Qurd

Qurd
Qurd
Studio album by Dayirman
Released	11 January 2001
Genre	Hip hop, Azerbaijani hip hop
Producer	Emin Efendi
Dayirman chronology

Qurd (Гурд, [ˈɡurt], wolf) is a studio album by the Dayirman. The album contains fifteen compositions based on Azerbaijani hip hop.

Content

Subject matter

Qurd is a reflective album, featuring Dayirman's more personal and serious side. This change gives the album a lighter tone, a departure from his previous albums. One of the most noticeable changes is the generally lighter lyrical content. Over the course of the album, the group touches on the issues of Karabakh in hip hop ("Ya Qarabağ, Ya Ölüm"), Pan-Turkism ("Turk turke dastak"), the Turan and Tengrism ("Qurd").

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Dayirman	0:26
2.	"Ya Qarabağ, Ya Ölüm"	Ozan Arif	5:45
3.	"Mama"	Emin Efendi	4:02
4.	"Toppush Gizlar"	Emin Efendi	4:57
5.	"Avtosh"	Miri Yusif	3:54
6.	"Qurd"	Emin Efendi	3:07
7.	"Baku"	Emin Efendi	3:55
8.	"Ushag Naghmasi (featuring Sayyah)"	Emin Efendi	4:10
9.	"Turk turke dastak (featuring Maho B)"	Emin Efendi, Maho B	4:02
10.	"L-günü (featuring Samira)"	L-Mir	4:56
11.	"Pul Tap Ver"	Emin Efendi	2:49
12.	"Avtosh 2"	Miri Yusif	4:35
13.	"Yeri Var"	Emin Efendi	4:08
14.	"Kulek"	Shamil	3:04
15.	"Outro"	Dayirman	1:19

Critical reception

Qurd received mostly positive ratings from most music critics.^{[citation needed]} Dayirman been praised for their patriotic elements in their songs and helping popularising Azerbaijani hip hop.^[1]

References

^ Rustamova, Narmina (25 February 2004). "Dayirman: Combining Rap, Tradition and Frustration in Azerbaijan". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. Johns Hopkins University.

[1] Rustamova, Narmina (25 February 2004). "Dayirman: Combining Rap, Tradition and Frustration in Azerbaijan". The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst. Johns Hopkins University.