Faf Larage is a French rapper

French hip hop

French hip hop is the hip hop music style which was developed in France, and is considered the second worldwide hip hop scene after the U.S....

 with roots in Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

 and Réunion

Réunion

Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...

.

Biography

Born Raphael Mussard in Marseille

Marseille

Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

, Larage made his debut in the group "Soul Swing And Radikal" under the pseudonym "Raff Rage". In 1998 he released his solo album titled C'est ma Cause. His brother Shurik'N

Shurik'n

Shurik'n Chang-Ti is a French hip hop artist from Marseille, born in 1966. He is one of the members of the highly successful group IAM, as well as a major solo artist. With his brother Faf Larage , he also is a member of the group La Garde.Mussard was born in Marseille on 11 March 1966, with...

 is a member of rap

Rapping

Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

 group IAM

IAM (band)

IAM is a French hip hop band from Marseille, created in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton , Shurik'n , Khéops , Imhotep , and Kephren . 'IAM' has several meanings, including 'Invasion Arrivée de Mars'...

); together they released an album called La Garde in 2000. In 2003, along with Eben (2Neg) and under the pseudonym of "Gomez & Dubois", he released the album Cops and off-the-law parodying the world's policemen. The album received an award in France in 2004 for best rap album.

In 2006 he performed the theme song for the French version of the TV seriesPrison Break

Prison Break

Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...

, which reached the top spot in the French Top 50.

Albums

• 1999: C'est Ma cause
• 1999: Le Pack Ego Trip: Hip Hop Non Stop ... 2000 (EP)
• 2000: La Garde (along with Shurik'N
  Shurik'n
  Shurik'n Chang-Ti is a French hip hop artist from Marseille, born in 1966. He is one of the members of the highly successful group IAM, as well as a major solo artist. With his brother Faf Larage , he also is a member of the group La Garde.Mussard was born in Marseille on 11 March 1966, with...
  
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• 2003: Flic$ & Hor$ La Loi (along with avec Eben)
• 2007: Rap Stories (Singles: Pas le temps, Ta Meuf (La Caille), C'est De L'Or (with Taïro), C'est pas ma faute)

Appearances

• 1997

Faf Larage - Le Fainéant

Faf Larage - Hip-Hop Marseillais

Faf Larage Feat Shurik'n

Shurik'n

Shurik'n Chang-Ti is a French hip hop artist from Marseille, born in 1966. He is one of the members of the highly successful group IAM, as well as a major solo artist. With his brother Faf Larage , he also is a member of the group La Garde.Mussard was born in Marseille on 11 March 1966, with...

 - La Garde meurt mais ne se rend pas

• 1998

Faf Larage Feat New African Poets (NAP) - 5 ans de répis

Faf Larage - Ils deviennent ce qu'ils voient

Faf Larage Feat Akhenaton, 3e Oeil, Mc Arabica & Fonky Family - Le Retour du Shit Squad sur la compile Chroniques de Mars Vol.1

Faf Larage - La cavale

Faf Larage - Hip-Hop Protagonist

Shurik'n Feat Faf Larage - Le destin n'a pas de roi

Shurik'n Feat Faf Larage - Esprit anesthésié sur l'album de Shurik'n, Où je vis

Shurik'n Feat Faf Larage - Mon clan sur l'album de Shurik'n, Où je vis

• 1999

Faf Larage - Méchante soirée

Faf Larage - C'est notre hip-hop

• 2000

Faf Larage Feat Taïro - Mea Culpa

Faf Larage Feat. Prodigal Sunn & Dreddy Krueger - Saga 2000

• 2002

Faf Larage - T'es ombré sur la compile Liberté d'expression Vol.3

• 2003

Faf Larage Feat IAM

IAM (band)

IAM is a French hip hop band from Marseille, created in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton , Shurik'n , Khéops , Imhotep , and Kephren . 'IAM' has several meanings, including 'Invasion Arrivée de Mars'...

 - Le Couteau entre les dents

Faf Larage Feat IAM

IAM (band)

IAM is a French hip hop band from Marseille, created in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton , Shurik'n , Khéops , Imhotep , and Kephren . 'IAM' has several meanings, including 'Invasion Arrivée de Mars'...

, K'Rhyme Le Roi & Def Bond - History

Faf Larage Feat Nach

Nach

Ignacio Fornes Olmo, better known by his stage name Nach, and formerly known as Nach Scratch, is a Spanish rapper, born on October 1, 1974 in Albacete. He is one of the most well-known rappers in Spain...

, La voz de los grandes - Poesia difusa

• 2004

Faf Larage Feat Akhenaton - L'Américain sur la B.O. du film L'américain

Faf Larage Feat Habib Bamogo - Mars dans la peau sur la compile OM All Stars

IPM Feat Faf Larage - Les sales potes sur l'album d'IPM, 1 pied dans le biz

Rival Feat Faf Larage - Underground City sur la compile Bastard Academy

Faf Larage- Mr Claude dans le jeu Hitman: Contracts

Hitman: Contracts

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, dans la dernière mission, dans la chambre d'un camé.

• 2006

Faf Larage Feat Akhenaton & Veust Lyricist - Commode le dégueulasse

Faf Larage - Pas le temps sur la B.O. de la série Prison Break

• 2007

Faf Larage - I'm not into hope Feat Arno

Faf Larage - Mefi sur la mixtape d'IAM

IAM (band)

IAM is a French hip hop band from Marseille, created in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton , Shurik'n , Khéops , Imhotep , and Kephren . 'IAM' has several meanings, including 'Invasion Arrivée de Mars'...

, Official Mixtape

Faf Larage Feat Taîro - C'est De L'Or

Faf Larage - M. le Juge sur la compile Chroniques de Mars Vol.2

Faf Larage - C'est pas ma faute

• 2009

Faf Larage Feat Magic System

Magic System

A magic system is a set of rules that magical effects in a fictional setting follow. Magic systems are most elaborate in video games and role-playing games, due to the need to balance the game. A common feature to many magic systems is a way to limit the number of spells a magic user can cast.-...

 et Najim - Neuilly sa Mère sur la B.O. du film Neuilly-sa-Mère.

Faf Larage Feat Def Bond - Shining Star sur l'album de Def Bond - LOVE