EES (rapper)
EES (also: eesy-ees/EeS/EeS, "Easy Eric Sell"[1]) is the stage name of Eric Sell[2] a German Namibian Kwaito artist and rapper.
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Birth name | Eric Sell |
Born | Windhoek, Namibia | October 5, 1983
Origin | Windhoek, Namibia |
Genres | hip hop, Kwaito |
Occupation(s) | kwaito singer |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | NAM FLAVA MUSIC / EES Records |
Associated acts | Sunny Boy, TeQuila, M-Poser Boss |
Website | official website |
Sell was born in Windhoek on 5 October 1983. He currently lives both in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, and Cologne, Germany.[3][4] His texts are written in a mixture of Afrikaans and English. He also makes frequent use of Namlish and Namibian German (Südwesterdeutsch), the German dialect spoken in Namibia, and he popularised the term Nam-Slang for it.[5]
Awards
Won
- 2008 Sanlam NBC Music Awards: Best Rock/Alternative Artist
- 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards: Listener Choice Award[6]
- 2009 Namibian Music Awards: Artist of the Year
- 2011 Namibian Annual Music Awards: Best international achievement
- 2012 Namibian Annual Music Awards: Best Music Video & Best Collaboration
- 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards: Best Kwaito Video ("Ayoba" with Mandoza)[7]
Nominations
- 2006 Sanlam Music Awards: Best Music Video,
- 2007 Sanlam Music Awards: Best Kwaito, Best Music Video,
- 2008 Sanlam Music Awards: Best Kwaito, Best Reggae, Best Music Video, Best Afro Pop, Artist of the Year
- 2009 Sanlam Music Awards: Best Kwaito, Best Reggae, Best Music Video, Best Collabo
- 2010 African Music Awards: Best Southern African Artist
- 2012 Namibian Annual Music Awards: Best Kwaito, Best Reggae, Best Producer, Best Male Artist of the Year
- 2012 HitRadio SummerHit Of The Year (with M-Poser Boss)
- 2013 Channel O Africa VMAs Best Kwaito Video Award (with M-Poser Boss)
Discography
- 2002 – Straight from NAM
- 2003 – Bio-Lyrical Warfare (only South Africa)
- 2003 – Yes-Ja (Das Album)
- 2004 – Odyssey Cru
- 2004 – 061 for LIFE!
- 2005 – Wo is die Coolbox?
- 2006 – NAM FlaVa!
- 2007 – Sharp, Sharp!
- 2008 – Awee!
- 2011 – Megaphone Ghazzie
- 2012 – The Remixes (Raw & Unmastered)
- 2012 – Da Gehn Wir (feat. T-zon)
- 2013 – IF Not, Why Not!
- 2014 - Authentic Rebel (feat. M-Poser Boss)
Films and books
References
- "Ich gehe nicht mehr auf Zebrajagd", Die Welt, 13 August 2012
- Becker, Jürgen. "DNG - Deutsch-Namibische Gesellschaft e.V. - DNG - Deutsch-Namibische Gesellschaft e.V." www.dngev.de. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- "EES ganz privat – Hier spricht der Nam-Boy". Allgemeine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- "Eric Sell". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- Schreiber, Irmgard (27 April 2007). "Ring frei für die Nam-Slang-Kontroverse" [Clear the ring for the Nam-Slang controversy]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- "Abräumer bei Musikpreis-Verleihung: EeS wurde zum Künstler des Jahres gekürt und hat im nächsten Jahr Großes vor". Archived from the original on 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- Channel O Music Video Awards Official website D’Banj dominates winner’s list at 9th Annual Channel O MVAs! Archived 2012-11-21 at the Wayback Machine 18 November 2012
- http://www.museke.com/node/6868
- "Nix für Sprachpuristen: „Esisallesoreidt": Totaler Sittenverfall: EeS veröffentlich sein eigenes Namibia-Deutsch-Wörterbuch". Archived from the original on 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
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