Akhenaton
A member of the popular IAM collective, French rapper and producer Akhenaton also enjoyed considerable success as a solo act. Born Philippe Fragione in Marseille on September 17, 1968, he spent much of his youth in the neighboring village Plan-de-Cuques, discovering hip-hop in 1981. A frequent visitor to New York City, home of his Italian father's family, he received the nickname "Chill Phil" from American friends and began performing in Marseille clubs under that name with friend and DJ Eric Mazel, later known as Khéops. His first widespread notoriety was nevertheless as a writer after he published an influential essay, "La Deuxième Génération du Hip-Hop," in a 1988 issue of the fanzine Vé. That same year, after making his recorded debut on MC Choice's "Let's Make Some Noise," Fragione converted to Islam, rechristened himself Akhenaton (a name borrowed from the Egyptian pharaoh), and with Khéops and rapper Shurik'n formed B.Boys Stance, renamed IAM in 1989. With their 1991 Virgin label debut, ...De la Planète Mars, IAM emerged as one of the most popular French hip-hop acts of their generation, climaxing in a breakthrough 1997 performance at Britain's famed Reading Festival in support of their smash L'Ecole du Micro d'Argent. By that point Akhenaton was already a solo artist of some repute, issuing his debut LP, Métèque et Mat, in 1995. Following IAM's success, he spun off as a producer and businessman, helming Passi's Les Tentations while founding his own label, Côté Obscur, and a publishing firm, La Cosca. After collaborating with Khéops on the Victoire de la Musique award-winning score for the hit 1998 film Taxi, Akhenaton resumed work on his second solo disc, Sol Invictus, issued in 2001. Two years later, he reunited with IAM for Revoir un Printemps. The acclaimed solo effort Soldats de Fortune followed in the spring of 2006.
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Métèque Et Mat
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Parlophone (France) on 20 Oct 1995
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La fin de leur monde (Remix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by La Cosca on 11 Apr 2023
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Latin Quarter, Pt. 1
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Nicholas Craven Productions on 20 May 2022
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Sol Invictus (Édition 20ème anniversaire)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Parlophone (France) on 14 Oct 2001
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Latin Quarter, Pt. 2
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Nicholas Craven Productions on 24 Jun 2022
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Mon texte le savon, Part. 5
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by La Cosca on 3 Jun 2022
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Mon texte le savon, Pt. 2 (Version 2021)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by La Cosca on 21 Nov 2005
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Comme un aimant (Version 1) [Bande originale du film]
Film Soundtracks - Released by 361 Records on 23 May 2000
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Double Chill Burger (Best of)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Parlophone (France) on 21 May 2005
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Soldats de Fortune
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 361 Records on 14 Mar 2006
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Electro Cypher
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Parlophone (France) on 7 Jun 2019
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La faim de leur monde
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Universal Music Division Virgin Music Distribution Deal on 9 Apr 2021
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Vivre maintenant
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Universal Music Division Virgin Music on 26 Apr 2015
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The Whole in My Heart, Pt. 2
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by La Cosca on 30 Apr 2021
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