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French rapper

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Male

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Singer Songwriter Rapper

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Birth:

4 July 1985(Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco)

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Biography

Introduction

Youssef Akdim (born 4 July 1985), better known as Lartiste, is a Moroccan singer and rapper. Born in Marrakesh, Morocco, he emigrated to France at 7 years old, having lived in Bondy and later in Le Blanc-Mesnil, outside of Paris. At age 13, he became part of the rap band Malédiction and at 16 he adopted the stage name Lartiste ("L'artiste" - "The artist" in English).

He released "Évasion", his first maxi solo, in 2006 and joined the collective French Cut, having released a mixtape, Rap 1.9, in 2010. Going solo, his 2013 studio album, Lalbum ( l'album - "the album" in English), included several musical influences including funk, soul, pop, electro and African sounds. He released his second studio album, Fenomeno, in 2015, his third and fourth albums, Maestro and Clandestino, in 2016, and his fifth Clandestino, in 2018. Also in 2018, the third single from Clandestino, "Mafiosa", which features Brazilian singer Caroliina, reached number 2 in the main French singles chart, number one in the Megafusion chart (which contabilizes the selling and streaming numbers in France), number six in Wallonia and number one in Portugal, where it was also the first radio hit containing a significant part of lyrics in French since Stromae's "Papaoutai", in 2014.

Discography

Lartiste

No.

Title

Length

FR

BEL(Wa)

2013

Lalbum

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"Étincelle"	4:08
2.	"J'bénis le mic"	4:38
3.	"Mévader"	3:56
4.	"Toi et moi ce soir (Liouma)"	3:18
5.	"Toucher le ciel"	4:06
6.	"Tendre la main"	4:36
7.	"Baby Love"	3:35
8.	"Hello"	3:58
9.	"Africa 2.0" (feat. Ayano)	3:16
10.	"International"	4:15
11.	"Cool"	4:42
12.	"Rockstar"	3:45
13.	"Le poids de mes erreurs"	3:16
14.	"Post-scriptum"	4:21

No.

Title

Length

1.

"Étincelle"

4:08

2.

"J'bénis le mic"

4:38

3.

"Mévader"

3:56

4.

"Toi et moi ce soir (Liouma)"

3:18

5.

"Toucher le ciel"

4:06

6.

"Tendre la main"

4:36

7.

"Baby Love"

3:35

8.

"Hello"

3:58

9.

"Africa 2.0" (feat. Ayano)

3:16

10.

"International"

4:15

11.

"Cool"

4:42

12.

"Rockstar"

3:45

13.

"Le poids de mes erreurs"

3:16

14.

"Post-scriptum"

4:21

2015

Fenomeno

14

102

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A bon entendeur"	4:04
2.	"Donde Cuando"	3:23
3.	"Trop de flow" (feat. Clayton Hamilton)	3:34
4.	"Destination finale"	3:33
5.	"Polygame" (feat. Dr. Beriz)	3:08
6.	"Bang Bang"	3:17
7.	"Fenomeno"	2:58
8.	"Jamais abandonner"	3:06
9.	"L'héritier" (feat. Rim'K)	4:13
10.	"Pay Me"	3:43
11.	"Pas pousser"	3:28
12.	"Lampedusa" (feat. Double M)	4:10
13.	"Hypocrite"	3:59
14.	"Fais le"	2:38

No.

Title

Length

1.

"A bon entendeur"

4:04

2.

"Donde Cuando"

3:23

3.

"Trop de flow" (feat. Clayton Hamilton)

3:34

4.

"Destination finale"

3:33

5.

"Polygame" (feat. Dr. Beriz)

3:08

6.

"Bang Bang"

3:17

7.

"Fenomeno"

2:58

8.

"Jamais abandonner"

3:06

9.

"L'héritier" (feat. Rim'K)

4:13

10.

"Pay Me"

3:43

11.

"Pas pousser"

3:28

12.

"Lampedusa" (feat. Double M)

4:10

13.

"Hypocrite"

3:59

14.

"Fais le"

2:38

2016

Maestro

4

13

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Étincelle"	4:08
2.	"J'bénis le mic"	4:38
3.	"Mévader"	3:56
4.	"Toi et moi ce soir (Liouma)"	3:18
5.	"Toucher le ciel"	4:06
6.	"Tendre la main"	4:36
7.	"Baby Love"	3:35
8.	"Hello"	3:58
9.	"Africa 2.0" (feat. Ayano)	3:16
10.	"International"	4:15
11.	"Cool"	4:42
12.	"Rockstar"	3:45
13.	"Le poids de mes erreurs"	3:16
14.	"Post-scriptum"	4:21

No.

Title

Length

1.

"Étincelle"

4:08

2.

"J'bénis le mic"

4:38

3.

"Mévader"

3:56

4.

"Toi et moi ce soir (Liouma)"

3:18

5.

"Toucher le ciel"

4:06

6.

"Tendre la main"

4:36

7.

"Baby Love"

3:35

8.

"Hello"

3:58

9.

"Africa 2.0" (feat. Ayano)

3:16

10.

"International"

4:15

11.

"Cool"

4:42

12.

"Rockstar"

3:45

13.

"Le poids de mes erreurs"

3:16

14.

"Post-scriptum"

4:21

Clandestino

24

59

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	2:37
2.	"Joker"	3:31
3.	"Soleil"	2:50
4.	"Dark Vador"	3:35
5.	"Le Gouffre"	3:43
6.	"Le Moral" (featuring Kazmi)	3:48
7.	"Chocolat" (featuring Awa Imani)
8.	"Clandestina"	3:56
9.	"Bye Bye Baby"	2:47
10.	"Liaisons Dangereuses"	3:50
11.	"Tony Montana"	2:47
12.	"Gonzales" (featuring 7liwa)	4:09
13.	"Echec et M.A.T" (featuring Kamelenouvo & Gianni)	3:36
14.	"Subito"	3:40
15.	"Lifat Mat"	3:05
16.	"Chauffeur Capable" (featuring 7Liwa, The Wind & Laguardia)	3:25
17.	"Vue du ciel"	3:13

No.

Title

Length

1.

"Intro"

2:37

2.

"Joker"

3:31

3.

"Soleil"

2:50

4.

"Dark Vador"

3:35

5.

"Le Gouffre"

3:43

6.

"Le Moral" (featuring Kazmi)

3:48

7.

"Chocolat" (featuring Awa Imani)

8.

"Clandestina"

3:56

9.

"Bye Bye Baby"

2:47

10.

"Liaisons Dangereuses"

3:50

11.

"Tony Montana"

2:47

12.

"Gonzales" (featuring 7liwa)

4:09

13.

"Echec et M.A.T" (featuring Kamelenouvo & Gianni)

3:36

14.

"Subito"

3:40

15.

"Lifat Mat"

3:05

16.

"Chauffeur Capable" (featuring 7Liwa, The Wind & Laguardia)

3:25

17.

"Vue du ciel"

3:13

2018

Grandestino

6

18

2019

Quartier Latin Vol.1

7

30

1.

"Étincelle"

4:08

2.

"J'bénis le mic"

4:38

3.

"Mévader"

3:56

4.

"Toi et moi ce soir (Liouma)"

3:18

5.

"Toucher le ciel"

4:06

6.

"Tendre la main"

4:36

7.

"Baby Love"

3:35

8.

"Hello"

3:58

9.

"Africa 2.0" (feat. Ayano)

3:16

10.

"International"

4:15

11.

"Cool"

4:42

12.

"Rockstar"

3:45

13.

"Le poids de mes erreurs"

3:16

14.

"Post-scriptum"

4:21

1.

"A bon entendeur"

4:04

2.

"Donde Cuando"

3:23

3.

"Trop de flow" (feat. Clayton Hamilton)

3:34

4.

"Destination finale"

3:33

5.

"Polygame" (feat. Dr. Beriz)

3:08

6.

"Bang Bang"

3:17

7.

"Fenomeno"

2:58

8.

"Jamais abandonner"

3:06

9.

"L'héritier" (feat. Rim'K)

4:13

10.

"Pay Me"

3:43

11.

"Pas pousser"

3:28

12.

"Lampedusa" (feat. Double M)

4:10

13.

"Hypocrite"

3:59

14.

"Fais le"

2:38

1.

"Étincelle"

4:08

2.

"J'bénis le mic"

4:38

3.

"Mévader"

3:56

4.

"Toi et moi ce soir (Liouma)"

3:18

5.

"Toucher le ciel"

4:06

6.

"Tendre la main"

4:36

7.

"Baby Love"

3:35

8.

"Hello"

3:58

9.

"Africa 2.0" (feat. Ayano)

3:16

10.

"International"

4:15

11.

"Cool"

4:42

12.

"Rockstar"

3:45

13.

"Le poids de mes erreurs"

3:16

14.

"Post-scriptum"

4:21

1.

"Intro"

2:37

2.

"Joker"

3:31

3.

"Soleil"

2:50

4.

"Dark Vador"

3:35

5.

"Le Gouffre"

3:43

6.

"Le Moral" (featuring Kazmi)

3:48

7.

"Chocolat" (featuring Awa Imani)

8.

"Clandestina"

3:56

9.

"Bye Bye Baby"

2:47

10.

"Liaisons Dangereuses"

3:50

11.

"Tony Montana"

2:47

12.

"Gonzales" (featuring 7liwa)

4:09

13.

"Echec et M.A.T" (featuring Kamelenouvo & Gianni)

3:36

14.

"Subito"

3:40

15.

"Lifat Mat"

3:05

16.

"Chauffeur Capable" (featuring 7Liwa, The Wind & Laguardia)

3:25

17.

"Vue du ciel"

3:13

Others

2006: "Évasion" (maxi)
2010: Rap 1.9 (mixtape)
2017: Projet 000

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions			Album
Year	Single	FR	BEL(Wa)	SWI	Album
2012	"Toi et moi ce soir (Liouma)"	145			Lalbum
2012	"Mévader"	—			Lalbum
2016	"Maestro"	59			Maestro
	"Clandestina"	59			Clandestino
	"Chocolat"	4	12	75	Clandestino
2017	"Pardonner"	176
2017	"Catchu Catchu"	11	26		Grandestino
2018	"Vai et viens"	4	2*
2018	"Mafiosa"	1	6	38
2019	"Peligrosa"	94	—		Quartier Latin Vol. 1

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	FR	Album
2015	"Destination Finale"	153	Fenomeno
	"Polygame"	196
	"Bang Bang"	144
	"Destination Finale"	153
2016	"Trop de flow"	154	Maestro
	"Missile"	106
	"Amour parano"	109
	"J'arrive pas"	110
	"Combien tu t'appelles?"	183
	"Soleil"	158	Clandestino
	"Liaisons dangereuses"	102
	"Bye Bye Baby"	154
2018	"GB"	62	Grandestino
	"Bête blessée"	185
	"Grandestino"	175
	"Neymar"	186
	"Attache ta ceinture"	75	Taxi 5 (soundtrack)
	"Pas le choix"	90	93 Empire
	"Dinero"	143	93 Empire

Featured in

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
Year	Single	FR	BEL(Wa)	Album
2014	"Déconnectés"	14	7*	À la bien mix party 2014
2014	"Trabendo Musical"	149		À la bien mix party 2014
2015	"Miss Vilaine"	194
2015	"Insta"	36	24*
2016	"Vida loca"	146		Monster Tape
2017	"Laisse nous passer"	187
	"Grand Paris"	48
	"Mama nostra"	183		Fantôme
	"C'est une frappe"	86	12*	À la bien mix party 2017
	"Dalé"	69		100%
2018	"Ciao bella"	48		À la bien mix party 2018
2019	"On Fleek"	1	26