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L'Institut
L'Institut is a French hip hop collective, established in 2005 as an offshoot of Sexion d'Assaut, and associated with Wati B. L'institut was formed by various rap and hip hop / freestyle acts mostly coming from 9th arrondissement in Paris. L'Institut released the collective album ''Equipe de nuit'' in June 2013 that included in addition various collaborations with L.I.O. Pétrodollars, S.Pri Noir and Shin Sekaï. The group was dissolved in 2014, despite encouraging initial success with various band members concentrating on solo projects and collaborations. Members of the collective notably Dr. Beriz, Insolent and Abou Debeing have also had many separate releases, collaborations and chart success in their own right. Members Abou Debeing and Docteur Beriz (sometimes Docteur Berize, Dr. Beriz) are two prominent founding members of L'Institut. Although there were a number of changes, other main acts associated to L'Institut were Dadif, L'Insolent, Le H de Guerre, John Kafé and L. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wati B
Wati B () is an independent French record label established in 2000 by Dawala and rap band Intouchable. "Wati B" comes from , a Bamanankan expression that means "all the time". Dawala directs the operations of the label. Due to the popularity of its signed acts across the French-speaking world, Wati B established its own "Wati B" line of fashion apparel with the first "Wati Boutique" opened on 1 February 2011 in Paris. Signed artists The label has signed many acts including the very successful Sexion d'Assaut. It also produced ''Pur Son Guetto'' series with two volumes released. ;Presently signed artists ;Previous signed acts *Jarod *H-magnum * Demon One *Maryam *Esaloss *Le 3e prototype - a subgrouping of Sexion d'Assaut (2005 to 2009) made up of Lefa, Maitre Gims, Barack Adama, Maska and Jeryzoos Major releases ;Singles featured in *2012: "WatiBigAli" ( Big Ali featuring Wati B) **Wati B represented in the single "WatiBigAli" by Black M, Dry and Shin Sekaï's Dadju. Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black M
Alpha Diallo (born 27 December 1984), better known by his stage name Black M (originally Black Mesrimes), is a French rapper, singer, songwriter and member of the Sexion d'Assaut group. In 2014, he released his first solo album, entitled '' Les yeux plus gros que le monde'', which shortly after was certified diamond. It was due to this album that Black M was launched into the French scene. Early life Alpha Diallo's parents are of Guinean origin, precisely from the Donghol-Sigon region in Fouta Djalon. He grew up in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, a district in which he still lives today, coming from a modest family. Career Sexion d'Assaut (2002–2012) The pseudonym Black Mesrimes is a play on words, a contraction between the name of the former public enemy number one, Jacques Mesrine, and the words “rhymes” and “black” evoking his skin color. Since 2020, he is mainly referred to as Black M. During his appearances in Sexion d'Assaut music videos, he uses ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
H Magnum
Guy-Hervé Imboua, better known by his stage name H Magnum, is a French rapper of Ivorian origin signed to the LoudSchool Production record label. Guy-Hervé Imboua was born in Yopougon, Ivory Coast, and immigrated at the age of 9 years old to France and resided in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. He started rapping in various bands, notably Aconit, a collective of young rappers from Saint-Blaise region, and appeared in various compilations. He later joined the rap collective L'Injection Lyricale. Gaining fame, he opened for on 11 April 2009 at Bercy and performed alongside a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry (rapper)
Delica Landry (born 19 November 1977), better known by his stage name Dry, is a French rapper of Congolese origin. He is also known by the aliases "L'Amiral" and "L'Intransférable". Landry Delica grew up in Sevran in Seine-Saint-Denis, outside of Paris, where he was friends with the rapper Nessbeal before moving in 1991 to Orly in the Val-de-Marne. In addition to his solo work, Dry is a member of French rap group Intouchable alongside band member Demon One (real name Hakim Sid). He is also part of the French rap collective Mafia K-1 Fry (sometimes stylized as Mafia K'1 Fry) alongside the other Intouchable member Demon One. Intouchable, Dry and Demon One had a lot of collaborations with other members of the collective. As member of Mafia K-1 Fry, Dry took part in albums by rappers Ideal J, Rohff and 113 before releasing with Intouchable the 2000 album ''Les points sur les I''. In 2004, he took part in the third album Rohff ''La fierté des nôtres'' and in the compilati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maître Gims
Gandhi Bilel Djuna (; born 6 May 1986), better known by his stage name Maître Gims () and more recently just Gims (, ; sometimes stylized as GIMS), is a Congolese-French rapper, singer and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives in France and Morocco. He is a former member of the hip hop group Sexion d'Assaut and released his first major album, ''Subliminal'' in 2013. The album sold over a million copies in France and peaked at number two in the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. His other two albums follow: ''Mon cœur avait raison'' in 2015 and ''Ceinture noire'' in 2018 reached number one in France and Belgium (Wallonia) and peaked in the top 40 in various European countries, including Denmark, Italy and Switzerland. He has topped the French singles charts four times, including once as a featured artist, most recently in 2018 with his song "La même". The song was the most performed in France in 2018 and it helped Gims become the most performed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradur
Wanani Gradi Mariadi (born November 28, 1990), better known by his stage name Gradur (), is a French rapper of Congolese origin from Roubaix, Hauts-de-France. He first gained recognition from a series of freestyles called Sheguey. He started as part of the rap band 59. Enjoying great following online, he formed his own entourage dubbed Sheguey Squad sheguey meaning "child of the street" in Congolese lingo and released his mixtape ''ShegueyVara'' in 2014 with the music video "Traction". His greatly expected debut album ''L'homme au Bob'' was released on February 23, 2015 with collaborations f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alonzo (rapper)
Kassimou Djae, better known by his stage name Alonzo, is a French rapper and singer who is signed to Def Jam France. He started rapping from 2002 onwards and was part of the Marseille-based hip hop band Psy 4 de la Rime as Segnor Alonzo alongside band members Don Vincenzo (real name Illiassa Issilame), Soprano (real name Saïd M'Roubaba) and DJ Sya Styles (real name Rachid Aït Baar). In 2010, he released a solo album ''Les temps modernes''. His 2012 album ''Amour, gloire & cité'' (aka AG&C) contains collaborations with a number of artists such as Kenza Farah, Soprano and L'Algérino. His two next albums ''Règlement de comptes'' and ''Avenue de Saint-Antoine'' are certified gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile .... Discography Albums As part of Psy 4 de la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imen Es
Imen Essrhir better known as Imen Es (born 3 June 1998 in Sevran) is a French singer. In 2020 she released her debut album ''Nos vies''. She has many collaborations and singles most notably "1ère fois' certified diamond. Career She was born to Moroccan immigrants to France coming from Meknès, Morocco. She grew up in Sevran and initially was involved in football and boxing. After releasing videos online, she was supported by French rapper Abou Debeing, who became her producer. The two released "Mes défauts" in 2018. She also collaborated with Lartiste and DJ Kayz in "Fonce". Then she launched a solo career with her first major hit in "Attentat". On 14 February 2020, she released her debut album ''Nos vies'' with 20 tracks and collaborations with Dadju, Alonzo, Marwa Loud, Abou Debeing, Ju and Franglish. Other releases included collaborations with Kaaris, Da Uzi, DJ Hamida, Benab and many others. Her biggest hit is "1ère fois" with Alonzo that was certified platinum. On 3 Dec ... [...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 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 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 stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KeBlack
Cédric Matéta Nkomi (born in Creil, Oise, France on 30 January 1992) better known by the stage name KeBlack is a French rapper and singer of Congolese origin. He is signed to the Bomayé Musik label. Keblack displayed interested in music at the age of 15. His older brother was already a well-known rapper, and thus Nkomi was encouraged to pursue a musical education. He was influenced the most by the group MGS. Youssoupha Youssoupha Mabiki (born August 29, 1979), better known by his nickname Youssoupha () is a French rapper of Congolese descent. Early life and career He was born to a Congolese father, the musician and Congo-Kinshasa political figure Tabu Ley Ro ... and his record label Bomayé Musik (part of Universal Music) signed him with his release "J'ai déconné", which became a hit in 2015. He became more famous with the certified diamond " Bazardée" which garnered 180 million views on YouTube. Encouraged by its success, he launched a new musical project, the album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
