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Eko Fresh

Person · male · Germany · Cologne · born 1983 · recording since 2001

Turkish-German rapper and actor

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Also known as Eko · エコ・フレッシュ

Debut: 2001
Recording span: 23 years
Release groups: 83
Awards: 1
Timeline events: 23
Wiki language versions: 11

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Timeline

23 events▣ Album 20◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1

1980s
1. 3 September 1983 · Birth
  Born 1983-09-03
  source: wikidata
2000s
1. 10 December 2001 · Debut release
  Debut release: Jetzt kommen wir auf die Sachen
  First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 3 November 2003 · Album
  Album: Ich bin jung und brauche das Geld
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 7 June 2004 · Album
  Album: Dünya Dönüyor (Die Welt dreht sich)
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 16 December 2005 · Album
  Album: Fick Immer Noch Deine Story
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 23 June 2006 · Album
  Album: Hart(z) IV
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 23 November 2007 · Album
  Album: Ekaveli
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 25 June 2010 · Album
  Album: Was kostet die Welt?
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. October 2010 · Album
  Album: Freezy Bumaye 1.0
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 10 December 2010 · Album
  Album: Freezy Bumaye 2.0: Es war alles meine Idee
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2 September 2011 · Album
  Album: Ekrem
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 31 August 2012 · Album
  Album: EK to the Roots
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 28 March 2013 · Album
  Album: Eksodus
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 14 November 2014 · Album
  Album: Deutscher Traum
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 21 April 2016 · Album
  Album: Freezy
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 23 August 2017 · Album
  Album: König von Deutschland
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 3 April 2020 · Album
  Album: 2020 Bars (The Goat)
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2021 · Album
  Album: Bora EP
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2 July 2021 · Album
  Album: Abi
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 3 November 2023 · Album
  Album: EKScalibur
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2024 · Award
  Won: Holger Czukay Pop Music Prize of the City of Cologne
  source: wikidata
6. 26 January 2024 · Album
  Album: Bonus & B‐Sides
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 8 August 2024 · Album
  Album: Elijah
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography317 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1379094244

Biography

Ekrem Bora (born 3 September 1983), known professionally as Eko Fresh, is a German rapper of Turkish descent.

Biography

Bora was born in Cologne and grew up in Mönchengladbach, raised by his single mother, a postal worker. He began rapping at age 14 and eventually dropped out of school in tenth grade. Afterwards, he started working in a shoe store to make ends meet. While working his retail gig, Bora met Kool Savas, who agreed to produce his 2001 Royal Bunker debut EP, "Jetzt kommen wir auf die SachenJetzt kommen wir auf die Sachen10 December 2001 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Komm her4:172Drück auf Play3:383Ein Rhyme4:044S.A.D.I.3:035Bis zum letzten Take3:596Ihr seid die Besten3:27".
The German Stampede Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion based in Cologne, featured Bora. He had wrestling matches in promotional events including Night in Motion X, Southern Conflict II, X-Limits, Battlefield 2008, and Northern Night since 2007.
Beginning in 2010, Eko Fresh began an extremely prolific run, releasing four new albums over a three year span. In 2013, he delivered the wildly successful Eksodus which topped the charts in Germany and reached the top ten in Austria and Switzerland as well.

Feuds with other rappers

In 2004, Eko Fresh started a feud with his song "Die Abrechnung", where he criticized his former mentors Kool Savas, Optik Records, Bushido and Aggro Berlin. The song was released on 23 December 2004 on Juice CD # 49 and is a diss track against various other rappers, including his former mentor Kool Savas. With the track billing in which he attacked Savas and Optik Records, he laid the foundation for the battle. Savas is suppressing his labelmates and MOR, Sava's former crew, would also have disintegrated for this reason, the statement said. The Berlin label Aggro and Bushido are also dissected in the track. However, he overdid it a little, which Sava's answer track quickly clarified the verdict. Many rappers replied to "Die Abrechnung", including Illmatic with "4Eko" and Fler with "Hollywoodtürke". Rappers from Optik Records also reacted: Caput with "Ich geb n fuck" and Ercandize with "Verdanken".

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	11	61.8th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	83	97.2th
Studio albums	20	96.4th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	23	95th
Recording span (years)	23	51.9th
Genres	4	84.7th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (83 release groups · 20 studio albums)

Albums · 20

Ich bin jung und brauche das Geld
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:13:23
1Intro1:56
2Player 4 Life4:21
3Zeig Dich3:29
4Hass mich4:59
5Wir fliegen4:29
6Von Anfang an3:28
7Der Don4:15
8Mönchengladbach Love4:05
9V-Leidenschaft3:27
10Dünya Dönüyor5:07
11Ich bin jung und brauche das Geld4:27
12Ich will Dich3:39
13Afterparty3:39
14All Around the World4:06
15Was ich brauch3:15
164 Türken4:16
17Deutschrap Strikes Back3:28
18Outro2:20
19For All My People4:37
Dünya Dönüyor (Die Welt dreht sich)
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:03:18
1Intro2:11
2Hayat Bazen...3:59
3Asphalt3:44
4Die Story meines Lebens3:24
5Bruder3:53
6Gangster4:49
7Meine Family4:32
8Türkischer Junge4:04
9Mies drauf3:30
10Leg dich hin3:28
11Millionär3:51
12Daddy war nicht daheim3:26
13Ask (skit)0:22
14Ask3:39
15Eigentlich schön4:05
16Brandlöcher im Jersey4:06
17Outro (gesprochen von Staiger)1:06
18Dünya Dönüyor5:09
Fick Immer Noch Deine Story
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:15:32
1Intro0:16
2Fick Immer Noch Deine Story2:47
3Der Verlorene Sohn3:22
4Türkenpimmel4:41
5H.S.3:56
6Fuck Your Story5:21
7Raab Skit0:16
8Schaut, Schaut3:52
9Stenz Music5:17
10Yeah2:54
11Antigaranti 4 Life3:15
12Techno Eko Skit1:05
13Undercover Kickbox4:53
14Jetzt Gibt's Streit4:08
15Bad Boy4:01
16Wedding Bis Grembranx3:43
17Bang Bang3:04
18Aus Dem Weg Da4:41
1920 Bars1:05
20Standard3:48
21Unglücklich3:31
22Flerräter5:36
Hart(z) IV
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:18:56
1Intro2:29
2Ruhe vor dem Sturm3:49
3Der Don 24:28
4Hartz IV3:58
5Gheddo3:50
6Kings of Cologne4:33
7Darauf kannst du Gift nehmen4:01
8Was kann ich dafür2:57
9Bazen3:41
10Ek is back3:45
11Stenzgang5:16
12Fackeln im Sturm4:16
13Wir sind Soldier, Homie4:38
14Westside3:44
15Noch einmal3:49
16Skit0:59
17Ihr werdet uns nicht los4:09
18Der Rest ist Geschichte3:33
19Das ist mein Viertel3:56
20Bitanem (Meine türkische Freundin)3:28
21Türkenpimmel3:19
22Outro0:18
Ekaveli
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:21:07
1Intro2:26
2Et kütt wie et kütt3:54
3Sie sind überall4:58
4Ring frei4:27
5Bis ich unter der Erde lieg4:46
6Gefallene Soldaten4:03
7Westcoast3:27
8Ich bleib so wie ich bin3:35
9Jedem das Seine4:18
10Ihr Herz ist so Ghetto3:58
11Irgendwann4:43
12Es interessiert4:10
13Cologne City Street Blues4:00
14Es tut mir leid4:18
15Ein Tag3:55
16Stenzprominenz5:57
17Ohne dich4:14
18Seid ihr jetzt zufrieden?4:03
19Outro1:55
20[untitled]4:00
Was kostet die Welt?
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:03:56
1Intro2:25
2Der Don III3:58
3Microphone Checker3:27
41 Mann Orchester4:04
5Arschloch4:10
6Ich komm krass3:31
7GD Anthem3:39
8Der Ghostwriter4:00
9Serious vs. Crispy Skit0:47
10Heb ab3:22
11Antigaranti 4 Life 20203:49
12Wieder Fresh (V.B.Z.P.Z.)3:46
13Ek lass nach4:26
14Was kostet die Welt?3:16
15Königin der Nacht3:38
16Widerstand3:46
17Happy End (Ende Gut, Alles Gut)4:16
18Frei wie ein Vogel3:36
Freezy Bumaye 1.0
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks
1Intro
2Swagga Like Ek
3Mayback Music 2
4Alles im Lot
5Boah
6Hergün parani kazan
7Lappen
8Ich hör mein Handy
9Scheiß auf deine Crew
10Es ist wie es ist
11Gheddo, Part 3
12Freezy Bumaye
13Okey
14Gangster's Paradise
15Ich kann nur gewinnen
16Nuthin' but a Branx Thang
17Engel
18Outro
Freezy Bumaye 2.0: Es war alles meine Idee
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:12:55
1Intro2:22
2Hey3:48
3Dieser Sommer wird heiß3:47
4Ich gebe niemals auf3:44
5Bulletproof5:11
6Puff Puff Puff3:45
7Kai Ebel4:09
8Breakdance3:18
9Alles im Lot 23:34
10Swagger like Moi3:33
11No Homo3:19
12Der Beste, den du kennst4:28
13Die oberen 10.0003:39
14Freezeynius Institut4:28
15Ek Flow3:37
16Public Enemy No. 13:23
17Es ist nicht einfach4:20
18Rückkehr des Königs3:59
19Landsleute 24:31
Ekrem
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:15:31
1Intro1:54
2Ekrem (wieder wie früher)3:21
3Ich bin...3:48
4Hartz 54:04
5Ekrem vs. Eko Fresh4:02
6Zu extrem3:36
7Du wolltest mich verraten4:31
8Köln Kalk Ehrenmord4:18
9Still Menace4:28
10Grembranx3:33
11Straßendeutsch / Türkenslang3:28
12German Dream3:36
13Volkpartei4:13
14Der Punisher3:42
15Deutschlands 1 (2012)3:37
16Promi Status3:22
17Ich bleib mir treu4:04
18Jenseits von Eden4:02
19Unsere Kinder3:55
20Burak3:57
EK to the Roots
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 36 tracks · 1:59:00
Disc 118 tracks · 1:02:28
1Intro2:31
2Euer Vater3:40
3Es muss sein3:34
4Rap Lexikon4:02
5Wie die Zeit vergeht3:59
6Der König ist zurück3:59
7Diese Zwei3:37
8Saz (skit)0:45
9Der Gastarbeiter4:38
10Gib mir ein Zeichen3:57
11Eure Szene (skit)1:11
12Augenbrauen3:08
13Mein eigener Chef3:52
14Ehre und Stärke4:02
15Scheiß drauf3:51
16Manche sind so3:30
17Fatales Trio3:26
18Klassentreffen4:46
Disc 218 tracks · 56:32
1Intro 20:53
2Schon wieder3:37
390er Drive-By3:24
4Scheiße gibt's umsonst3:22
5Still Alive2:58
6Das Ghetto nicht aus mir3:57
7Träumer3:33
8Sebi (skit)0:28
9Mach ma' nich' (auf Eko Fresh)3:25
10Oh Shit Alder3:19
11Rap Tutorial2:33
12Gefällt das2:56
13Der Don (Last Chapter)4:11
14Immer noch so hart3:57
15Von unten3:55
16Mein Name ist 23:04
17Outro1:42
18Sinif Toplantisi5:18
Eksodus
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 31 tracks · 1:49:11
1Intro1:18
2Jetzt bin ich dran4:42
3Der letzte Überlebende3:36
4Drück auf Play3:33
5101 Bars5:30
6Der wahre Weg3:47
7E.K.O.3:04
8Läuft / Reicht4:08
9Abgabe Skit1:38
103 in 13:58
11Quotentürke3:11
12Trooper Skit0:28
13Guten Morgen3:09
14Yoah3:19
15Kein Plan3:23
16Schöner Tag3:37
17Meine Krone3:57
18Money on My Mind3:59
19Ek to the Future3:37
20Raptutorial 23:39
21Alte Zeit3:54
22Freakshow3:54
23Tango & Cash3:42
24Feuer & Flamme3:19
25Pelikan Flieg3:42
26Hier verliert nur der der sich nicht wehrt3:47
27Echos in My Head3:25
28Freund oder Feind3:22
29Rapper wissen nicht wer sie sind4:10
30Ich bin im Reinen mit mir3:48
31Gangsta Squad4:35
Deutscher Traum
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:18:17
1Old School Party3:31
2German Dream3:33
3Gheddo Reloaded3:47
4Real Hip Hop3:50
5Leichte Beute4:01
6Orient Express3:53
7Fettsackstyle3:08
8Nudeln mit Joghurt3:47
9Doppelleben3:53
10Es brennt4:19
11Was Lan?!3:51
12GD 4 Life3:55
13Hallus & Muffins4:29
14U-Bahn Ficker (Circus HalliGalli Special)4:06
15Alta2:40
16Wo komm ich her (Deutscher Traum)3:36
17Das wird schon4:22
18Buschi Skit0:47
19Lan Lass Ma Ya2:22
20Wenn du wüsstest3:50
21Mein kariertes Hemd3:02
22Anders3:35
Freezy
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 26 tracks · 2:05:48
1Intro3:57
2Insallah4:20
3Gheddo Chef3:29
4Blatt Papier3:49
5Danke Ek!3:26
6Hip Hop Kanake2:47
7Puff Daddy4:12
8Skit1:14
9Wo bist du3:37
10Mund auf, ich komme3:33
11Rap Lexikon (Band 2)3:58
12Willkommen in meiner Welt3:59
13Da bin ich raus3:17
14Ich vermiss dich Brudi4:05
15Mach kein Politik4:41
16Ein Tag im Leben des Peter Hartz3:21
17Ich liebe Dich4:04
18Outro0:17
19Insallah (Gheddo Remix)5:49
20Gänsehaut4:00
21Der letzte Pate4:09
22Puff Daddy (King Remix)4:50
23Puff Daddy (Cologne Remix)4:40
24Wo bist du? (Street Remix)4:34
25Cesaro3:34
26Hartz 7 (700 Bars)32:06
König von Deutschland
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:07:29
1Intro3:01
2König von Deutschland4:07
3Immer noch der gleiche3:30
4Zur Erinnerung (Reloaded)3:30
5Der Beste3:33
6Gheddo Finale4:00
7Komm in meine Hood rein3:36
8Bordstein Westfalen5:42
9Master P3:03
10Almanis4:05
11Life Goes On3:16
12Scheiß egal3:16
13Moment2:40
14Taco Bell3:45
15Kein Limit4:38
16Was ist mit der Welt passiert4:31
17Mach ma keine Filme3:49
18Radio3:27
2020 Bars (The Goat)
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 52 tracks · 1:27:46
1Part 011:39
2Part 021:38
3Part 031:38
4Part 041:48
5Part 051:33
6Part 061:33
7Part 071:38
8Part 081:44
9Part 091:33
10Part 101:32
11Part 111:48
12Part 121:49
13Part 131:33
14Part 141:58
15Part 151:33
16Part 161:38
17Part 171:33
18Part 181:43
19Part 191:33
20Part 201:38
21Part 211:33
22Part 221:43
23Part 231:43
24Part 241:48
25Part 252:04
26Part 261:33
27Part 271:33
28Part 281:33
29Part 291:33
30Part 301:33
31Part 311:43
32Part 322:04
33Part 331:43
34Part 341:38
35Part 351:33
36Part 361:43
37Part 371:33
38Part 381:38
39Part 391:38
40Part 401:33
41Part 412:04
42Part 421:43
43Part 431:43
44Part 441:33
45Part 451:43
46Part 461:38
47Part 471:58
48Part 482:25
49Part 491:43
50Part 501:33
51Part 511:33
52Part 521:46
Bora EP
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 36:26
160 Gastarbeiter Bars2:53
2Stay Tru1:09
3Was Los2:49
4Geh Raus3:12
5Jetzt ein Buch3:31
6Macht2:48
719942:22
819892:29
9Stärker als Gewalt2:09
10Ich will nicht mehr4:15
11Liefertüte2:54
12Muss muss3:21
13Halt mein Glas2:34
Abi
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:09:49
1Abi3:05
2Freezy Bumaye3:02
3Ekmek Parasi2:22
4Fugazi3:28
5Diego Maradona3:29
6Günaydin2:55
7Roy Black2:48
8Du bist anders4:19
9Nur wir zwei4:09
10Gangsta for Life3:19
11Kako Si Brate2:54
12Soldat3:48
13Miss Köllefornia3:22
14Der Sinn des Lebens3:24
15Turkish Nightmare4:04
16Turkish Nightmare 24:33
17International Nightmare5:04
18OG Shit2:32
19Keine Zeit3:51
20Worldwide3:21
EKScalibur
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 40:09
1Intro2:20
2EKScalibur2:29
3Nur ein Dream2:53
4Für immer2:34
5Lernkurve3:09
6Aladdin2:37
7Progress2:50
8Hip Hop Eltern3:02
9Förrest Gump3:01
10Essenz3:18
11Manchmal3:15
12Alles Johnsson2:58
13Rolls Royce2:31
14Mein Revier3:12
Bonus & B‐Sides
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:02:42
1Wenn du wüsstest3:51
2Anders3:36
3Handys runter Hände hoch3:18
4Nordrheinwestside4:22
5Mein kariertes Hemd3:03
6WTF3:47
7Wikipedia3:29
8Willst du trotzdem f*cken3:32
9Insider2:32
10Kopff*ck5:16
11Weil wirs einfach satt haben4:05
12Leko Mio11:39
13Jagdsaison4:03
14Aufstand6:09
Elijah
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 35:35
1Neues Blatt Papier3:05
2Alte Bänder2:34
3Wildnis2:33
4DNA3:01
5Nation2:34
6Kerzenlicht3:03
7Bunte Brücke3:56
8Lieb mich auch3:49
9Aquarium2:42
10Elijah2:59
111000 Träume2:49
12Puzzleteil2:30

EP · 5

EP release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	First release
2001	Jetzt kommen wir auf die SachenSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 22:28 1Komm her4:17 2Drück auf Play3:38 3Ein Rhyme4:04 4S.A.D.I.3:03 5Bis zum letzten Take3:59 6Ihr seid die Besten3:27	10 December 2001
2009	Jetzt kommen wir wieder auf die SachenSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 20:14 1Jetzt kommen wir wieder auf die Sachen3:43 2Wer zuletzt lacht4:01 3Bitte spitte 20104:01 4Die Auferstehung4:39 5Dream3:50	21 August 2009
2014	1000 BarsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:50:08 Disc 119 tracks · 57:51 1Intro3:02 2ABC Style6:02 3Aufzähler2:33 4NY Vs. LA2:51 5Bitte Spitte2:24 6Double Time2:41 7Triole2:08 8Trippletime2:11 9Tupac Vs. Biggie2:39 10Oldschool4:33 11Deep2:57 12Dipset3:12 13Swag3:29 14Storyteller3:13 15Interview2:37 16Lady2:53 17Kanak Vs. Backpack2:55 18Teacher2:53 19Outro2:38 Disc 21 tracks · 29:59 1700 Bars29:59 Disc 31 tracks · 22:18 1500 Bars22:18	26 June 2014
2015	Bars Über NachtSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 24:37 1Bars über nacht6:49 2Schlaganfall5:03 3M.O.R.4:37 4Grabstein4:34 5Freezy does it3:34	23 October 2015
2023	DiasboraSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 14:30 1Emre Gündüz3:47 2Haram2:59 3Almanya2:29 4Läuft2:18 5Türkische Weihnacht2:57	2 November 2023

Single · 48

Single release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	First release
2003	König von DeutschlandSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 13:45 1König von Deutschland3:41 2Wie du es willst3:44 3Heat3:16 4König von Deutschland (remix)3:04	7 July 2003
2003	Ich bin jung und brauche das GeldSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 19:22 1Ich bin jung und brauche das Geld4:28 2Ich bin jung und brauche das Geld (video version)4:08 3Anti Garranti4:43 4Für meinen größten Fan6:03	6 October 2003
2004	Mies draufSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:30 1Mies drauf3:30	2004
2004	E.K.O. F.R.E.S.H.Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:47 1E.K.O. F.R.E.S.H.3:47	2004
2004	Eigentlich schönSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 14:57 1Eigentlich schön (Videofassung)4:04 2Bushfeuer3:30 3I'm the Best3:28 4Para Para3:55	12 July 2004
2005	Alles Gute kommt von untenSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:46 1Alles Gute kommt von unten3:46	2005
2005	Die BestrafungSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 7:14 1Die Bestrafung7:14	January 2005
2006	F.L.E.R.Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 5:46 1F.L.E.R.5:46	2006
2006	Mir steht die RolexSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:51 1Mir steht die Rolex (Hartz 3)3:51	June 2006
2006	Für rap.deSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:53 1Für rap.de4:53	6 June 2006
2006	Hartz 1Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:17 1Hartz 14:17	20 June 2006
2006	Ich steh zu meinem WortSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:27 1Ich steh zu meinem Wort4:27	August 2006
2006	Hart hier draußen für'n StenzSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:29 1Hart hier draußen für'n Stenz4:29	August 2006
2006	Vielen DankSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:58 1Vielen Dank3:58	August 2006
2006	Westcoast RidahSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:56 1Westcoast Ridah4:56	5 August 2006
2006	Ek Is Back!Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:38 1Ek Is Back3:47 2G-Style Is Back3:51	16 August 2006
2007	I Look Good (German remix)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 5:02 1I Look Good (German remix)5:02	2007
2007	Hast du Bock?Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:05 1Hast du Bock?4:05	24 December 2007
2009	JoeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:40 1Joe4:40	23 July 2009
2009	T.D.I.Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:18 1T.D.I.4:18	August 2009
2009	Rap braucht michSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:44 1Rap braucht mich3:44	26 August 2009
2009	Ich kann das...Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:15 1Ich kann das...4:15	7 September 2009
2009	Echt kölsche KraatSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 11:58 1Echt kölsche Kraat3:52 2Echt kölsche Kraat (Foxversion)4:13 3Echt kölsche Kraat (Rockversion)3:53	23 October 2009
2009	So HornySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 3:21 1So Horny3:21 2So Horny (Video)	18 December 2009
2010	AngieSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:54 1Angie4:54	26 May 2010
2010	Königin der NachtSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:46 1Königin der Nacht3:37 2Arschloch4:09	4 June 2010
2010	Der EinspruchSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 5:11 1Der Einspruch5:11	12 June 2010
2011	300 BarsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 13:07 1300 Bars13:07	18 July 2011
2013	Guten MorgenSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 17:52 1Guten Morgen (Radio Edit)3:10 2Guten Morgen (King Remix)4:11 3Guten Morgen (Hood Remix)4:11 4Guten Morgen (#RocDaBeat Remix)3:10 5Guten Morgen (Radio Edit Instrumental)3:10	9 August 2013
2014	Joko DissSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:42 1Joko Diss2:42	15 April 2014
2014	Es brenntSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 16:54 1Es brennt4:19 2Kölsche Türk4:07 3Es brennt (instrumental)4:19 4Kölsche Türk (instrumental)4:09	17 October 2014
2016	Hartz 7Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 32:06 1Hartz 7 (700 Bars)32:06	22 January 2016
2018	MoneySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:42 1Money2:42	16 February 2018
2018	AberSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 5:17 1Aber5:17	20 July 2018
2018	Oriental SwagSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:40 1Oriental Swag3:40	27 July 2018
2018	BabySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:06 1Baby4:06	17 August 2018
2019	Jetzt ein BuchSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:31 1Jetzt ein Buch3:31	6 July 2019
2020	1994Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:22 119942:22	7 February 2020
2020	1989Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:29 119892:29	7 February 2020
2020	HashtagSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:36 1Hashtag2:36	17 April 2020
2020	Ekmek ParasiSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:21 1Ekmek Parasi2:21	17 July 2020
2020	UnsterblichSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:47 1Unsterblich2:47	8 October 2020
2020	Stärker als GewaltSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:10 1Stärker als Gewalt2:10	24 November 2020
2021	60 Gastarbeiter BarsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:53 160 Gastarbeiter Bars2:53	29 October 2021
2023	Neue WegeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:52 1Neue Wege3:52	5 May 2023
2023	Soul FoodSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:44 1Soul Food2:44	25 August 2023
2024	Ihr könnt mich alleSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:47 1Ihr könnt mich alle2:47	28 March 2024
2024	Bunte BrückeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:57 1Bunte Brücke3:57	13 June 2024

Other · 1

Other release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2005	Fick deine StorySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:04:22 1Back In Business3:24 250 And Savas4:24 3Toy Story3:14 4Fick deine Story5:24 5Anti Garanti 4 Life3:17 6OR Killers8:15 7Gram Branx5:19 8Alptraum6:02 9Jetzt Gibt's Streit4:10 10Tanz3:44 11Aus dem Weg4:43 12Savas Hunters6:00 13Die Bestrafung6:26	Mixtape/Street	2005

Album · 9

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
2007	Best of Freetracks, Volume 2Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:13:20 1Alles oder nichts3:41 2200 Bars9:17 3Der blutige Pfad Gottes4:16 4Mein Revier (Remix)4:02 5HipHop.de Exklusive4:15 6Hast du Bock4:06 7Ich kann das4:15 8Nutte5:01 9Ich ficke diese Welt4:21 10T.D.I.4:19 11Westcoast Ridah4:56 12Warum5:01 13Ersguterjunge3:29 14F.L.E.R.5:47 15Murat Bosporus3:16 16Heiss3:18	Compilation	1 August 2007
2007	Best of Freetracks, Volume 3Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:11:41 1Fliegengewicht5:54 2Helium5:34 3Zurück (Remix)4:16 4Jam FM Exklusive4:06 5Rap braucht mich3:44 6Ekattack4:09 7CdA Exclusive4:23 8Ich steh zu meinem Wort4:40 9The Big Big Branx Theory3:50 10Fresh & Clean3:55 11Internet Exclusive4:31 12German Dream Is Back5:08 13Germandreamer Exclusive5:23 14Hart fürn Stenz4:30 15Lecko mio3:47 16Mir steht die Rolex3:51	Compilation	1 September 2007
2007	Best of Freetracks, Volume 4Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:08:35 1König von Deutschland 23:44 2Wo kommt der Kanake her4:32 3Meine Branx3:03 4Was du siehst3:36 5Mies drauf3:30 6Joe (Joe Budden Diss)4:21 7Mein Block (Remix)3:28 8Mach dich grade Fotze4:54 9Gegensätze ziehen sich an4:49 10Mzee Exclusive4:18 11GD Soldier4:04 12Toy Soldier (Remix)4:56 13FLERräter5:37 14Vielen Dank3:58 15Bis ich einmal sterb4:40 16Arm ausm Fenster5:05	Compilation	1 October 2007
2007	Best of Freetracks, Volume 5Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:12:23 1Und Action3:11 2Doppelreimking2:41 3Double Dragon3:04 4500 Bars22:19 5Der Punisher4:16 6Movement Freestyle 2.03:09 7Tupac Back (Remix)3:57 8Nordin ist da2:54 9Rückkehr des Königs4:01 10Überkingz3:35 11Bärenbrüder4:01 12Alles Gute kommt von unten3:48 13Ekaveli Exclusive4:11 14GD Click3:12 15AntiGaranti GmbH Mucke4:04	Compilation	1 November 2007
2008	The Lost TapesSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 27 tracks · 1:20:02 1Intro1:14 2Der Grösste3:43 3Homie3:35 4Hass mich (Kanye West Original)4:07 5Real.de Freestyle2:38 6Acapella0:40 7Hörst du die Engel singen4:06 8We Are Tthe Champions Freestyle4:28 9Ek Is Back Original3:27 10D12 Original Freestyle3:13 11Peedie Crack Freestyle1:18 12Lil Flip Freestyle1:30 13Fame Original4:43 14Viva Werbung Trailer1:08 15Bitch hass mich3:52 16I Like That (DJ Tomekk Freestyle)2:47 17Der Don Original4:22 18Eko & Savas Bbei Jam FM2:37 19Die Guten sterben früh1:53 20Tipsy 100 Bars Freestyle4:35 21Türkenkingz4:05 22Freestyle2:02 23Rapstar1:24 24Wanksta Freestyle2:33 25Cilekes5:26 26Humbold Style4:27 27Outro0:09	Compilation	1 August 2008
2009	Best of FreetracksSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:22:41 1Intro0:32 216Bars Exclusive2:36 3DBD3:21 4Thisiscologne.de2:47 5Weil der Himmel weint3:04 6Wo ich bleib3:47 7Grembranxshop Exclusive No.11:28 8Pimp der Branx4:20 9Mein Lifestyle4:22 10Ich bleibe hier3:28 11Backspin Exclusive4:00 12Space Is On5:03 13Germandreamer.de Exclusive5:23 14Cologne State oOf Mind4:59 1524 Bars Exclusive1:33 16Hollywood Türke3:40 17Harte Zeiten4:03 18Mein Präsident steht auf5:13 196Meter904:15 20100 Bars Cap der Angst Exclusiv5:35 21Siehst du4:18 22Mickey Rourke4:26 23Outro0:28	Compilation	1 July 2009
2010	Diss Is It MixtapeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 7 tracks · 29:17 1Der Einspruch5:10 2Deutschland3:57 3Sachen gibt's (PCP Mix)3:46 4Wavin Flag (Remix)3:53 5Angie4:54 6Wer will Beef4:31 7Es kommt raus3:06	Compilation	July 2010
2016	Kurz vor FreezySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 15 tracks · 52:03 1Intro2:01 2Victory (Remix)4:56 3Forum exclusive3:38 4Domplatten Massaker3:27 5Albtraum für Deutschland (Acapella)3:04 6Welcome to Cologne City4:29 7Prince of Chorweil-Air1:13 8Immer Rapper4:10 9Arbeitssieg3:17 10Ich ficke3:17 11Ich und meine Kappe2:33 12Meine Box4:40 13Nur für dich4:22 14Göt3:25 15Puff Daddy (Remix)3:31	Compilation	20 April 2016
2018	Legende: The Best of Eko FreshSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 28 tracks Disc 114 tracks 1König von Deutschland 2Optik Anthem 3Ich bin jung und brauche das Geld 4L.O.V.E. 5Unkraut vergeht nicht 6Ek is back 7Make Y’all Bounce (AntiGaranti remix) 8Eigentlich schön 9Ich will Dich 10Gib mir dein Geld 11Der König persönlich 12Es brennt 13Jenseits von Eden 14Quotentürke Disc 214 tracks 1Die Abrechnung 2Gheddo 3Gheddo Reloaded 4Nemesis 5Vendetta 6Ring frei 7Stille Menace 8Legende 9Landsleute 10Dünya Dönüyor 11Köln Kalk Ehrenmord 12Aber 13Komm in meine Hood rein (remix) 14All Eyez on Us (remix)	Compilation	24 August 2018

Stats & PK

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Eko Fresh metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	11	61.8th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	83	97.2th
Studio albums	20	96.4th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	23	95th
Recording span (years)	23	51.9th
Genres	4	84.7th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Category	Result
2024	Holger Czukay Pop Music Prize of the City of Cologne		won

Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To	Role
L.O.V.E.(band)	—	present

Where this record comes from

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Out4Fame-Festival_2015_-_Eko_Fresh_-_1.JPG
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3db42aef-5961-4c75-8f0f-432c9db2a894
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3db42aef-5961-4c75-8f0f-432c9db2a894
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492219
genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492219
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eko_Fresh
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eko_Fresh

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Wikidata: Q492219 · MusicBrainz: 3db42aef-5961-4c75-8f0f-432c9db2a894

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Timeline

1980s

Born 1983-09-03

2000s

Debut release: Jetzt kommen wir auf die Sachen

Album: Ich bin jung und brauche das Geld

Album: Dünya Dönüyor (Die Welt dreht sich)

Album: Fick Immer Noch Deine Story

Album: Hart(z) IV

Album: Ekaveli

2010s

Album: Was kostet die Welt?

Album: Freezy Bumaye 1.0

Album: Freezy Bumaye 2.0: Es war alles meine Idee

Album: Ekrem

Album: EK to the Roots

Album: Eksodus

Album: Deutscher Traum

Album: Freezy

Album: König von Deutschland

2020s

Album: 2020 Bars (The Goat)

Album: Bora EP

Album: Abi

Album: EKScalibur

Won: Holger Czukay Pop Music Prize of the City of Cologne

Album: Bonus & B‐Sides

Album: Elijah

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Discography (83 release groups · 20 studio albums)

Albums · 20

EP · 5

Single · 48

Other · 1

Album · 9

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