Mafia K-1 Fry sometimes stylized as Mafia K'1 Fry is a French collective of
hip hop
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artists,
rappers, beatboxers, DJs, MCs and music producers mostly coming from the
Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a ...
and the Orly-Choisy-Vitry-Joinville axis (being locations in
Orly
Orly () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the center of Paris.
The name of Orly came from Latin ''Aureliacum'', "the villa of Aurelius".
Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the c ...
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Choisy-le-Roi -
Vitry-sur-Seine
Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris.
Name
Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin ''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victori ...
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Joinville-le-Pont), suburbs located south of Paris.
It was founded in 1995 with an initiative by Douma le Parrain. The name Mafia K'1 Fry comes from a rap verse during a freestyle improvised in à
Orly
Orly () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the center of Paris.
The name of Orly came from Latin ''Aureliacum'', "the villa of Aurelius".
Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the c ...
at the "Demi-Lune": "Tu peux pas test avec la Mafia K'1 Fry," (You can't f*ck with the Mafia K'1 Fry") with "K'1 Fry" being a
verlan
The verlan word "pineco" comes from "copine".
() is a type of argot in the French language, featuring inversion of syllables in a word, and is common in slang and youth language. It rests on a long French tradition of transposing syllables of in ...
term for ''africain'', hence, translated into English, African Mafia. It was also known as "L'Union" and later "113 Clan". Las Montana was also a leader in the group that suffered from many legal problems as many of its members went to prison on certain charges. The members of
Intouchable were hit by even bigger problems with a series of deaths of its members like Mamad, Las Montana and M.S.
The diverse group concentrated on Hip-Hop, but there were also breakdancers like Mokobé, Selim du 94 and Teddy Corona, graffiti artists like AP and Douma, backers like Las Montana, Mamad, Rocco, OGB, beatboxers like Mista Flo and DJs like DJ Mehdi and DJ Mosko.
Besides solo projects by many of its members, the collective realised two mini albums: ''Les Liens Sacrés'' and ''Légendaire'' before departure of
Kery James in 2003 (he rejoined in 2007), and death of certain members most notably Las Montana and disappearance of M.S. Some members had big commercial success like
113 113 may refer to:
*113 (number), a natural number
*AD 113, a year
*113 BC, a year
*113 (band), a French hip hop group
*113 (MBTA bus), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus route
*113 (New Jersey bus), Ironbound Garage in Newark and run to ...
and
Rohff and
Intouchable (with
Dry,
Demon One and Mamad) before Mamad's death in 2003 just after the collective joint album ''La cerise sur le ghetto'', which marked the release of music videos for "Pour ceux
and "Balance
The period was marked by the departure of Popa Project and Rohff although keeping some nominal relations with the collective, with Rohff. In 2007, the collective released its biggest successful album ''Jusqu'à la mort'' (#7 in French albums chart). Mafia K'1 Fry will be releasing a new title in 2012.
Members
Refer to infobox on right
In popular culture
*A documentary about the collective titled ''Si tu roules avec la Mafia K'1 Fry'' also found great success (both critically and commercially). The DVD release went platinum.
*The collective launched its line of ''Mafia K'1 Fry'' clothing.
Discography
(Titles under the name of the collective. For individual albums, see various member pages)
*1997: ''Les liens sacrés''
*1998: ''Légendaire''
*2003: ''La cerise sur le ghetto''
*2007: ''Jusqu'à la mort''
;''Street Lourd'' Compilations
''Street Lourd'' is a series of compilations from various members of Mafia K'1 Fry and guests. The initial compilation was released in 2004. A second series was released in 2010 with tracks and collaborations by
Rohff,
Kery James, Kool Shen,
La Fouine,
Sinik,
Kamelancien,
Soprano
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,
Nessbeal,
Sefyu,
Rim'K
Abdelkrim Brahmi, known professionally as Rim'K (born 21 June 1978 in Paris, France), is a France, French rapper. Rim'K was raised in the Parisian suburb of Vitry-sur-Seine. His family is originally from Barbacha, Algeria, which is mentioned ma ...
,
Mister You,
Youssoupha,
Tunisiano, Despo Ruti, Zesau, Meh, RR, Alkapote, Salif, Shone, SixCoups MC, Mista Flo,
Seth Gueko, Alpha 5.20, AP (of
113 113 may refer to:
*113 (number), a natural number
*AD 113, a year
*113 BC, a year
*113 (band), a French hip hop group
*113 (MBTA bus), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus route
*113 (New Jersey bus), Ironbound Garage in Newark and run to ...
), Nubi Sale,
L.I.M, Selim du 94,
Demon One,
Dry, Boulox, Larsen, Arsenik (Lino and Calbo), Mam's Maniolo, Bushy, TLF (Ikbal, Karlito), OGB,
Médine, Le Rat Luciano,
Alonzo
Alonzo is both a given name and a Spanish language, Spanish surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Alonzo de Barcena, 16th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and linguist
*Alonzo de Santa Cruz (–1567), Spanish cartographer, ...
, Teddy Corona, Brasco, Ghetto Youss, Aketo, Niro, Skomoni
*2004: ''
Street Lourd Hall Stars''
*2010: ''
Street Lourd Hall Stars II''
;Individual albums
*1992: Ideal J - ''La vie est brutale''
*1995: Different Teep - ''La route est longue''
*1996: Ideal J - ''Original Mc's sur une mission''
*1996: Ideal J - ''Cash Remix''
*1996: Manu Key - ''Regarde moi bien toi''
*1997: Different Teep - ''La rime urbaine''
*1997: ''Opération coup de poing''
*1998:
113 113 may refer to:
*113 (number), a natural number
*AD 113, a year
*113 BC, a year
*113 (band), a French hip hop group
*113 (MBTA bus), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus route
*113 (New Jersey bus), Ironbound Garage in Newark and run to ...
- ''Truc de fou''
*1998: 113 - ''Ni barreau, ni barrière, ni frontière''
*1998: Ideal J - ''Le combat continue''
*1998: OGB - ''Rap offensif''
*1998: Manu Key - ''Manu Key''
*1998:
Rohff - ''Le Code de l'honneur''
*1999: 113 - ''Les princes de la ville''
*2000: Manu Key - ''94 Ghetto Vol.1''
*2000:
Intouchable - ''Les points sur les i''
*2000: Manu Key -''Manuscrit''
*2001: Karlito - ''Contenu sous pression''
*2001: Yezi l'Escroc - ''Les choses de la vie''
*2001: Intouchable - ''I have a dream''
*2001: Kery James -'' Si c'était à refaire''
*2001: 113 - ''113 Fout la merde''
*2001: OGB - ''Vitry Club''
*2002: DJ Mehdi - The Story of Espion
*2002: 113 - ''Dans l'urgence'' (réédition)
*2002: Rohff - ''La vie avant la mort''
*2003: Rohff - ''Le son c'est la guerre''
*2004: Kery James - ''Savoir & vivre ensemble''
*2004: Rim'K - ''L'enfant du pays''
*2004: Intouchable - ''D'hier à aujourd'hui''
*2004: Rohff - ''94''
*2004: Rohff - ''La fierté des nôtres''
*2004: Manu Key - ''Prolifique Vol.1''
*2004: DJ Mosko, Teddy Corona, Mista Flo - ''Street lourd hall stars''
*2005: Rohff - ''Charisme''
*2005: Kery James - ''D'hier à aujourd'hui''
*2005: Kery James - ''Ma vérité''
*2005: Rohff - ''Ça fait plaisir''
*2005: Intouchable - ''La vie de rêve''
*2005: OGB - ''OGBest of collector''
*2005: 113 - ''113 Degrés''
*2005: Rohff - ''Au-delà de mes limites''
*2006: DJ Mehdi - Lucky Boy
*2006: Manu Key - ''Street tape collector''
*2006: OGB - ''Enfermé dehors''
*2006: Karlito & No.nord - ''Ozas''
*2006: 113 - ''Illegal Radio''
*2007: DJ Mehdi - Lucky Boy at Night
*2007: Rohff - ''Au dela de mes limites Classics'' (réédition)
*2007: Manu Key - ''Prolifique Vol.2''
*2007: Mokobé - ''Mon Afrique''
*2007: OGB - ''Combien savent''
*2007: Rohff - ''Le Cauchemar Du Rap Français Vol 1''
*2007: Demon One - ''Mon Rap''
*2007:
Rim'K
Abdelkrim Brahmi, known professionally as Rim'K (born 21 June 1978 in Paris, France), is a France, French rapper. Rim'K was raised in the Parisian suburb of Vitry-sur-Seine. His family is originally from Barbacha, Algeria, which is mentioned ma ...
- ''Famille Nombreuse''
*2008: DJ Mosko - ''DJ Mosko en mode Live''
*2008:
Demon One - ''Démons & Merveilles''
*2008: Kery James - ''A l'ombre du show business''
*2008: Dry - ''De la pure pour les durs''
*2008: Mafia K'1 Fry - ''Légendaire'' (réédition)
*2008: OGB & L'équipe - ''Esprit d'équipe''
*2008: Rohff - ''Le Code de l'horreur''
*2009: AP - ''Discret''
*2009: Manu Key - ''Collector''
*2009: Kery James - ''Réel''
*2009:
Dry - ''Les derniers seront les premiers''
*2009: Rim'K - ''Maghreb United''
*2009: Rohff - ''Zénith Classics'' (CD/DVD Live)
*2010: DJ Mosko, Teddy Corona, Mista Flo - ''Street lourd hall stars 2''
*2010: 113 - ''Universel''
*2010: Rohff - ''La Cuenta''
*2011: OGB - ''La Mémoire''
*2011: Mokobé - ''Africa Forever''
*2012: Dry - ''Tôt ou Tard''
*2012: Demon One - '' Les Fleurs du Mals''
*2012: Rohff - '' Le Padre du Rap Game''
*2012: Kery James - ''92-2012'' (compilation)
References
External links
Mafia K'1 Fry Official websiteMafia K'1 Fry Clothing lineMafia K'1 Frty SkyRock pageMafia K-1 Fry FacebookStreet Lourd website
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Musical collectives