{{short description|German rapper}} {{Infobox person | name = Lance Butters | image = Lance Butters (6).JPG | caption = Lance Butters at the Splash! on 16 August 2013 | birth_date = 1988 | birth_place = Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany | occupation = {{flatlist| * Rapper * songwriter }} | years_active = 2006–present | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | instrument = Vocals | genre = Battle rap, Cloud rap | label = {{hlist|Four Music|A Corn Dawg|UMG}} }} }} '''Lance Butters''' (born 1988) is a German rapper. Born and raised in Friedrichshafen in southern Germany, Butters started rapping in his youth.
==Biography== Lance Butters was born in 1988 in the South German town Friedrichshafen. In his childhood, his parents divorced, which he often mentioned in his music. Between 2006 and 2010, he participated in the Reimliga Battle Arena, a German online platform for rap battles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://r-b-a.de/index.php?ID=4100&sid=45a8dd62296e5b090a48af43cdcade65&direction=last&MEMBER=32153|title=Lance Butters|publisher=Reimliga Battle Arena|language=de|accessdate=15 September 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915201742/https://r-b-a.de/index.php?ID=4100&sid=45a8dd62296e5b090a48af43cdcade65&direction=last&MEMBER=32153|archivedate=15 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010 and 2011, he participated in the Videobattleturnier (VBT), but lost against Tamo-Flage in 2010 and T-Jey in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rappers.in/de/vbt_2010-Tamo-Flage-vs-Lance+Butters-946.html|title=VBT Videos 2010 – Tamo-Flage vs. Lance Butters|publisher=rappers.in|accessdate=September 16, 2020|language=de|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111080018/http://www.rappers.in/de/vbt_2010-Tamo-Flage-vs-Lance+Butters-946.html|archivedate=November 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rappers.in/de/vbt_2011-Lance+Butters-vs-Ti+Jay-2267.html|title=VBT Videos 2011 – Lance Butters vs. Ti Jay|publisher=rappers.in|accessdate=16 September 2020|language=de|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915222700/https://www.rappers.in/de/vbt_2011-Lance+Butters-vs-Ti+Jay-2267.html|archivedate=15 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In the years, he also released multiple freetracks with the producer Bennett One on YouTube. On 22 December 2011, he released the studio album ''cooking sum'' as a member of the Frank Castle Cooking Gang, through Bandcamp.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://frankcastlecookinggang.bandcamp.com/album/cooking-sum|title=cooking sum by Frank Castle Cooking Gang|date=22 December 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915223511/https://frankcastlecookinggang.bandcamp.com/album/cooking-sum|archivedate=15 September 2020|via=Bandcamp|access-date=15 September 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 27 July 2012, he independently released his first solo project, the ''selfish EP''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rap.de/allgemein/10908-neues-von-lance-butters-ep/|title=Neues von Lance Butters' EP|trans-title=New information of Lance Butters EP|website=Rap.de|date=3 July 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020|language=de}}</ref> In May 2013, he signed with Four Music, through he released the EP ''futureshit'' on 12 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphop.de/magazin/news/lance-butters-signt-bei-four-music-181397|title=Lance Butters signt bei Four Music|trans-title=Lance Butters signs with Four Music|website=Hiphop.de|first=Kristof|last=Jansen|date=17 May 2013|accessdate=16 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphop.de/magazin/news/lance-butters-ver%C3%B6ffentlicht-futureshit-ep-im-juli-181636|title=Lance Butters veröffentlicht "Futureshit"-EP im Juli|trans-title=Lance Butter to release "Futureshit"-EP in July|website=Hiphop.de|first=Kristof|last=Jansen|date=21 June 2013|accessdate=16 September 2020}}</ref> The EP charted at no. 32 for one week on the German Albums Chart,<ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Lance+Butters&do_search=do|title=Suchen nach "Lance Butters"|trans-title=Search after "Lance Butters"|publisher=GfK Entertainment Charts|accessdate=16 September 2020|language=de}}</ref> while the same titled single debuted at no. 73 in Austria.<ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lance+Butters|title=Diskografie – Lance Butters|publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|accessdate=16 September 2020|language=ja}}</ref>
His debut studio album ''Blaow'' was released on 8 May 2015 and debuted in the top ten in Germany and Austria. His second album was released on 12 October 2018.
On 20 April 2020, Butters released the single "Therapie" to commemorate the International day for cannabis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laut.de/News/420-Lance-Butters-Therapie-heisst-Weed-20-04-2020-16923|title=4/20: Lance Butters "Therapie" heißt Weed|trans-title=4/20: Lance Butters "Therapie" means Weed|website=Laut.de|date=20 April 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020|language=de}}</ref> The following day, he released his fifth extended play ''Loner'' through A Corn Dawg Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rap.de/featured/180471-lance-butters-veroeffentlicht-die-loner-ep/|title=Lance Butters – Loner (prod. Kidney Paradise)|first=Simon|last=Forster|date=21 April 2020|website=Rap.de|accessdate=16 September 2020|language=de}}</ref> The same day, he announced a tour in Germany and Austria for October 2020, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic to May/June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B_PTtSOhIqm/|title=Loner Tour im Oktober!|trans-title=Loner Tour in October!|publisher=Lance Butters|via=Instagram|date=21 April 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CE1agM1h-9V/|title=Update|publisher=Lance Butters|via=Instagram|date=7 September 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020|language=de}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of studio albums, with chart positions |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions |- ! style="width:2.5em; font-size:85%" | GER<br /><ref name="GER" /> ! style="width:2.5em; font-size:85%" | AUT<br /><ref name="AUT" /> ! style="width:2.5em; font-size:85%" | SWI<br /><ref name="swicharts">{{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Capital+Bra&cat=s|title=Diskografie – Capital Bra |publisher=Swiss Hitparade|accessdate=14 July 2018|language=German}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Blaow'' | * Released: 8 May 2015 * Label: Four Music * Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 2 || 6 || 31 |- ! scope="row"| ''Angst'' | * Released: 12 October 2018 * Label: Four Music * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, | 10 || 11 || 70 |- |}
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of extended plays, with chart positions |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19.5em;"| Album details ! Peak |- ! style="width:2.5em; font-size:85%"| GER<br /><ref name="GER" /> |- ! scope="row"| ''selfish'' | * Released: 27 July 2012 * Label: Self-released * Formats: CD, digital download | — |- ! scope="row"| ''futureshit'' | * Released: 12 July 2013 * Label: FourMusic * Formats: CD, digital download | 32 |- ! scope="row"| ''Die Welle''<br />{{small|(with Ahzumjot)}} | * Released: 4 October 2016 * Label: FourMusic * Formats: CD, digital download | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Loner'' | * Released: 21 April 2020 * Label: Corn Dawg Records * Formats: CD, digital download | — |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles as lead artist ! scope="col" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "Wie gewohnt"<br />{{small|(feat. Chris Miles)}} | 2013 | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Raw" | rowspan="4"| 2015 | rowspan="4"| ''Blaow'' |- ! scope="row"| "Deal with It" |- ! scope="row"| "Es zieht / Ich zieh" |- ! scope="row"| "Track-by-Track Intro" |- ! scope="row"| "Ohladidadida"<br />{{small|(feat. Dissythekid)}} | 2016 | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Yeeeaaah" | rowspan="3"| 2018 | rowspan="3"| ''Angst'' |- ! scope="row"| "So Schön" |- ! scope="row"| "Keller" |- ! scope="row"| "Therapie" | 2020 | ''Loner'' |- |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Award Ceremony !Year !Work !Category !Result |- | rowspan="3" |Berlin Music Video Awards |2016 |Es Zieht, Ich Zieh |Best Cinematography |Nominated |- |2019 |SO SCHÖN |Best Concept |Nominated |- |2023 |KNOCK KNOCK |Best Performer |Nominated |}
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