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French male rappers

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Élie Thitia Yaffa (; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper.

Aurélien Cotentin (; born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan (; sometimes stylized as OrelSan), is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and director. He has released five studio albums: his debut ''Perdu d'avance on 16 February 2009, his second album Le chant des sirènes on 26 September 2011, his third album La fête est finie on 20 October 2017 and his fourth album Civilisation '' on 19 November 2021.

burundi-rwandan-french singer and writer

French rapper of Moroccan descent

Thomas Gérard Idir (; born 26 June 1980), better known by his stage name Sinik (sometimes spelled as S.I.N.I.K.), is a French-language rapper. He is also known as Malsain ("Unhealthy") and '''L'assassin' ("The Murderer"). His father is Algerian while his mother is French. In 2001, he founded his label Six o Nine'' (6–0–9).

Didier Morville (; born 27 October 1967), better known by his stage name JoeyStarr, is a French rapper, record producer and actor, from Saint-Denis, Île-de-France. He co-founded the French rap band Suprême NTM in 1989 along with Kool Shen.

French rapper, singer and songwriter

Youssoupha Mabiki (; born August 29, 1979), better known by his nickname Youssoupha is a French and Congolese rapper.

French-Haitian rapper, singer and actor

French-Guinean rapper and singer-songwriter

Abdelkrim Brahmi (born 21 June 1978 in Paris, France), known professionally as '''Rim'K''' is a French rapper of Algerian origins. Rim'k is a member of the group 113, alongside Mokobé and AP, and the supergroup Mafia K-1 Fry. He also has a group called Maghreb United.

Armand Okou Gnakouri, known by his stage name Kaaris (, ; stylized as KΛΛRIS), is a French rapper, actor and record producer.

French rap artist and poker player

Youssef Soukouna (born 20 April 1981 in Goutte d'Or, Paris), better known by his stage name Sefyu (, his first name in verlan), is a French rapper of Senegalese descent. He comes from Aulnay-sous-Bois, a city in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis of which is located within the northern suburbs of Paris. Sefyu originally aspired to become a professional soccer player, but his dream was derailed after he sustained an injury whilst playing for English club Arsenal. He emerged upon the hip-hop scene in the early 2000s to commercial and critical acclaim.

Samir Djoghlal (; born 2 May 1981), better known as '''L'Algérino''' (), is an Algerian-French rapper and singer whose family came from the Chaoui-Berber tribes in Khenchela, Algeria

'''Housni M'Kouboi (; born 15 December 1977), better known as Rohff and at times stylized as Roh2f''', is a French rapper.

French-Malian rapper, singer, songwriter, composer and author

Ken Samaras (, ; born 3 April 1990), better known by his stage name Nekfeu (), is a French rapper, actor and record producer.

Maxence Boitez (; born 16 October 1990 in Orléans), better known by his artistic name Ridsa (stylized as RIDSA), is a French singer and rapper of Spanish descent.

Antoine Valentinelli (born 4 December 1991 in Paris), better known by his stage name Lomepal, is a French rapper and singer from the 13th arrondissement of Paris. He has released five EPs, and three studio albums: Flip, released in June 2017, Jeannine, released in December 2018, both certified double platinum by the SNEP, and Mauvais Ordre, released in September 2022.

French-Capeverdean rapper

Passi () is a hip-hop artist who became famous in the mid-1990s with the group Ministère AMER, which included himself, Doc Gyneco and Stomy Bugsy. He is most widely known, however, as a solo artist, as well as a participant in many other groups, such as Bisso Na Bisso and Dis l'heure 2 zouk.

French singer-songwriter and actor

Youssef Akdim (Berber: ⵢⵓⵙⴻⴼ ⴰⵇⴷⵉⵎ; ; born 4 July 1985), better known as Lartiste (), is a French-Moroccan singer and rapper. He is one of the most successful French Moroccans with several hit songs like Mafiosa, Chocolat, Missile, and Bang Bang.

Edward Mokolo Jr. (born 1974), better known as Kaysha, is a French singer/rapper and producer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire). He is the son of Congolese politician Édouard Mokolo Wa Mpombo.

Bachir Baccour (born 19 May 1979), better known by his stage name Tunisiano, is a Tunisian rapper living in France. Prior to pursuing a solo career, he was a member of M, Sniper and other rap groups.

Geoffroy Mussard (; born 11 March 1966), known by his stage name '''Shurik'n''', is a French rapper from Marseille. He is one of the members of the hip hop group IAM, as well as a major solo artist. With his brother Faf Larage (Raphaël Mussard), he also is a member of the group La Garde.

'''Sérigne M'Baye Gueye (; born 28 March 1978), better known by his stage name Disiz (formerly Disiz la Peste''', ), is a French rapper and actor. Born to a Senegalese father and French mother, he grew up listening to hip hop music.

Nabil Sahli (born 16 August 1978), better known by his stage name Nessbeal, is a French rapper of Moroccan origins. Nessbeal started earlier as NessBeal under which he released his debut studio album La mélodie des briques. He is currently signed to 7th Magnitude, founded by French record producer Skread.

Satchela Evrard Djedje (born 25 August 1992 in Orléans), better known by the artistic name Vegedream, is a French hip hop, R&B and urban pop singer-songwriter of Ivorian origin. He is signed to Universal Music France and is best known for his 2018 hit single Ramenez la coupe à la maison (Bring the cup back home) that topped the French SNEP Singles Chart, and was the France national football team's unofficial song for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He released his debut studio album Marchand de sable (Sandman) in 2018. Since his breakthrough, he has released three studio albums, all of which reached

Congolese rapper

Cédric Matéta Nkomi (born 30 January 1992), known professionally as KeBlack, is a French rapper and singer of Congolese origin. He is signed to the record label Bomayé.

Kalash Criminel

Congolese rapper

Freeze Corleone

French rapper and producer

French rapper and singer

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Mokobé Traoré (born 24 May 1980 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France), better known by the mononym Mokobé, is a Malian–French rapper and part of the music collective 113 alongside Rim'K and AP and within the greater French musical project and collective Mafia K-1 Fry. He also has his own solo career with two album releases Mon Afrique in 2007 and Africa Forever in 2011.

Heuss l'Enfoiré

French DJ and hip hop record producer

French rapper, actor and film producer

Kamel Jdayni Houari (born 13 May 1980 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre), better known as Kamelancien later shortened into Kamelanc', is a Francophone rapper of Moroccan origin. He grew up in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, a town in the suburbs of Paris.

Guillaume Tranchant (; born 20 February 1980), better known by his stage name Gringe (), is a French rapper and songwriter. He is one half of the French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, along with Orelsan, with whom he has released two studio albums: Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters in 2013 and the original soundtrack for their 2015 film ''Comment c'est loin''.

French Algerian rapper

Sylvain Richard (born February 17, 1979), better known by his stage name 20syl (pronounced "vain-seel", ), is a French rapper, disc jockey, and producer. He is a composer and MC in the group Hocus Pocus, a member of the beatmaker collective of DJs C2C, one half of the Hip-Hop/electronic duo AllttA, and the quadruple world champion DMC Team. He published his first EP, Motifs, in 2014, followed by Motifs II in 2015.

Rilès Kacimi ( ; ; born 4 January 1996) is a Franco-Algerian songwriter, composer, record producer and performance artist from Rouen, Normandy. His songs are mainly written and performed in English, with some in French, Spanish, Portuguese and even Japanese.