Swiss and Austrian album charts. It serves as Kollegah's second number-one album. The album attained a gold certicate in Germany, three days after its release. The Album sold about 160,000 copies in the first week. On June 11, 2014 King was certified platinum in Germany for shipments of 200,000 copies. In March 2016, Kollegah was awarded three times gold by BVMI. On May 26, 2014, it was awarded gold by IFPI Austria for shipments of 7,500 copies and in March 2018, it was awarded platinum for shipments of 15,000 copies. For shipments of 315,000 copies it is Kollegah's best-selling album to date.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications