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Oxmo Puccino
Person · male · France · Ségou · born 1974 · recording since 1998
French-Malian rapper, singer, songwriter, composer and author
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Also known as オキシモ・プッチーノ · Abdoulaye Diarra · Abdoulaye Plea Diarra · Oxmo Puccino · 奥克斯莫·普奇诺
Timeline
17 events▣ Album 13✦ Award 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Mensongeur
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography368 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1327250362
Biography
Abdoulaye Plea Diarra (French pronunciation: [abdulaj plea djaʁa]; born 3 August 1974), better known by his stage name Oxmo Puccino (French: [ɔksmo putʃino], Italian: [putˈtʃiːno]), is a Malian-French rapper.
Career
A longtime hip hop fan, at age 21 Diarra began his collaboration with the fledgling rap collective Time Bomb, honing his craft alongside future superstars like Booba and Diam's. He quickly developed into a lyricist with a metaphorical ingenuity far more advanced than his contemporaries, crafting violent yet strangely poetic portraits of urban Paris life and drawing on the street-smart American hip-hop of the Notorious B.I.G. and other icons to document life in Paris' hardscrabble 19th district. In 1996 Oxmo Puccino made his recorded debut with Pucc. Fiction, a contribution to the compilation L432. A series of subsequent mixtape appearances solidified his growing reputation within the French rap underground, and in 1998 he issued his solo debut, Opéra Puccino. Its 2001 follow-up, L'Amour Est Mort, proved Puccino's creative and commercial breakthrough, while 2004's Le Cactus de Sibérie confirmed his star status. After signing to the venerable jazz label Blue Note, Puccino assembled a new backing group, the Jazzbastards, to record 2006's Lipopette Bar.
In popular culture
In 2007, rapper Styles P. used the instrumental of "Black Desperado
Black DesperadoSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksABlack Desperado3:44B1Black Desperado (instrumental)4:00B2Black Desperado (a cappella)3:10" in his own album Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman), in the song "Holiday". The track was produced by DJ Green Lantern.
In 2011, he was in a Nike ad promotion reciting a passage from Cyrano de Bergerac
He has appeared in 2011 music video for "1990" by Orelsan, as a tribute to the 1990s. He was invited to sing the track in Orelsan's live tour as a guest in the Paris Olympia gig in 2012.
He is featured as the spoken word artist on Ibrahim Maalouf's track, "Douce", from the 2011 studio album, "Diagnostic".
Personal life
Puccino was born in 1974 in Ségou, Mali. He came to Paris one year later, and lived in the 19th arrondissement from the age of 5. Oxmo Puccino is the older brother of the French international basketball player Mamoutou Diarra.
Mixtapes
Non-charting
2003: The Best of Puccino Tape (Vol.8 - Mixed by DJ Nels)
2004: Puccino Airlines
2004: Time Bomb, Vol.8 - Puccino Tape
2012: Doux or Die Mixtape (Mixed by DJ Cream)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 41 | 92.9th |
| Studio albums | 13 | 93.5th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 28 | 62th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (41 release groups · 13 studio albums)
Albums · 13
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:03:41
Disc 1A1Visions de vie4:53A2Black Mafioso (interlude)1:56A3Hitman4:16A4Qui peut le nier !4:14B5Peur noire2:57B6L’Enfant seul4:10B7Alias Jon Smoke3:23B8Peu de gens le savent (interlude)B9Amour & Jalousie3:38B1024 heures à vivre3:57Disc 2C11Sacré Samedi soir4:16C12Le jour où tu partiras4:30C13Sortilège3:16C14Black Cyrano de Bergerac (interlude)1:30C15Mensongeur4:17D16La Lettre (Tant de choses à dire)3:48D17La Loi du point final3:32D18Mourir 1000 fois5:082001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:11:55
Disc 1A1Je vous l'ai dit0:26A2Quand j'arrive...4:01A3Demain peut-être2:24A4La Valse de Jéricho0:44A5Le Tango des belles dames3:50B1J'ai mal au mic3:16B2Boule de neige 20014:00B3Le Laid2:54B4Décembre 19.97 +11:08Disc 2C1Ghettos du monde3:48C2Nuit de stress0:49C3S'13-6.354:45C4Premier suicide4:37D1Fais-le pour moi4:07D2À ton enterrement5:02D3Souvenirs4:08Disc 3E1Mine de cristal4:50E2Balance la sauce4:18E3Guerilla1:29F1Antidiplomate4:15F2Les Raisons du crime4:05F3L'amour est mort2:592004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 53:19
Disc 1A1Intro0:46A2Le Cactus de Sibérie3:20A3On danse pas3:38A4Black Desperado3:45B1La nuit m’appelle3:49B2Mon pèze3:43B3Toucher l’horizon2:58B4Laisse‐moi fleurter3:07Disc 2C1Mes fans3:18C2Nous aurions pu3:32C3Arrivé sur Terre4:06C4L’amour est mort, mets…4:23D1Un flingue et des roses4:03D2Parallèles3:48D3Warriorz5:032006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:05
1Perdre et gagner3:302Au Lipopette Bar3:273Quoi qu’il en soit5:004Depuis…0:445Où est Billie ?2:386Conte de fée2:487Tito3:568La Roulette russe4:009Black Popaye3:2110Ceux qui disent…0:5211La Femme de sa nuit3:5812Nirvana9:512007 · DJ-mix,Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 45:24
1Intro1:072Tiroir-caisse3:123Passager clandestin3:274Interlude barbe0:445Hé ouais3:416Mama lova (Dear Mama remix)2:067Les yeux dans les cieux2:078Paris by Night3:399La Petite Leçon1:1410Les Jeunes du hall2:4911Interlude0:3912Sans pourquoi, ni parce que3:3213La Roulette russe3:4414Zigane2:2115La Chaussette3:5716Hé ouais (remix)3:4317Tiroir-caisse (remix)3:222009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
Disc 1A1365 joursA2Tirer des traitsA3Soleil du nordB1VéridiqueB2Partir 5 minutesB3Je te connaissais pasDisc 2C1L’Arme de paixC2Les Unes les autresC3Sur la route d’AmsterdamD1À sens inverseD2MastercielD3L’Un de nous deux2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 31:47
1Le mal que je n’ai pas fait3:282Artiste3:003Parfois3:094Pam-Pa-Nam3:215La Danse couchée3:366Le Vide en soi2:227Pas ce soir2:328Les Gens de 722:199Un an moins le quart3:2110Le Sucre pimenté2:4411Roi sans carrosse1:552013 · DJ-mix,Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 18:40
1Intro0:182Mon päze (Jay Z)1:473Un ans moins le quart (The Roots)1:554L'Amour est mort, mets (Casaria Evora)0:565Ne me quitte pas (The Roots)1:116Doux or Die (Devin the Dude)1:597Lipopette Bar (Skesek)0:348Black Desperado (Radiohead)0:589On dense pas (Justice)1:2610Masterciel (Rita Mitsouko)1:1511L'Arme de paix (Lil Wayne)1:5712Quand j'arrive (Michael Jackson)0:5413Les Gens de '72 (Method Man)1:3514Parfois (DJ Mehdi)1:552014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 59:51
1Introduction3:262Tomber longtemps4:043Jamais quand il faut4:494La Course au caucus4:175La Porte bonheur4:106Interlude1:587Les Conseils d’une chenille3:458Interlude 22:029Poivre et cochon5:5010L’Heure du T4:2211Le Destin des cartes3:2912Partie de croquet5:5113Simili tortue4:4014Le Complot2:2115Le Process4:472015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 41:30
1Intro0:422Une chance2:593Slow Life3:004Doux or die3:175À cheval sûr3:066Ton rêve3:347Star & célébrité3:208Amour & propriété2:549Surprise Birthday3:0910Un week-end sur deux3:2111Le Marteau et la Plume3:361219983:0513Les Potos2:1614Gravir ce monde3:112019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 44:38
1Le droit de chanter3:252Peuvent pas2:313Social Club2:524La peau de l'ours2:535Le Nombril2:136Ma Life3:157Ali Baba2:248À ton âge3:289Flèche épistolaire2:551010.0002:3411Trop d'amour3:1412Le Réveil2:4113Horizon sensuel3:5114Parce que la vie2:4615Je reviendrai pas3:362025 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 44:06
1Intro0:402Connivences2:103Doucement1:554Série limée2:165Dis‐moi2:276Bons amis3:027Stephen Curry2:228Tout reste2:039Toutes les nuits2:4310Interlude0:2411Tes potes2:2412V’la le second2:4613Croque‐mitaine3:1214Nouvel elixir3:0215Comme un lundi3:2816Douze pas2:2717Les Cowboys de Paname3:4618Les petites choses2:592025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 43:43
1Ouverture0:592Les Meilleurs2:013Miso clair2:514Jardin d'hiver2:345Ne pas m'aimer2:576La hauteur de la lune2:377Plus loin que soi3:248Faut que j'te raconte2:549La fête des pères2:45102cm à l'heure3:0411Si tu dois2:1512Intermezzo1:1213Glock2:4314Cosmos2:2815Magique2:4816Insomnie3:0117Léger3:10
Single · 25
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MensongeurSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:091Le Mensongeur3:31 2Amour & Jalousie3:38 | 1998 | ||
| 1998 | Mama LovaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:501Mama Lova4:27 2Mama Lova (vocal remix)4:23 | 1998 | ||
| 1998 | Amour & JalousieSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 12:09AAmour & Jalousie3:38 B1Amour & Jalousie (instrumental)4:26 B2Amour & Jalousie (a cappella)4:05 | 1998 | ||
| 1998 | Le MensongeurSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:091Le Mensongeur3:31 2Amour & Jalousie3:38 | 14 September 1998 | ||
| 1999 | Le Jour où tu partirasSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 21:21A1Le Jour où tu partiras4:31 A2Le Jour où tu partiras (instrumental)4:40 B1Le Jour où tu partiras (remix)4:21 B2Le Jour où tu partiras (remix instrumental)4:23 B3Le Jour où tu partiras (a cappella)3:26 | 1999 | ||
| 1999 | L'Enfant seulSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 12:371L'Enfant seul4:10 2Les P'tits d'ici4:28 3Peu de gens le savent3:59 | 29 March 1999 | ||
| 2001 | Ghettos du mondeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 15:50A1Ghettos du monde3:48 A2Ghettos du monde (Beat version)3:48 B1Je rappe pour rien4:07 B2Je rappe pour rien (Beat version)4:07 | 2001 | ||
| 2001 | J’ai mal au micSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:10AJ’ai mal au mic3:10 | 2001 | ||
| 2001 | Quand j'arrive / J'ai mal au micSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Quand j'arrive A2Quand j'arrive (instrumental) B1J'ai mal au mic B2J'ai mal au mic (instrumental) | 2001 | ||
| 2002 | Avoir des potesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:541Avoir des potes3:38 2Avoir des potes (version acoustique)4:16 | 2002 | ||
| 2004 | On danse pasSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 15:02A1On danse pas (version album)3:40 A2On danse pas (version a cappella)3:37 B1On danse pas (Moth and Heiz remix)3:38 B2On danse pas (Dtox remix)4:07 | 2004 | ||
| 2004 | Black DesperadoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 10:54ABlack Desperado3:44 B1Black Desperado (instrumental)4:00 B2Black Desperado (a cappella)3:10 | 2004 | ||
| 2010 | EquilibreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:331Equilibre4:33 | 14 March 2010 | ||
| 2012 | Pam Pa NamSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:201Pam Pa Nam3:20 | 2012 | ||
| 2013 | PersonneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:001Personne4:00 | 9 December 2013 | ||
| 2016 | Bal de BamakoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:491Bal de Bamako3:49 | 2016 | ||
| 2020 | French Series Vol. 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:14A1Papaëlla3:49 B1Rue du crime4:25 | 20 March 2020 | ||
| 2021 | Waltz of LifeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:371Waltz of Life3:37 | 2 April 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Super‐bien (radio edit) (extrait de la bande originale du film “Comment je suis devenu super‐héros”)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:171Super‐bien (radio edit) (extrait de la bande originale du film “Comment je suis devenu super‐héros”)3:17 | 2 July 2021 | ||
| 2023 | PÉTALESSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:071PÉTALES3:07 | 20 September 2023 | ||
| 2023 | Rats des villesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:541Rats des villes2:54 | 10 November 2023 | ||
| 2024 | Nulle part ailleursSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:551Nulle part ailleurs2:55 | 29 May 2024 | ||
| 2025 | Sac plastiqueSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:371Sac plastique3:37 | 24 January 2025 | ||
| 2025 | Plus loin que soiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:241Plus loin que soi3:24 | 20 June 2025 | ||
| 2026 | Zendaya dans Dune 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:001Zendaya dans Dune 23:00 | 9 April 2026 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Puccino AirlinesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Présente le cactus de Sibérie | Remix | 2004 |
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Black Tour DesperadoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 1:04:12Disc 1 1Intro1:04 2Hitman1:41 3Boule de neige2:42 4Alias Jon Smoke1:47 5Pucc’fiction1:19 6Quand j’arrive1:51 7Parallèles2:49 8Mon Pèze2:05 9J’ai mal au mic3:46 10L’Enfant seul3:03 11L’amour est mort, mets…2:15 12On danse pas3:25 13Mes fans2:43 14Laisse-moi fleurter3:03 15Nous aurions pu1:23 16Le Jour où tu partiras1:39 17Le Cactus de Sibérie2:37 18La nuit m’appelle3:42 19Premier suicide3:37 20Toucher l’horizon3:36 21Black Desperado4:16 22Mama Lova4:13 23Warriorz5:36 Disc 21Ox et son nouveau Casino 2Black Desperado | Live | 28 March 2005 | |
| 2010 | Minutes magiquesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:12:551L'un de nous deux2:49 2Tirer des traits3:20 3Où est Billie2:37 4365 jours4:01 5Soleil du nord4:06 6Les unes les autres5:48 7Black Popaye4:40 8J'te connaissais pas3:57 9Medley (1997-2001)6:41 10J'ai mal au mic4:23 11Mama lova3:08 12L'Arme de paix5:03 13Le Cactus de Sibérie5:07 14Masterciel5:36 15On danse pas11:39 | Live | 15 November 2010 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Oxmo Puccino head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 41 | 92.9th |
| Studio albums | 13 | 93.5th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 28 | 62th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Victory of the album of urban musics | won | |
| 2013 | Victory of the album of urban musics | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Paris Bamako(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oxmo_Puccino_portrait.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/faf5d956-ba11-4e01-9634-2f1c9ec92df5discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/faf5d956-ba11-4e01-9634-2f1c9ec92df5core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165789genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165789seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxmo_Puccinobiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxmo_Puccino
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Image: Nicolas Esposito from France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q165789 · MusicBrainz: faf5d956-ba11-4e01-9634-2f1c9ec92df5
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