Fler

Fler
Fler in Magdeburg on September 20, 2011
Background information
Birth name	Patrick Losensky
Also known as	Frank White
Born	Berlin, Germany
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1999-present
Labels	Aggro Berlin (2003-09) Maskulin (2011-present)
Associated acts	Bushido, Kay One, Sido, B-Tight, Silla, French Montana, JayFrance, Juelz Santana, Jihad & Silla

Patrick Losensky is a German rapper, better known as Fler and Frank White, inspired by The Notorious B.I.G. who used the same pseudonym, based on the eponymous character from crime film King of New York. Fler is founder and owner of label Maskulin Music Group and store Psalm 23.

He became known in the German hip hop scene through his collaboration on Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten and Bushido's album Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline. He was a member of the former group Aggro Berlin.

Fler released his first solo album Neue Deutsche Welle, on 1 May 2005. The first single was "NDW 2005", with a sample of Falco's hit single "Rock Me Amadeus". Due to supposed right-wing extremist lyrics, the album was very controversial.

In 2006, he released a second solo album entitled Trendsetter. The first single "Papa ist zurück" reached #23 in Germany and #32 in Austria. The second single "Cüs Junge" was not very successful, it reached #50 in Germany and #75 in Austria.

On 25 January 2008, Fler released his third solo album Fremd im eigenen Land. The choice of title Fremd in eigenen Land was hugely controversial due to a 1993 song also named Fremd in eigenen Land by Advanced Chemistry,

Bushido contacted Fler, shortly after the closing of Aggro Berlin, wanting to end their feud. They officially showed their reconciliation with a photo shooting and an interview for Bravo HipHop Special. The only single "Eine Chance/Zu Gangsta", off their collaboration album Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten 2, released on 28 August 2009 and reached #26 in Germany and Austria. The album Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten 2 released on 11 September. It reached a successful #3 in the Media Control Charts. "Honestly I've never believed it. With all that competition... and totally without digital release...without big promotion", wrote Bushido on the album's website.