Volkan Yaman (Turkish pronunciation: [voɫkan jaˈman]; born 23 October 1997), known professionally as Apache 207, is a German rapper and singer of Turkish descent[1] from Ludwigshafen. He became best known for his breakthrough hit "Roller" in August 2019, which would be the first of several more Top 10 hits.
Apache 207 is of Turkish descent, his family having migrated from the Turkish province of Yozgat.[2] He finished high school in 2017 with A-Levels in Ludwigshafen.[3] The rapper started his mainstream career in June 2018 when he released his debut single "Kleine Hure" without label backing.[4][5] The song was followed up by seven other singles, released over the course of six months.[6] In early 2019, he was signed to musician Bausa's label TwoSides.[7] The first single to be released under the label was "Kein Problem" in April 2019. Initially, the song garnered little attention and did not peak in Germany until late October 2019, at 17. However, the song's music video reached over eight million clicks on YouTube in the following months.[8] In May 2019, he earned his first chart entry in Germany with the release "Brot nach Hause". Even though the single "2 Minuten" climbed up to 35 in Germany, his chart success remained moderate. On 23 August 2019, he released "Roller" which would debut at number two. In the following week, it reached number one on the chart.[9] In Austria and Switzerland, the song peaked within the Top 10.[10] His follow-up releases "200 km/h" and "2002" with Sido became Top 10 hits as well. He achieved his second number one in Germany with the single "Wieso tust du dir das an?" in October 2019.[11] His first EP Platte was released on 25 October 2019.[12]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [13] |
AUT [14] |
SWI [15] | |||
| Treppenhaus |
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1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2sad2disco |
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56 | 38 | 60 | |
| Gartenstadt |
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1 | 1 | 2 |
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| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [13] |
AUT [14] |
SWI [15] | |||
| Platte |
|
4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [13] |
AUT [14] |
SWI [15] |
WW [18] | ||||
| "Kleine Hure" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Sag mir wer" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ferrari Testarossa" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "No No" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sidechickz" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Durch die Straßen" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Famous" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Kein Problem" | 2019 | 17 | 59 | — | — | ||
| "Brot nach Hause" | 49 | — | — | — | |||
| "Nicht wie du" | 54 | — | — | — | |||
| "2 Minuten" | 35 | — | — | — | |||
| "Roller" | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | Platte | ||
| "200 km/h" | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | |||
| "Wieso tust du dir das an?" | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | |||
| "Matrix" | 2020 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | Treppenhaus | |
| "Fame" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |||
| "Boot" | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | |||
| "Bläulich" | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | |||
| "Unterwegs" | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | |||
| "Angst" | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 191 | Non-album single | |
| "2sad2disco" | 7 | 24 | 18 | — | 2sad2disco | ||
| "Vodka" | 1 | 12 | 13 | — |
| ||
| "Thunfisch & Weinbrand" | 13 | 30 | 21 | — | |||
| "Sport" | 10 | 44 | 26 | — |
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| "Fühlst du das auch" | 2022 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — |
|
Non-album singles |
| "Nie mehr gehen" | 29 | 61 | 71 | — | |||
| "Komet" (with Udo Lindenberg) |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 142 | Gartenstadt | |
| "Breaking Your Heart" | 3 | 5 | 9 | — |
| ||
| "Schimmel in der Villa" | 37 | — | — | — | |||
| "Neunzig" | 2 | 8 | 11 | — |
| ||
| "Wenn das so bleibt" | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | |||
| "Loser" | 2024 | 2 | 12 | 14 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Miami" | 2 | 21 | 23 | — | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [13] |
AUT [14] |
SWI [15] |
WW [18] | ||||
| "Madonna" (Bausa featuring Apache 207) |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 195 | 100 Pro | |
| "Wunder" (Ayliva featuring Apache 207) |
2024 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 111 | Non-album single | |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [13] |
AUT [14] |
SWI [15] | ||||
| "2002" (Sido featuring Apache 207) |
2019 | 6 | 7 | 5 | Ich & keine Maske | |
| "Sex mit dir" | 13 | — | — |
|
Platte | |
| "Beef" | 34 | — | — | |||
| "Keine Fragen" | 44 | — | — | |||
| "Doch in der Nacht" | 7 | — | — | |||
| "Grey Goose" | 50 | — | — | |||
| "Sie ruft" | 2020 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
|
Treppenhaus |
| "28 Liter" | 68 | — | — | |||
| "Beifahrersitz" | 91 | — | — | |||
| "Auf und ab" | 86 | — | — | |||
| "Nie verstehen" | 82 | — | — | |||
| "So weit" | 2021 | 75 | — | — | 2sad2disco | |
| "Weißes Kleid" | 68 | — | — | |||
| "Lamborghini Doors" | 50 | — | 61 | |||
| "An der Uhr gedreht" | 98 | — | — | |||
| "Der Teufel weint" | 41 | — | 60 | |||
| "Was weißt du schon" | 2023 | 4 | 15 | 23 | Gartenstadt | |
| "Ein letztes Mal" | 85 | — | — | |||
| "Coco Chanel" | 97 | — | — | |||
| Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | HipHop.de Awards | Best Line | Kein Problem | Nominated | [20] |
| Best Song National | Roller | Nominated | |||
| Best Newcomer National | Himself | Won | [21] | ||
| Bravo Otto Awards | Newcomer | Gold | [22] | ||
| 1Live Krone Awards | Best Hip-Hop Act | Nominated | [23] | ||
| Hype Awards | Breakthrough Artist | Nominated | [24] | ||
| 2020 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best German Act | Nominated | [25] | |
| Bravo Otto Awards | Hip-Hop national | Silver | [26] | ||
| 1Live Krone Awards | Best Hip-Hop Act | Nominated | [27] | ||
| HipHop.de Awards | Best Album National | Treppenhaus | Nominated | [28] | |
| Best Song National | Bläulich | Nominated | |||
| Best Video National | Fame | Nominated | |||
| Lyricist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |||
| Best Line | Fame | Won | |||
| Best Rap-Solo-Act National | Himself | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | Bravo Otto Awards | Hip-Hop national | Gold | [29] | |
| HipHop.de Awards | Best Song National | Madonna (with Bausa) | Nominated | [30] | |
| Best Video National | Angst | Nominated | |||
| Best Line | Thunfisch und Weinbrand | Nominated | |||
| Best Rap-Solo-Act National | Himself | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Best Song National | Fühlst du das auch | Nominated | [31] | |
| Best Video National | Nominated | ||||
| Best Live-Act National | Himself | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Bravo Otto Awards | Rap/Hip-Hop national | Pending | [32] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best German Act | Nominated | [33] | ||
| 1LIVE Krone | Best Song | Komet (with Udo Lindenberg) | Pending | [34] | |
| Best Male Artist | Himself | Pending | |||
| Best Live Act | Pending |
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