French hip hop duo
Lunatic was a French hip hop duo from Boulogne-Billancourt. The lineup consisted of Booba (from Boulogne-Billancourt) and Ali (from Issy-les-Moulineaux), coming from the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the west suburb of Paris.
After Lunatic split up in 2003, both members went on to solo careers. Their release "Le Crime Paie" was produced by DJ Mars.[1]
Ali
Ali, originally Daddy Ali (born in 1975 at Issy-les-Moulineaux), is a French rapper of Moroccan origin who started his music career with Booba as rap duo Lunatic and now is a solo rapper artist.
After split-up, Ali released his album Chaos et Harmonie in 2005[2] collaborating with 45 Scientific.
Booba
Elie Yaffa, better known under his stage name Booba (French pronunciation: [buˈba]), is a French rapper. He became hugely successful being the most legally downloaded artist in France.[3]
Discography: Lunatic
Albums
Singles
- 1996: "Le crime paie"
- 1997: "Les vrais savent"
Appearances
- 1996: Time Bomb – Time Bomb explose
- 1996: Time Bomb – Le guidon
- 1996: Lunatic – Le crime paie
- 1996: La Brigade Feat Lunatic – 16 rimes
- 1997: Lunatic – Les vrais savent
- 1997: Lunatic – Le jour J
- 1997: Lunatic – Chateau rouge
- 1997: Lunatic – Viens danser avec les Lunatic
- 1997: Oxmo Puccino Feat Booba – Pucc fiction
- 1997: Lunatic – Bouge comme un diablotin
- 1998: Lunatic Feat Ärsenik – Sang d'encre
- 1999: Lunatic Feat Comité De Brailleurs – On s'maintient
- 1999: Lunatic Feat Malekal Morte – Test ton mic
- 2000: Lunatic Feat Dicidens – De larmes et de sang
- 2000: Lunatic Feat Mala – Hommes de l'ombre
- 2002: Black Jack Feat Lunatic & Mala – Diaspora d'Afrique
- 2002: Lunatic – Que le message passe '
- 2003: Booba Feat Nessbeal – Tout c'qu'on connait
Discography: Ali
- 2005: Chaos et Harmonie
- 2010: Le Rassemblement
- 2015: Que la paix soit sur vous
Discography: Booba
References
- ^ "Les 100 Classiques du Rap Français | Abcdr du Son". Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ abcdr Duson (le webzine rap): Ali – Chaos et Harmonie Archived 2 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Booba : L'année nous appartient, interview vidéo sur NRJ12 Archived 17 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. melty.fr (3 January 2011). Retrieved on 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Lunatic discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Les Disques d'Or". SNEP. 2002. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.
