Booba is a French rapper whose father is Senegalese. He is from the “West Side” of the Paris suburbs. He has had feuds in the past Rohff. He is known for his rythmic repition of lines to convey a message. Recently, he has collaborated with American artists and experimented with Autotune. He is the n°1.
IAM is a French hip hop group from Marseille, created in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton, Shurik’n ,Khéops, Imhotep, and Kephren. ‘IAM’ has a few different meanings, including Invasion Arrivée de Mars or Invasion from Mars. Mars is often used as a metaphor for Marseille in IAM’s songs, a secondary meaning is : Imperial Asiatic Man or L’homme Impérial Asiatique.
MC Solaar is a French rapper known for his complex lyrics, which rely on word play, lyricism, and inquiry. He was born in Dakar, Senegal to parents of Chadian origin. His first Single was released in 1990, and he is still a huge figure in French music.
Oxmo Puccino is an actor and rapper. He was born in 1974 in Ségou, Mali, and he immigrated to Paris where he lived in the XIXe arrondissement. He is known for his poetic lyrics and his gravitation toward issues of poverty and violence in the banlieue.
