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. 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/d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benash
Simon Laroche Nganou Noubissie, better known by the stage name Benash (born in Douala, Cameroon on 16 February 1994), is a French rapper from Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. He began his career as a member of the band 40000 Gang, before going solo under the wing of Booba. History Early life Benash was born in Douala, Cameroon. He moved to Boulogne-Billancourt, France, at the age of 6. Career 40000 Gang (2012-2015) In 2012, Benash joined the SDHS Family (Soldats Des Hauts de Seine Family), a band formed by friends from his neighborhood of which he appeared in the clips before integrating it. The band collaborated with Booba in February 2014 on the title "Porsche Panamera". During 2014, the group renamed itself "40000 Gang". Worn by the titles "Sosa", "César", "40K" and "Paris m'a tué", 40000 Gang released their first and only project, a mixtape called "Anarchy", on June 29, 2015 under 92i. The mixtape experienced a commercial failure selling only 2,642 copies on its ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kalash (rapper)
Kévin Valleray (born 12 June 1988), known by his stage name Kalash, is a Martinican-born French rapper and singer mixing trap music and Caribbean influences. Kalash is a reference to the Russian Kalashnikov rifle. He is also famous for his collaborations with French rap and hip hop artists notably Booba and Admiral T Admiral T, whose real name is Christy Campbell, is a French singer of reggae- dancehall music. He is one of the most popular and successful Guadeloupean singers. He is also a designer and the creator of the clothing trademark WOK LINE. Biograph .... His album ''Kaos'' released on 6 May 2016 on Capitol Records / Universal Music Group reached number 4 on the French SNEP albums chart. Discography Album Singles Other songs Featured in References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalash 1988 births Living people French rappers French people of Martiniquais descent Musicians from Strasbourg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lous And The Yakuza
Marie-Pierra Kakoma (; born 26 May 1996), known professionally as Lous and the Yakuza, is a Congolese-Belgian singer, rapper, songwriter, model, and artist. She rose to prominence after the release of her debut single "Dilemme" in September 2019, which was followed by "Tout est gore" in December 2019 and "Solo" in March 2020. Her debut album, ''Gore'', produced by el Guincho, was released on 16 October 2020. Early life Lous was born Marie-Pierra Kakoma in Lubumbashi, Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) on 26 May 1996. Her parents were prominent doctors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the time of her birth. Her Congolese father was a gynecologist, and her Rwandan mother was a pediatrician. Kakoma's mother was imprisoned in the Congo for two months during the Second Congo War in 1998 due to her ethnicity. After her father secured her mother's release, she fled to Belgium with one of Kakoma's sisters. Kakoma and the rest of her siblings joined their moth ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kalash Criminel
Amira Kiziamina, known better by his stage name Kalash Criminel, is a French rapper. He is albino and chooses to wear a balaclava, because when his musical activities began, he had to hide his face as his mother did not want him to rap. However, he received positive reactions for wearing the balaclava, and now wears it by choice. He is signed to Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music. He collaborates often with Kaaris, with whom he notably made the song "Arrêt du Cœur" on his album ''R.A.S''. Biography Kalash Criminel was born in Zaïre, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 14 February 1995. Initially, he lived in Kinshasa with his family, but with the onset of the First Congo War, he and his family fled to France. He and his family arrived in Rougemont, in Sevran and have been living there since. In his youth, he began to rap, initially becoming a part of the group Hall 14 avec les rappeurs Daystiil, Kifa, Krimo JS et Zino5."Biographie de Kalash Criminel" r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Booba
Élie Yaffa (; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper. After a brief stint as a break dancer in the early 1990s, Booba partnered with his friend Ali to form Lunatic. The duo released a critically acclaimed album in 2000 but disbanded in 2003. Booba has since embarked on a successful solo career, selling more than 10 million discs over his career and becoming the most legally downloaded artist in French history. Booba is praised for the quality of his flow and beats but often criticized because of the controversial nature of his lyrics. He has also established the rap label Tallac Records, and developed a line of jewellery. Life and career Élie Yaffa was born on 9 December 1976 in the outskirts of Paris in Sèvres. His father is Senegalese and his mother is French of Mosellan and Belgian descent. With his friend Ali they formed the duo Lunatic in 1994. Unable to secure a record deal from a major label because of their controvers ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vieilles Charrues Festival
The Vieilles Charrues Festival (french: Festival des Vieilles Charrues, ; br, Gouel an Erer Kozh, ; literally: Old Ploughs Festival) is held every year in mid-July in the city of Carhaix, located in western Brittany, France. This festival is the largest music festival in France, attracting more than 200,000 festival-goers every year (270,000 in 2011, 280,000 in 2017). This festival was created in 1992 in Landeleau, a small village in central Finistère. At that time, less than 500 revellers attended and the festival was more like a private party. The following year, the festival welcomed more than 2000 and that was the beginning of its success story. In 1995, due to lack of space on the original site, the festival moved to Carhaix city center and in 1998, for the same reason, the festival chose a site on the outskirts of Carhaix. In October 2016 the festival organizes an exceptional concert at Central Park in New York City in tribute to the many Bretons who were immigrants to the ci ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nero Nemesis
''Nero Nemesis'' is the eighth studio album by French rapper Booba, which was released on 4 December 2015 by AZ and Tallac Records. Track listing # "Walabok" (3:05) # "Talion" (4:02) # "Zer" (featuring Siboy & Benash) (4:40) # "92i Veyron" (3:37) # "Validée" (featuring Benash) (3:25) # "Attila" (2:48) # "Charbon" (3:38) # "U2K" (featuring Twinsmatic) (4:06) # "Génération Assassin" (2:23) # "Pinocchio" (featuring 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 li ... & Gato) (4:20) # "Comme les autres" (4:38) # "Habibi" (4:05) # "4G" (3:55) Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References Booba albums 2015 albums French-language albums {{2010s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dadju
Dadju Djuna Nsungula (; born 2 May 1991), better known by the mononym Dadju or at times Prince Dadj, is a French singer. He was signed to the label Wati B and in 2017 signed with Polydor Records of Universal Music Group. He was a member of the musical formation Shin Sekaï alongside rapper Abou Tall from 2012 to 2016. The duo was part of the label Wati B and released the album ''Indéfini''. The duo announced that they were breaking up so they can each follow solo careers. Dadju released his solo album ''Gentleman 2.0'' in 2017. Personal life Dadju comes from a musical family. His father is Djanana Djuna, a Congolese vocalist of Papa Wemba's band. His half-brother is Gims, a famous solo rapper and ex-member of the successful French rap group Sexion d'Assaut Sexion d'Assaut (), formerly known as 3ème Prototype (for "Troisième Prototype" ; en, "3rd Prototype"), is a French hip hop band formed in 2002, composed of eight Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent recor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ninho
William Nzobazola better known by his stage name Ninho (; born 2 April 1996) is a French rapper of DR Congo, Congolese descent who has released six successful albums—''M.I.L.S (Maintenant ils le savent)'' in 2016, ''Comme prévu'' in 2017, ''M.I.L.S. 2.0'' in 2018, ''Destin'' in 2019, ''M.I.L.S 3'' in 2020 and ''Jefe'' in 2021. Discography Albums Singles *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.Featured in *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultr ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Orelsan
Aurélien Cotentin (; born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan, sometimes stylized as OrelSan (), is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and film director. He has released four studio albums: his debut ''Perdu d'avance'' on 16 February 2009, his second album ''Le chant des sirènes'' on 26 September 2011, his third album ''La fête est finie'' on 20 October 2017 and his fourth album '' Civilisation '' on 19 November 2021. He is also one half of the French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, along with Gringe, with whom he has released two studio albums: ''Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters'' in 2013, and the original soundtrack for their 2015 film ''Comment c'est loin''. Orelsan's artistry and rapping technique has drawn him comparisons to American rap legend Eminem on several occasions, primarily because both are prominent white rappers and both are known for their ability to switch between or combine violent and comical rapping technique ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vald (rapper)
Valentin Le Du (; born 15 July 1992), better known by his stage name Vald (; sometimes stylized as VALD), is a French rapper. Born in Aulnay-sous-Bois, in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, he studied at ''Lycée privé catholique l'Espérance'' where he received a Baccalauréat S (Sciences). He then studied medicine for a semester before moving to Mathematics/Information, graduating with a ''licence''. He also studied sound engineering. He started rapping at age 17. He released a mixtape, ''NQNTMQMQMB (Ni Queue Ni Tête Mais Qui Met Quand Même Bien)'' in 2012, followed by another mixtape ''Cours de rattrapage'' the same year. Both were re-edited in 2016 as a double CD released through his website. On 27 October 2014, he released his debut EP ''NQNT (Ni Queue Ni Tête)'' with a music video, ''Bonjour'', finding success. It was followed by the release of EP ''NQNT 2'' on 25 September 2015. On 20 January 2017, he released his debut album ''Agartha'' on Mezoued Records & Suther ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |