Geoffroy Mussard (; born 11 March 1966), known by his stage name Shurik'n, is a French rapper from

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. He is one of the members of the hip hop group

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, as well as a major solo artist. With his brother Faf Larage (Raphaël Mussard), he also is a member of the group La Garde. Mussard was born in

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on 11 March 1966, with Malagasy and Réunionnais origins. In 1988, he met

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, with whom he formed IAM. Mussard adopted the stage name Shurik'n Chang-Ti, reflecting his interest in Oriental culture and his background in martial arts, such as

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, karate and

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. IAM released its first album, ''De la Planète Mars'', in 1990. After three albums with IAM, Shurik'n decided to start pursuing a solo career with his 1998 album ''Où je vis''. The album debuted atop the French album chart. In 1997 he had already collaborated with his brother on the compilation disc ''Chroniques de Mars'', and the group released its album ''La Garde'' in 2000. Shurik'n also continued working with IAM, which released its fifth album, ''Revoir un printemps'', in 2003.

Discography

Albums

;Solo ;Mixtapes / Others *2000: ''La Garde'' (with Faf Larage) (joint album) *2010: ''Daz Tape'' (mixtape) ;with

*1989: ''IAM Concept'' *1991: ''... de la planète Mars'' *1993: ''Ombre est lumière'' *1997: ''L'école du micro d'argent'' *2003: ''Revoir un printemps'' *2007: ''IAM Official Mixtape'' *2007: ''Saison 5''

Singles

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shurikn 1966 births French people of Malagasy descent Musicians from Marseille Living people Rappers from Bouches-du-Rhône French people of Réunionnais descent