Lunatic (group)

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Lunatic
Origin Hauts-de-Seine, France
Genres French hip hop
Years active1994–2003
LabelsTime Bomb
45 Scientific
Past members Ali
Booba

Lunatic was a French hip hop duo from Boulogne-Billancourt. The lineup consisted of Booba (from Boulogne-Billancourt) and Ali (from Issy-les-Moulineaux), coming from the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the west suburb of Paris.

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After Lunatic split up in 2003, both members went on to solo careers. Their release "Le Crime Paie" was produced by DJ Mars. [1]

Ali

Ali, originally Daddy Ali (born in 1975 at Issy-les-Moulineaux), is a French rapper of Moroccan origin who started his music career with Booba as rap duo Lunatic and now is a solo rapper artist.

After split-up, Ali released his album Chaos et Harmonie in 2005 [2] collaborating with 45 Scientific.

Booba

Elie Yaffa, better known under his stage name Booba (French pronunciation: [buˈba] ), is a French rapper. He became hugely successful being the most legally downloaded artist in France. [3]

Discography: Lunatic

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
FR
[4]
1996Sortis de l'ombre 
2000Mauvais oeil10Gold [5]
2006Black Album79

Singles

Appearances

Discography: Ali

Discography: Booba

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