Alonzo

Biography

Kassim Djae (born 25 July 1982), better known by his stage name Alonzo, is a French rapper and singer. He was signed to Def Jam Recordings France.

Career

He started rapping from 2002 onwards and was part of the Marseille-based hip hop band Psy 4 de la Rime as Segnor Alonzo alongside band members Don Vincenzo (real name Illiassa Issilame), Soprano (real name Saïd M'Roubaba) and DJ Sya Styles (real name Rachid Aït Baar).
In 2010, he released a solo album Les temps modernes. His 2012 album Amour, gloire & cité (aka AG&C) contains collaborations with a number of artists such as Kenza Farah, Soprano and L'Algérino. His two next albums Règlement de comptes and Avenue de Saint-Antoine are certified gold and double platinum.

Childhood and family

Kassim Djae was born on 25 July 1982 in Marseille, in the Bouches-du-Rhône. He grew up in Plan d'Aou in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille and was the youngest of seven children of Comorian origin, of Muslim faith. His mother was a housewife and his father a sailor.

Albums

As part of Psy 4 de la Rime

2002: Block Party
2005: Enfants de la lune
2008: Les cités d'or
2013: 4eme dimension
Solo

Singles

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