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Booba
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Booba in 2019 at Vieilles Charrues Festival
Background information
Birth nameÉlie Thitia Yaffa [1]
Also known as
  • B2OBA
  • B2O
  • Kopp
  • Le Duc de Boulogne (The Duke of Boulogne)
  • Saddam Hauts-de-Seine
Born (1976-12-09) 9 December 1976 (age 47)
Sèvres, Île-de-France, France
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active1994–present
Labels

Élie Thitia Yaffa (French pronunciation: [elijafa] ; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper.

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After a brief stint as a break dancer in the early 1990s, Booba partnered with his friend Ali to form Lunatic. The duo released a critically acclaimed album in 2000 but disbanded in 2003. Booba has since embarked on a successful solo career, selling more than 10 million discs over his career [2] and becoming the most downloaded artist (legally) in France. [3] Booba is praised for the quality of his flow and beats but often criticized because of the controversial nature of his lyrics. He has also established the rap label Tallac Records, and developed a line of jewellery.

Life and career

Élie Yaffa was born on 9 December 1976 in the outskirts of Paris in Sèvres. His father is Senegalese and his mother is French of Mosellan and Belgian descent.

With his friend Ali they formed the duo Lunatic in 1994. Unable to secure a record deal from a major label because of their controversial lyrics, they created their own independent record label 45 Scientific in 1999. The following year, Lunatic released its first and only album entitled Mauvais œil .

In 2002, Booba released his debut solo album Temps mort . He followed this up with four further albums: Panthéon , Ouest Side (the most successful), [4] 0.9 and Lunatic . In late 2012, he released his sixth solo album Futur . In whole, Booba has ten disks certified, six Disques d'Or (Gold album), three Disques de platine (Platinum album) and one Double disque de platine (Double-Platinum album). [5] In 2011, Booba won the "My Youtube" contest, ahead of popular artists like Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Jay-Z, Sexion D'Assaut, Shakira, Stromae,... [6]

Musical style

Booba was influenced by the American hip-hop scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s – Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, 2Pac, and Biggie Smalls. Dark melodies accompanied with raw lyrics, typical of the rap from New York, are present on every album of his. He is often criticized for being an apologist for easy money and murder. Booba advocates a reduction in the taxes and claims himself in support of individual freedom. [7] Racism is a recurring topic of his songs (see for example "Couleur ébène", "Pitbull", "Ma Couleur"), although he sometimes deliberately advocates communitarian positions. [8]

Other ventures

Booba is also the creator of a streetwear brand, Ünkut, one of the most popular brands of this type in France. [9] [10]

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertifications
FRA
[11]
BEL
(Fl)

BEL
(Wa)

[12]
SWI
[13]
2002 Temps mort 241
2004 Panthéon 32625
2006 Ouest Side 11218
2008 0.9 62760
2010 Lunatic 1124
  • FRA: 2x Platinum [14]
2012 Futur 474514
  • FRA: 3× Platinum [15]
2013 Futur 2.0 (reissue)628
2015 D.U.C 14012
2015 Nero Nemesis 712779
2017Trône139312
2021Ultra2422
2024 Ad vitam æternam 1
[16]
13713

Mixtapes

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertifications
FRA
[11]
BEL
(Wa)

[12]
SWI
[13]
2005 Autopsie Vol. 1 66
2007 Autopsie Vol. 2 898
2009 Autopsie Vol. 3 219
2011 Autopsie Vol. 4 23264
2017Autopsie 02048* FRA: Gold [14]

Singles

As lead artist

YearSinglePeak positionsCertificationAlbum
FRA
[11]
BEL
(Wa)

[12]
SWI
[13]
2002"Destinée"
(featuring Kayna Samet)
41  Temps mort
2004"Avant de partir"
(featuring Léya Masry)
2417
(Ultratip*)
 Panthéon
2006"Au bout des rêves"
(featuring Trade Union & Mister Rudie)
224
(Ultratip*)
 Ouest Side
2010"Caesar Palace"
(featuring P. Diddy)
   
"Ma couleur" 24
(Ultratip*)
 Lunatic
"Jour de paye"   
2011"Paradis"99  
"Comme une étoile" 36
(Ultratip*)
 
"Paname"48  Autopsie Vol. 4
"Bakel City Gang"3043*(Ultratip*) 
"Vaisseau Mère"   
"Scarface"2033
(Ultratip*)
 
2012"Caramel"1042 Futur
"Tombé pour elle"1644 
2013"A.C. Milan"719 Futur 2.0
"T.L.T"1644 
"Turfu"1134 
"RTC"1315
(Ultratip*)
 
"Parlons peu"527 
"Longueur d'avance"
(featuring Maître Gims)
1348 
2014"La mort leur va si bien"7  D.U.C
"OKLM"1772
2015"Tony Sosa"1446 
"LVMH"2835
(Ultratip*)
 
"Mon pays"37  
"Validée"
(featuring Benash)
241 Nero Nemesis
"Attila"35  
"Génération Assassin"40  
2016"JDC"1021
(Ultratip*)
 Autopsie 0
"Salside"823
(Ultratip*)
 
"E.L.E.P.H.A.N.T."139 Trône
"DKR"14242
2017"Daniel Sam"27
[17]
11
(Ultratip*)
 Non-album single
"Nougat"2
[18]
4261Trône
2018"Gotham" 1748
"BB" 1742
"Kyll"
(with Médine)
23462
2019"PGP"1922Non-album singles
"Arc-en-Ciel"11637
"Freestyle Pirate"4228
(Ultratip*)
 
"Glaive"1013
(Ultratip*)
 
2020"Cavaliero"2829
(Ultratip*)
 
"Jauné"
(featuring Zed)
12526
"Dolce Vita"64751
"5G"11628
2021"Ratpi World"12734
"Mona Lisa"
(featuring JSX)
121Ultra
"Azerty"1123 
"Kayna"44055Non-album singles
"Plaza Athénée"10  
"Dragon"22 77
"Variant"74765
"Geronimo" 4135
"Leo Messi" 4872
2022"Koa" 47 
2023"Sport Billy"10  
2024"6G" 3244Ad vitam æternam
"Rebel"745 
"Saga"441 
"Dolce Camara"
(featuring SDM)
214 

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

YearSinglePeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
FRA
[11]
BEL
(Wa)

[12]
SWI
[13]
2011"Corner"
(Gato featuring Booba & Philly Poe)
"Cruella"
(Shay featuring Booba)
2012"Call of Bitume"
(Rim'K featuring Booba)
72Rim'K album
Chef de famille
2013"L.E.F"
(Kaaris featuring Booba)
122
2014"Même tarif "
(Alonzo featuring Booba)
839Alonzo album
Règlement de comptes
2015"A.T.R"
(Twinsmatic featuring Booba)
145Twinsmatic album
Nowhere
2016"Here"
(Christine and the Queens featuring Booba)
52
"Rouge et bleu"
(Kalash featuring Booba)
1533
(Ultratip)
* FRA: Platinum [14] Kalash album
Kaos
"N.W.A."
(Kalash featuring Booba)
49
"M.L.C"
(Niska featuring Booba)
46Niska album
Zifukoro
"Infréquentables"
(Dosseh featuring Booba)
1913
(Ultratip*)
* FRA: Diamond [14]
"Kiname"
(Fally Ipupa featuring Booba)
1038* FRA: Gold [14]
2017"Mula"
(Siboy featuring Booba)
932
(Ultratip*)
"Ghetto"
(Benash featuring Booba)
1016
(Ultratip*)
* FRA: Diamond [14]
"Oh bah oui"
(Lacrim featuring Booba)
248* FRA: Platinum [14] Lacrim album
Force & Honneur
"Tuba Life"
(Niska featuring Booba)
29
(Ultratip*)
29* FRA: Diamond [14] Niska album
Commando
2018"MQTB"
(Dosseh featuring Booba)
125
(Ultratip*)
"Madrina"
(Maes featuring Booba)
2431* FRA: Diamond [14] Maes album
Pure
"Sale mood"
(Bramsito featuring Booba)
148* FRA: Platinum [14]
2019"Médicament"
(Niska featuring Booba)
12643* FRA: Platinum [14] Niska album
Mr Sal
"Haï"
(Gato featuring Booba)
21
2020"Blanche"
(Maes featuring Booba)
24910* FRA: Diamond [14] Maes album
Les derniers salopards
"La zone"
(SDM featuring Booba)
28
"Charbon"
(Leto featuring Booba)
27Leto album
100 visages
"Tout gâcher"
(Green Montana featuring Booba)
259
(Ultratip*)
80Green Montana album
Alaska
"Pompeii"
(JSX featuring Booba)
823
(Ultratip*)
* FRA: Gold [14]
2021"Daddy"
(SDM featuring Booba)
14SDM album
Ocho
"32"
(Dala featuring Booba)
65
"Kayna"
(Kayna Samet featuring Booba)
106
"GTA"
(JSX featuring Booba)
20

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other charted songs

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbumCertifications
FRA
[11]
BEL
(Wa)

[12]
SWI
[13]
2012"Jimmy"108  Futur
"Kalash" (featuring Kaaris)116  
"Wesh Morray"121  
"Rolex" (featuring Gato)131  
"Tout c'que j'ai"150  
"C'est la vie" (featuring 2 Chainz)153  
"1.8.7" (featuring Rick Ross)158  
"2Pac"191  
2013"2.0"41  Future 2.0
"Une vie"44  
"Billets verts"87  
2015"Temps mort 2.0"
(featuring Lino)
58  D.U.C
"G-Love"
(featuring Farruko)
69  
"3 G"70  
"Caracas"116  
"D.U.C"84  
"Bellucci"
(featuring Future)
86  
"Loin d'ici"112  
"Les meilleurs"
(featuring 40 000 Gang)
151  
"Billets violets"161  
"All Set"
(featuring Jeremih)
163  
"Jack Da"165  
"Mr. Kopp"146  
"Comme les autres"169  Nero Nemesis
"Habibi"119  
"4G"109  
"Walabok"124  
"Talion"137  
"92I Veyron"5716
(Ultratip*)
 * FRA: Diamond [14]
"Charbon"168  
"Pinocchio"
(featuring Damso and Gato)
115  
"Zer'"
(featuring Siboy and Benash)
120  
2017"Petite fille"28 32Trône* FRA: Diamond [14]
"Trône"32 34* FRA: Platinum [14]
"113"
(featuring Damso)
  38* FRA: Platinum [14]
"Ridin'"40  * FRA: Platinum [14]
"Ça va aller"
(featuring Niska and Sidiki Diabaté)
40  * FRA: Gold [14]
"Friday"433074* FRA: Diamond [14]
"Drapeau noir"48 91* FRA: Platinum [14]
"À la folie"55  * FRA: Gold [14]
"Terrain"74  * FRA: Gold [14]
"Centurion"85  * FRA: Gold [14]
"Bouyon"
(featuring Gato)
98  * FRA: Gold [14]
"Magnifique"130  * FRA: Gold [14]
2021"GP"2  Ultra* FRA: Gold [14]
"VVV"3 26* FRA: Gold [14]
"Ultra"4 27* FRA: Gold [14]
"RST"5  * FRA: Gold [14]
"Bonne journée"
(featuring SDM)
6  
"Vue sur la mer"
(featuring Dala)
8  
"Je sais"9  
"Dernière fois"
(featuring Bramsito)
10  * FRA: Gold [14]
"L'olivier"12  
"Grain de sable"
(featuring Elia)
13  
"31"
(featuring Gato)
14  
2024"Abidal"18  Ad vitam æternam
"Bénigni"21  
"Signé"27  
"GM"36  
"CVBSP"41  

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

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