Asphalt Massaka is the debut album of Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...

-based rapper Farid Bang

Farid Bang

Farid El Abdellaoui , better known as Farid Bang, is a Düsseldorf-based rapper of Moroccan descent.- Early life :Abdellaoui was born in Melilla, Spain, however he grew up with the age of eight, in the Spanish city of Malaga, before he moved with his family to Düsseldorf, Germany.- Career :Farid...

. It released on July 4, 2008 over German Dream Entertainment.

Musical style

The album contains mainly battle rap

Battle Rap

Battle rap is a type of rapping that includes a lot of braggadocio content "combined with put-downs, insults, and disses against real or imaginary opponents"...

 tracks and diss tracks, including "Asphalt Massaka" and "Der Härteste im Land". Except for "Zweimal im Leben", a story telling track, and "Jüngste Tag", a thoughtful song.

According to an interview with Toxik from hiphop.de, Farid Bang explained that his disses and insults towards some German rappers

German hip hop

German Hip Hop refers to hip hop music produced in Germany. Elements of American hip hop culture, such as graffiti art and breakdancing, diffused into Western Europe in the early 1980s.-1980–1990:...

 are only to be taken "sportive".

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 3:17 (Produced by CeeJay Beats)
2. "Wer ist Düsseldorf" – 3:42 (Produced by CeeJay Beats)
3. "Der Araber" (feat. Moemusic) - 3:36 (Produced by Juh-Dee)
4. "Der Tag der Toten" (feat. Billy 13) - 3:35 (Produced by Firuz)
5. "Asphalt Massaka" - 4:12 (Produced by CeeJay Beats)
6. "Ich geh auf 4" (feat. Eko Fresh
   Eko Fresh
   Ekrem Bora , better known as Eko Fresh and also as Elektro Eko, is a German rapper of Turkish descent.- Early life :...
   
   ) - 4:27 (Produced by Niemehr4free Betas)
7. "Der Härteste im Land" - 3:06 (Produced by Niemehr4free Betas)
8. "Mein Block" (feat. Deso Dogg
   Deso Dogg
   "Deso Dogg", birth name Denis Mamadou Cuspert, is a German former rapper. Since he converted to Islam he began using the name Abou Maleeq....
   
   ) - 4:10 (Produced by Kingsize)
9. "Zweimal im Leben" - 4:25 (Produced by CeeJay Beats)
10. "Jüngste Tag" (feat. Billy 13 & Al-Gear) - 2:38 (Produced by CeeJay Beats)
11. "An die Wand" (feat. G-Style) - 4:12 (Produced by Niemehr4free Betas)
12. "Bladi Musik" (feat. Capkekz) - 3:37 (Produced by CeeJay Beats)
13. "Gangsta leben kürzer" (feat. Eko Fresh & Tekken Bugatti) - 4:03 (Produced by Gee Futuristic & X-plosive Beats)
14. "Russisch Roulette" (feat. Hakan Abi) - 3:48 (Produced by Niemehr4free Betas)
15. "Nutten wollen Bang" (feat. Prodycem) - 4:21 (Produced by Prodycem)
16. "Hier kommt der Führer" - 3:37 (Produced by Joshimixu)
17. "110" (feat. Summer Cem) - 3:13 (Produced by Juh-Dee)
18. "Outro" - 4:34 (Produced by CeeJay Beats)

Links

• http://www.16bars.de/db/album/580/asphalt-massaka/
• http://www.cd-lexikon.de/album_farid-bang-asphalt-massaka.htm
• http://www.hiphop.de/magazin/video/detail/farid-bang-interview-part-1/