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Intouchable
Intouchable is a French rap band from Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, founded in 1992 by rappers Dry and Demon One. They are also part of the rap/urban collective Mafia K-1 Fry. Besides important collaborations with the collective, the band released two albums, ''Les points sur les I'' in 2000 and ''La vie de rêve'' in 2005, as well as a mixtape and a maxi EP. Band members Dry and Demon One also released, in their turn, individual albums, mixtapes etc. Members Main members were Demon One and Dry. But Intouchable had, at one time, a number of other member rappers. But more than one member's departures was in tragic circumstances *M.S. (real name Mansa Konaté) - disappeared in 1998 never to be found *Las Montana (real name Lassana Touré) - died in 1999 in very strange circumstances *Mamad - (real name Mamoudou Doucouré) - died in 2003 immediately after the release of an album by the Mafia K'1 Fry collective *Mokem - left the band Discography Albums ;As Intouchable ;Solo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon One
Hakim Sid (born 2 July 1975), better known by his stage name Demon One, is a French rapper of Algerian origin. Hakim Sid was born Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne of an Algerian father and a French mother started rapping at a very young age. He was friends with M.S. (Mansa Konaté). He is a founding member of Intouchable alongside Dry (real name Landry Delica). Demon One made his first appearance with Dry, M.S. in 1994. In 1996, Intouchable became part of the rap collective Mafia K-1 Fry. In 1997, Mamad joined Intouchable. Demon One appeared with some solo work in the second album of Ideal J ''Le combat continue'' in 1998 with the track "L'amour". In 2000, Intouchable released their debut album ''Les points sur les I'' and started a tour with rap band 113. Demon One also released solo tracks on various Mafia K-1 Fry projects. In 2005, Intouchable released their second studio album ''La vie de rêve''. Thanks to the track "La gagne" with Tonton David, Intouchable gained a lot of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry (rapper)
Delica Landry (born 19 November 1977), better known by his stage name Dry, is a French rapper of Congolese origin. He is also known by the aliases "L'Amiral" and "L'Intransférable". Landry Delica grew up in Sevran in Seine-Saint-Denis, outside of Paris, where he was friends with the rapper Nessbeal before moving in 1991 to Orly in the Val-de-Marne. In addition to his solo work, Dry is a member of French rap group Intouchable alongside band member Demon One (real name Hakim Sid). He is also part of the French rap collective Mafia K-1 Fry (sometimes stylized as Mafia K'1 Fry) alongside the other Intouchable member Demon One. Intouchable, Dry and Demon One had a lot of collaborations with other members of the collective. As member of Mafia K-1 Fry, Dry took part in albums by rappers Ideal J, Rohff and 113 before releasing with Intouchable the 2000 album ''Les points sur les I''. In 2004, he took part in the third album Rohff ''La fierté des nôtres'' and in the compilation '' St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mafia K'1 Fry
Mafia K-1 Fry sometimes stylized as Mafia K'1 Fry is a French collective of hip hop artists, rappers, beatboxers, DJs, MCs and music producers mostly coming from the Val-de-Marne and the Orly-Choisy-Vitry-Joinville axis (being locations in Orly - Choisy-le-Roi - Vitry-sur-Seine - 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 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 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 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mafia K-1 Fry
Mafia K-1 Fry sometimes stylized as Mafia K'1 Fry is a French collective of hip hop artists, rappers, beatboxers, DJs, MCs and music producers mostly coming from the Val-de-Marne and the Orly-Choisy-Vitry-Joinville axis (being locations in Orly - Choisy-le-Roi - Vitry-sur-Seine - 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 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 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 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohff
Housni M'Kouboi (; born 15 December 1977), better known as Rohff and at times stylized as Roh2f, is a French rapper. Born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, to a family of Comoran origin, he immigrated in 1985 to France living in Vitry-sur-Seine, in south suburbs of Paris.Salmon, CasparRohff Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-06-17 His stage name Rohff () stands for "Rimeur Original Hardcore Flow Fluide". Rohff began rapping around 1990 and in 1994, he participated in the production of the album ''Première Classe'' (''First Class''), working on the track "On fait les choses" alongside Neg'Marrons, Mystik, and Pit Baccardi, and started becoming known to a larger audience. He is a member of the Mafia K'1 Fry, a group of rappers from Val-de-Marne composed. The group released the album ''Légendaire'' (''Legendary'') in 1999. The same year, Rohff began to write his first solo album to be released in 1999 under the title ''Le Code de l'Honneur'' (''The Code of Honor''). Tracks include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wati B
Wati B () is an independent French record label established in 2000 by Dawala and rap band Intouchable. "Wati B" comes from , a Bamanankan expression that means "all the time". Dawala directs the operations of the label. Due to the popularity of its signed acts across the French-speaking world, Wati B established its own "Wati B" line of fashion apparel with the first "Wati Boutique" opened on 1 February 2011 in Paris. Signed artists The label has signed many acts including the very successful Sexion d'Assaut. It also produced ''Pur Son Guetto'' series with two volumes released. ;Presently signed artists ;Previous signed acts *Jarod *H-magnum *Demon One *Maryam *Esaloss *Le 3e prototype - a subgrouping of Sexion d'Assaut (2005 to 2009) made up of Lefa, Maitre Gims, Barack Adama, Maska and Jeryzoos Major releases ;Singles featured in *2012: "WatiBigAli" (Big Ali featuring Wati B) **Wati B represented in the single "WatiBigAli" by Black M, Dry and Shin Sekaï's Dadju. Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonton David
Ray David Grammont (12 October 1967 in Paris – 16 February 2021 in Nancy, France), better known under his stage name Tonton David was a French Reggae singer born in Réunion. He was renowned for his raggamuffin performances, but used influences of soul music, gro kâ (from the French West Indies), the Zairian rumba. Biography Tonton David had a turbulent childhood in a suburb of Paris. He left his family aged 14 and had a successful career in music with songs featuring powerful and political lyrics. In 1990, Tonton David had his big break when he was featured in a TV report about " Black Paris". Following that performance, Tonton David was signed by the Virgin record label. Shortly after, he recorded "Peuples du monde", which was featured in French rap compilation ''Rapattitudes''. ''Le blues de la racaille'' released on 2 December 1991, was his debut album in which he explored social issues such as unemployment, poverty and racism, becoming a figurehead for a whole generati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxmo Puccino
Abdoulaye Diarra (; born 3 August 1974), better known by his stage name Oxmo Puccino (, ), is a French-Malian rapper. Career A longtime hip hop fan, at age 21 Diarra began his collaboration with the fledgling rap collective Time Bomb, honing his craft alongside future superstars like Booba and Diam's. He quickly developed into a lyricist with a metaphorical ingenuity far more advanced than his contemporaries, crafting violent yet strangely poetic portraits of urban Paris life and drawing on the street-smart American hip-hop of the Notorious B.I.G. and other icons to document life in Paris' hardscrabble 19th district. In 1996 Oxmo Puccino made his recorded debut with ''Pucc. Fiction'', a contribution to the compilation ''L432''. A series of subsequent mixtape appearances solidified his growing reputation within the French rap underground, and in 1998 he issued his solo debut, ''Opéra Puccino''. Its 2001 follow-up, ''L'Amour Est Mort'', proved Puccino's creative and commercial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister You
Younes Latifi (; ar, يونس لطيفي; born 5 February 1984), better known by his stage name Mister You, is a French rapper of Moroccan descent known for his freestyles. Career Born in Paris, he was raised in the Belleville area of the capital city. He lived in the south of France trying to make a career in music.StreetLive: Mister You en cavale interview inédite (in French) His first official album was in December 2009 entitled ''Présumé coupable'' (meaning Presumed guilty). When in 2009, the French police issued a warrant for assistance in his arrest, he gave an interview in October 2009 daring them to stop him. He accompanied that with a defiant underground indie album entitled ''Arrête You si tu peux'' (meaning Catch You if you can in F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayliah
Karine Bordy (born July 2, 1981, Créteil, France), known as Kayliah, is a French R&B and hip hop singer. Early life From a musician family and from Guadeloupe, Kayliah has been writing and interpreting since she was young. She writes a first album at the age of 17 and becomes the mother of a little girl at 19 years old. She collaborates with Rohff, Pit Baccardi and Eloquence, as well as on the original soundtrack of Taxi 3, Ong Bak, Banlieue 13 and the French version of the movie Coach Carter and she will make herself known thanks to "Ouvre les yeux" with Wallen. In 2005, she released her first studio album ''On a tous besoin de croire'' with singles "Belly Dance", "Quand une fille est love" and "Les choses essentielles". In 2007, long limited to the role of guest with many singles to his credit, she released her second studio album ''Caractère'', produced by Street Fabulous. In 2009, she released a single "Bouge" with Guadeloupe singer Admiral T. In 2010, she collaborat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
