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Akhenaton

Person · male · France · 3rd arrondissement of Marseille · born 1968 · recording since 1995

French rapper

hip-hop rapping

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Also known as アケナトン · AKH · Akenantoine · Akenaton · Akhenathon · Akhenation · +18 more

Debut: 1995
Recording span: 31 years
Release groups: 55
Awards: 1
Timeline events: 18
Wiki language versions: 15

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Timeline

18 events▣ Album 15◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1

1960s
1. 17 September 1968 · Birth
  Born 1968-09-17
  source: wikidata
1990s
1. 1995 · Debut release
  Debut release: L’Americano
  First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 20 October 1995 · Album
  Album: Métèque et mat
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 16 October 2001 · Album
  Album: Sol invictus
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 14 October 2002 · Album
  Album: Black Album
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 14 March 2006 · Album
  Album: Soldats de fortune
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 21 March 2011 · Album
  Album: We Luv New‐York
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 3 November 2014 · Album
  Album: Je suis en vie
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2015 · Award
  Won: Victory of the album of urban musics
  source: wikidata
2020s
1. 29 May 2020 · Album
  Album: Astéroïde
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 5 March 2021 · Album
  Album: The Whole in My Heart, Pt. 1
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 30 April 2021 · Album
  Album: The Whole in My Heart, Pt. 2
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 28 May 2021 · Album
  Album: The Whole in My Heart, Pt. 3
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 20 May 2022 · Album
  Album: Latin Quarter, Part 1
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 24 June 2022 · Album
  Album: Latin Quarter, Part 2
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 11 June 2023 · Album
  Album: Nout
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 11 October 2023 · Album
  Album: Monopolium
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 11 November 2023 · Album
  Album: ME LABEL
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography568 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1294561963

Biography

Philippe Fragione (French pronunciation: [filip fʁaʒjɔn]; Italian: [fraˈdʒoːne]; born 17 September 1968), better known by his stage name Akhenaton, is a French rapper and hip hop producer. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza and Spectre. He is best known as member of hip hop group IAM and has since made a number of records, both with IAM and as a solo artist.
Akhenaton has worked as a producer, producing songs for several French rappers and groups such as Passi, Stomy Bugsy, Fonky Family, Freeman (a fellow member of IAM who has since made his break as a solo artist), La Brigade, Le 3ème Œil, etc. He is the creator of the record label Côté Obscur, the publishing house La Cosca and the vinyl record label 361.

Biography

Akhenaton was born Philippe Fragione in Marseille in 1968 and spent his youth in Plan-de-Cuques, a small village on the outskirts of the city. His family is of Italian origins. His paternal grandmother, Immacolata Scotti, was of Campanian descent, his great-grandfather Francesco Fragione, emigrated from Sperlonga and on his maternal side a great-great-grandfather, Pierre Malano, emigrated from Porte, a great-great-great-grandfather Barthelemy Gionotti, emigrated from Camporgiano and another great-grandmother Maria Lanzarotti, emigrated from Bedonia. In 1981, he discovered hip hop music and started traveling frequently to New York City where he received the nickname "Chill Phil." At about the same time, back in Marseille, he met Éric Mazel, a DJ who would later be known as "Khéops". Mazel and Fragione started working together to advance the cause of French hip hop.
In 1988, Fragione debuted as a hip hop theorist, publishing the essay La deuxième génération du hip-hop (The second generation of hip-hop) in the fanzine Vé. The same year, he appeared on the B-side of the US rapper MC Choice's single "Let's Make Some Noise". Having returned to Marseille, he met Geoffroy Mussard (Shurik'n) and Malek Brahimi (Freeman). Fragione became known as Akhenaton, and together with Khéops and Shurik'n formed the group B.Boys Stance, renamed IAM in 1989. The group was later joined by Freeman, Imhotep and Kephren.
Four of the six members of IAM chose ancient Egyptian names as stage names. Akhenaton converted to Islam from Catholicism. Musicologists argue that Akhenaton and the other members of IAM index the modern Arab world through the use of their names. Instead of overtly pointing out North African countries and the turmoil that has surrounded the contemporary Arab community, the Egyptian names allow the audience to covertly draw parallels between IAM and North Africa.
Instead of focusing on violence and rebellion like many other French rappers, Akhenaton and IAM remain true to their hometown, Marseille. In Marseille rap has reportedly remained relatively peaceful. Akhenaton posits that rappers in Marseille are more socially conscious because they feel a strong sense of community.
After IAM's first three albums' success, Akhenaton released his first solo album, Métèque et matMétèque et mat20 October 1995 · Studio albumSpotify YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks1La Cosca6:192Le Calme comme essence4:003Je ne suis pas à plaindre4:164La Vie de rêve0:145Métèque et mat4:456Assedic: 3 heures du matin1:097Éclater un type des Assedic4:168Au fin fond d’une contrée…4:599La Face B5:0810Di polipo0:0511L’Americano4:3212Lettre aux hirondelles4:1113361 degrés1:2914Dirigé vers l’est4:1715Je suis peut‐être…3:2816Bad Boys de Marseille4:1917Prométhée4:5118Un brin de haine5:0819Je combats avec mes démons4:30, in 1995. The album sold 300,000 copies and was followed by Sol InvictusSol invictus16 October 2001 · Studio albumSpotify YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks1Paese3:502Intro1:563Sol invictus3:314L’Assassin au SM1:405Chaque jour4:056Le Fiston3:377Entrer dans la légende4:308Nuits à Médine4:039Quand ça se disperse3:5210Horizon vertical3:5711Il n’est jamais trop tard4:3212Gemmes4:2313C’est ça mon frère3:5414Mes traits précis3:5915Mes soleils et mes lunes4:0716Une impression3:3517New York City Transit4:0018Teknishun4:4019Mon texte, le savon4:44 in 2001. He began to delve into his other projects, such as producing Passi's album Les tentations (1997) and the 2001 film Comme un aimantComme un aimant25 May 2000 · Album · SoundtrackSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 21 tracks1Prisoners of Love4:532Life Goes On3:263La Pluie d’un désert3:174Is It Really Home?4:395La Qibla3:256Prime Example3:597Sugar3:348Comme un aimant3:409You Promised Me3:3210Life3:4711Dir Yassin3:5812Ammore annascunnuto4:3613What’s Your Answer?3:2714S3:1715Ultima forsan3:2316Affrescu4:4217J’voulais dire4:2918One Day My Soul Opened Up3:3719Sta voglia e’te2:4020Riding in My Car3:0921Belsunce Breakdown3:59. He continued working with IAM, releasing the album Revoir un printemps in 2003 and Saison 5 in 2007.

Albums

Compilations
2000: Electro Cypher, compilation
Soundtracks

Singles

Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

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Discography & profile

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Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	15	72.5th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	55	94.9th
Studio albums	15	94.6th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	18	93th
Recording span (years)	31	68.2th
Genres	3	80.4th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (55 release groups · 15 studio albums)

Albums · 15

Métèque et mat
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:11:56
1La Cosca6:19
2Le Calme comme essence4:00
3Je ne suis pas à plaindre4:16
4La Vie de rêve0:14
5Métèque et mat4:45
6Assedic: 3 heures du matin1:09
7Éclater un type des Assedic4:16
8Au fin fond d’une contrée…4:59
9La Face B5:08
10Di polipo0:05
11L’Americano4:32
12Lettre aux hirondelles4:11
13361 degrés1:29
14Dirigé vers l’est4:17
15Je suis peut‐être…3:28
16Bad Boys de Marseille4:19
17Prométhée4:51
18Un brin de haine5:08
19Je combats avec mes démons4:30
Sol invictus
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:12:55
1Paese3:50
2Intro1:56
3Sol invictus3:31
4L’Assassin au SM1:40
5Chaque jour4:05
6Le Fiston3:37
7Entrer dans la légende4:30
8Nuits à Médine4:03
9Quand ça se disperse3:52
10Horizon vertical3:57
11Il n’est jamais trop tard4:32
12Gemmes4:23
13C’est ça mon frère3:54
14Mes traits précis3:59
15Mes soleils et mes lunes4:07
16Une impression3:35
17New York City Transit4:00
18Teknishun4:40
19Mon texte, le savon4:44
Black Album
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:12:18
1Petite Apocalypse4:05
2L’Esprit de vos cimeterres3:22
3À vouloir toucher Dieu…4:20
4AKH3:56
5Musique de la jungle5:03
6Nid de guêpes4:57
7Écœuré3:39
8Nerf de glace3:39
9Une journée chez le diable3:48
10Paranoïa3:42
11J’voulais dire4:28
12Bionic MC’s3:28
13Esprit beatstreet3:45
14Ancient Scriptures4:49
15Aux âmes offensées (À vouloir toucher Dieu… remix)4:04
16Au minimum4:10
17Rimes sévères3:28
18Mes soleils et mes lunes (acoustique)3:35
Soldats de fortune
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:38:53
Disc 119 tracks · 1:17:42
1Soldats de fortune2:48
2Alamo4:38
3Troie4:09
4Vue de la cage4:32
5Canzone di malavita4:42
6Livedsladsktk (live dans la discothèque)3:36
7L’École de samba4:17
8Déjà les barbelés4:01
9Cosca Crew Party4:28
10Mots blessés4:13
11Entre la pierre et la plume4:44
12Dans la cité3:21
13One Luv4:07
14Bien paraître4:51
15Ainsi est Comode0:59
16Comode “le dégueulasse”4:19
17Quand ils rentraient chez eux… (remix)3:58
18Du mauvais côté des rails5:04
19Sur les murs de ma chambre4:55
Disc 24 tracks · 21:11
1La Fin de leur monde10:10
2Bronx River3:41
3Do It, Do It, Do It3:44
4Crèverie haut de gamme3:36
We Luv New‐York
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:08:17
1ITW‐WLNY0:44
2We Luv New York4:57
3Le Sens du mot flow4:46
4Euh…3:39
5M.R.S4:42
6PPDLM4:25
7T’es où ?2:37
8On rêvait New York3:50
9Je danse pas3:35
10Ni fouet, ni maitre (version remix)4:17
11Zoom sur la ville4:43
12T’es pas là2:10
13Avec la tête haute5:37
14This Is It4:44
15The Show3:39
16In Memory of Your…5:01
17Clubber Lang Music4:51
Je suis en vie
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:16:39
1Tempus fugit4:25
2Même les anges4:06
3À part les €4:02
4Sooo Bad3:27
5Je suis en vie5:31
6Highlanders3:55
7Souris, encore…4:38
8Tu brilles comme un miroir de bordel3:32
9Deuxième chance4:08
10Hi Tech Love3:00
11Étranges fruits3:55
12Vrai missile3:26
13J’aime le rap et le rap m’aime3:53
14Oriundi3:51
15Jjjames3:34
16Mon texte le savon, Part III4:54
17Dézolation4:20
18Little Brother Is Watching You4:02
19Immacolata4:00
Astéroïde
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:02:47
1Astéroïde3:11
2Surprise3:24
3Marches pour les cieux2:51
4Ponce Pilate4:13
5Réflections3:46
6La Peur4:24
7Galactus4:10
8O’straniere3:33
9Manu militari2:57
10Mon texte, le savon, Part.IV4:25
11DVSN Ruine4:28
12Andthebeatgoewzon2:22
13Bonne Ambiance3:42
14Storytellers5:08
15Le Signe V3:21
16Re‐présenter2:40
17Storytellers (« Flip the Verses » version)4:12
The Whole in My Heart, Pt. 1
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 27:49
11 Coin 2 Sides3:41
2The Whole in My Heart3:58
348 Flaws of Power3:23
4Danger Zone3:19
5Unbreakable3:07
6Climbing Mountains3:12
7G Dep4:18
8Cult-Sure2:51
The Whole in My Heart, Pt. 2
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 29:52
1Chapter 33:52
2Natural Game3:45
3Hedgehog Dilemma3:05
4Invincible3:19
5Killa Promo4:00
6People Always Come First4:30
7Underdogs4:07
8If The Shoe Fits3:14
The Whole in My Heart, Pt. 3
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 25:35
1Low Tech3:21
2DNA3:08
3Tai Chi2:45
4WNDL2:51
5The Root5:33
6Finding Bliss4:49
7Eternal Winner3:08
Latin Quarter, Part 1
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:00
1Samurai Returns3:51
2Déjà mort3:56
3Le 70’s kid3:37
4Pour dah bon4:00
5Godspell3:13
6Jeff Panacloc3:20
7Pauvres Excuses2:57
8Réserves4:06
9The Pulse3:45
10Vaxxmerda4:15
Latin Quarter, Part 2
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:13
1Je pense donc je fuis3:16
2Wu934:17
3Nos funérailles4:06
4Hassen Lupin3:51
5Français nouveau2:25
6Round and Round Again4:17
7J’ai vu le docteur5:20
8Gwoka3:38
9Loyauté aux royautés3:29
10Le 70’s kid (folk)3:34
Nout
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:58
1Wake Up4:09
2The Streets4:27
3By Your Side2:59
4I Can’t Get over You3:53
5Lions4:07
6Free at Last3:00
7Let It Go3:39
8What a Fool4:10
9If…4:13
10Hi Tech Lovers 20233:27
11Zen9A3:44
12Nout (Late Night Sky)4:10
Monopolium
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 45:16
1Monopolium3:14
2PTSD3:32
3Boîte de pandore3:28
4Chanson de l'année3:43
5Funkytown à junkyville3:34
6Pyramides de Ponzi3:52
7Briser ses chances4:04
8File de gauche3:17
9Je pardonne tout mais je n'oublie rien3:36
10NDPDNZA MMXXIII3:19
11Dans ce pays3:07
12Head Up3:11
13Cimetières de rappeurs3:19
ME LABEL
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 1:53:24
1Samurai de verre4:40
2Si tu savais3:53
3Ailleurs3:51
4Même schéma (remix)4:32
5Le temps d’un poème (remix)4:02
6Buzz3:51
7Hong Kong Hero4:23
8La Manufacture5:11
9Où les mots s’arrêtent4:50
10Je vole3:13
11Revanche sur la vie3:54
12Loups et panthères, part. 13:19
13Ne blâme pas les planètes4:44
14Basse culture3:49
15Lumières orange4:14
16Où les mots s’arrêtent (Accoustic remix)3:36
17Frenchlose4:03
18Azzedine (remix)3:49
19Tableau noir (remix)4:24
20Petit chef3:46
21Nos silences (remix)4:26
22Valeurs3:57
2320124:54
24Ballade pour une belle5:20
25Comme les puissants4:34
26Joan4:30
27Loups et panthères, part. 23:39

Single · 35

Single release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1995	L’AmericanoSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 17:24 1L’Americano (single version)4:03 2Quand tu tombes bas3:56 3Murder5:11 4L’Americano (Varcaturotto mix)4:14		1995
1996	La Face BSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 5 tracks · 24:35 1La Face B (version album)5:07 2La Face B (cut Killer remix)5:32 3La Face B (Pete Rock remix)5:15 4La Face B (Chill remix)4:25 5Complexe4:16		1996
1996	Bad Boys de MarseilleSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:20 1Bad Boys de Marseille, Part 23:43 2Bad Boys de Marseille4:37		19 September 1996
1997	Rien à perdreSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 13:39 ARien à perdre4:33 B1Rien à perdre (instrumental)4:33 B2Rien à perdre (a cappella)4:33		1997
1997	J’ai pas de faceSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 9:02 1J’ai pas de face4:28 2Rien à perdre4:34		July 1997
1998	Et si c’était demainSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:46 1Et si c’était demain3:46		1998
2000	Une autre dimensionSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:35 1Une autre dimension3:36 2Belsunce : The Sequel3:59		2000
2001	AKH: HSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:05 1H (AKH version Hostile)4:39 2Bionic MC’s3:26		2001
2001	TeknishunSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 13:57 A1Teknishun4:39 B1Teknishun (instrumental)4:39 B2Teknishun (a cappella)4:39		2001
2001	AKH: ASearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:17 1AKH3:53 2Hiera téchné3:24		2001
2001	AKH: KSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 12:27 1K (AKH DJ Mehdi remix)3:52 2K (AKH Hal “Al-Khemya” remix)4:02 3Le Théorème d’Archimerde4:33		2001
2001	Une impressionSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:28 1Une impression3:38 2Une journée chez le diable3:50		November 2001
2002	J’ai vraiment pas de faceSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:34 1J’ai vraiment pas de face3:51 2Mon texte, le savon4:43		18 February 2002
2004	L’AméricainSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 6:25 1L’Américain3:26 2Hey toi l’américain2:59	Soundtrack	2004
2006	Avec tout mon amour (Theme from ''Taxi 4'')Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:02 1Avec tout mon amour (Theme from ''Taxi 4'')4:02		2006
2006	Street FootballSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks 1Street Football 2Mouiller le maillot		2006
2012	Lumières orangeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:49 1Lumières orange4:49		9 May 2012
2013	MarcheSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 6:40 1Marche (Still Fresh, S.Pri Noir, Taïro, Nessbeal, Disiz, Lino, Kool Shen, Dry, Sadek, Akhenaton, Nekfeu, Soprano)6:40		22 November 2013
2015	Vivre maintenantSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:45 1Vivre maintenant2:45		26 April 2015
2018	French Series Vol. 1Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:50 1Le Théorème d'Archimerde Part. 24:57 2Qui Vit Par Le Fer...3:53		15 October 2018
2020	SurpriseSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:30 1Surprise3:30		29 May 2020
2021	The Whole in My HeartSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:58 1The Whole in My Heart3:58		26 February 2021
2021	La Faim de leur mondeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 38:20 1La Faim de leur monde19:11 2La Faim de leur monde (version instrumentale)19:09		8 April 2021
2021	The End of Their World, Part IISearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 38:20 1The End of Their World, Part II19:11 2The End of Their World, Part II (instrumental version)19:09		8 April 2021
2021	UnderdogsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:13 1Underdogs4:07 2Underdogs - Instrumentale4:06		16 April 2021
2021	RétroviseurSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:42 1Rétroviseur3:51 2Rétroviseur (version instrumentale)3:51		21 May 2021
2022	InclinaisonsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 5:16 1Inclinaisons5:16		2 December 2022
2024	CultureSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:06 1Culture3:06		19 January 2024
2024	Vue d’iciSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:59 1Vue d’ici4:59		10 October 2024
2025	Street Football (Version 2025)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:00 1Street Football (Version 2025)4:00		27 August 2025
2026	Les Saigneurs du microSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:49 1Les Saigneurs du micro3:49		3 April 2026
2026	OLD FASHIONEDSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 2:40 1OLD FASHIONED2:40		17 April 2026
2026	Don't Play FairSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 5:31 1Don't Play Fair5:31		15 May 2026
2026	Monde imparfaitSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 3:26 1Monde imparfait3:26		28 May 2026
2026	Purple MantisSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:20 1Purple Mantis4:10 2Purple Mantis (Version instrumentale)4:10		19 June 2026

Album · 5

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
2000	Comme un aimantSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:19:29 1Prisoners of Love4:53 2Life Goes On3:26 3La Pluie d’un désert3:17 4Is It Really Home?4:39 5La Qibla3:25 6Prime Example3:59 7Sugar3:34 8Comme un aimant3:40 9You Promised Me3:32 10Life3:47 11Dir Yassin3:58 12Ammore annascunnuto4:36 13What’s Your Answer?3:27 14S3:17 15Ultima forsan3:23 16Affrescu4:42 17J’voulais dire4:29 18One Day My Soul Opened Up3:37 19Sta voglia e’te2:40 20Riding in My Car3:09 21Belsunce Breakdown3:59	Soundtrack	25 May 2000
2005	Double Chill BurgerSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 36 tracks · 2:34:40 Disc 117 tracks · 1:17:33 1La Cosca6:21 2Un brin de haine5:10 3Métèque et mat4:47 4La Face B (Chill remix)4:29 5Au fin fond d’une contrée…5:02 6L’Americano4:33 7Je ne suis pas à plaindre4:20 8Bad Boys de Marseille, Part 23:45 9J’ai pas de face4:28 10Rien à perdre4:35 11Pousse au milieu des cactus, ma rancœur5:23 12J’voulais dire4:30 13Paese3:52 14AKH3:55 15Mon texte, le savon4:44 16Petite Apocalypse4:06 17Sol invictus3:33 Disc 219 tracks · 1:17:07 1Entrer dans la légende4:34 2New York City Transit4:03 3À vouloir toucher Dieu…4:23 4Écœuré3:41 5Mes soleils et mes lunes (acoustique)3:40 6J’ai vraiment pas de face3:54 7Nid de guêpes4:59 8Quand ça se disperse3:54 9Horizon vertical4:00 10Chaque jour4:08 11Une journée chez le diable3:49 12T’as l’air surpris minable3:59 13Ace3:56 14Electric Vibes3:59 15L’Encre de nos plumes5:01 16Le Vent3:42 17Supa Bad4:07 18Leurs temps de cuisson3:28 19Mon texte, le savon, Part 23:50	Compilation	21 November 2005
2009	Conte de la frustrationSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:14:00 1Ordinaire6:43 2Fin de semaine6:42 3Juste une chance5:20 4Chacun de son côté6:13 5Par le toit ouvrant5:07 6Plein de si5:33 7Essaie de comprendre5:07 8Ma Conscience5:06 9En style abusif3:24 10Le même mensonge4:54 11Au café2:36 12Un plan simple4:36 13This Way3:41 14Un plan original4:19 15Ma conscience remix4:39	Soundtrack	26 July 2009
2010	La Face B : La Bande originale du livreSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 45 tracks · 3:26:55 Disc 115 tracks · 1:04:09 1Entrer dans la légende4:33 2Paese et intro5:48 3Le Corbeau et le Renard0:31 4J’voulais dire4:29 5Du mauvais côté des rails5:05 6Écœuré3:40 7Sur les murs de ma chambre4:56 8Au fin fond d’une contrée5:00 9Quand ça se disperse3:54 10L’Americano4:32 11Petite Apocalypse4:06 12Murder5:14 13New York City Transit4:02 14Manifeste4:40 15Le Fiston3:39 Disc 215 tracks · 1:12:38 1Quand ils rentraient chez eux3:59 2Je danse le Mia (live)4:33 3La Face B5:09 4Demain, c’est loin9:02 5Mon texte le savon4:44 6Tu le sais, Parts 1 & 24:32 7Alamo4:38 8Horizon vertical3:59 9Canzone di malavita4:42 10Gemmes4:26 11Mots blessés4:13 12À vouloir toucher Dieu4:22 13J’aurais pu croire5:09 14Je ne suis pas à plaindre4:18 15Bien paraître4:52 Disc 315 tracks · 1:10:08 1Au quartier4:58 2Chaque jour4:06 3Mes soleils et mes lunes (acoustique)3:38 4United3:57 5Rap de droite4:09 6Déjà les barbelés4:02 7Une journée chez le diable3:47 8Métèque et mat4:45 9Is It Really Home4:36 10Liliput3:50 11La Fin de leur monde10:10 12Si tu m’aimais5:23 13C’est ça mon frère3:54 14Musique de la jungle5:03 15Mon texte le savon, Part 23:50	Compilation	29 March 2010
2014	La Voie du micSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 35 tracks · 1:09:24 1Intro1:46 2Days are longer (Vinyl full one)1:49 3À mi-chemin (album 16 Pièces D'Hocus Pocus)1:27 4Presse-agrumes (Inédit 1994)1:29 5Frenchlose (Me label)3:32 6T'es où ? (album We Luv New York)1:58 7Codes1:36 8On a retrouvé le singe nu (Compilation sur un air positif)1:40 9Ma rébellion (Inédit saison 5)1:05 10Nos silences (Me label)2:42 11Entre 2 je (Inédit)0:56 12Pour la cause (Compilation opinion sur rue)1:16 13Entrer dans la légende (version Originale 1996)3:27 14The message (album "Pieces to the Puzzle" de Crown)1:04 15Au nom de tous les miens (Mixtape "Patrimoine du ghetto")1:16 16Technique améliorée (Inédit "We luv new york")2:44 17Symphonie du bitume (Mixtape "Insurrection" de mac kregor)2:05 18Artisanal bombattak (Inédit "Bombattak")4:43 19Lumières orange (Me label)1:40 20On a retrouvé le singe nu (version Originale)1:24 21Marche sur jérusalem (album "La France Des Couleurs D'Idir")2:21 22Hier matin (Mixtape "Tribute volume 1" de chiens de paille)2:42 23Qui le fera à ma place (album "La 25ème Heure" de Mino)0:46 24Les bras ouverts (Inédit IAM)1:36 25Basse culture (Me label)1:32 26T'es pas là (album "We Luv New York")2:01 271, 2 (Mixtape "La cosca volume 1")1:46 28Musique de la jungle part. 2 (Inédit "Saison 5")1:26 29Plus que de la musique (album "Diaspora" de SAT)1:29 30Les gens (B.O "Les barons")2:11 31Nie ganz verby (album de Greis)1:05 32Chill reggae (Dubplates highlight "Sound system")1:05 33Rien de personnel version 1 (Mixtape woo kid)3:16 34Nouvel automne (album "BTS2" de Vicelow)1:34 35Ne blâme pas les planètes (Me label)4:55	Compilation,DJ-mix,Mixtape/Street	23 December 2014

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Akhenaton metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	15	72.5th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	55	94.9th
Studio albums	15	94.6th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	18	93th
Recording span (years)	31	68.2th
Genres	3	80.4th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Category	Result
2015	Victory of the album of urban musics		won

Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To	Role
IAM(band)	—	present
IAM(band)	—	present

Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/55808e24-5150-4abd-b86b-7c3d7a080da3
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/55808e24-5150-4abd-b86b-7c3d7a080da3
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417651
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417651
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaton_%28rapper%29
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaton_%28rapper%29

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Wikidata: Q417651 · MusicBrainz: 55808e24-5150-4abd-b86b-7c3d7a080da3

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Timeline

1960s

Born 1968-09-17

1990s

Debut release: L’Americano

Album: Métèque et mat

2000s

Album: Sol invictus

Album: Black Album

Album: Soldats de fortune

2010s

Album: We Luv New‐York

Album: Je suis en vie

Won: Victory of the album of urban musics

2020s

Album: Astéroïde

Album: The Whole in My Heart, Pt. 1

Album: The Whole in My Heart, Pt. 2

Album: The Whole in My Heart, Pt. 3

Album: Latin Quarter, Part 1

Album: Latin Quarter, Part 2

Album: Nout

Album: Monopolium

Album: ME LABEL

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Discography (55 release groups · 15 studio albums)

Albums · 15

Single · 35

Album · 5

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