Kore (producer)

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Kore
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Background information
Also known asDj Kore
Born Paris
OriginFrench, Algerian
Genres Hip-hop, RnB, raï, Pop
Occupation(s) DJ, Producer
Years activeSince 1997
LabelsArtop Records (founder), AWA (founder)

Kore, born Djamel Fezari, is a French DJ, producer, composer and entrepreneur of Algerian origin. He started out as a DJ when hip-hop arrived in France in the late 1990s. He made a name for himself in the rap industry by producing Rohff's TDSI. He collaborated with Booba on his two albums. He went on to work with artists such as Kery James, Mac Tyer and Sexion d'Assaut.

Contents

He merged Raï and RnB with the Raï'n'B Fever project in the 2000s. Four volumes were released.

Influenced by American Hip-hop culture, in 2010 he exports to the USA with Rick Ross's Mayback Music label. He will produce for artists such as French Montana or Kid Cudi, and in a more popular style with Will.i.am or Kelly Rowland.

he helped and collaborated with the rapper SCH on the launch of his career with the project A7 . He also produced on his first double platinum album. It also accompanies the career launch of Lacrim with his album and his mixtapes. He then collaborated with Alonzo, Niska, Rim'K, Kool Shen, Seth Gueko, Lefa, Mister You, Sadek, L'Algérino, Dosseh, Gradur, etc...

At the same time, he arrived on the electronic scene by producing the albums of Brodinski and Club Cheval. Due to his openness to the industry, he has also worked in the cinema industry on movie soundtracks.

With his label Arab With Attitude (AWA) , he is one of the major players in the French urban scene and by producing artists like Luv Resval, Diddi Trix, Nahir or even Zola.

Biography

Early life

Born in Seine-Saint-Denis to Algerian parents, he grew up between Montreuil and Bondy and spent part of his youth in the Val-d'Oise.

He learned everything about the world of music from a very young age from his uncle, a member of the Zoulou Nation collective. He got his start in underground rap culture as a DJ in the late 1990s. Very quickly, he worked with the pioneers of French rap like NTM or the group Lunatic.

In 1997, he joined forces with Skalpovich and produced artists such as Costello and K-Reen and numerous mixtapes. Two years later, they signed with Sony Music in 2001.

French rap

In the 2000s, Kore worked with various artists such as: Rohff, Leslie, Scred Connexion, Don Choa or Eloquence. He experienced his first successes thanks to the two singles of Rohff TDSI and 5,9,1 both sold more than 500,000 copies [1] by Rohff. He collaborates with Booba on his two albums Panthéon [2] and Ouest Side . [3] He subsequently worked with artists such as Kery James, Mac Tyer and Sexion d'Assault.

Following his departure for the United States, he was approached by Def Jam Recordings in 2014 to develop new artists. The following year he produced the first album Corleone [4] from Lacrim. He included in this collaboration American artists like Lil Durk or French Montana with whom they released the song "AWA". [5] He subsequently produced, alongside Lacrim, the mixtapes R.I.P.R.O. Volume I and R.I.P.R.O. Volume II both certified platinum.

In 2015, he produced the first mixtape of SCH, A7 [6] and the titles Gomorra [7] and Champs-Élysées. [8] He also produced on his first double album certified platinum Anarchie in 2016 [9] with in particular I know her, [10] Anarchy and 6.45i, [11] certified platinum single.

He also produces La Vida Loca [12] by Ghetto Phénomène and collaborates on the albums of Kool Shen, Niska, Alonzo, Rim 'K.

It was during the year 2018, that he became interested in the rapper Zola with whom he developed a privileged artistic relationship. Together, they produced two singles, "Bernard Tapie" [13] and "Scarface", [14] then his first album Cicatrices in 2019 which is crowned certified double platinum with the title Papers certified diamond disc, and finally his 2nd album Survie [15] in 2020 which is also certified double platinum. For the artist's third album "Diamant du Bled", released in March 2023, he collaborates on four tracks: "Amber", "Envie7Vie", "Toute la journée" feat. Tiakola and "Côté Hublôt".

RnB and Urban Pop

In the 2000s, Kore produced for artists like Corneille, Willy Denzey and M. Pokora. He produced the first album Au-délà des rêves by Amine and Mes Couleurs by Leslie, which allowed his identification and beginning of rise in the music industry. He will also accompany these two artists throughout their careers.

In 2015, he worked on the albums of Kendji Girac and Marina Kaye. In 2017 he produced the album Rio by Christophe Willem.

Raï'n'B Fever

In 2004, Kore got closer to their Algerian roots and with Skalpovich, they undertook a new mix of genres in the same year with Raï and RnB. They then released the first volume of Raï'n'B Fever which was certified gold thanks to singles like Un Gaou à Oran from 113, Magic System and Mohamed Lamine or even Sobri by Leslie and Amine.

In 2006 with his brother Dj Bellek, they released a second part of Raï'n'B Fever. This volume will feature international artists such as Kelly Rowland and Amerie.

The following year, in 2007, a Raï'n'B Fever concert was organized in Bercy in front of 12,000 spectators where the majority of the artists from the 3 albums participated. The profits from this event are donated to the association "Comité des Familles", [16] structure which supports families in the Paris suburbs affected by illnesses such as AIDS.

Alone this time, he released Raï'n'B Fever 3 in 2008, integrating sounds of salsa and electronic music. This volume will enter directly at second place in the Top Albums.

Still with this objective of democratizing Raï music, in 2011 he will add a fourth volume to the Raï'n'B Fever saga.

Career in the United States

Always inspired by the American culture, he left in 2010 for the United States. He settled in Miami where he met and created links with American rappers like Rick Ross, French Montana and even Will.i.am. Introduced to the heart of the trap movement, he learned to master autotune and topline certain pieces. He will then place compositions for Mayback Music and will also produce for Wale, Kid Cudi and even Shaggy.

Electro

In 2014 he began working on electronic music by composing on the albums of Brodinski such as Brava [17] or Discipline of Horse Club. [18]

In 2021 he participates in the album Born a Loser [19] by Myd and produced the song The Sun. [20]

Original film soundtracks

Determined to put urban culture in the spotlight, the duo Kore and Skalpovich decided to bring together the Rap and RnB scene to produce the Original soundtrack for the film by Luc Besson Taxi 3 [21] and Taxi 5 , Cliente , [22] Pattaya by Franck Gastambide. [23] Following this, he brought together several artists in 2021 such as Ninho, Lacrim, Sadek, Vald, PLK to compose the Original soundtrack of the film Netflix En passant pécho.

Entrepreneurship

In 2003, he opened his first publishing and phonographic production company : the Artop Records label.

The year 2018 will be marked by his signing with Sony Music in the United States and the creation of his label AWA with which he signs the artists Zola, Luv Resval, Diddi Trix, Nahir...

Privacy

He is married to the singer Leslie and father of two children [24]  ·. [25]

Discography

Certified singles

YearArtistTrackCertification
2001 Rohff 5 9 1 Gold
2004113Un Gaou à Oran (feat Magic System & Mohamed Lamine) Diamond
2004 Willy Denzey L'orphelin Gold
2004 M.Pokora Pas sans toi Gold
2004 M.Pokora Elle me contrôle (feat Sweety) Gold
2004 M.Pokora Show Biz Gold
2005 Magic System Bouger Bouger (feat Mokobé) Platinum
2005 Amine J'voulais Diamond
2005 Amine My girl Gold
2005 Magic System C Cho Ca Brûle Gold
2014 Lacrim Barbade Gold
2015 Lacrim A.W.A Diamond
2015 Amine Tu verras Gold
2015 Amine Senorita Gold
2015 SCH Champs-Elysées Diamond
2015 SCH Gomorra Gold
2016 Alonzo On met les voiles Gold
2016 Alonzo Regarde-moi Gold
2016 SCH Je la connais Diamond
2016 SCH Anarchie Platinum
2016 SCH Allo maman Diamond
2016 SCH Dix-neuf Gold
2016 SCH Cartine Cartier (feat Sfera Ebbasta) Gold
2017Ghetto PhénomèneMaria Maria (feat Jul) Platinum
2017 Sadek Madre Mia (feat Ninho) Diamond
2017 Sadek En leuleu (feat Niska) Gold
2017 SCH 6 45i Platinum
2017 SCH Comme si Platinum
2018 L'Algérino Va Bene Diamond
2018 Ninho Boite Auto Gold
2018 Alonzo Santana Diamond
2018 Zola California Girl Platinum
2019KekraVréalité (feat Niska) Gold
2019Djadja et DinazCarré d'As Gold
2019 Zola Extasy Platinum
2019 Zola Ouais Ouais Diamond
2019 Zola 7 65 Gold
2019 Zola Astroboy Platinum
2019 Zola Mojo Gold
2019 Zola Baby Boy Gold
2019 Zola Fuckboi Platinum
2019 Zola L1 L2 Diamond
2019 Zola Zolabeille Gold
2019 Zola Papers (feat Ninho) Diamond
2020 Zola Bro Bro Platinum
2020 13 Block Petit coeur Platinum
2020 Zola Sanchez Gold
2020 Zola Bad Bi Gold
2020 Zola Wow Diamond
2020 Zola Madame Diamond
2020 Zola Papillon Platinum
2020 Zola Vista Gold
2020 Zola Ma jolie (feat Leto) Gold
2020 Zola 9 1 1 3 (feat SCH) Diamond
2020 Lacrim Allez nique ta mère (feat Soso Maness) Gold
2021Kore & Werenoi Tucibi - En Passant Pécho BO Gold
2021Kore & Lacrim Mango - En Passant Pécho BO Platinum
2021Kore & Ninho Mon Poto - En Passant Pécho BO Diamond
2021 Myd The Sun Diamond
2022 Zola Amber Diamond
2023 Zola Toute la journée (feat Tiakola) Diamond
2023 Zola Envie7Vie Gold
2024 Zola & Koba LaDTemps en Temps Diamond
2024Kore & Hamza Lalla Gold

Certified Albums

YearArtistAlbumCertification
2004 Raï'n'B Fever Volume 1 Or
2004 Leslie Mes couleurs 2× Gold
2005 Amine Au-delà des rêves Gold
2006 Raï'n'B Fever Volume 2 Gold
2009 Raï'n'B Fever Volume 3 Gold
2014 Lacrim Corléone 2× Platinum
2015 Lacrim R.I.P.R.O Vol. 1 Platinum
2015 Lacrim R.I.P.R.O Vol. 2 Platinum
2015 SCH A7 2× Platinum
2016 SCH Anarchie 2× Platinum
2017 Marina Kaye Explicit Gold
2018Movie Soundtracks AlbumTaxi 5 Gold
2019 Zola Cicatrices 2× Platinum
2020 Zola Survie 2× Platinum
2021 Luv Resval Etoile Noire : Brise-Monde Platine
2021Movie Soundtracks AlbumEn Passant Pécho Gold

Raï'n'B Fever - Volume 1 (2004) Gold

Raï'n'B Fever - Volume 2 (2006) Gold

Raï'n'B Fever - Volume 3 (2008) Gold

Raï'n'B Fever - Volume 4 (2011)

Movie Soundtracks

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