Élie Yaffa, better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper. 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 and becoming the most legally downloaded artist in French history. 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.
Brétigny-sur-Orge is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, 26.7 km (16.6 mi) from the city center.
Saïd M'Roumbaba, better known by his stage name Soprano, is a French rapper, singer and songwriter. He is a part of the rap group Psy 4 de la Rime. After leaving the group to make his first solo album he recorded his solo debut Puisqu'il Faut Vivre which made the Billboard European Top 100. He returned in 2010 with a new solo album called La Colombe, which included collaborations with numerous artists such as Indila and Amadou & Mariam. He has continued to work with Psy4 de la Rime: their third album, Les Cités d'Or, was released in 2008, and their fourth album 4eme Dimension came out in April 2013.
Laouni Mouhid, commonly known by his stage name La Fouine, with additional aliases such as Fouiny Babe or just Fouiny, is a French-Moroccan rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is owner of Banlieue Sale and clothing line "Street Swagg".
Alix Mathurin better known as Kery James, is a French rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer and record producer from Orly, who was born in Guadeloupe to Haitian parents. Prior to his solo career, he was in Idéal J where he was known as Daddy Kery. He is also part of French hip hop and rap collective Mafia K-1 Fry.
Lunatic was a French hip hop duo from Boulogne-Billancourt. The lineup consisted of Booba (Boulogne-Billancourt) and Ali (Issy-les-Moulineaux), coming from the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the west suburb of Paris.
Ali, originally Daddy Ali is a French rapper of Moroccan origin.
Fabrice Ayékoué, better known by his stage name Fababy, is a French rapper, singer and songwriter.
On 12 July 2013, a train crash occurred in the commune of Brétigny-sur-Orge in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, when a passenger train carrying 385 people derailed and hit the station platform. Seven people were killed and there were 11 serious injuries and 21 minor injuries.
Okou Eli Armand Olivier Gnakouri, better known by his stage name Kaaris, is a Ivorian-born French rapper, record producer and composer. Or Noir, his major album on Therapy Music / AZ / Universal Music, was released on 21 October 2013.
Or Noir is a series of albums by Kaaris with three albums issued to date: the original Or Noir (2013), Or Noir Part II (2014) and Or Noir Part 3 (2019).
D.U.C is the seventh studio album by French rapper Booba, it was released on 13 April 2015 by AZ and Tallac Records.
Marina Kaye, born Marina Marie Madeleine Dalmas, is a French singer, songwriter and composer.
Nero Nemesis is the eighth studio album by French rapper Booba, which was released on 4 December 2015 by AZ and Tallac Records.
Mehdi Benjelloun, known by his stage name Petit Biscuit, is a French DJ and music producer.
Islam Belouizdad better known as Hayce Lemsi is an Algerian-French rapper and singer. He has also used the stage names L'insomniak, La Kalash Humaine, Big Lemsi and Biko Loco.
Amira Kiziamina, known better by his stage name Kalash Criminel, is a Lugano rapper. He is albino and chooses to wear a balaclava, because when his musical activities began, he had to hide his face as his mother didn't want him to rap. However, he received positive reactions for wearing the balaclava, and now wears it by choice. He is signed to Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music. He collaborates often with Kaaris, with whom he notably made the song "Arrêt du Cœur" on his album R.A.S.
Julio Kenny Donisa is a Martiniquais professional footballer who plays as a forward for Le Mans FC.
Hamza Al-Farissi, better known by the mononym Hamza, is a Belgian rapper, singer and beatmaker. Hamza is signed to Rec. 118 and Warner Music.
JSX is a French rapper originating from Seine-Saint-Denis.
