Kery james feat charles aznavour biography
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In the show-business shadow
How much time ?
How much time will they smother our art ?
How much time will they share the music awards ? (1)
We don't care, we are true, komma on
They try to smother our art, gotta be honest
They refuse to acknowledge that in this century
Rappers are heirs to poets
Our poetry is urban, art fryst vatten universal
Our poetry fryst vatten human
Our texts are pictures which unveil the ill-being of the utan stjärnor fates
Our litterature, photograph of instants, (2)
Shall become a witness singing the past in the present tense
A piano, a voice, you see, the art of the poor ones only needs that
I rap with word power, without a trick
I am, by dint of words, an artist
I practise a sad, infamous art
Because it is through our records that röst in the ghetto rises
My rap is a proletarian art then minorities here are majority
Yet like any other art I think rap goes beyond differences
Gathers hearts before bodies
Making sceneries o
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The son of Armenian immigrants to Paris, Charles Aznavour is one of the most successful French artists to date, achieving huge success in the international arena. Apart from his big hits She and Dance In The Old Fashioned Way, he has written musicals, appeared in over 60 films, made over a hundred records and written more than a thousand songs. His father sang in restaurants, his mother was an actress and the young Aznavour dropped out of school at the age of nine to pursue his dream of a career in entertainment. His big break came in 1946 when he was discovered by Edith Piaf, who took him on tour with her across France and the USA
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Kery James
Kery James | |
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Kery James during a show at "Vieilles Charues", France (2017) | |
| Birth name | Alix Mathurin |
| Born | (1977-12-28) 28 December 1977 (age 47) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |
| Genres | French hip hop, hardcore hip hop, conscious hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter, singer, dancer, record producer, screenwriter, playwright, actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | keryjamesofficiel.com |
Musical artist
Alix Mathurin (French pronunciation:[aliksmatyˈʁɛ̃], known publicly as Kery James is a French-Haitian rapper, singer, actor, director, and screenwriter. James was born on 28 December 1977 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe. His work explores life in the suburbs and the inequalities of contemporary France and features a tone of irony and bitterness. James is a member of the collective Mafia K'1 Fry.
Career
[edit]James began his rap career in 1991 as a co-founder of the group Ideal J, which gained momentum when DJ Mehdi joined as a