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Laylow
Jeremy Larroux (born 1993), better known as Laylow is a French rapper from Toulouse. In 2018, Laylow released the EPs ''.RAW'' and ''RAW-Z''. His debut album, ''Trinity'', featuring collaborations with Lomepal, S.Pri Noir, Jok'Air, Wit. and Alpha Wann, was released on 28 February 2020. The album reached number 3 in the French Albums Charts. The follow up ''L'étrange histoire de Mr. Anderson'' peaked at number 1 with collaborations with Damso, Nekfeu, Hamza, Alpha Wann and Slowthai. Early life Laylow was born in 1993 in Toulouse, a city in southern France, where lived there until the age of nine, when he left for Tunisia with his father briefly, before joining his mother in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He then spent some time in the city of Mirande in the Gers at a boarding school, where he met his future manager, and ended up settling in Toulouse. It was at this age that he began to rap after his older brother introduced him to the art. He was influenced by American artists such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Wann
Alpha Omar Wann (; born 2 July 1989), also known as Phaal or Philly Phaal, is a French rapper and songwriter, and was the main member of the band 1995 that also included Nekfeu, Areno Jaz, Fonky Flav', Sneazzy and DJ Lo' (aka Hologramme Lo'). He was also member of the band L'entourage. He is the founder of Don Dada Records, and he signed to Universal Music Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its .... A founding member of 1995, Alpha Wann launched also a solo career releasing three consecutive EPs as a trilogy known as Alph Lauren. On 21 September 2018, he released his debut album, ''Une main lave l'autre'' also known as ''UMLA'' which was certified gold a year later. At the end of 2020, he released his successful mixtape [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damso
William Kalubi Mwamba (born 10 May 1992 in Kinshasa), better known by his stage name Damso (), is a Belgian-Congolese rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is popular in France, where all of his albums were certified at least platinum. Early life Kalubi was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo). When he was nine years old, he and his family left the country because of the bloody armed conflict and moved to Belgium. They eventually settled in Matonge, a largely Congolese neighborhood in Ixelles, Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss .... William's mother is Rose Marthe. Education After completing secondary school, Damso's parents encouraged him to continue his studies, and he pursued a degree in marketing and psychology. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nekfeu
Ken Samaras (, ; born 3 April 1990), better known by his stage name Nekfeu (), is a French rapper, actor and record producer. He is also a member of the bands L'entourage and 1995. He started his career as a member of $-Crew, with childhood friends Framal, Mekra, 2zer Washington and DJ Elite. He joined 1995 in 2007, participating in open mic duels around Paris. Early life and career Samaras was born in La Trinité, a commune within the Nice metropolitan area, to a father of Greek descent and a mother of Scottish descent. At the age of 11, he and his family moved to the 15th arrondissement of Paris. After two extended plays with 1995 (''Aurélie'' in 2011 and ''Anais'' in 2012), as well as the studio album ''Paris Sud Minute'' in 2013, Nekfeu released his debut studio album '' Feu'' on 8 June 2015, for which he won Best Urban Music Album at the Victoires de la musique in February 2016, as well as ''Destins Liés'' with $-Crew in June 2016. In 2015, he also wrote and perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slowthai
Tyron Kaymone Frampton (born 18 December 1994), better known by his stage name Slowthai (stylised in lowercase), is a British rapper. Raised in Northampton, he rose to popularity in 2019 for his gritty and rough instrumentals and raw, politically charged lyrics, especially around Brexit and Theresa May's tenure as British prime minister. Slowthai placed fourth in the BBC Sound of 2019 and followed up in the same year with his debut studio album, ''Nothing Great About Britain.'' The album was nominated for the Mercury Prize; at Slowthai's 2019 Mercury Prize ceremony performance, he held a fake severed head of British prime minister Boris Johnson on stage, prompting controversy. Early life Tyron Kaymone Frampton was born on 18 December 1994 in Northampton to Gaynor, a teenage mother of Barbadian descent. Frampton, his sister, and his brother were raised by their single mother in a council estate in the Lings area of Northampton. His younger brother Michael died shortly after h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damso (rapper)
William Kalubi Mwamba (born 10 May 1992 in Kinshasa), better known by his stage name Damso (), is a Belgian-Congolese rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is popular in France, where all of his albums were certified at least platinum. Early life Kalubi was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo). When he was nine years old, he and his family left the country because of the bloody armed conflict and moved to Belgium. They eventually settled in Matonge, a largely Congolese neighborhood in Ixelles, Brussels. William's mother is Rose Marthe. Education After completing secondary school, Damso's parents encouraged him to continue his studies, and he pursued a degree in marketing and psychology. However, he began spending considerable time in recording studios, and his grades suffered. This led to a clash with his parents, especially his father, who had been a medical doctor in Kinshasa.Jeune Afrique Interview http://www.jeuneafrique.com/336516/culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sneazzy
Mohamed Amine Khemisa better known as Sneazzy or Sneazzy West or Sneaz' (born on 12 January 1992) is a French rapper and actor. Besides his own solo output, he is also a member of the French rap collective 1995. Sneazzy was born in a mixed Moroccan and Tunisian family and grew up with his mother in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. In 2008, he co-founded the hip hop collective 1995 alongside Nekfeu Ken Samaras (, ; born 3 April 1990), better known by his stage name Nekfeu (), is a French rapper, actor and record producer. He is also a member of the bands L'entourage and 1995. He started his career as a member of $-Crew, with childhood f ... and a number of other artists like Alpha Wann, Darryl Zeuja, Areno Jaz, Fonky Flav' and DJ Lo'. Their collective EP ''La Source''in 2011 was followed by the EP ''La suite'' in 2012 and the album ''Paris Sud Minute'' beginning of 2013. In 2015, Sneazzy released his debut solo album ''Super'' with limited success. In 2016 and 2017 he rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamza (rapper)
Hamza Al-Farissi ( Berber: ⵃⴰⵎⵣⴰ ⵍⴼⴰⵔⵉⵙⵉ, ''Ḥamza l-Farisi''; Arabic: حمزة الفارسي, ''Hamzat āl-Fārisi''; born 1 August 1994), better known by the mononym Hamza, is a Belgian rapper, singer and beatmaker. Hamza is signed to Rec. 118 and Warner Music. Career Born in Laeken, a suburb of Brussels, to parents of Moroccan origin, he formed the hip hop band Kilogramme Gang as an adolescent with his friends Triton and MK. He also used the logo "Saucegod". The band released the urban project ''Gotham City Vol. 1''. Hamza composed the beats used by the band. After the band broke up, Hamza went solo in 2013 releasing his solo debut ''Recto Verso''. After meeting Dakose, he resumed his musical activity with the latter as his manager. In May 2015, he released the mixtape ''H-24'' exclusively on the site HauteCulture.com, gaining public attention in Belgium and France. This was followed by the project ''Zombie Life'' with wider appeal, and in 2016, the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koba LaD
Marcel Junior Loutarila (; born April 3, 2000), better known as Koba LaD (), is a French rapper from Évry, Île-de-France. He grew up in famous Bâtiment 7 in Évry, where Bolémvn came from. His name Koba is inspired from the fictional character in Planet of the Apes ''Planet of the Apes'' is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on Frenc .... "LaD" means 'la débrouille, la détaille, la défonce'. He is signed with Def Jam Recordings. The wealth of Koba laD is estimated at $3,500,000. Discography Albums ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinos (rapper)
Jules Jomby (born 30 November 1993 in Douala), better known by the stage name Dinos (formerly known as Dinos Punchlinovic), is a French rapper from La Courneuve, Seine-Saint-Denis. History Early life Dinos was born in Douala, Cameroon. He moved to La Courneuve, France, at the age of 4. Career He released his first project called ''Thumb Up'' in 2011, and began to make a name for himself in Paris' underground rap battles. In May 2013, Dinos signed to Def Jam France, and on 3 June 2013 he released an EP titled ''L'Alchimiste'' in reference to Paulo Coelho's book of the same name. In 2014, Dinos left Def Jam France for Capitol Music France A capitol, named after the Capitoline Hill in Rome, is usually a legislative building where a legislature meets and makes laws for its respective political entity. Specific capitols include: * United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. * Numero ... and released, on 14 April 2014, a second EP titled ''Appearances'', supported by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rim'K
Abdelkrim Brahmi a.k.a. Rim'K (born 21 June 1978 in Paris, France) is an Algerian–French rapper. Rim'K was raised in the Parisian suburb of Vitry-sur-Seine. His family is originally from Barbacha in Algeria and is mentioned many times in his lyrics. He is a member of the group 113 alongside Mokobé and AP and the super-group music collective Mafia K-1 Fry. He also has a group called Maghreb United. Having been innovative in many musical aspects, such as the introduction of Maghrebian folk rhythms in rap. Rim'K thus remains one of the major figures of the French-speaking rap scene. His musical success, which can be explained both in the quality of his art and in his artistic finds, also comes from the fact that Rim'K is perceived as a link linking the Maghreb to France and that his longevity in music has made him a father figure to many french rap listeners. Discography Albums Solo with 113 *1998 : ''Ni Barreaux, Ni Barrières, Ni Frontières (EP)'' *1999 : ''Les Princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Paris. It is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, fourth-largest city in France after Paris, Marseille and Lyon, with 493,465 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries (2019 census); its Functional area (France), metropolitan area has a population of 1,454,158 inhabitants (2019 census). Toulouse is the central city of one of the 20 Métropole, French Métropoles, with one of the three strongest Population growth, demographic growth (2013-2019). Toulouse is the centre of the European aerospace industry, with the headquarters of Airbus, the SPOT (satellites), SPOT satellite system, ATR (aircraft manufacturer), ATR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twitter
Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and 'Reblogging, retweet' tweets, while unregistered users only have the ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile Frontend and backend, frontend software, or programmatically via its APIs. Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur), Evan Williams in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California and has more than 25 offices around the world. , more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day, and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion Web search query, search queries per day. In 2013, it was one of the ten List of most popular websites, most-visited websites and has been de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
