Ceza
Background information
Birth name	Bilgin Özçalkan
Born	December 31, 1976 (1976-12-31) (age 31)
Origin	Üsküdar, Turkey
Genre(s)	Rap, HipHop, World
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter performer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1998 - Present
Label(s)	Hammer Muzik
Website	Ceza Resmi Fan Sitesi

Ceza (real name Bilgin Özçalkan) (pronounced jeh-ZAH, meaning punishment in Turkish) is the most commercially famous and influential Turkish rapper. His albums have featured many artists including Sezen Aksu, Tech N9ne, Sagopa Kajmer, 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 Akın, and was included on the official soundtrack. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ãœsküdar (ancient Scutari) was a city in Bithynia in Anatolia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... RAP may mean: the IATA airport code for Rapid City Regional Airport Rassemblement pour lalternative progressiste, a Québecois political party. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... For the popular-music magazine, see Musician (magazine). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Sezen Aksu (born July 13, 1954) is a Turkish pop music singer, song-writer and producer popular at home and abroad. ... Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri) better known by his stage name Tech N9ne, is an American rapper. ... Fatih Akın holding the Golden Bear Fatih Akın (August 25, 1973 in Hamburg) is a German film director of Turkish descent. ...

Career

Early Success

Bilgin "Ceza" Özçalkan was born December 31, 1977. During his childhood, he borrowed many Hip Hop music mixtapes from his friends. He used the name Fatalrhymer during his early years. During this time, he released his first two albums. He won several rap contests throughout Turkey. In 1998 Bilgin teamed up with Turkish rapper and producer Dr. Fuchs to form the Hip Hop group Nefret ("Hatred"). At first the group released many songs underground and online. After large amounts of airplay in Turkish clubs, the team signed into German record label Hammer Muzik (a label synonymous with their high levels of bass.) Nefret's debut, Meclis-i-ala Istanbul, was released in 2000. It's feature title, "Istanbul", and particularly its promotional video, gained them exposure to a burgeoning base of Turkce rap underground followers. Their follow-up, and what would be Nefret's swansong album, Anahtar ("Key") was released in 2001 and featured former members of the successful Cartel group. The album was not successful but introduced many to Nefret. During Dr. Fuchs's military service, Bilgin prepared a solo album. He had several underground DJs mix songs for the album, but it was more focally the innovative production of another Hammer Muzik artist, Sagopa Kajmer the best producer of Turkey, that turned Ceza into the most important name in Turkish rap. In 2002 Ceza released the album Medcezir ("Ebb Tide") which was produced by DJ MicCheck aka Sagopa Kajmer and won accolade for its poignant social commentary and moving poetic prose among even those who did not up until that point follow the Turkish rap movement; by all accounts a great crossover success. In 2004, Ceza released his forth album, titled Rapstar which was partly prduced by Dj MicCheck aka Sagopa Kajmer. This album was a huge success (150.000 CDs). The music video of the song "Rapstar" was played on many Turkish television stations and received high airplay on Turkish radio stations. The album featured his sister Ayben, as well as other Turkish rappers Dr. Fuchs, Sagopa Kajmer, Sahtiyan, Fuat and Fjärde Världen from Sweden. Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... RAP may mean: the IATA airport code for Rapid City Regional Airport Rassemblement pour lalternative progressiste, a Québecois political party. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Cartel is a 1995 Turkish hip hop group that received attention and popularity in both Turkey and Germany. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cezas Album Rapstar was released in 2004 and was his second solo album the previous being Medcezir. ...

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."^[1] Songs such as Ceza's "Rapstar" so this clear connection to Turkish sounds and rhythms.^[2]

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 05, 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 which lives in Berlin. The music video of the song "Yerli Plaka" was recorded in Germany. Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri) better known by his stage name Tech N9ne, is an American rapper. ... Sezen Aksu (born July 13, 1954) is a Turkish pop music singer, song-writer and producer popular at home and abroad. ... Samuel Sorge (born December 19, 1977 in Hamburg), commonly known as Samy Deluxe,The Big Baus of the Nauf and Wickeda MC, is a German hip hop artist and producer from Hamburg. ... Ekrem Bora (born September 3, 1983 in Mönchengladbach) better known as Eko Fresh and also known as Elektro Eko is a German rapper of Turkish descent. ... Robert Zemichiel (born 1977 in Italy), better known by his stage-name, Afrob, is an Afro-German rapper from Stuttgart. ...

2007

MTV EMA Award

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Discography

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External links

• Ceza's Official Site
• Ceza-Fan.com
• Ceza's Blog