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L'entourage
L'entourage () is a French hip hop crew composed of several bands and solo artists founded in 2008. The members emanated from the battle-rap contest Rap Contenders as well as support of many artists and bands. The collective's first studio album ''"Jeunes Entrepreneurs"'' was launched by Believe Recordings on 26 May 2014 with a premier concert at the Paris Olympia on 14 June 2014 with all members of the collective on stage. Members Nekfeu is a main contributor. The collective also includes three of his S-Crew: 2zer, Framal, and Mekra. Nekfeu, Alpha Wann, and Fonky Flav' are also from the earlier rap formation 1995 (band), 1995. Members in alphabetical order are: *2zer Washington *Abou *Alpha Wann *Candy Cotton *Deen Burbigo *Doums *Eff Gee *Fonky Flav' *Framal *Jazzy Bazz *Mekra *Nekfeu Discography Albums Singles Videography List of music videos: * 2014: "Les Rois" * 2014: "Soixante Quinze" * 2014: "Bal Masqué" * 2014: "Toujours là" * 2014: "Jim Morrison" * 2014: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doums
Mamadou Coulibaly (born March 3, 1992), commonly known by his stage name "Doums", is a French rapper, born in Bamako, Mali. He was part of a duo called "2Fingz" from 2011 with the late rapper Népal, which was active until Népal's death in 2019, and is a member of the collective L'Entourage (). He is pillar member of the group and is especially close to Nekfeu, who he often appears with. After numerous appearances and a project with L'Entourage, he released three successive EPs: ''Pilote'' (2017), ''Pilote & Co'' (2019) and ''Pilot3'' (2021). Biography Born in Bamako, Mali, Doums grew up in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. In 2008, he co-founded the L'Entourage collective, while he was gradually made his mark on the Paris rap scene. With rapper Népal, they formed the duo 2Fingz, and together they released their first homonymous project ''2Fingz'' in 2011, followed by a second,''La Folie des Glandeurs'' () in 2013. ''Jeunes entrepreneurs'' (), the collective's first projec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nekfeu
Ken Samaras (, ; born 3 April 1990), better known by his stage name Nekfeu (), is a French rapper, actor and record producer. He is also a member of the crew L'entourage and the bands $-Crew and 1995. He started his career as a member of $-Crew, with childhood friends Framal, Mekra, 2zer Washington and DJ Elite. He joined 1995 in 2007, participating in open mic duels around Paris. Released in 2015, his first solo album, '' Feu'', received extensive media coverage; for this album, he won the 2016 Victoire de l'album de musiques urbaines. His second album, Cyborg, was released in 2016, and his third, Les Étoiles vagabondes, in 2019. Over the course of his career, he has sold over 2 million albums, and holds two diamond discs and a double diamond disc. Early life and career Samaras was born in La Trinité, a commune within the Nice metropolitan area, to a father of Greek descent and a mother of Scottish descent. At the age of 11, he and his family moved to the 15th arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Wann
Alpha Oumar Wann (; born 2 July 1989), also known as Phaal or Philly Phaal, is a French rapper and songwriter, and was the main member of the band 1995 that also included Nekfeu, Areno Jaz, Fonky Flav', Sneazzy and DJ Lo' (aka Hologramme Lo'). He was also member of the band L'entourage. He is the founder of Don Dada Records, and he signed to Universal Music Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum .... A founding member of 1995, Alpha Wann launched also a solo career releasing three consecutive EPs as a trilogy known as Alph Lauren. On 21 September 2018, he released his debut album, ''Une main lave l'autre'' also known as ''UMLA'' which was certified gold a year later. At the end of 2020, he released his successful mixtape [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip Hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip-hop includes rapping often enough that the terms can be used synonymously. However, "hip-hop" more properly denotes an entire subculture. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks. Cultural interchange has always been central to the hip-hop genre. It simultaneously borrows from its social environment while commenting on it. The hip-hop genre and culture emerged from block parties in ethnic minority neighborhoods of New York City, particularly Bronx. DJs began expanding the instrumental breaks of popular records when they noticed how excited it would make the crowds. The extended instrumental breaks provided a platform for break dancers and rappers. These breakbeats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 (band)
1995 was a French rap band founded in 2008 in the southern part of Paris as P.O.S. The name was changed to "1995" in 2010 in reference to the year 1995, considered a "golden year" for French rap. The six-member group is composed of 5 rappers and one producer all coming from the 14th and 15th arrondissements in Paris. 1995 are influenced by the spontaneous and positive vibes from the 1990 French rap. The band name is pronounced in various formats like "Mille neuf cent quatre vingt quinze" or "Dix neuf quatre vingt quinze" or "un, neuf, neuf, cinq" () or "un, double neuf, cinq" (). Despite offers for signing, the band has remained strongly independent (in French) through their own "Undoubleneufcinq" label (meaning onedoubleninefive). Members The 6 members of the group are: * Alpha Wann - aka Phaal or Philly Phaal *Areno Jaz - aka Jupiter Jaz or Darryl Zeuja *Fonky Flav' - aka Fonk' * Nekfeu - aka Nek le Fennek or Nekflamme * Sneazzy West - aka Sneaz' or Sneazzy *DJ Lo' - aka Lo' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNEP
SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in 1922 and has 48 member companies. SNEP's responsibilities include collecting and distributing royalty payments for broadcast and performance, preventing copyright infringement of its members' works (including music piracy), and sales certification of silver, gold, platinum and diamond records and videos. SNEP also compiles weekly official charts of France's top-selling music, including singles and albums. Official charts History The first attempt at a French national chart of best-selling records originated from a request by the American music industry magazine '' Billboard''. The magazine's French correspondent, Eddie Adamis, compiled a top 10 list of the country's preferred format, the extended play (EP), for ''Billboard''s "Hits of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created in 1995 on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organization of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Two parallel sets of charts are concurrently produced and published; one is on behalf of Belgium's mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region, and the other catering to the nation's mainly French-speaking region of Wallonia. Ultratop charts The music charts produced by Ultratop organization are separated along regional-language boundaries, an unusual division that is justified by the cultural differences in Belgium. So it is that the mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region has one set of charts of record activity there, while the mainly French-speaking Wallonia region has another set to measure popularity in those provinces. The charts are broadcast on several Belgian radio st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Hitparade
The Swiss Hitparade () is Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland. The Swiss charts include: * Singles Top 75 (released since 1968) * Singles Top 100 * Albums Top 100 (released since late 1983) * Compilations Top 25 * Airplay Top 30 Since 2010, Hitparade's compiler Media Control has also set up ''Les charts'', a record chart of the highest-selling singles and albums in Romandie, the Francophone The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important a ... region of Switzerland: * Romandie Singles Top 20 (discontinued) * Romandie Albums Top 50 The charts are updated weekly on Sundays, and are posted publicly on the preceding Wednesday mornings. See also * List of number-one singles in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
