Henry Green-Dupré, known by his stage names of Yvon Krevé and Von Von le Vet, is a
French Canadian hip hop artist of
Haitian origin.
Krevé was rose to notice following collaborations with the duo
Sans Pression.
[ His 2000 debut, ''L'accent grave'', topped the Quebec sales charts and was nominated for an ]ADISQ
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hip-hop award in 2001, and won best francophone album at the Canadian Music Awards.MusiquePlus
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'').[ The name is a ]play on words
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: while Yvon is a not-uncommon first name, it matches the informal Quebec French pronunciation of ''ils vont'' (they will). Thus the full name sounds like ''ils vont crever'', or "they will die".
Discography te torche1 8 septembre 2009
*6 June 2000: ''L'accent grave''
*18 March 2003: ''Quand j'rap pas''
*25 October 2005: ''Von Von Le vet''
See also
* Rap québécois, on French Wikipedia
References
External links
Orange Music (label) site: Yvon Krevé
HHQC: Yvon Krevé
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Haitian emigrants to Canada
21st-century Black Canadian male singers
Canadian male rappers
Canadian hip hop singers
French-language singers of Canada
21st-century Canadian rappers
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