Booba
Vocals, Musical Artist
1976 –
Who is Booba?
Elie Yaffa, better known under his stage name Booba is a French rapper. After a brief stint as a break dancer in the early 1990s, Booba partnered with his friend Ali to form Lunatic. The duo released a critically acclaimed album in 2000 but disbanded in 2003. Booba has since embarked on a successful solo career, selling more than ten million discs over his career and becoming the most legally downloaded artist in French history. Today, Booba is an icon of modern French pop culture, typically revered for the quality of his flow and beats but often criticized because of controversial nature of his lyrics. He has also established the label Tallac Records specializing in rap and hip-hop. Booba has also developed his own line of jewellery in cooperation with a well known jewellery label Tony Bling.
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- Born
- Dec 9, 1976
Sèvres - Also known as
- Elie Yaffa
- B2O
- Kopp
- Saddam Hauts de Seine
- Le Duc de Boulogne
- Garcimore
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Boulogne-Billancourt
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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