Kool Savas
Kool Savas | |
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Kool Savas in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Savaş Yurderi |
| Also known as | King Kool Savas, S.A.V., Essah |
| Born | 10 February 1975 Aachen, West Germany |
| Origin | Turkish |
| Genres | German hip hop, battle rap |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Essah (since 2009) Sony (since 2002) Optik (2002–2009) Subword (2002–2007) Put Da Needle to Da (1999–2001) |
| Spouse | Maria Yurderi |
| Website | koolsavas |
Savaş Yurderi (born 10 February 1975), known by his stage name Kool Savas, is a German rapper of Turkish Origin. 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.