La Fouine facts for kids
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La Fouine
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La Fouine performing in 2011
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| Birth name | Laouni Mouhid |
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| Born | 25 December 1981 Trappes, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France |
| Genres | French hip hop |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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Laouni Mouhid (born December 25, 1981), known by his stage name La Fouine (which means "The beech marten"), is a French rapper and singer. He is also known as Fouiny Babe or just Fouiny. He owns his own music company called Banlieue Sale and a clothing brand called "Street Swagg".
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About La Fouine
Early Life and Family
Laouni Mouhid was born in Trappes, France. He grew up near Paris with his six brothers and sisters. His family came from Casablanca, Morocco. One of his brothers, Hakim, is also a rapper known as Canardo. La Fouine has talked about his family in his songs, like "Je regarde là-haut."
He left school when he was fifteen years old to focus on making music. He started taking music lessons and was part of a group called "GSP." He also joined a short-lived group called "FORS" and won second prize in a music competition.
La Fouine faced some difficult times when he was younger. He became a father in 2002, and his daughter, Fatima, was named after his mother. His mother passed away in 2005, which inspired his song "Je regarde là-haut." La Fouine is also a big fan of the amateur football club ESA Linas-Montlhéry.
Music Career
Starting Out: Bourré au Son (2005)
La Fouine first gained attention with his street-tape called Planète Trappes. This helped him become known in the rap music scene. In 2005, he released his first album, Bourré au Son. This album had a strong California music style. Songs like "L'unité" and "Quelque chose de spécial" were popular and played on many French radio stations.
Aller-Retour (2007)
Before his second album, La Fouine released Planète Trappes Volume 2. This helped introduce his brother, Canardo, to more listeners. On March 12, 2007, La Fouine released his second album, Aller-Retour. The first song from this album was "Reste en Chien" with Booba. Other popular songs included "Qui peut me stopper" and "Tombé pour elle" with Amel Bent. This album became a gold record, meaning it sold many copies.
Mes Repères (2009)
After another street-tape called Capitale du Crime, La Fouine released his third album, Mes Repères, in February 2009. This album also became a gold record and later a platinum record by October 2009. It featured other rappers like Soprano on "Repartir à zéro" and "Ca fait mal (Remix)." His brother Canardo also appeared on the song "Hamdoulah Moi Ca Va."
Capitale du Crime Volume 2 (2010)
The album Capitale du Crime Volume 2 came out on January 18, 2010. It quickly became one of the top-selling albums in France. This album included songs with Canardo, Green Money, and Kennedy. In April 2010, La Fouine worked with Admiral T and Medine on "Viser la Victoire." He also collaborated with Alonzo on "Dans nos quartiers." This mixtape also earned a gold record.
La Fouine vs Laouni (2011)
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La Fouine released a double album called La Fouine vs Laouni. The first song from it was "Passe-leur le salam" with Rohff. Another song, "Caillera for Life," featured American rapper The Game, who even tried rapping in French. The song "Papa" was a special track where La Fouine sang about his father.
On May 7, 2011, La Fouine had a big concert at the Zenith in Paris. He performed with Zaho there. Later, other rappers like Kamelancien and Sultan joined the record label that managed La Fouine. This album also became a platinum record.
Capitale du Crime Volume 3 (2012)
Capitale du Crime Volume 3 was released on November 28, 2011. It featured famous American artists like T-Pain on "Rollin' Like a Boss" and DJ Khaled who helped produce "VNTM.com." This mixtape sold over 62,000 copies and became a gold record.
Drôle de Parcours (2013)
On September 10, 2012, La Fouine announced his new album, Drôle de Parcours. The first song from this album, "Paname Boss," was released on November 2, 2012. It featured many other rappers like Sniper, Niro, Youssoupha, Canardo, Fababy, and Sultan. The album also included "J'avais pas les mots" and "Ma Meilleure" with Zaho. Drôle de Parcours sold 60,000 copies and became a gold record.
Team BS (2014)
Team BS was a music group started by La Fouine in 2013. It was part of his record label, Banlieue Sale, where "BS" stands for the label. The group included La Fouine, Fababy, Sultan, and a singer named Sindy. Sindy was discovered on the French TV show Popstars, where La Fouine was a judge.
In 2013, Team BS had a hit song called "Team BS" (also known as "Vrai frères"). They also released a music video for it. In January 2014, they released another song called "Case départ."
Notable Collaborations
With Kamelancien
In 2005, La Fouine and another rapper, Kamelancien, had a disagreement that they expressed in their songs. This is sometimes called a "clash" in hip hop. However, in 2011, the two rappers became friends again. They even performed a song together called "Vécu," which was watched over 16 million times on YouTube. La Fouine invited Kamelancien to his concert in Paris to show that their disagreement was over.
With Booba
La Fouine also had a public disagreement with rapper Booba. This started when Booba released a song called "AC Milan" that mentioned La Fouine. La Fouine responded with his own song called "Autopsie 5," which he released for free. Both artists released other songs about their disagreement. In March 2013, a video of an argument between them in Miami was shared online.
Banlieue Sale Record Label
| Banlieue Sale | |
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| Parent company | Independent label |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | La Fouine and Canardo |
| Genre | Hip hop, rap |
| Country of origin | France |
In 2008, La Fouine and his brother Canardo started their own music company called "Banlieue Sale." This company works with Sony-BMG, one of the biggest music labels in the world. Banlieue Sale also has other smaller labels, like "S-Kal Records" and "Henijai Music."
Many artists have signed with Banlieue Sale, including:
- Green
- MLC
- Chabodo
- M.A.S
- Evaanz
- Fababy
- Sindy
Discography
Albums and Mixtapes
( (A) means album, (M) means mixtape)
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BEL (Fl) |
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Planète Trappes |
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Bourré au son |
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Planète Trappes Volume 2 |
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Aller-Retour |
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Capitale du Crime |
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Mes Repères |
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Capitale du Crime Volume 2 |
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La Fouine vs Laouni |
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Capitale du Crime Volume 3 |
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Drôle de parcours |
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Capitale du Crime Volume 4 |
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Nouveau monde |
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CDCC |
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Sombre |
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Bénédictions |
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XXI |
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Capitale du crime radio |
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État des lieux |
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EP (Extended Play)
- Gloire et Misère 1 (1999)
- Gloire et Misère 2 (1999)
- Tous Les Mêmes Choses (2000)
- Gloire et Misère 3 (2001)
- J'avance (2001)
- Boum Boum Boum (with Mala, 2004)
Singles (Popular Songs)
(Charting)
| Year | Album | Charts | Album | |||
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| 2004 | "Manque d'argent" | 68 | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "L'unité " (featuring J-Mi Sissoko) | 37 | — | — | — | Bourré au son |
| 2007 | "Qui peut me stopper?" | 20 | — | — | — | Aller-Retour |
| "Tombé pour elle" (featuring Amel Bent) | 15 | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Du ferme" | — | — | 8 | — | Mes repères |
| 2010 | "Banlieue Sale Music" (featuring Nessbeal) | — | — | 15 | — | Capitale du crime Vol.2 |
| 2011 | "Veni, vidi, vici" | 24 | — | 28 | — | La Fouine vs. Laouni |
| "Papa" | 17 | — | 14 | — | ||
| "D'où l'on vient" | 53 | — | — | — | ||
| "Toute la night" | 47 | — | 43 | — | ||
| "Vécu" (featuring Kamelancien) | 51 | — | — | — | Capitale du Crime Vol. 3 | |
| "Original" | 81 | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "J'avais pas les mots" | 16 | 39 | — | — | Drôle de parcours |
| 2013 | "Paname Boss" (featuring Sniper, Niro, Youssoupha, Canardo, Fababy, Sultan) | 54 | 42 | — | — | |
| "Ma meilleure" (featuring Zaho) | 23 | — | 9 | — | ||
| "Fête des mères" | 45 | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Va bene" (feat. Reda Taliani) |
3 | — | — | — | Capitale du Crime Volume 4 |
| 2015 | "Ça va toujours" | 49 | — | — | — | |
| "Par intérêt" | 115 | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "Terminus" | 156 | — | — | — | Nouveau monde |
| 2017 | "Chargee" | 129 | — | — | — | CDCC |
| "Litron" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Donne-moi mes sous" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Colorés" | 117 | — | — | — | Bénédictions |
| 2025 | "État des lieux (part 1)" (with Ninho) |
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(Promotional)
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| 2013 | "Redbull & vodka" | 84 | Drôle de parcours |
| "Quand je partirai" | 86 | ||
| "A l'époque" | 93 | ||
| "Il se passe quelque chose" | 101 | ||
| "Karl" | 158 | ||
| "Donne-moi" | 165 | ||
| "On s'en bat les couilles 2013" (featuring Mac Tyer) |
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| "Fatima" | 186 | ||
| 2014 | "Conseil d'ami" | 146 | |
| "Peace sur le FN" | 163 | ||
| "Lové" | 175 |
Featured in
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| 2011 | "Des pères, des hommes et des frères" (Corneille featuring La Fouine) |
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| 2012 | "Rollin' Like a Boss" (Mackenson featuring La Fouine & T-Pain) |
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| "C'est la hass" (Zifou featuring La Fouine) |
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| 2013 | "Wesh ma gueule" (Fababy feat. La Fouine) |
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| "Team BS" (La Fouine, Fababy, Sindy and Sultan) |
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- Singles per album
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Other Singles
- Manque d'argent (2004)
- 3 gars au ghetto (2004)
- Mon Autobiographie (2004)
- Quelque chose de Spécial (2004)
- L'unité Feat Jmi Sissoko (2004)
- Peu à l'arrivée (2004)
- Reste en chien Feat Booba (2007)
- Qui peut me stopper ? (2007)
- Banlieue sale (2007)
- On s'en bat les couilles (2007)
- Tombé pour elle (featuring Amel Bent) (2007)
- Drôle de parcours (2007)
- Cherche la monnaie (2008)
- Ca fait mal (featuring Soprano et Sefyu ; remix by DJ Battle) (2008)
- Tous les mêmes (2009)
- Du Ferme (2009)
- Hamdoulah moi ça va (featuring Canardo) (2009)
- Chips (2009)
- Krav Maga (2009)
- Banlieue sale music (featuring Nessbeal) (2009)
- La3bine (featuring Don Bigg) (2009)
- Nés Pour briller (featuring Canardo, Green, MLC) (2010)
- Pleure pas (featuring Green, Canardo et Kennedy (2010)
- Viser La Victoire (Feat Admiral T & Medine (2010)
- Passe leur le Salam (featuring Rohff (November 15, 2010)
- Veni Vidi Vici (2010)
- Caillra For Life (2010) (featuring Game) (December 15, 2010)
- Papa (December 23, 2010)
- Les Soleils de minuit (2011)
- Toute la night (2011)
- Vntm.com (2011) (featuring DJ Khaled)
- Vécu (2011) (featuring Kamelancien)
- Des Pères, des Hommes et des Frères (2011) (Corneille featuring La Fouine)
Film and TV Appearances
La Fouine has also appeared in several movies and TV shows:
- 2009: District 13: Ultimatum as Ali K
- 2012: Un marrocain à Paris as Bickette
- 2012: Rouleur de Journaux as Ludo
- 2012: Appeared in the French TV series SODA
- 2012: Said (short film) as Said
- 2013: Ride or Die (short film)
- 2014: A toute epreuve
- 2015: The New Adventures of Aladdin
- 2017: Alibi.com
- 2018: Dans l'ombre du tueur (TV mini series) as Jeff
- 2019: Night Walk as Ayman
Web Series
| Year | Title | Director | Episodes |
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| 2009 | Lourd de fou | Mazava Prod | 1. 69 la trik! - 2. Qui peut me tester...à PES – 3. Ca fait mal! - 4. Montpellier le fait mieux! - 5. Un trappiste à Miami – 6. Le 78 chez les ch'tis – 7. Sam a pris des bords – 8. La promo a Paris c'est magique – 9. Fouiny Potter en Suisse |
| 2011 | Fouiny Story I | Double N Prod | 1. Un F'tor presque parfait – 2. 4 jours en 1 – 3. À la bien – 4. Chanter le foot – 5. Semi-liberté – 6. L'Ancienne Belgique – 7. La cité de l'or – 8. Trappes et Campton – 9. Je suis musulman comme Michael Chretien – 10. African Dream – 11. Nouvelle-Calédonie – 12. Passe-leur le Salam – 13. Kinshasa – 14. En mode clip – 15. Papa – 16. Le printemps des Bourges – 17. D'ou l'on vient – 18. Le Zenith de Paris – 19. Festival Inc'Rock – 20. Banlieue Sale à Cannes – 21. Enjaillement Total – 22. Fouiny Tour – 23. Le retour du roi Heenok – 24. Nancy – 25. M.A.S nouvelle signature Banlieue Sale – 26. Best-of season 1 + unedited materials from season 1 |
| Fouiny Story II | 1. Bienvenue chez la Banlieue Sale – 2. Fababy nouvelle signature Banlieue Sale – 3. La Réconciliation – 4. 3 concerts en 2 jours – 5. Montreality – 6. Banlieue Sale et G-Unit – 7. Dougie Swagg – 8. 3 clips en une semaine – 9. Un concert sous la pluie – 10. Fouiny Tour Part. I – 11. L'association CEKEDUBONHEUR – 12. Fouiny Tour Part. II – 13. Africa Tour 1 – 14. Africa Tour 2 – 15. Africa Tour 3 | ||
| 2012 | Fouiny Story III | 1. Dakar 4 ever – 2. Drôle de personage – 3. Paname boss – 4. Fouiny Team – 5. Journée chargée de fou – 6. Drôle de Parcours – 7. Disque d'or – 8. Les Coulisses du C.D.C 3 Tour (part 1) – 9. Les Coulisses du C.D.C 3 Tour (part 2) – 10. Les Coulisses du C.D.C 3 Tour (part 3) – 11. Abidjan – 12. Street Swagg Tour | |
| 2016 | Fouiny Story IV | Orson Swell | 1. 6e round 2. Retour aux sources 3. Fouiny Ibrahimovic |
| 2017 | La Fouiny Minute | La Fouine | 1. Johnny 2. Litron 3. RS4 4. Fouiny Dance 5. Remise des trophées YouTube |
Awards and Nominations
MTV Europe Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2011 | La Fouine | Best French Artist | Won |
Victoires de la musique
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2010 | La Fouine | The band or artist revelation of the public of the year | Nominated |
| 2010 | Mes repères | The urban music album of the year | Nominated |
| 2012 | La Fouine vs Laouni | The rap or urban music album of the year | Nominated |
L'année du Hip hop
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| 2008 | La Fouine | Best Rap Artist | Nominated |
| 2008 | Aller retour | Best | Nominated |
| 2008 | Reste en chien | Best track | Nominated |
Trace Urban Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2013 | La Fouine | Best Male Artist | Won |
| 2013 | La Fouine/Zaho | Best Collaboration | Won |
| 2013 | Drôle de Parcours | Best Album | Won |
Images for kids
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La Fouine performing in 2011
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La Fouine in 2011
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La Fouine in Besançon in 2011
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See also
In Spanish: La Fouine para niños
