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Biography
refimprove|date=January 2012Infobox musical artist || name = Ceza| image =| Known Names = Ceza, Keskinkiliç, Fathalrhymer| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Bilgin Özçalkan| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1977|12|31| death_date =| origin = Üsküdar , Turkey | instrument =| genre = HipHop , Rap music|Rap |occupation = Singer-songwriter musician|performer |instrument = Vocals | years_active = 1996present| associated_acts =| other = Bilgin Özçalkan better known by his stage name Ceza (pronounced je-ZAH, Turkish language|Turkish for 'punishment') is the most commercially famous and influential Turkish people|Turkish rapper . His albums have featured many artists including Sezen Aksu , Candan Erçetin, Tech N9ne , Dr. Fuchs , and his sister Ayben . His song titled "Holocaust" was featured in the film Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul by Turkish German director Fatih Akin , and was included on the official soundtrack.
Career
Early Success
Ceza's collaboration with Dr. Fuchs as the group Nefret was instrumental in the advent of 'Oriental hip hop' in Germany. As Ceza became increasingly popular and young Turkish immigrants in Germany came to identify more with their Turkish roots and culture, 'Oriental hip hop' was born. The central shift was "the rejection of African-American samples in favor of samples drawn from Turkish Arabesk and pop" and this was "emblematic of the blending of diasporic Black culture and diasporic Turkish culture."Brown, Timothy S. Keeping it Real in a Different Hood: (African-) Americanization and Hip-hop in Germany. In The Vinyl Aint Final: Hip Hop and the Globalization of Black Popular Culture, ed. by Dipannita Basu and Sidney J. Lemelle, 137-50. London; A Songs such as Ceza's "Rapstar" show this clear connection to Turkish sounds and rhythms.
2006
He then released his first Maxi-Single (EP/Hybrid album) titled Feyz Al ("Take a shape"). He released his sixth album titled Yerli Plaka on September 5, 2006. On this album, Ceza features American-born MC Tech N9ne , Turkish singer and songwriter Sezen Aksu , Samy Deluxe , Eko Fresh and Afrob from Germany and the Turkish MC Killa Hakan who lives in Berlin. The music video of the song "Yerli Plaka" was recorded in Germany .
2007
MTV EMA Award
Ceza won the MTV Europe Music Award for MTV Europe Music Awards 2007#Worst Turkish Act|Best Turkish Act of 2007 on November 1 of the same year.
2011
In June 2011, Ceza gained exposure to North American hip-hop fans when he was briefly featured in hip-hop artist's Tech N9ne 's international collaboration track on his '' All 6's and 7's album called " Worldwide Choppers ", also featuring rappers Busta Rhymes , D-Loc, JL of B. Hood, Twista , Twisted Insane, U$O and Yelawolf . It debuted at #104 on the U.S. Billboard (magazine)|Billboard '' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, making it Ceza's first appearance on any chart in the U.S. It also reached #15 on the Heatseekers Songs chart.
Discography
Year
Title
Label
2000
Meclis-i Ala Istanbul (big parliament Istanbul)
Hammer Muzik
2001
Anahtar (Key)
Hammer Muzik
2002
Med-Cezir (Ebb And Flow)
Hammer Muzik
2004
Rapstar 130.000
Hammer Muzik
2005
Feyz Al (Be enlightened)
Hammer Muzik
2006
Yerli Plaka (Domestic Plate Number)
Hammer Muzik
2007
Evin Delisi (Mad Person of the house)
Underground EP
2008
Bomba Plak (Bomb Record)
Dolunay Muzik ve Orjinal Muzik
2010
Onuncu Köy (Tenth Village)
Esen Muzik
References
External links
http://www.ceza.com.tr/ Ceza Site
http://www.medceza.com/ Ceza Official Forum Site
http://www.myspace.com/ceza34 Ceza's MySpace Page
Persondata | NAME = Ceza | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = December 31, 1977 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Turkish rappers Category:Turkish male singers Category:Crossover (music) Category:Turkish-language singers
