Samra (rapper) explained

Samra
Birth Name:Hussein Akkouche
Birth Date:15 January 1995
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Years Active:2016–present
Alias:Samra45
Occupation:Rapper

Hussein Akkouche[1] (born 15 January 1995), known professionally as Samra, is a Lebanese-German rapper based in Berlin.[2] [3] In November 2018, he had his first solo number-one in Germany with "Cataleya". In January 2019, Samra was named the winner of the Hiphop.de Award in the Best National Newcomer category.

Career

Samra (then known as Samra45) first attracted attention on the German rap scene in the autumn of 2016 as a guest performer on Alpa Gun's album Zurück zur Straße – particularly on "Chaos", where he criticized 187 Strassenbande. Later that year, he was featured on Mert's "U21".[4] [5] Samra was reportedly approached in 2017 by Farid Bang, who was interested in signing the rapper to his Banger Musik label, but Samra refused.[6] [7] [8] That year, Bushido signed Samra to his EGJ label.[9]

In April 2018, Samra released his first track in a year. The single, "Rohdiamant", had 6.6 million streams in its first week and debuted at number 26 in Germany.[10] [11] It was the first time Samra entered the German charts. In July, he reached number one as a featured artist on Bushido's "Für euch alle".[12]

Three months later, Samra was arrested in Prague after a police report of four armed men in a hotel; he and his crew were filming a music video. Among weapons seized by the police were pistols, a machete, an RGD-5 hand grenade and an RPG-75 anti-tank rocket launcher; when they were discovered to be deactivated (rendered incapable of firing), they were returned.[13]

In November 2018, at age 23, Samra had his first solo number one in Germany with "Cataleya"[14] [15] [16] [17] (produced by Bushido). In January 2019, he received the Hiphop.de Best National Newcomer award.[18]

That month, Samra reportedly left Bushido's label.[19] In March, he and Capital Bra reached number one in Germany with "Wir ticken".[20] [21] Samra's EP, Travolta, was released as part of Capital Bra's CB6 premium box set on 26 April.[22] The following month, "Wieder Lila" was Samra and Capital Bra's second number-one single in Germany.[23]

Stage name

According to laut.de, the rapper's choice of stage name is unusual; Samra (سمرة) is taken from the Lebanese phrase (ابو سمرة) which means "the person with brunette features".[24] [25]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
GER
AUT
SWI
Jibrail und Iblis 1 1 1
Rohdiamant
  • Released: 23 April 2021
  • Label: Urban, Universal
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, box set
3 1 2

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum<--! scope="col" rowspan="2"Certifications-->Album-->
GER
[27] 		AUT
[28] 		SWI
[29]
"Lila"2016— — —rowspan="3"
"Die Eins"
2017— — —
"Criminal"— — —
"Rohdiamant"201826 37 37Rohdiamant
"Roadrunner"42 53 39
"Cataleya"1 2 3
"Wir ticken"
20191 1 1
  • BVMI: Gold
CB6
"Ya Salame"
5 5 8 Millies
"Harami"1 1 1
  • BVMI: Gold
Travolta
"Shoote ma Shoote"14 13 15rowspan="2"
"Ghetto"
9 17 15rowspan="4"
"Wieder Lila"
1 1 2
  • BVMI: Platinum
"Marlboro Rot"5 5 7
  • BVMI: Gold
"Royal Rumble"
1 3 4
"Tilidin"
1 1 1 Berlin lebt 2
"Zombie"
1 2 6
  • BVMI: Gold
"Nummer 1"
1 1 2rowspan="2"
"High"
16 22 18Ich und keine Maske
"Huracan"
3 2 3
  • BVMI: Gold
Berlin lebt 2
"110"
1 2 2
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
"Berlin lebt wie nie zuvor"
5 5 5
"Colt"2 3 2
  • BVMI: Gold
Jibrail & Iblis
"95 BPM"16 46 23
"Zu Ende"
20204 3 8
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
"Mon ami"3 3 4
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
"Weiss"3 4 4
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
"Schüsse im Regen"3 5 6rowspan="4"
"100k Cash"
3 2 3CB7
"6 Uhr"6 7 11Jibrail & Iblis
"Berlin"
2 2 3
"BaeBae"2 5 5
  • BVMI: Gold
"365 Tage"
4 4 7rowspan="7"
"45"
37 66 68Reset
"Miskin"10 14 23rowspan="3"
"24 Stunden"4 13 16
"Lebst du noch"9 27 33
"Rohdiamant II"1 3 4Rohdiamant
"Kennst du das ?"1 8 9
"Lost"
3 7 8
  • BVMI: Gold
"Goldjunge"202127 — 48rowspan="9"
"Lila"
— 31 12rowspan="2"
"Ich bin weg (Boro Boro)"
9 16 12
"SMS"6 15 18Rohdiamant
"Augen überall"
15 35 39
"Diebe"13 24 38
"Paradies"
12 30 20rowspan="3"
"Canada Goose"21 40 37
"Schockstarre"18 59 23
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
GER
AUT
SWI
"Hades"
20188 9 8Mythos
"Für euch alle"
1 1 2
"Fightclub"
3 5 9Allein
"Click Click"
201922 — —CB6
"Paris"
202042 — 100rowspan="5"
"Shakira"
10 13 18
"Unbekannt"
8 17 18
"Tiefschwarz"
2 4 5
"Al Qu Damm"
24 48 55
"Augen zu"
9 28 40Nacht
"Gestern nix heute Star"
23 — 55

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
GER
AUT
SWI
"Mosaik"201943 50 61Travolta EP
"Lambo Gallardo"90 — —
"Purple Rain"
(with Capital Bra and Santos)		50 — —Berlin lebt 2
"Lieber Gott"
(with Capital Bra)		62 — —
"So alleine"
(with Capital Bra)		87 — —
"Tief in die Nacht"2020— 35 37Jibrail und Iblis
"Guerilla"
(Farid Bang featuring Samra and Capital Bra)		— — 50Genkidama

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominationWorkResultRef.
2018HipHop.de AwardsBest Newcomer NationalHimself[32]
2019Best Song NationalWieder Lila (with Capital Bra)[33]
Best Video NationalRoyal Rumble (with Luciano, Kalazh44, Capital Bra, Nimo)rowspan=1
Best Group NationalHimself (with Capital Bra)rowspan=1
1LIVE Krone AwardsBest Single110 (Capital Bra & Samra feat. LEA)[34]
Best Hip-Hop ActHimself (with Capital Bra)rowspan=1
Hype AwardsNewcomerHimself[35]
2020Swiss Music AwardsBest Group InternationalHimself (with Capital Bra)[36]
Bravo Otto AwardsHip-Hop NationalHimself[37]
HipHop.de AwardsBest Song NationalTiefschwarz (with Kontra K)[38]
Best Rap-Solo-Act NationalHimselfrowspan=1
2021Swiss Music AwardsBest Solo Act International[39]
Best Breaking Act International

Tours

Cancelled

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samra: Der Newcomer-Rapper und sein steiniger Weg zum Erfolg. rap.de. 25 March 2017. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328073652/https://rap.de/meinung/147336-samra-der-newcomer-rapper-und-sein-steiniger-weg-zum-erfolg/. 28 March 2019. live.
  2. Web site: Der Berliner Rapper Samra landet mit dem Song "Cataleya" einen Hit. Songtexte.com. 15 November 2018. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327172444/https://www.songtexte.com/news/der-berliner-rapper-crapper-samra-landet-mit-dem-song-cataleya-einen-hit. 27 March 2019. live.
  3. Web site: Samra macht Capital Bra platt: Machtkampf um RapKrone wird krass. Extratipp.com!. 16 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416164422/https://www.extratipp.com/fanbase/samra-macht-capital-bra-platt-machtkampf-um-rapkrone-wird-krass-zr-12145325.html. 16 April 2019. live.
  4. Web site: Samra unterschreibt bei Ersguterjunge. Backspin Web. 27 June 2017. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701103801/http://www.backspin.de/samra-unterschreibt-bei-ersguterjunge/. 1 July 2017. live.
  5. Web site: Mert FEAT. SAMRA - U21 (prod. by MUKOBEATZ). YouTube. 30 December 2016. 4 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331211941/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCY5sCVTSPA. 31 March 2019. live.
  6. Web site: Neues Banger Musik-Signing? Was Farid Bang über Samra denkt. Hiphop.de. 25 March 2017. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404030653/https://hiphop.de/magazin/news/samra-neues-banger-musik-signing-farid-bang-bezieht-stellung-301163. 4 April 2019. live.
  7. Web site: Samra liefert seine Erklärung für den Stress mit Farid Bang. Hiphop.de. 18 April 2017. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513214850/http://hiphop.de/magazin/wtf/samra-liefert-seine-erkl%C3%A4rung-f%C3%BCr-den-stress-mit-farid%20bang. 13 May 2018. live.
  8. Web site: Der Beef zwischen Samra & Farid Bang: Ahmad Miri berichtet was passiert ist!. Spit-TV.de. 18 May 2017. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404035450/https://www.spit-tv.de/behind-the-scenes/der-beef-zwischen-samra-farid-bang-ahmad-miri-berichtet-was-passiert-ist/. 4 April 2019. live.
  9. Web site: Bushido signt Samra. rap.de. 27 June 2017. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327171451/https://rap.de/news/106296-bushido-signt-samra/. 27 March 2019. live.
  10. Web site: Samra – Rohdiamant. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404044023/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1752724. 4 April 2019. live.
  11. Web site: 16 July 2018 . Kaum zu glauben, wie Samra noch vor 5 Jahren aussah! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328073934/https://raptastisch.net/2018/07/16/kaum-zu-glauben-wie-samra-noch-vor-5-jahren-aussah/ . 28 March 2019 . Raptastisch . 27 March 2019.
  12. Web site: Bushido feat. Samra & Capital Bra - Für euch alle. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 29 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329150239/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1776800. 29 March 2019. live.
  13. Web site: Verhaftung in Prag - Samra lief mit Raketenwerfer rum!. Raptastisch. 27 October 2018. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328053706/https://raptastisch.net/2018/10/27/verhaftung-in-prag-samra-lief-mit-raketenwerfer-rum/. 28 March 2019. live.
  14. Web site: Samra arbeitete scheinbar 3 Jahre an "Cataleya" - Raptastisch. Raptastisch. 13 November 2018. 27 March 2019. Dies wäre seine erste Nummer 1-Platzierung als Solo-Künstler und eine riesige Steigerung zu seinen vorherigen Singles.. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327183809/https://raptastisch.net/2018/11/13/samra-arbeitet-bereits-seit-3-jahren-an-cataleya/. 27 March 2019. live.
  15. Web site: "Samra wird eines Tages größer als Capital Bra!" - Raptastisch. Raptastisch. 15 November 2018. 27 March 2019. Vor allem seine neueste Single "Cataleya" sorgt für Aufsehen und könnte den ebenfalls 23 jährigen morgen schon auf Platz 1 der Singlecharts verhelfen.. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327172448/https://raptastisch.net/2018/11/15/samra-wird-eines-tages-groesser-als-capital-bra/. 27 March 2019. live.
  16. Web site: Erste Promi-Mutter nennt ihr Kind "Cathaleya" - Raptastisch. 3 January 2019. 27 March 2019. Vor einigen Monaten sorgte EGJ-Rapper Samra mit seiner ersten eigenen Nummer 1-Single für einen riesigen Hype um den Namen "Cataleya".. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327183755/https://raptastisch.net/2019/01/03/erste-promi-mutter-nennt-ihr-kind-cathaleya/. 27 March 2019. live.
  17. Web site: Samra – Cataleya. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327172505/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1811972. 27 March 2019. live.
  18. Web site: Büchler. David. 20 January 2019. Hiphop.de Awards 2018: Das sind die Gewinner. Hiphop.de Awards 2018: These are the winners. 28 March 2019. Hiphop.de. de.
  19. Web site: Bushido: Auch Samra ist weg! Wer ist noch Freund, wer Feind?. Bild.de. 24 January 2019. 27 March 2019.
  20. Web site: Capital Bra x Samra - Wir ticken. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 29 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329151709/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1851905. 29 March 2019. live.
  21. Web site: Samra: Der Newcomer-Rapper und sein steiniger Weg zum Erfolg - Seite 2 von 2. rap.de. 25 March 2019. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404044035/https://rap.de/meinung/147336-samra-der-newcomer-rapper-und-sein-steiniger-weg-zum-erfolg/2/. 4 April 2019. live.
  22. Web site: Capital Bra will Kollaboalbum mit Samra veröffentlichen und covert "Cheri Cheri Lady" . Capital Bra wants to release a collaborative album with Samra and covers "Cheri Cheri Lady" . 19 March 2019 . 23 March 2019 . Hiphop.de . Clark . Senger . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323134512/https://hiphop.de/magazin/news/capital-bra-will-kollaboalbum-mit-samra-covert-cheri-cheri-lady-318729 . 23 March 2019 . live .
  23. Web site: Wieder Lila - Samra & Capital Bra. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 26 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526202209/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1872815. 26 May 2019. live.
    Web site: Samra und Capital Bra machen für den Song "Wieder Lila" erneut gemeinsame Sache. Songtexte.com. 26 May 2019. 26 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526202209/https://www.songtexte.com/news/samra-und-capital-bra-machen-fur-den-song-wieder-lila-erneut-gemeinsame-sache. 26 May 2019. live.
  24. Web site: SAMRA - Major Movez GmbH - Bookingagentur - Plattenlabel - Marketing. Major Movez - Booking Agentur - Eventmanagement - Music Label. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328075009/https://major-movez.de/de/portfolio-item/samra/. 28 March 2019. live.
  25. Web site: Fünf Fakten zu Samra, die jeder "Ersguterjunge"-Fan kennen sollte. Boutblank.com. 30 August 2018. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328075009/https://www.boutblank.com/2018/08/30/fuenf-fakten-zu-samra-die-jeder-ersguterjunge-fan-kennen-sollte/. 28 March 2019. live.
  26. Web site: Datenbank: BVMI. 10 December 2021. www.musikindustrie.de.
  27. Web site: Suchen nach 'Samra' . Search after 'Samra' . . 28 March 2019 . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327173950/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Samra&do_search=do . 27 March 2019 . live .
  28. Web site: Diskografie – Samra. Ö3 Austria Top 40. 28 March 2019. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20180623005309/http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Samra&cat=s. 23 June 2018. live.
  29. Web site: Diskografie – Samra. Swiss Hitparade. 28 March 2019. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327183845/https://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Samra&cat=s. 27 March 2019. live.
  30. Web site: Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch. 10 December 2021. www.swisscharts.com.
  31. Web site: IFPI Austria - Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft. 10 December 2021. IFPI Austria - Verband der österreichischen Musikwirtschaft. de-DE.
  32. Web site: Büchler. David. 20 January 2019. Hiphop.de Awards 2018: Das sind die Gewinner. 31 October 2020. Hiphop.de. de.
  33. Web site: HHRedaktion. 6 February 2020. Hiphop.de Awards 2019: Alle Gewinner auf einen Blick!. 31 October 2020. Hiphop.de. de.
  34. Web site: 1Live Krone 2019 in Bochum: Das sind die Nominierten. 1 November 2020. www.duesseldorf-tonight.de. de.
  35. Web site: HYPEAWARDS 2019 – in Berlin. 2 November 2020. de-DE.
  36. Web site: Swiss Music Awards 2020 Winners.
  37. Web site: BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2020: Vote für deinen Star! BRAVO. 31 October 2020. Bravo.de.
  38. Web site: HHRedaktion. 12 December 2020. Vote hier für die Hiphop.de Awards 2020!. 16 December 2020. Hiphop.de. de.
  39. Web site: Voting Swiss Music Awards 2021. 25 January 2021. swissmusicawards.ch. en-US.

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