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Kaaris
Armand Okou Gnakouri, known by his stage name Kaaris (, ; stylized as KΛΛRIS), is a French rapper, actor and record producer. Early life Kaaris was raised in Sevran in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, northeast of Paris. Career Kaaris started rapping in 1999, and released his first mixtape in 2001. He returned to his native Ivory Coast for a while, but returned to France after political unrest in the country. In 2007, he released his street album ''43ème Bima'' (pronounced "Quarante-troisième Bima"), that led to signing with a new independent label French Cut Music. However, his meeting with French rapper Booba and producers Therapy gave him his first recording with Booba, "Criminelle league" released as part of Booba's '' Autopsie Vol. 4''. Kaaris had his first charting hit "Kalash", credited to Booba featuring Kaaris appearing in Booba's album ''Futur''. Kaaris co-writes most of his materials in cooperation with a record producer duo, known as Therapy (made up of produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Or Noir
''Or Noir'' (; "Black Gold") is a series of albums by Kaaris with three albums issued to date: the original ''Or Noir'' (2013), ''Or Noir Part II'' (2014) and ''Or Noir Part 3'' (2019). ''Or Noir'' ''Or Noir'' is a 2013 album release by French rapper Kaaris signed with Tallac Records, a label established by rapper Booba. ''Or noir'' his major album on Therapy Music / AZ / Universal Music was on 21 October 2013 after Kaaris' initial success with album '' Z.E.R.O'' in 2012 released independently. Track listing #"Bizon" (3:15) #"Zoo" (4:48) #"Ciroc" (4:21) #"Mbm" (3:16) #"Binks" (4:15) #"Je bibi" (5:18) #"Bouchon de liège" (4:24) #"Paradis ou enfer" (4:53) #"L.E.F" (featuring Booba) (3:47) #"Dès le départ" (4:06) #"Pas de remède" (3:38) #"63" (4:11) #"Bébé" (3:26) #"Plus rien" (3:50) #"Or noir" (3:11) #"Tu me connais" (4:05) #"2 et demi" (4:50) Charts ''Or Noir Part II'' In 2014, Kaaris released the follow-up ''Or Noir Part II'' after the release of the original album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalash Criminel
Amira Kiziamina, known better by his stage name Kalash Criminel, is a French rapper. He was born with the melanin deficient condition albinism, and is usually seen wearing a balaclava. When his musical activities began, he had to hide his face as his mother did not want him to rap. However, he received positive reactions for wearing the balaclava, and now wears it by choice, including during press interviews. He is signed to Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music. He collaborates often with Kaaris, with whom he notably made the song "Arrêt du Cœur" on his album ''R.A.S'', in addition to collaborations with numerous peers. Biography Kalash Criminel was born in Zaïre, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 14 February 1995. Initially, he lived in Kinshasa with his family, but with the onset of the First Congo War The First Congo War, also known as Africa's First World War, was a Civil war, civil and international military conflict that lasted from 24 Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booba
Élie Thitia Yaffa (; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper. After a brief stint as a break dancer in the early 1990s, Booba partnered with his friend Ali to form Lunatic. The duo released a critically acclaimed album in 2000 but disbanded in 2003. Booba has since embarked on a successful solo career, selling more than 10 million discs over his career and becoming the most downloaded artist (legally) in France. Booba is praised for the quality of his flow and beats but often criticized because of the controversial nature of his lyrics. He has also established the rap label Tallac Records, and developed a line of jewellery. Life and career Élie Yaffa was born on 9 December 1976 in the outskirts of Paris in Sèvres. His father is Senegalese and his mother is French of Mosellan and Belgian descent. With his friend Ali they formed the duo Lunatic in 1994. Unable to secure a record deal from a major label because of their contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNEP
SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in 1922 and has 48 member companies. SNEP's responsibilities include collecting and distributing royalty payments for broadcast and performance, preventing copyright infringement of its members' works (including music piracy), and sales certification of silver, gold, platinum and diamond records and videos. SNEP also compiles weekly official charts of France's top-selling music, including singles and albums. Official charts History The first attempt at a French national chart of best-selling records originated from a request by the American music industry magazine '' Billboard''. The magazine's French correspondent, Eddie Adamis, compiled a top 10 list of the country's preferred format, the extended play (EP), for ''Billboard''s "Hits of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacrim
Karim Zenoud (; , born 19 April 1985), better known by his stage name Lacrim (, ; sometimes stylized as LaCrim), is a French rapper of Algerian descent. Youth Karim Zenoud was born in the 20th arrondissement of Paris to Algerian immigrant parents.�Le rappeur Lacrim parle de sa grand-mère, la comédienne Ouardia (Vidéo) », ''Maglor'', 2018 Both of his parents are Kabyle, his father's family is from Sidi Daoud and his mother's from Béjaïa. He is also the grandson of actress Ouardia Hamtouche. He spent the first five years of his life in the 13th arrondissement, before his parents moved permanently to Chevilly-Larue Chevilly-Larue () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Name Chevilly-Larue was originally called simply Chevilly. The name Chevilly was recorded for the first time in 829 (in a donation ..., south of Paris. Career After collaborations with various rappers, he released his album ''Faites entrer Lac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niro (rapper)
Nourredine Bahri (; born 9 July 1987), better known by his stage name Niro (), is a born French Moroccan rapper from Blois. In 2013, he was signed to the AZ label after many years with the rap label Street Lourd formed by members of the French rap collective Mafia K'1 Fry. Career He started earlier releasing his street album ''Niroshima III'' in 2007. Niro became the first independent act to be signed to Street Lourd. His first single "70 Kg" was released in 2011 followed by "Dans ton kwaah" and "Pikassos". He was featured on recordings by well-known rappers including Seth Gueko, Kery James and Booba Élie Thitia Yaffa (; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper. After a brief stint as a break dancer in the early 1990s, Booba partnered with his friend Ali to form Lunatic. The duo released a crit .... He is considered one of the prominent figures of French "street rap" (''le rap de rue''). In 2012, he released his debut studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevran
Sevran () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, French department of Seine-Saint-Denis, northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. History The current Hôtel de Ville, Sevran, Hôtel de Ville was completed in 2015. Geography Sevran is located northeast of the Boulevard Périphérique.France’s troubled suburbs: Forgotten in the banlieues " ''The Economist''. 23 February 2013. Retrieved on 3 March 2014. Demographics Immigration As of 2013 the origins of over half of its resident are from outside France. The largest ethnic backgrounds within the foreign origins are from sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria, and Morocco.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gims
Gandhi Alimasi Djuna (born 6 May 1986), known professionally as Maître Gims and more recently just Gims (stylized in all caps), is a Congolese singer, rapper, producer, and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives in France and Morocco. He rose to fame as a member of the hip hop group Sexion d'Assaut. He pursued an individual career under the name Maître Gims in 2013. He previously released an extended play in 2006, titled '' Ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts''. During his career he has worked with several international artists such as Sia, Pitbull, Lil Wayne, Stromae, Maluma, Sting, and others. He has sold over 5 million records, including 3 million albums since the start of his career. He started his solo career in 2013 with the release of his first album, ''Subliminal'' in May on Wati B and Monstre Marin Corporation, which sold over a million copies and peaked at number two in the French album charts. In December he released a reissue titled ''Subliminal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futur (album)
''Futur'' () is the sixth album by French rapper Booba, released on 26 November 2012 on Tallac Records, via the major Universal Music Group Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, .... The album was re-issued in a two-disc set a ''Futur 2.0'' on 25 November 2013 exactly one year after the original release. The first CD of ''Futur 2.0'' has the same tracks as the original ''Futur'', while CD 2 includes eight new tracks not found on the original release. Track listing Charts Weekly charts ;''Futur'' ;''Futur 2.0'' Year-end charts ;''Futur'' Certifications References {{Authority control Booba albums 2012 albums 2010s French-language albums Universal Music Group albums Tallac Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Hitparade
The Swiss Hitparade () is Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland. The Swiss charts include: * Singles Top 75 (released since 1968) * Singles Top 100 * Albums Top 100 (released since late 1983) * Compilations Top 25 * Airplay Top 30 Since 2010, Hitparade's compiler Media Control has also set up ''Les charts'', a record chart of the highest-selling singles and albums in Romandie, the Francophone The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important a ... region of Switzerland: * Romandie Singles Top 20 (discontinued) * Romandie Albums Top 50 The charts are updated weekly on Sundays, and are posted publicly on the preceding Wednesday mornings. See also * List of number-one singles in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created in 1995 on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organization of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Two parallel sets of charts are concurrently produced and published; one is on behalf of Belgium's mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region, and the other catering to the nation's mainly French-speaking region of Wallonia. Ultratop charts The music charts produced by Ultratop organization are separated along regional-language boundaries, an unusual division that is justified by the cultural differences in Belgium. So it is that the mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region has one set of charts of record activity there, while the mainly French-speaking Wallonia region has another set to measure popularity in those provinces. The charts are broadcast on several Belgian radio st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
