MC Kresha
Kreshnik Fazliu (Albanian: [kɾɛˈʃnik fazˈliu]; born 5 September 1984), known professionally as MC Kresha, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Mitrovica, Fazliu is credited as a viable hip hop artist in the Albanian-speaking Balkans.
MC Kresha | |
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Born | Kreshnik Fazliu 5 September 1984 Mitrovica, Kosovo |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
Years active | 2008 – present |
Musical career | |
Labels | PINT |
Life and career
1984–present: Early life and career beginnings
Kreshnik Fazliu was born on 5 September 1984 into an Albanian family in the city of Mitrovicë, then part of the SFR Yugoslavia, present Kosovo.[1][2] In July 2018, Fazliu was announced as an act at the Sunny Hill Festival on its debut edition in Pristina.[3] In August 2019, he was approached to perform for a second time at the Sunny Hill Festival.[4] Fazliu's fourth collaborative album, Muzikë e Alltisë, was released in January 2022.[5][6] Songs featured on the record included "Hotel Mahalla", "Paret Lejla", "Rammstein" and "Stuhi mbi oqean" featuring Albanian singer Elvana Gjata, which attained commercial success in Albania.[7]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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SWI [8] | ||||||||||
Patikat E Mia |
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Air Force 1 |
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Emceeclopedy |
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46 | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Collaborative albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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SWI [8] | ||||||||||
Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit (with Lyrical Son) |
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— | ||||||||
Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit (with Lyrical Son) |
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4 | ||||||||
United State Of Albania (with MC Kresha, Elinel, Erno, Lluni, Semiautomvtik) |
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— | ||||||||
Muzikë e Alltisë (with Lyrical Son) |
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35 | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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ALB [16] | ||||||||||
"N'ks" (with Snupa) |
2008 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Lej flleshat" | 2010 | Patikat E Mia | ||||||||
"Lyrical Warfare" (featuring Dr. Mic) | ||||||||||
"Patikat e mia" | ||||||||||
"Kon pe shan me non" (with Lyrical Son featuring Singullar) |
2011 | Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit | ||||||||
"Hip hopin e du" (with Lyrical Son) |
2012 | |||||||||
"Nuk ini Gengsta" (with Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
"Cok guzel" | Air Force 1 | |||||||||
"N'disko t'shqiptarve" | 2013 | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Amsterdam" | 2014 | Emceeclopedy | ||||||||
"Luv Luv" | ||||||||||
"Police" | ||||||||||
"Beat Murderer" (featuring Keepman and Lyrical Son) | ||||||||||
"Era" (with Lyrical Son) |
2015 | 1 | Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit | |||||||
"Ky tipi" (with Lyrical Son) |
2016 | — | ||||||||
"Hip Hop" (with Lyrical Son featuring Ledri Vula) |
1 | |||||||||
"Thirri krejt shoqet" (featuring Keepman) |
— | |||||||||
"Spo ma nin" (with Lyrical Son) |
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"Jeni marre" (with Lyrical Son) |
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"Hey Girl" (with Lyrical Son) |
2017 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Duqa mi duqa" (with Lyrical Son) |
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"Rruga n'club" (with Blleki and Lyrical Son) |
2018 | — | ||||||||
"Boulevard" | — | |||||||||
"Menemadhe" (with Ledri Vula and Lyrical Son) |
2019 | 1 | ||||||||
"Private" (with Semiautomatic and Lyrical Son) |
— | |||||||||
"Pasite" (with Tayna and Lyrical Son) |
1 | |||||||||
"Thug Life" (with Blleki and Luar) |
— | |||||||||
"Gjiganta" (with Ledri Vula) |
2020 | 11 | ||||||||
"Ajo po don" (with Lyrical Son) |
8 | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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ALB [17] | ||||||||||
"Classy" (Dj Blunt featuring Real 1 and Mc Kresha) |
2009 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Classy" (Dj Blunt featuring Real 1 and Mc Kresha) |
2009 | |||||||||
"La vida loca (Remix Me Dosta)" (Blero featuring F-Kay, Kaos, Lyrical Son, Real 1, Skillz and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Kush o mama" (Leonora Poloska featuring Mc Kresha) |
2010 | |||||||||
"Souljah" (Lyrical Son featuring Noga and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Delicius" (Dafina Rexhepi featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"M.F." (Lil Samee featuring Dr. Mic, Dj Flow, Gentz, Lav'da, Kastro Zizo and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Cha kisha ngjyros" (Garazhat e Bardha featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Ca$h" (Aurela Gace featuring Mc Kresha) |
2011 | |||||||||
"Boni zhurmë" (Dj Flow featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"As ni zo" (Nora Istrefi featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Si bass" (Rina Abdyli featuring Flaka Krelani and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Jabadabadu" (Rozana Radi featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Çele çadren" (Dj Flow featuring Mc Kresha) |
2013 | |||||||||
"Para" (Butch featuring KeepMan, Lyrical Son and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Move ur bady" (Etnon featuring Lea Metolli and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Me ta pyl" (Lyrical Son featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Special" (Lyrical Son featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Rikthejm na" (Kida featuring Mc Kresha) |
2014 | |||||||||
"Ballin" (Capital T featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Take A Picture" (Noizy featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Bombshell" (Arta Bajrami featuring Don Arbas and Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"1990" (Elvana Gjata featuring Mc Kresha) | ||||||||||
"Edhe tri" (Gjiko featuring Mc Kresha) |
2015 | |||||||||
"Asaj" (Arta Bajrami featuring Mc Kresha) |
2017 | — | ||||||||
"Ikim" (Bleta featuring Mc Kresha) |
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"Jena pa" (Offchestra featuring Mc Kresha) |
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"Numra" (Capital T featuring Mc Kresha) |
3 | Winter Is Here | ||||||||
"Për familje" (Elinel featuring Mc Kresha) |
2018 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Ping Pong" (Alban Skënderaj featuring Mc Kresha) |
3 | |||||||||
"Mafia Shqip" (Lyrical Son featuring Mc Kresha) |
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"Gabimet" (Eni Koçi featuring Mc Kresha) |
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"Psikopatja jote" (Fifi featuring Mc Kresha) |
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"Habibi" (Rino featuring Mc Kresha) |
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"Rick Ross" (Lluni featuring Lyrical Song and Mc Kresha) |
2019 | — | ||||||||
"Art Abazi" (Enigme featuring Mc Kresha) |
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"KG" (Singi featuring Mc Kresha) |
2020 | — | ||||||||
"Vetë e lype" (Dafina Zeqiri featuring Mc Kresha) |
2021 | 7 | Dafinë moj | |||||||
"Heku qafë" (Capital T featuring Mc Kresha) |
1 | Heart Broken Kids | ||||||||
"Maje" (Lumi B featuring Lyrical Song and Mc Kresha) |
— | Non-album single | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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ALB [18] | ||||||||||
"Hotel Mahalla" (with Lyrical Son) |
2022 | 34 | Muzikë e Alltisë | |||||||
"Paret Lejla" (with Lyrical Son) |
29 | |||||||||
"Stuhi mbi oqean" (with Lyrical Son featuring Elvana Gjata) |
3 | |||||||||
"Rammstein" (with Lyrical Son) |
16 | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- "MC Kresha – Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- "MC Kresha #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- "Dua Lipa promovon artistët shqiptarë që do të jenë pjesë e 'Sunny Hill'". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "MC Kresha dhe Lyrical Son pjesë e festivalit 'Sunny Hill' edhe këtë vit". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "MC Kresha dhe Lyrical Son bëjnë paralajmërimin e albumit 'Muzikë e Alltisë', zbulojnë titujt e këngëve dhe bashkëpunimet". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- Reka, Sindi (3 January 2022). "Kujdes gjuhë eksplicite/ Albumi më i ri plot surpriza i Lyrical Son dhe Mc Kresha do të publikohet për shumë pak ditë ..." (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Ja si renditen këngët e albumit të ri të Mc Kresha dhe Lyrical Son!" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- "Diskographie – MC Kresha" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- "Patikat E Mia – Album by MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- "Air Force 1 – Album by MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- "Emceeclopedy – Album by MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- "Për Inati T'njoni Tjetrit – Album by Lyrical Son and MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- "Rapsodët n'rap T'sotit – Album by Lyrical Son and MC Kresha on Apple Music". Apple Music. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- "United State Of Albania – Album by MC Kresha and Lyrical Son on Apple Music". Apple Music. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Muzikë e Alltisë – Album by MC Kresha and Lyrical Son on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Era":"The Top List – 07/02/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- For "Hip Hop":"The Top List – 19/06/2016" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- For "Menemadhe":"The Top List – 03/03/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- For "Pasite":"The Top List – 11/08/2019" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 11 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- For "Gjiganta":"The Top List – 21/06/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 21 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- For "Ajo po don":"The Top List – 19/07/2020" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- Note: "The Top List" are the charts conducted by Top Channel since December 2015. For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Numra":"The Top List – 10/12/2017" (in Albanian). Top Channel. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- For "Ping Pong""The Top List – 13/05/2018" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 13 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- For "Vetë e lype":"The Top List – 20/11/2021" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- For "Heku qafë":"The Top List – 15/01/2022" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- For peak positions in Albania:
- For "Hotel Mahalla", "Paret Lejla", "Stuhi mbi oqean" and "Rammstein":"The Top List – 22/01/2022" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.