DTF (duo)

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DTF
Origin Cité Gagarine, Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Genres Cloud rap
Years active2015–present
Labels
  • QLF Records
  • Musicast
  • Believe
MembersRKM
RTI

DTF (acronym for Dans Ta Face, translates into "In Your Face") is a French rap duo consisting of RKM (born Karim Azzouz) and RTI (born Samy Taourirt). [1]

Contents

History

Early life and beginnings

Samy and Karim are from the Cité Gagarine district of Ivry-sur-Seine. [2] They started rapping with a few friends from the neighborhood and Karim's cousins: Tarik and Nabil Andrieu brothers, who later formed the PNL. [3] Karim has appeared on PNL's 2015 mixtape, Que la famille and 2015 album, Le Monde Chico . [4]

Formation and breakthrough

Formed in 2015, they made their debut with the release of an extended play (EP) titled Le H avant le B. [5] In 2016, the duo released its first album La hass avant le bonheur, followed by the second, Sans rêve in the next year. [6] In 2017, the duo was selected as one of the opening acts for PNL's six-city tour in France. [7]

In 2019, DTF released its third album On ira où ?, which has peaked at number four in the French albums chart. [8] For the promotion of the album, the duo gave its first television interview to Mouloud Achour's Canal+ show Clique. [9]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Fl)

[10]
BEL
(Wa)

[11]
SWI
[12]
La hass avant le bonheur7172
Sans rêve
  • Released: May 19, 2017
  • Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
63868
On ira où ?
  • Released: October 11, 2019
  • Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
4139619
Double Star
  • Released: June 4, 2021
  • Label: QLF, Believe
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
3813
Karma
  • Released: 10 February 2023
  • Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
6
[13]
147

Extended plays

List of extended plays (EP), with selected details
TitleDetails
Le H avant le B
  • Released: September 30, 2015
  • Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Fl)

[10]
"Moi ça m'ira"2018156Non-album release
"Me gusta"201956On ira où?
"Veni qui"6941
(Ultratip*)

Other charting songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Fl)

[10]
"Comme tu veux"2016
"100 rêves"20178235
(Ultratip*)
Sans rêve
"Avant de partir"
(feat. N.O.S.)
88
"Le ciel est la limite"131
"Allô le monde"149
"Dans mon nuage"159
"Comme un fou"182
"J'abuse"193
"Dans la ville"20192118
(Ultratip*)
On ira où?
"Atlas"72
"Trou de boulette"81
"Funky Drugs"85
"J'hésite"112
"Wey"118
"Mon amos"121
"On ira où?"124
"Kira"131
"Dans la zone"136
"La base"140
"Coco"144
"Kush"146
"Wesh la rue"167
"Biko"169
"Dans la savane"202147Double Star
"Boyz"89
"Jusqu'ici tout va bien"114
"Dans ma fonce"120
"Je vois"124
"Avec le cœur"146
"Black Moon"154
"Business Now"155
"S'en aller"178
"Sauvage"181
"Pas le choix"192

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