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.
Anouar Hajoui, better known as DJ Cut Killer or simply Cut Killer, is a Moroccan-born French DJ and record producer with a versatile repertoire of hip hop music.
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.
1995 was a French rap band founded in 2008 in the southern part of Paris as P.O.S. The name was changed to "1995" in 2010 in reference to the year 1995, considered a "golden year" for French rap. The six-member group is composed of 5 rappers and one producer all coming from the 14th and 15th arrondissements in Paris. 1995 are influenced by the spontaneous and positive vibes from the 1990 French rap.
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 born 16 March 1977 in Villepinte, 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, known professionally as Maître Gims and more recently just Gims, is a French-Congolese singer, rapper, producer, and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives in France and Morocco. He is a member of the hip hop group Sexion d'Assaut. He pursued an individual career under the name Maître Gims in 2013. He previously released an extended play in 2006, titled Ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts. During his career he has worked with several international artists such as Sia, Pitbull, Lil Wayne, Stromae, Maluma, Sting, and others. He has sold over 5 million records, including 3 million albums since the start of his career. He started his solo career in 2013 with the release of his first album, Subliminal in May on Wati B and Monstre Marin Corporation, which sold over a million copies and peaked at number two in the French album charts. In December he released a reissue titled Subliminal la face cachée. The album contained songs such as "J'me tire", "Bella" and "Zombie". From its first week of operation, the album certified platinum and would end up being double diamond disc for over 1 million in sales. The album was a great success charting in France, Belgium as well as charting in 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.
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.
Julien Mari, better known as Jul, is a French rapper, singer, and producer.
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.
Mohamed Amine Khemisa better known as Sneazzy or Sneazzy West or Sneaz is a French rapper and actor. Besides his own solo output, he is also a member of the French rap collective 1995.
Ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts is an extended play by Congolese-French rapper Gims, which was released on 7 December 2006. It was also Gims's first solo project produced by Wati B. He also participated with the group Sexion d'Assaut in some songs. The disc contains nine songs.
