Fabrice Ayékoué (born 24 January 1988 in

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. ...

), better known by his

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

Fababy, is a French

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

, singer and

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...

of Ivorian origin.

Career

In 2009, Fababy met rapper Despo Rutti, and appeared with him on a

freestyle Freestyle may refer to: Brands * Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe * Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile * Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine * ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker * Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...

video called "La Saint-Valentin Featuring La Batte de Base Ball", posted on 14 February 2010, where he assumed the moniker F.A.B. The video was viewed over 30,000 times. He then appeared with Rutti on the radio station

Planète Rap Planète Rap is a French radio programme broadcast on Skyrock, hosted by Fred Musa. Background Planète Rap presents Rap and R'n'B artists, with live performances, freestyles, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, as well as mixes performed a ...

, to help promote Rutti's album, ''Conviction Suicidaire''. Under the moniker Fababy, he recorded the track "Dans Nos Yeux" (In Our Eyes) on the compilation rap album ''Cosa Nostra'' by Juston Records, which was released on 1 March 2010. When the ''Cosa Nostra'' album was being promoted, he got to perform the track at the Nouveau Casino in Paris. Fababy released his first solo music video titled, "Fuck L'amour" (Fuck Love) on 14 February 2011, one year after his first collaborative video. He also featured on the rap album ''Biography of Seven'' and released a clip entitled "L'etat nous baratine" on 31 March as a collaboration with French rap artist Seven. Shortly after, he released another clip "Crie 93" exclusively on rap website Booska-p. Fababy then signed on with recording label Banlieue Sale, run by French rapper

La Fouine Laouni Mouhid ( ar, العوني محيد , ; born 25 December 1981), commonly known by his stage name La Fouine (, ; ), with additional aliases such as Fouiny Babe or just Fouiny (), is a French rapper and singer of Moroccan descent. He is own ...

. Fababy appears three times on La Fouine's album ''Capitale du Crime Vol. 3'' with the tracks "J'arrive en balle" (I've come to the ball), "C'est bien" (It's Good), and "Jealousy". His mixtape ''Symphonie des Chargeurs Vol. 1'' (The Symphony Chargers Volume 1) was released on 27 February 2012 which includes the tracks "La Symphonie des Chargeurs", "Du Mal à Dire", "Avec La Haine" and "Problème".

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

Singles

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Featured singles

Other featured work

* ''Capitale du Crime Vol. 3'' (2011) - three tracks by

feat. Fababy * "Ce Que Je Pense" (2012) - Soraya Hama feat. Fababy * "93 Babies" (2012) - Sadek feat. Fababy

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fababy French rappers 1988 births Living people French people of Ivorian descent Rappers from Seine-Saint-Denis