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French rapper
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Male
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Birth:
24 February 1983(Le Havre)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Medine Zaouiche (born 24 February 1983 in Le Havre), better known by his stage name Médine, is a French-Algerian Kabyle rapper. He is part of the hip-hop collective La Boussole since 1996. Practicing Muslim, many of his lyrics deal with the hardships faced by people with low economic level, migrants, oppressed individuals, and Muslims in the Western world. He also wrote several articles for Time Magazine in 2005. One was entitled "How Much More French Can I Be".
Médine is French for Medina.
Discography
Projects
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (Wa) | SWI | |||
| 2004 | 11 Septembre (Récit du 11ème jour) | – | – | – | |
| 2005 | Jihad (Le plus grand combat est contre soi-même) | – | – | – | |
| 2006 | Table d'écoute | 115 | – | – | |
| 2008 | Don't Panik Tape | 30 | – | – | |
| Arabian Panther | 30 | – | – | ||
| 2011 | Table d'écoute 2 | 28 | 81 | – | |
| 2012 | Made In | 117 | – | – | |
| 2013 | Protest Song | 9 | 25 | 82 | |
| 2015 | Démineur | 54 | 46 | – | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | |||
| 2012 | "Biopic" (featuring Kayna Samet) | 143 | |
| 2016 | "Rappeur de force" | 136 | |
| "Global" | 173 |
- Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | |||
| 2012 | "Les 16 vérités" (Sinik featuring Médine) | 143 | |
| 2013 | "Contre nous" (Kery James featuring La Ligue: Youssoupha & Médine) | 145 |