Koolade

This article is about the Croatian hip-hop producer. For the soft drink, see Kool-Aid. For the album by Big Audio Dynamite, see Kool-Aid (album).

Koolade (real name Matko Šašek) is a Croatian hip-hop producer.^[1] Born in Zagreb, Jugoslavia in the late 1970s, he began his music career in the mid/late 1990s. Along with other members of the Blackout family he made a strong contribution in making hip-hop an established genre in the Croatian mainstream music scene. Soon after that, he and his partner/manager Phat Phillie realized that his production would make a good export, and continued to expand his work throughout Europe and the US, where he is perhaps best known for his works with Masta Ace on Disposable Arts and A Long Hot Summer, as well as a number of other prominent American hip-hop artists such as Ghostface Killah, Talib Kweli, Bow Wow, and Das EFX.^[1] Koolade is also known for his long-time collaboration with Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka that began with his 2002 album Slušaj mater.^[2]

Los Angeles-based URB magazine named Koolade the best up-and-coming producer in 2007.^[3]

Production credits

Croatian releases

• Project Impossible (Blackout Project album, 1997): "Intro", "Des Mozges" feat.Tram 11, "Kog je briga za vas" feat.Tram 11
• Čovječe Ne Ljuti Se (Tram 11 album, 1999): "Čovječe Ne Ljuti Se", "Znaš Ko Sam", "Kaj Ima Lima?", "Udri Brigu Na Veselje", "Za Sve Oko Mene", "Nema Škvadre" (featuring Major League Figures), "Mokri Snovi (Remix)", "Lažni Frajeri", "Lančana Reakcija" and "Mikrofon Provjeravam"
• Lovci na šubare (Bolesna Braća album, 2000): "Čiča miča", "Čarobna frula" featuring General Woo, "Sex" featuring Target, "Dame biraju"
• Vrućina Gradskog Asfalta (Tram 11 album, 2001): "Nisi Pazio", "Politiziranje" (featuring Prva petorka), "Crni dani", "Zlo i naopako", "A vi svi", "A vi svi RMX" featuring Prva petorka, Remi, Bizzo & La Bla, "Vrućina gradskog asfalta", "Jedno", "Jedno RMX" featuring KC Da Rookee, "Ti čašpri iskrivljeno" featuring Renman, "Eto šta ima", "Za 10 godina" featuring Ivana Husar, "Samizam" featuring Ink & Ivana Husar and "Ljubomora je kurva" featuring XL
• Svaki pas ima svoj dan (El Bahattee album, 2001)-produced the whole album
• Od danas do sutra (Nered album, 2001): "Čuvari doline" featuring Remi
• Takozvani (General Woo album, 2002): "Nema veze" featuring Stu
• Slušaj Mater (Edo Maajka album, 2002): "Slušaj Mater", "Jesmo'l Sami?"
• Phat Phillie & FRX present: Blackout 10 godina - The Best Of Hip Hop (album, 2003): "Čiča miča - Bolesna Braća", "A vi svi - Tram 11, and "Svaki pas ima svoj dan - El Bahattee"
• Stole (Stoka album, 2003) - produced half of the album
• No Sikiriki (Edo Maajka album, 2004): "Kliše", "Samo za raju" and "Drago moj Vlado"
• 1,68 (Shorty album, 2004): "Iza Mene", "Apel za mir" featuring Edo Maajka, "To je hip hop" and "Politika je kurva" featuring Saba
• Baš je lijep ovaj svijet (General Woo & Nered album, 2005): "Strogo povjerljivo" featuring Ivana Kindl
• The Album ...nastavak (Target album, 2005): "Ljubavni Problemi" featuring Ivana Kindl
• Prvo Pa Muško (Connect album, 2005): "Klade"; also co-produces 5 other songs on the album
• Stig'o ćumur (Edo Maajka album, 2006): "Uši zatvori", "To mora da je ljubav" featuring Remi, "To što se traži" featuring Dino Šaran and "Nikad Više"
• Ovdje i Sada (Popay album, 2007): "Bashment danas", "Bum!", "Hrpa MC'ja" featuring Nightmare & Blunter, "To smo mi" featuring Edo Maajka
• Povratak Cigana (Frenkie album, 2007): "Povratak Cigana" featuring Hamza
• Balkansko a Naše (Edo Maajka album 2008) - produced the whole album.
• Narodnjaci (Kandzija album, 2009): "Narodnjaci", "Intro", "Bic", "Nije Zadnja"
• Sretan broj (Carla Belovari single, Dallas Records 2010): "Sretan Broj"
• Chuck Norris Rap (Frenkie single, Menart Records 2010): "Chuck Norris Rap (Koolade remix)"
• Koktel od rakije (Kandzija album, Dallas Records 2011): "Desno", "Smij se", "Polako", "Retoricka", "Kriza", "Mali mrznja", played bass on "Big Brother"

International releases

• Koolade presents... (12 inch, Blackout Entertainment/Wordplay, 2001): "Survival" featuring Masta Ace b/w "Hate Me Too" featuring Strick
• Disposable Arts (Masta Ace album, 2001): "Something's Wrong" (featuring Strick and Young Zee)
• Nexcalibur (KC Da Rookee album, 2001): "Hot Souls", "You Asleep" and "Somethin' Different" featuring Aqeel
• "Born Wit' It" b/w "Underdog" (Strick 12 inch, Fat Beats, 2002): "Born Wit' It"
• Relax Relate Release (El Da Sensei album, 2002): "On and On" (featuring Sadat X) and "So Think Again"
• Truly Unique (Unspoken Heard 12 inch, 2002): "Truly Unique-Koolade Remix" and "Truly Unique-Remix Instrumental"
• "Mood Swing" feat. Talib Kweli (Asheru 12 inch, 2002): "Soon Come-Koolade Remix" and "Soon Come-Remix Instrumental"
• How We Do (Das Efx album, 2003): "Let's Get Money" and "B.S.A.P." (featuring Lovey)
• Innere Sicherheit (Curse album, 2003): "Rap Gesetze 11-20"
• 1 Pied Dans L'biz (IPM album, 2003): "Mon Univers" and "Exode"
• "Beautiful" feat. Masta Ace b/w "Follow" feat. El Da Sensei (Koolade 12 inch, Blackout Entertainment/ABB, 2004)
• A Long Hot Summer (Masta Ace album, 2004): "Beautiful"
• That One Way (Czarnok album, 2005): "Pimp Tight"
• More Fish (Ghostface Killah album, 2006): "Good" (featuring Trife da God, co-produced by P-Nut)
• Don't Quit Your Day Job! (Consequence album, 2007): "Job Song" and "Disperse" (featuring Gangsta L. Crisis and Really Doe)
• Eddy Meets Yannah - Remix EP (Eddy Meets Yannah EP, Compost 2007): "Losing Wings-Koolade Remix" featuring Capitol A
• Face Off (Bow Wow & Omarion album, 2007): "Hey Baby (Jump Off)"
• The Show (EMC album, 2008): "Who We Be"
• Madden NFL 08 EA Sports Izza Kizza: "Millionaire"
• Millionaire (Izza Kizza single, Decon/Spuldiggaz 2008): "Millionaire"
• Kizzaland(Izza Kizza album, Full Blast Music 2009): "Don't Stop Go", "Millionaire", "They're Everywhere", "Red Wine"
• They're Everywhere (Izza Kizza single, Full Blast Music 2009): "They're Everywhere"
• Connect The Dots (Izza Kizza ep, Decon 2009): "Connect The Dots" featuring Collin Munroe and "Ooh La La (remix)"
• This Is What It Feels Like (Spinz album, Vibra Music 2009): "1 In A Million" featuring Koolade also available as a 12" single
• Get Addicted (Koolade featuring J-Ro single, Blackout Entertainment 2009): "Get Addicted"
• You & Yours (Koolade featuring Maylay Sparks single, Blackout Entertainment 2010): "You & Yours, b/w Philly Morning"
• What You Waiting For (Mizz Nina featturing Colby O'Donnis album, Mizz Nina Productions/Warner Music Malaysia 2010): "What You Waiting For" featuring Colby O'Donnis
• The Makings (Koolade featuring Diamond D & Sadat X single, Blackout Entertainment 2011): "The Makings"
• Take Over (Mizz Nina featuring Flo Rida single, Mizz Nina Productions/Warner Music Malaysia 2011): "Take Over" featuring Flo Rida
• No More Music (Koolade featuring Styles P single, Blackout Entertainment 2011): "No More Music"
• Beautiful (Koolade featuring Masta Ace single re-release, Blackout Entertainment 2011): "Beautiful"

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Blackout Lounge" (in Croatian). aquarius.hr. Aquarius. http://www.aquarius.hr/event/2011-01-28-blackout-lounge-a1. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
2. ^ "Edo Maajka: Album za novu generaciju balkanske hip-hop publike" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 20 March 2008. http://www.jutarnji.hr/template/article/article-print.jsp?id=246885. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
3. ^ "Koolade za Ghostface Killaha - Posredno to znači i za Jay Z-a" (in Croatian). vip.hr. Vipnet. http://static.vip.hr/sp/index?origurl=/sp/show%3Fidc%3D25000637%26idnews%3D82480. Retrieved 31 July 2011.