Malek Brahimi (also known as Abdelmalek Sultan), better known by his

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Freeman, is a

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artist and breakdancer. He was a member of the successful hip hop group IAM together with

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, Shurik'n, Khéops,

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, and Kephren. He has also worked as a solo artist and an

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. Freeman lives in

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, but says that he is above all an Internationalist. Brahimi was born in

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on 9 May 1972, and has lived most of his life in the district of Belsunce, in

. At first, when IAM was formed in 1988, Brahimi worked with them as a breakdancer under the alias Abdelmalek Sultan, but he soon started

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and appearing on the group's albums. In 1999, he published his first solo album, '' L'palais de justice''. Freeman also appeared as an actor in '' Comme un aimant'', a 2000 film by fellow IAM member Akhenaton and Kamel Saleh.

Discography

* '' L'Palais de Justice'' (1999) * '' Mars Eyes'' (2001) * '' L'espoir d'un (c)reve'' (2008)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman French male rappers Algerian emigrants to France Musicians from Marseille Musicians from Algiers Living people 1972 births Rappers from Bouches-du-Rhône Breakdancers