Karakan CARTEL

In 1991, they integrated Sezen Aksu's song Kolay Gelsin into Turkish rap and produced a different style that had never existed in those years. These artists, who made the first Turkish rap music in Germany, were now including pop music and folk songs in almost every track. In particular, they were producing Turkish Rap music by including instrument genres such as saz that stimulated our national feelings. Turkish Rap, which was made by many different people during this time, was now taking its place on the shelves as an album.

The Birth of the Karakan Group

Turkish Rap, which emerged in Berlin towards the end of the 1980s, had already settled in the language of Turkish youth in Germany. Many rap music lovers, who were involved in all these developments in the background, were looking to formalize their art. One of the names that contributed greatly to the birth of Turkish Rap music was the Karakan group.

The Karakan group was founded in 1993 by Alpertunga Köksal, known by the nickname Alper Ağa. Karakan group members include Qaboos Kerim, and Ahmet. Kabus Kerim and Alper ağa would form the best-selling Cartel group of Turkish Rap, whose record could not be broken for 20 years. The Karakan group was with the Cartel Group from the day it was founded until its dissolution. There were albums he made after the Cartel group disbanded.

There were 3 people in Karakan Group: Big Porno Ahmet, Kabus Kerim and Alper Ağa. Big Porno Ahmet is the person who made the beats of the Karakan group. He has made a great contribution to the infrastructure of the Karakan group. The members of the Karakan group started to sing rap in Turkish with their education level at that time. After the Karakan Group became a phenomenon, Alper Ağa's friends in Berlin offered to make a Karakan Album. The members and non-members of the group, who continued their meetings for a while, were planning to bring together the rapping Turks in Germany. They thought that they would make more noise in their work with Turkish MCs covering all of Germany.

How Was the Cartel Group Founded?

Turkish Rap Bone mass artists, who were trying to find a name for the group they were going to establish, received an offer from their manager to name it White Niggle Pussy. Alper Ağa, one of the founders of the Karakan group, stated that when he heard this offer, his blood pressure dropped and he would faint. Under the leadership of Alpet Ağa, Karakan, Erci-E and Cinai Network groups came together and established a Turkish Rap group called Cartel. Alper Ağa's recommendation for the use of the name Cartel is more predominant. The reason why they chose the name Cartel, which comes from Carteization, was to dominate the market.

How Was the Cartel Group Founded?

In the 12th month of 1994, under adverse conditions, the song Cartel was recorded in a stinking underground studio. The members of the other 3 bands included 12 tracks in the album. 12 of 1994. The album was released in Europe in May 1995 by PolyGram Records. The Cartel Album was written to Turkish youth in Germany. PolyGram Records had rented the Cartel album to RAKS Music for Turkish sales. The Cartel Group had started to give concerts in European countries, but they had no idea how much they loved and listened to them in Turkey.

In June 1995, the Cartel Group came to Turkey for the first time. Encountering an unexpected sight, the Cartel Group thought that they would be popular in Germany, but they became more well-known in Turkey. The Cartel Group, which entered into a chain of events that they had no plans for, wrote the song to Turkish youth living in Germany. However, the Cartel Group was also loved by the nationalist audience in Turkey, and this image continued until the dissolution of the group. The Cartel Group was stunned, unable to figure out who had greeted them. Nationalist Cartel fans were making steppe signs and chanting slogans about Turkey.