Booba

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Booba




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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Elie Yaffa
Alias = B2O, B2OBA, 92i
Born = birth date and age|1976|12|9
Origin = Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Genre = French Rap
Occupation = Rapper
Years_active = 1994–present
Label = Barclay Records

Elie Yaffa (born December 9, 1976), better known by his stage name Booba is a half Senegalese and half French rapper from Boulogne-Billancourt, a commune in the western suburbs of Paris.

Background

Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, Booba quickly got influenced by the US hip-hop scene at the end of the 1980s and beginning of the 1990s. With his pal Ali, also from Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine), they started the rap group Lunatic, under which name they recorded several mixtapes. In 2000, they released their first and only album: "Mauvais Œil" under the record label 45 Scientific. The album was a success and was quickly recognized as a classic in this music field.The group split in 2002 for unknown reasons; in the meantime Booba signed a contract for his first solo album: "Temps Mort", still under 45 Scientific (250 000 copies sold). This album, with the track "Destinée" (featuring Kayna Samet) aired on several radio stations, and especially on Skyrock, which allowed Booba to be heard by a larger audience.Booba left 45 Scientific to create his own record label: Tallac records. On May 11th, 2004, he released his second solo album: "Panthéon" which became a huge success with tracks such as "Numero 10", "Avant de partir" and "Mon Son"

In 2004 Booba launched his own clothing line Ünkut. It was featured in an Xbox Live Marketplace downloadable add-on for the Xbox 360 game "Saints Row".

In February 2006 Booba contacted the police concerning the kidnapping of his mother and brother.

He recently worked on a song with Akon called "Gun In Hand."

The rapper is 1.92m (6ft4in.)

He was recently involved in a well-publicized feud with another well-known rapper in France, Sinik. Like Booba, Sinik is of mixed descent (Algerian and French). The feud, which involved the release of insulting tracks on both sides, was putting a negative spin on the rap genre. [ [http://www.rfimusique.com/musiqueen/articles/096/article_7990.asp RFI Musique - - Rap - Sinik’s third round ] ]

He is going to be in the next 50 cent album which is coming out September 11th but only in the French version. He is going to take one of Tony Yayo verses.

In August 2007, a documentary entitled [http://www.flying101.org/ Flying 101] was released that showcased several Booba instrumentals.

Discography

Albums

*2002 : "Temps Mort" ("Time Out")
*2004 : "Panthéon"
*2006 : "Ouest Side"
*2008 : " 0.9"

Mixtapes

*2005 : "Autopsie volume 1"
*2007 : "Autopsie volume 2"

ee also

* French hip hop
* List of French hip hop artists

References

*http://booba92i.artistes.universalmusic.fr/en/
*Helenon, Veronique. “Africa on Their Mind: Rap, Blackness, and Citizenship in France.” In The Vinyl Ain’t Final: Hip Hop and the Globalization of Black Popular Culture, ed. by Dipannita Basu and Sidney J. Lemelle, 151-66. London; Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Pres

External links

* [http://booba92i.artistes.universalmusic.fr/fr/ Universal Music Official Website]
* [http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/boulbi/video/xx1f_boobaboulbi-le-clip_music One of his Music Videos; Boulbi on dailymotion]
*http://www.rap2k.com/paroles-rap-22846-92-izi.html
*http://www.slate.com/id/2130120