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Booba

Rap music

Gangsta rap

French rap

Real name Élie Yaffa, Booba was born on December 9, 1976 in Boulogne-Billancourt in the Hauts-de-Seine region, where he grew up in the Meudon-la-Forêt neighborhood. After starting out with Lunatic, Booba launched his solo career in 2002 with Temps Mort, which was certified gold. He released Panthéon in 2004, which also went gold, followed by a mixtape entitled Autopsie Vol. 1 in 2005. Booba confirmed his dominant position on the French rap scene with the back-to-back releases of Ouest Side and the mixtape Autopsie Vol. 2 in 2006 and 2007 respectively. A third installment in this ...