Tryo is a French-language 'unplugged' ska acoustic band, popular in Europe and Quebec, with three French guitarists, a percussionist, and a producer: Guizmo, Christophe Mali, Manu Eveno, Daniel "Danielito" Bravo and Bibou.
Assassin is a French hardcore rap group formed in the 18th municipal district of Paris. The group was formed in 1985 by Rockin' Squat and Solo. Later, Doctor L joined them, as well as DJ Clyde. The group had a significant presence on the French underground music scene in the 1980s and 1990s, with lyrics referencing social inequalities and denouncing commercialism.
Gilles Duarte, better known by his stage name Stomy Bugsy, is a French rapper and actor from Sarcelles, France.
Autopsie volume 3 is the third mixtape by Booba, released in June 2009. Featuring guests include Seth Gueko, DeMarco, Despo Rutti, Dosseh, Naadei and Humphrey. It reached number 2 on the SNEP French albums chart. staying a total of 22 weeks in the French charts. It also charted in Ultratop, the Belgian French Albums Chart.
Bachir Baccour, better known by his stage name Tunisiano, is a Tunisian rapper living in France. Prior to pursuing a solo career, he was a member of M, Sniper and other rap groups.
Fabrice "Fabe" is a French rapper from Barbès, a district of Paris. He is one of the founders of Scred Connexion, an underground French rap group. He started rapping around 1991 releasing his first work as early as 1995. He is mostly known for his thought-provoking and clever use of lyrics. During the French Riots, he was cited in a petition against seven rap musicians and bands, who were alleged to have incited racism and the riots themselves. The claims were dropped shortly afterwards. He retired from the music scene in 2000 and left to study theology in Quebec.
Sexion d'Assaut, formerly known as 3ème Prototype, was a French hip hop band formed in 2002, composed of eight Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent record label Wati B, which is under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment France.
DelicaLandry, better known by his stage name Dry, is a French rapper of Congolese origin. He is also known by the aliases "L'Amiral" and "L'Intransférable".
Mokobé Traoré, better known by the mononym Mokobé, is a Malian–French rapper and part of the music collective 113 alongside Rim'K and AP and within the greater French musical project and collective Mafia K-1 Fry. He also has his own solo career with two album releases Mon Afrique in 2007 and Africa Forever in 2011.
Gandhi Alimasi Djuna, better known by his stage name Maître Gims and more recently just Gims, is a Congolese-French singer, rapper, producer, and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives in France and Morocco. He is a former member of the hip hop group Sexion d'Assaut and released his first major album, Subliminal in 2013. The album sold over a million copies in France and peaked at number two in the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. His other two albums follow: Mon cœur avait raison in 2015 and Ceinture noire in 2018 reached number one in France and Belgium (Wallonia) and peaked in the top 40 in various European countries, including Denmark, Italy, and Switzerland.
Fabrice Ayékoué, better known by his stage name Fababy, is a French rapper, singer and songwriter of Ivorian origin.
Bastien Vincent, known by his stage name Maska, is a French rapper and dancer. He is a founding member of the French hip-hop band Sexion d'Assaut.
Samuël Adebiyi, better known by his stage name Féfé, is a French singer and rapper.
The Boulevard Barbès is a boulevard in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It is named after French politician Armand Barbès. It was built in 1867 during Haussmann's renovation of Paris. It starts at the boulevard de la Chapelle and ends at the rue Ordener. It is 835 metres long and 35 metres wide.
Pascal Trésor Azusimba better known as Despo Rutti is a French-Congolese rapper from Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Nabil Sahli, better known by his stage name Nessbeal, is a French rapper. Nessbeal started earlier as NessBeal under which he released his debut studio album La mélodie des briques. At times he has also used NE2S or just Ness. He is currently signed to 7th Magnitude, founded by French record producer Skread.
Sylvain Richard, better known by his stage name 20syl, is a French rapper, disc jockey, and producer. He is a composer and MC in the group Hocus Pocus, a member of the beatmaker collective of DJs C2C, one half of the Hip-Hop/electronic duo AllttA, and the quadruple world champion DMC Team. He published his first EP, Motifs, in 2014, followed by Motifs II in 2015.
L'Institut is a French hip hop collective, established in 2005 as an offshoot of Sexion d'Assaut, and associated with Wati B. L'institut was formed by various rap and hip hop / freestyle acts mostly coming from 9th arrondissement in Paris. L'Institut released the collective album Equipe de nuit in June 2013 that included in addition various collaborations with L.I.O. Pétrodollars, S.Pri Noir and Shin Sekaï. The group was dissolved in 2014, despite encouraging initial success with various band members concentrating on solo projects and collaborations.
Djamel Fezari better known as Kore or DJ Kore is French music producer of Algerian descent. In 2001, he signed with Sony Music France. He was also part of the duo Kore & Skalp with producer Skalpovich and part of duo Kore & Bellek. His is founder of the Artop Studios. He produces music in various genres including R'n'B, hip-hop, raï, pop etc.
Pour ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts is an extended play by Congolese-French rapper Gims, which was released on 7 December 2006.
