Kuku Bra

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Kuku Bra
Capital Bra - Kuku Bra.png
Studio album by
Released29 January 2016 (dig.)
RecordedMarch 2015 – 2016
Genre Gangsta rap
Length54:00
LanguageGerman
Label Baba City, Chapter One, UMG
Producer Hijackers
Capital Bra chronology
Kuku Bra
(2016)
Makarov Komplex
(2017)
Singles from Kuku Bra
  1. "Bra macht die Uzi"
    Released: 1 December 2015
  2. "Kuku Habibi"
    Released: 5 February 2016
  3. "Fluchtwagen glänzen"
    Released: 21 March 2016

Kuku Bra is the debut studio album by German rapper Capital Bra, at this time simply known as Capital. It was digitally released on 29 January 2016, through Baba City, Chapter One and distributed by the Universal Music Group. The album was promoted by four singles: "Bra macht die Uzi", "Kuku Habibi", "Fluchtwagen glänzen".

Contents

Background and singles

Vladislav Balovatsky (Capital Bra) started his career through Rap on Wednesday (Rap am Mittwoch), a German battle rap tournament. Following his win against Master Marv in February 2015, he departed from the tournament and started working on the album. [1] [2] In December, he released his first single, not included on the album "Bra", and announced the album. [1] The album was announced in December of the same year, through the single "Bra macht die Uzi". [3] Three more singles have been released; including "Kuku Habibi", "Fluchtwagen glänzen" and "Kreide", all three alongside German rapper King Khalil. [4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the booklet. [5]

Kuku Bra
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Intro"  2:28
2."Vladimir Putin"
  • Vladislav Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers3:43
3."Du siehst"
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers3:21
4."Zu viel, zu wenig" (Olexesh)
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers4:25
5."Falsche Gesichter"
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers4:35
6."Braun, gelb, lila"
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers2:31
7."Kuku Habibi" (featuring King Khalil)
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers3:16
8."Bra macht die Uzi"
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers4:02
9."Bra hinter dir"
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers3:24
10."Akhis aus Kosovo"
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers3:06
11."Bruda" (featuring Massiv & Kay Ay)
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers3:54
12."Pic"
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers2:18
13."Fluchtwagen glänzen" (featuring King Khalil)
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers3:31
14."Wir sind stabil"
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers3:14
15."Verrückte Leute"
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers2:57
16."Alles kaputt"
  • Balovatsky
  • MMinx
  • Bo Diggler
  • Produes
Hijackers3:41

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 61
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 32
German Hip Hop Albums (Top 20 Hip Hop) [8] 4

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various29 January 2016
  • Baba City
  • Chapter One
  • UMG
[9]
12 February 2016 CD, box set [4]

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