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".
Karim Zenoud, better known by his stage name Lacrim, is a French rapper of Algerian descent.
Okou Gnakouri Armand Olivier, better known by his stage name Kaaris, is a Ivorian-born French rapper, record producer, composer and actor. Or Noir, his major album on Therapy Music / AZ / Universal Music, was released on 21 October 2013.
Wanani Gradi Mariadi, better known by his stage name Gradur, is a French rapper of Congolese origin from Roubaix, Hauts-de-France. He first gained recognition from a series of freestyles called Sheguey. He started as part of the rap band 59. Enjoying great following online, he formed his own entourage dubbed Sheguey Squad sheguey meaning "child of the street" in Congolese lingo and released his mixtape ShegueyVara in 2014 with the music video "Traction". His greatly expected debut album L'homme au Bob was released on February 23, 2015 with collaborations from Niro, Lacrim, Alonzo, Kayna Samet, Chief Keef and Migos.
Sadek Bourghuiba, known by the mononym Sadek, is a French rapper from Neuilly-Plaisance, also known by aliases Johnny Niuuum and Sadek Niuum. He was signed to Hostile Records.
Dadju Djuna Nsungula, better known by the mononym Dadju or at times Prince Dadj, is a French singer. He was signed to the label Wati B and in 2017 signed with Polydor Records of Universal Music Group. He was a member of the musical formation Shin Sekaï alongside rapper Abou Tall from 2012 to 2016. The duo was part of the label Wati B and released the album Indéfini. The duo announced that they were breaking up so they can each follow solo careers. Dadju released his solo album Gentleman 2.0 in 2017.
Georges Stanislas Malif Dinga-Pinto, better known by the stage name Niska, is a French rapper from Évry, Essonne. He is signed to Universal Music France and Barclay Records. He was initially in the rap group Negro Deep before going solo. Niska is a derivative of his nickname Stany in reverse (Nista), replacing the "t" with a "k". Niska has released four albums, Charo Life (2015), Zifukoro (2016), Commando (2017) and Mr Sal (2019), with the first two reaching number 3 on SNEP, the official French Albums chart and the third and fourth topping the French chart.
Hornet La Frappe is a French rapper of Algerian descent from Epinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris. He started rapping in 2012 and released his first mixtape Réussir ou Mounir in 2014 and the follow-up mixtape Nous-mêmes on 29 September 2017. "Gramme 2 Peuf" was his first big success as a single
Amira Kiziamina, known better by his stage name Kalash Criminel, is a French rapper. He is albino and chooses to wear a balaclava, because when his musical activities began, he had to hide his face as his mother did not want him to rap. However, he received positive reactions for wearing the balaclava, and now wears it by choice. He is signed to Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music. He collaborates often with Kaaris, with whom he notably made the song "Arrêt du Cœur" on his album R.A.S.
Walid Georgey, known professionally as Maes, is a French rapper of Moroccan origin from Sevran. He has released two albums and a number of singles and is best known for "Madrina" featuring French rapper Booba. He's Moroccan originally.
Karim Djeriou, better known by his stage name Heuss l'Enfoiré, is a French rapper of Algerian descent.
Valentin Le Du, better known by his stage name Vald, is a French rapper.
Nabil Arlabelek, better known by the stage name Naps, is a French rapper of Algerian origin. Coming from the Air Bell suburb of Marseille, he started rapping in 2006 at the age of 15. Two years later he formed Click 11.43 with two other rappers, KOFS and Sahime. The formation had considerable following particularly with the incarcerated population in France. Naps also released his own solo materials and collaborated with many other rappers. In January 2020, Naps announced that he has stopped all artistic activity and has destroyed his gold certified album.
Mathieu Claude Daniel Pruski better known by the stage name PLK, is a French rapper of Polish descent. His father is Polish with his grandfather immigrating from Poland to France in World War II. His mother is Corsican. Pruski grew up in 14e arrondissement in Paris. He started writing lyrics when he was nine and composing when he was 13. Being called "mini Polak", he adopted Polak (PLK) as his artistic name to emphasize his Polish roots. At 14, he was part of the formation La Confrérie alongside Ormaz and Zeu. He later became a member of the formation Panama Bende a band formed by seven young artists from Paris together releasing the EP Bende Mafia in 2016 and the album ADN in 2017.
Henoc Pierrick Bofenda better known by his stage name Leto is a French rapper and part of the duo PSO Thug, a French hip-hop duo from the 17th arrondissement of Paris. PSO part refers to their origin as they come from Porte de Saint-Ouen and is made up of Leto alongside Aéro. In 2014 they started with "Hors la loi". In February 2015, they published the precursor to their mixtape, entitled En attendant Demoniak. The duo released their first mixtape named Demoniak on May 20, 2016, and sell 1,319 copies in its first week of release.
Davy Ngoma Di Malonda, better known by his stage name Da Uzi, is a French rapper of Congolese origin (DRC).
Bosh is a French rapper of Congolese origin from Plaisir, a western suburb of Paris. He specializes in street rap and deals with subjects of drugs, violence and youth problems. He became well known through the web series Dans le kartier released on YouTube in 2009. He was in the rap formation BLK, a collective of 9 rappers and musicians including Bosh. He was also part of the rap group 78. He gained further clout in 2016 with the freestyle series Mal dominant. He released his mixtape Dos Argenté in June 2018 followed by the very successful album Synkinisi in March 2020. He has had a role as Karnage in Validé, directed by Franck Gastambide on Canal+ station.
Jules Jomby, better known by the stage name Dinos, is a French rapper from La Courneuve, Seine-Saint-Denis.
13 Block is a French hip hop group originating from Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis. It was formed in 2012, and is made up of the artists Stavo, Zed, Zefor and OldPee, all from the Beaudottes area in Sevran. It is inspired by American-based drill from Chicago and trap from Atlanta. They have released two albums and a number of mixtapes.
Ibrahima Diakité, better known by his stage name Gazo, is a French rapper from Île-de-France.
