Gang Albanii

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Gang Albanii
OriginPoland
Genreship hop
Years active2014 (2014) – present
LabelsStep Records
Members
  • Popek
  • Robert M (Rozbójnik Alibaba)
  • Borixon

Gang Albanii is a Polish hip-hop group formed in 2014 by Polish DJ Rozbójnik Alibaba and rapper Popek. Borixon, a rapper from Kielce, joined the group a few months later.

Etymology[edit]

In Polish, Gang Albanii means "Gang of Albania". Popek lived in the United Kingdom, where he met Albakrallet, who influenced him to name his new band after them.

Career[edit]

Gang Albanii has reached great commercial success in Poland.[1] Their most popular song Dla prawdziwych dam (For the True Ladies) has over 80 million views on YouTube.[2] They are recognized for their obscene lyrics, which usually are about drugs, hookers or bank robberies. Popek, the group's leader, can't officially appear on stage concerts, as the Polish Police is searching for him. To circumvent this, he performs onscreen through Skype.[3]

Gang Albanii released their first album Królowie życia (Kings of Life) in 2015. The album turned out to be a hit - it sold more than 90 thousand copies, awarding the group a triple platinum record from ZPAV.[4][5]

Gang Albanii's second album, Ciężki Gnój (Heavy Dung) was scheduled to be released in 2016.

Discography[edit]

Albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
POL
Królowie życia
  • Date: April 24, 2015[6]
  • Label: Step Records
 1[7]
  • POL: 150,000+[8]
Ciężki gnój
  • Data: April 29, 2016
  • Label: Step Records
 2[10]
  • POL: 50,000+[8]
Singles
Year Title Peak Chart Positions Album Certifications
Eska
[12] 		POL NEW
[13]
2015
„Napad na bank”[14] – – Królowie życia * ZPAV: Diamond[15]
„Albański raj”[16] – – * ZPAV: Diamentowa płyta[15]
„Dla prawdziwych dam”[17] 1 4 * ZPAV: Diamond[15]
"—" indicates, the single was not on the list of top music.

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""Wiedźmin 3" wydarzeniem roku, "Okularnik" najlepszą polską książką. Rozdano Bestsellery Empiku 2015". tvp.info (in Polish). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  2. ^ "Gang Albanii - Dla prawdziwych dam". youtube.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  3. ^ "Zobacz, dlaczego Popek ukrywa się przed policją!". fakt.pl (in Polish). 23 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  4. ^ "Gang Albanii zarobił 2 miliony złotych". muzyka.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  5. ^ "ZPAV: regulamin przyznawiania certyfikatów sprzedaży". www.zpav.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  6. ^ Natali, Mateusz. "Gang Albanii odpala preorder - w zestawie bluzy i kominiarki" (in Polish). www.popkiller.pl. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  7. ^ "OLiS – sprzedaż w okresie 20.04.2015 – 26.04.2015" (in Polish). olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  8. ^ a b "ZPAV: regulamin przyznawiania certyfikatów sprzedaży" (in Polish). www.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  9. ^ "ZPAV: platynowe płyty 2015" (in Polish). bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  10. ^ "OLiS – sprzedaż w okresie 29.04.2016 – 05.05.2016" (in Polish). olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  11. ^ "ZPAV: platynowe płyty 2016" (in Polish). bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  12. ^ "Gorąca 20 Notowanie 2443 22 maja 2015" (in Polish). www.eska.pl. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  13. ^ "ZPAV Airplay 16.05. - 22.05.2015". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  14. ^ "Napad na Bank - Single Gang Albanii". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  15. ^ a b c "ZPAV: diamentowe płyty 2016" (in Polish). bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  16. ^ "Albański Raj - Single Gang Albanii". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  17. ^ "Dla Prawdziwych Dam - Single Gang Albanii". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
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