Swagg Man

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Iteb Zaibet (born December 23, 1988), better known as his stage name Swagg Man, is a French [lower-alpha 1] rapper and personality from Paris. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Biography

Swagg Man released a rap album titled Swagg Man Posey on 27 June 2014 in France. [5] He currently lives in Miami, Florida. [6] He has the Louis Vuitton logo tattooed on his head. [7] [8] His single "Billey" charted at #189 in Singles Fusionnes for the 20th week of 2014 on the French Singles Chart. [9] The song accompanied by a music video gained media attention throughout France. Swagg Man was featured in a French article for the single for Vice . [10]

In February 2023, Swagg Man was sentenced to twenty years in prison in Tunisia after being found guilty of twenty counts of fraud. He subsequently expressed his intention to appeal the decision, and publicly renounced his Tunisian citizenship. [11]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
BEL
(Wa)

[12]
FRA
[13]
2014Swagg Man Posey [14]   
2015MST165179

Singles

YearAlbumPeak positions
BEL
(Wa)

[12]
FRA
[13]
2014"Billey" 189
"Ma Bentley" 182
"Savent-ils" 199
Other releases

Notes

  1. He renounced his Tunisian citizenship in February 2023.

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References

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  2. "Swagg Man, ce n'est que de la rigolade" (in French). LesInRocks. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. "Découvrez… la musique de Swagg Man". Le Matin (in French). 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. "Les dernières expressions djeuns : on les a décodées pour vous !" (in French). Biba. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. iTunes - Music - Swagg Man - Apple. iTunes store.
  6. http://www.lesinrocks.com/2014/12/17/musique/interview-swagg-man-ce-nest-que-de-la-rigolade-11541253/ (in French)
  7. French Rapper "Swagg Man" Gets A Louis Vuitton Tattoo On His Head! [User Submitted] WorldStarHipHop
  8. Un rappeur français se fait tatouer Louis Vuitton sur le crane (in French). Entrevue magazine.
  9. Singles Fusionnes - Classement 2014 de la semaine 20 SNEP. snepmusique.com.
  10. Le dilemme Swagg Man. (in French) Vice Media, Inc. May 21, 2015.
  11. "Condamné à 20 ans de prison, le rappeur Swagg Man veut renoncer à sa nationalité tunisienne". leparisien.fr (in French). 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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  13. 1 2 "Swagg Man discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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