Kalash Criminel

Biography

Amira Kiziamina, known better by his stage name Kalash Criminel, is a French rapper. He was born with the melanin deficient condition albinism, and is usually seen wearing a balaclava. When his musical activities began, he had to hide his face as his mother did not want him to rap. However, he received positive reactions for wearing the balaclava, and now wears it by choice, including during press interviews. He is signed to Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music. He collaborates often with Kaaris, with whom he notably made the song "Arrêt du Cœur" on his album R.A.S×R.A.S28 October 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Famas2:522Tu sais où nous trouver4:153Makila3:124Sauvagerie 22:585Sale sonorité3:126Carré VIP4:167Arrêt du cœur4:24810 12 14 Bureau3:249Shabba4:4110Guedro3:57, in addition to collaborations with numerous peers.

Biography

Kalash Criminel was born in Zaïre, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 14 February 1995. Initially, he lived in Kinshasa with his family, but with the onset of the First Congo War, he and his family fled to France. He and his family arrived in Rougemont, in Sevran and have been living there since. In his youth, he began to rap, initially becoming a part of the group Hall 14 with the rappers Daystiil, Kifa, Krimo JS et Zino5. This group was later signed to the label 10/12 Records. In 2012, they released a demo, titled Traumatiser, which solidified their collaboration and work.
In 2015, Kiziamina began his solo career and released the song "10 12 14 Bureau", and subsequently released a series of freestyles titled Sauvagerie. He subsequently collaborated with rappers Ixzo, Sofiane, Kaaris and Jul.
His collaboration with Kaaris yielded the song "Arrêt du cœur" which guaranteed and launched his career in French rap. On 23 September 2016, he released his first music video titled "Sale Sonorité". This video has in excess of 10 million views on YouTube. On 26 September 2016, he announced the release of his first mixtape, titled R.A.S×R.A.S28 October 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Famas2:522Tu sais où nous trouver4:153Makila3:124Sauvagerie 22:585Sale sonorité3:126Carré VIP4:167Arrêt du cœur4:24810 12 14 Bureau3:249Shabba4:4110Guedro3:57., which was slated for release on 28 October 2016. In its first week, R.A.S sold 2,970 copies.
On 23 November 2018, Kiziamina released his first studio album, La Fosse aux lions×La Fosse aux lions23 November 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1La Sacem de Florent Pagny3:072Ahou3:113Dans la fosse3:174Aucun lien2:575Coltan3:17647 AK3:547Sombre3:288A dix3:289Ca va ma chérie3:1610Plus loin3:4711On fait la fête3:4112Savage2:4913Homicide volontaire3:0214Un jour de plus2:4515Tête brûlée4:1116Encore3:0817Vrai3:2018Avant que j'parte4:19, under his label, Sale sonorité Records. Response was favourable, with 13,388 copies sold in the first week.

Singles

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

Other charted songs

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

Featured in

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