Small X

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Small X
Birth nameAbdessamad Lamriq
Also known asSmall X
Born1991 (age 33–34)
Safi, Morocco
Genres Rap

Abdessamad Lamriq (born March 1, 1991), professionally known as Small X, is a Moroccan rapper. In 2006, he formed a rap group called Shayfeen with Shobee, before deciding to pursue his solo career in early 2021. [1] Individually, Small X averages over 150000 listeners monthly on spotify. [2]

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Career

In 2006, he created a rap group called Shayfeen with Chouaib Ribati, known as Shobee. [3]

The group has gained significant notoriety in the Moroccan rap scene. [4] Several tracks from the group (Ntouma Malkoum, Sahbi, Ghayb9aw Jouj, Khchi F Wednek, Wach Kayn Maydar, Tcha Ra, 7it 3arfinni...) have exceeded one million views on YouTube and have broken records on the streaming platforms Spotify and Deezer. [5] [6] [7]

In 2019, as part of the Naar [8] collective, he collaborated with Dosseh on Kssiri. [9]

At the start of 2021, Small X decided to go solo. It occasionally releases XXL. [10] [11] After Phoenix, he reveals an EP of 7 tracks. [12]

In March 2021, he is among the artists who collaborated with ElGrande Toto in his album Caméléon, through the title Thezz. [13] [14]

In October 2023, Small X was among the 25 Middle Eastern and North African artists who collaborated on the single "Rajieen", released to raise funds in response to the Gaza genocide amid the Israel–Hamas war. [15]

Discography

Singles

EPs

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References

  1. ↑ Hamdi, Salma. "Small X". Portail L'ODJ (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Smallx". Spotify. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Shayfeen - NAAR". naar.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Shayfeen : le groupe le plus populaire du Maroc". Mouv. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  5. ↑ "Shayfeen: biographie, dernières news et clips". nrjmaroc.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  6. ↑ "Shayfeen : l'appétit vient en mangeant... les toplines". Pan African Music (in French). 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  7. ↑ "Le rap marocain tient-il son nouvel hymne ?". Clique.tv (in French). 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  8. ↑ rédaction, La (2019-10-05). "Le rap sans frontières du collectif Naar". On’ (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  9. ↑ Booska-p. "Dosseh s'allie à Shayfeen pour « Kssiri » [VIDEOCLIP]". www.booska-p.com. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  10. ↑ "Small X élargit sa vision au format « XXL »". Pan African Music (in French). 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  11. ↑ "SMALL-X en mode XXL !". LaCage (in French). 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  12. ↑ "Phoenix : la renaissance du rappeur Small X". Pan African Music. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  13. ↑ "ElGrande Toto monte le son !". fnh.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  14. ↑ "El Grande Toto : le rappeur marocain invite Damso, Hamza, Lefa... sur son prochain album". Mouv (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  15. ↑ Mekkaoui, Meeran (31 October 2023). "'Rajieen' Unites 25 MENA Artists in a Resounding Ode to Palestine". GQ Middle East . Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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