Killa Hakan
Killa Hakan performing in Istanbul
Killa Hakan performing in Istanbul
Background information
Birth nameHakan Durmuş
Born (1973-03-03) 3 March 1973
Berlin, West Germany
GenresHip hop, hardcore rap, gangsta rap
Occupation(s)Rapper, songwriter
Years active1986–present

Hakan Durmuş (born 3 March 1973), better known by his stage name Killa Hakan, is a Germany born Turkish rapper and songwriter.[1][2][3]

Biography

Born in Berlin, West Germany, Hakan is one of the first Turkish rappers, and the first hardcore/gangsta rapper in Turkey. Before turning to music, he was a 36 Boys gang member[4] and imprisoned for burglary, bank robbery, and wounding.[5][6]

Hakan started his professional music career by joining the band Islamic Force of Boe B. In 1997,[7] they published the album "Mesaj". After Islamic Force separated, Hakan continued as a solo artist.[8]

So far, Hakan has released 12 albums, the latest being "Kreuzberg City" released in 2020.[9]

Discography

YearLabelTypeName
1997DeDe RecordsIslamic Force group albumMesaj
2002Rough Mix RecordingsSolo albumÇakallar
2003Rough Mix Recordingsalbum with Fuat ErginRapüstad
2005Hammer MüzikSolo albumSemt Semt Sokak
2007Rough Mix RecordingsSolo albumKreuzberg City
2008Esen MüzikAlbum with CezaBomba Plak
2009Fight4MusicSolo albumVolume Maximum
2012Esen MüzikSolo albumOrijinal
2012Esen MüzikBerlin Kaplanı soundtrackSabır (feat. Ata Demirer)
2014Esen MüzikSolo albumSon Mohakan
2014Esen MüzikSingleGhettoda Aşk
2018Esen MüzikSolo albumKilla Hakan
2019Wovie & DMCSingleİlk Kural Saygı (feat. Ezhel & Gringo)
2019Wovie & DMCSolo albumFight Kulüp
2019Wovie & DMCSingleFight Kulüp (bonus tracks)
2020WovieSingleHer Şey Yolundadır (feat. Eko Fresh & Ayaz Kaplı)
2020WovieSingleSaniye Saniye
2020WovieSingleHodri Meydan
2020WovieSingleNe Fark Eder? (feat. Eko Fresh & Umut Timur)
2020RedKeysMusicSingleBang Bang (feat. Khontkar)
2020KönigsrasseSingleYalaka
2020KönigsrasseSingleKilla Sıkar
2020KönigsrasseSolo albumKreuzberg City
2020KönigsrasseSingleFight Kulüp 2 (feat. Massaka, Ceza, Contra, Anıl Piyancı, Khontkar, Summer Cem)
2020DMCSingleAklımda Anılar (feat. Halil Söyletmez)
2021KönigsrasseSingleEscobar
2021DMCSingleKilla (feat. Maestro and No.1)

Productions starring

YearNameCharacterTV channelNotes
2019Harbi GettoHimselfTRT Belgesel"Turkish neighborhood Kreuzberg"

References

  1. "Getrauert habe ich genug". taz.die tageszeitung. 19 September 2005.
  2. Kapkin, Yelda. "36 boys". Al Jazeera World.
  3. Aral, Coşkun. "BERLİN'DE İKİNCİ GÜN: Killa Hakan". iz tv.
  4. Yelda Kapkın, Al Jazeera. "36 Boys". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera.
  5. Felix Lee: Getrauert habe ich genug in die tageszeitung, 19. September 2005
  6. "Ich muß blöd gewesen sein", interview with Harkan Durmus, Der Spiegel 16/1997, p. 88 (in German)
  7. Killa Hakan’ın gözlüksüz hali neler hissettirdi?
  8. Stehle, Maria (2012). Ghetto Voices in Contemporary German Culture: Textscapes, Filmscapes, Soundscapes. Camden House. p. 141. ISBN 9781571135445.
  9. "Son Mohakan". Rapper.
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