L'Institut is a French hip hop collective, established in 2005 as an offshoot of
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 Paris, Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent record label Wati B, wh ...
, and associated with
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 ...
. L'institut was formed by various rap and hip hop / freestyle acts mostly coming from
9th arrondissement in Paris. L'Institut released the collective album ''Equipe de nuit'' in June 2013 that included in addition various collaborations with L.I.O. Pétrodollars,
S.Pri Noir
Malick Mendosa, better known by his stage name S.Pri Noir, is a French rapper of Senegalese origin.
Biography
Born to a mother from Senegal, a nursery school teacher, and a father from Guinea-Bissau, he grew up in the 18th arrondissement of Pa ...
and
Shin Sekaï
The Shin Sekaï is a French singing / rapping fusion duo made up of Dadju (vocals) and Abou Tall (rap). The band's name means "New World" in Japanese (新世界, ), and was taken from a fictional territory in the popular manga series ''One Piece ...
. The group was dissolved in 2014, despite encouraging initial success with various band members concentrating on solo projects and collaborations.
Members of the collective notably Dr. Beriz, Insolent and Abou Debeing have also had many separate releases, collaborations and chart success in their own right.
Members
Abou Debeing and Docteur Beriz (sometimes Docteur Berize, Dr. Beriz) are two prominent founding members of L'Institut.
Although there were a number of changes, other main acts associated to L'Institut were Dadif, L'Insolent, Le H de Guerre, John Kafé and L.A.S
Abou Debeing
Abou Debeing (sometimes Abou 2being) (real name Abou Kevin Kamara, born 19 April 1989) is a French rapper from the 15e arrondissement de Paris. He is born to immigrants from Ivory Coast origin. Being denotes France in Ivorian slang, so Debeing means French or of France. Being dubbed Debeing from young age, he adapted his name to released his solo album ''Debeinguerie'' in February 2017 and released his second album ''Street Love'' in 2019. He started freestyling at age 16, he was admitted to
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 ...
label in 2010. His first major success was through a collaboration with
Black M in "Adios". He launched his sound "Taçatwa", a homage to the French capital Paris. e has collaborations with
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 Paris, Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent record label Wati B, wh ...
,
Dadju, Black M, Naza,
Aya Nakamura,
KeBlack,
Lartiste and many others.
Dr. Beriz
Dr Bériz or Docteur Bériz (born 1 April 1990) is the artistic name of Mourtada Alladji Coulibaly grew up in the 9e arrondissement in Paris. He was signed to the Wati B label. After leaving the label, he released "Acquitté" in preparation for a new album in 2019.
UrbenHits: Dr Beriz revient avec son nouveau single Acquitté
Discography
Albums
Discography (members)
Abou Debeing
Albums
Charting songs
Featured in
Dr. Beriz
Albums
Featured in
References
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Musical collectives