Kool Savas

Savaş Yurderi (born 10 February 1975), known by his stage name Kool Savas, is a German rapper. 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. Savas is considered one of the most successful German rappers.

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.

Early life Yurderi was born on 10 February 1975 in Aachen, Germany, the son of a German mother and a Turkish father from Çorum. Savaş returned to Turkey with his family when he was one year old. His father was sentenced to five years in prison in Turkey due to political problems.

He later returned to Germany with his mother. His father also returned with them. They were then settled in Berlin. He currently lives in Berlin with his wife Maria Yurderi and their child.

Career Essah Entertainment (2010–present) His 2011 album Aura included a single with the same name and a song featuring Xavier Naidoo, titled LMS 2012. In May 2012, Savas announced a collaborative album with Xavier Naidoo titled Gespaltene Persönlichkeit under the alias "Xavas" scheduled for release in Germany on 21 September 2012. The track list was announced in August 2012, containing a total of 15 tracks

His fourth studio album, Märtyrer, was released on 14 November 2014.

Discography

Studio albums 2002: Der beste Tag meines Lebens 2007: Tot oder lebendig 2011: Aura 2014: Märtyrer 2019: KKS 2021: Aghori

Mixtapes 2004: Kool Savas goes Hollywood 2005: Die John Bello Story 2006: Wer hatz erfunden? (with Optik Schweiz) 2008: Die John Bello Story II 2009: Die John Bello Story II – Brainwash Edition (remix version) 2010: Die John Bello Story III 2016: Essahdamus

Remix albums 2004: Die besten Tage sind gezählt

Compilations 2008: The Best of Kool Savas

Collaboration albums 1997: Hoes, Flows, Moneytoes (with Westberlin Maskulin) 2000: Battlekings (with Westberlin Maskulin) 2001: NLP (with M.O.R.) 2003: Nur noch 24 Stunden (with Freunde der Sonne) 2005: One (with Azad) 2006: Optik Takeover! (with Optik Army) 2012: Gespaltene Persönlichkeit (with Xavier Naidoo as Xavas) 2017: Royal Bunker (with Sido)