Abdelkrim Brahmi a.k.a. Rim'K (born 21 June 1978 in
Paris
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,
France
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) is an Algerian–French
rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
. Rim'K was raised in the
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
ian suburb of
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 ...
. His family is originally from
Barbacha
Barbacha is a small region containing 34 separate villages in northern Algeria in the region of Kabylie. The population is mainly composed of indigenous Amazigh people from the Kabyle tribe.
History
Following the 2001 Black Spring in Algeria, ...
in
Algeria
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and is mentioned many times in his lyrics.
He is a member of the group
113 alongside
Mokobé
Mokobé Traoré (born 24 May 1976 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France), better known by the mononym Mokobé, is a Malian–French rapper and part of the music collective 113 alongside Rim'K and AP and within the greater French musical project and coll ...
and
AP and the super-group music collective
Mafia K-1 Fry. He also has a group called Maghreb United.
Having been innovative in many musical aspects, such as the introduction of Maghrebian folk rhythms in rap. Rim'K thus remains one of the major figures of the French-speaking rap scene.
His musical success, which can be explained both in the quality of his art and in his artistic finds, also comes from the fact that Rim'K is perceived as a link linking the Maghreb to France and that his longevity in music has made him a father figure to many french rap listeners.
Discography
Albums
Solo
with
113
*1998 : ''Ni Barreaux, Ni Barrières, Ni Frontières (EP)''
*1999 : ''Les Princes De La Ville''
*2002 : ''113 Fout La Merde''
*2003 : ''113 Dans L'urgence''
*2005 : ''113 Degrés''
*2006 : ''Illégal Radio'' (hosted by 113)
*2010 : ''Universel''
with
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 ...
*2003 : ''La cerise sur le ghetto''
*2007 : ''Jusqu'à la mort
*2007 : ''Jusqu'à la mort'' re-edition
EPs
Singles
Other charted songs
Featured in
References
External links
Official Rim'K websiteOfficial Rim'K MyspaceOfficial Rim'K SkyblogLa BeurgeoisieThe French website for successful "Beurs".
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1978 births
Living people
French musicians
French people of Kabyle descent
French rappers
Kabyle people
Musicians from Paris
People from Vitry-sur-Seine
French people of Algerian descent
Rappers from Val-de-Marne