Fababy
| Fababy | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Fabrice Ayékoué |
| Also known as | F.A.B |
| Born |
January 24, 1988 Paris, France |
| Genres | Hip hop, rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Sony Music, Banlieue Sale |
| Associated acts | La Fouine |
Fabrice Ayékoué (born 24 January 1988 in Paris, Île-de-France),[1] better known by his stage name Fababy, is a French rapper, singer and songwriter.
Career
In 2009, Fababy met rapper Despo Rutti,[2] and appeared with him on a freestyle video called "La Saint-Valentin Featuring La Batte de Base Ball", posted on 14 February 2010, where he assumed the moniker F.A.B.[3] The video was viewed over 30,000 times. He then appeared with Rutti on the radio station Planète Rap, to help promote Rutti's album, Conviction Suicidaire. Under the moniker Fababy, he recorded the track "Dans Nos Yeux" (In Our Eyes) on the compilation rap album Cosa Nostra by Juston Records, which was released on 1 March 2010.[4] When the Cosa Nostra album was being promoted, he got to perform the track at the Nouveau Casino in Paris.[5]
Fababy released his first solo music video titled, "Fuck L'amour" (Fuck Love) on 14 February 2011, one year after his first collaborative video.[6] He also featured on the rap album Biography of Seven and released a clip entitled "L'etat nous baratine" on 31 March as a collaboration with French rap artist Seven.[7] Shortly after, he released another clip "Crie 93" exclusively on rap website Booska-p.[8] Fababy then signed on with recording label Banlieue Sale, run by French rapper La Fouine.
Fababy appears three times on La Fouine's album Capitale du Crime Vol. 3 with the tracks "J'arrive en balle" (I've come to the ball), "C'est bien" (It's Good), and "Jealousy".[9] His mixtape Symphonie des Chargeurs Vol. 1 (The Symphony Chargers Volume 1) was released on 27 February 2012 which includes the tracks "La Symphonie des Chargeurs", "Du Mal à Dire", "Avec La Haine" and "Problème".
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR [10] |
BEL (Wa) [11] | ||
| 2013 | La force du nombre | 19 | 51 |
| 2016 | Ange & Démon | 50 | 76 |
Mixtapes
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FR [10] | ||
| 2012 | La symphonie des chargeurs | 52 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [10] |
BEL (Wa) [11] | |||
| 2013 | "Wesh ma gueule" (feat. La Fouine) |
143 | – | |
| 2015 | "Love d'un voyou" (feat. Aya Nakamura) |
9 | 37* (Ultratip) |
|
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [10] |
BEL (Wa) [11] | |||
| 2013 | "Paname Boss" (La Fouine feat. Soprano, Niro, Youssoupha, Canardo, Fababy, Sultan 7) |
54 | 42 | La Fouine album Drôle de parcours |
| 2013 | "Team BS" (La Fouine, Fababy, Sindy & Sultan) |
21 | – | |
Other featured work
- Capitale du Crime Vol. 3 (2011) - three tracks by La Fouine feat. Fababy
- "Ce Que Je Pense" (2012) - Soraya Hama feat. Fababy
- "93 Babies" (2012) - Sadek feat. Fababy
References
- ↑ Oliver, Mathieu (2013-04-04). "Twitter Twittosphère africaine, la planète rap ?". Jeune Afrique (in French).
Fababy, patron de la #team225 La #team225, c’est en grande partie lui : @Fababy93. Né Fabrice Ayékoué le 24 janvier 1988 à Paris, ce rappeur de 24 ans, d’origine ivoirienne et protégé de La Fouine, Fafaby ne compte ni ses tweets (près de 35 000), ni ses followers, qui sont plus de 80 000. Autopromo, autocongratulation, commentaires… tout y passe, de l’insignifiante remarque sur une nouvelle coupe de cheveux à un extrait de morceau en avant-première.
- ↑ "Biography Fababy.". Booska-P. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ Despo Rutti, Fababy (14 February 2010). Despo Rutti Freestyle St Valentin F.A.B TUERiE !!! (Video). Dailymotion.
- ↑ "Juston Records - Cosa Nostra". Masilia2007. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ↑ "Biography Fababy". Zik2Rap. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ FABABY (13 February 2011). Fuck l'amour (Video). France: Vimeo.
- ↑ Seven, FABABY (14 December 2011). L'etat nous baratine (Video). France: Youtube. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
- ↑ "Clip Crie 93". Video. Booska-P. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "Capitale du crime, vol. 3 [Explicit]". Amazon. Amazon. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - 1 2 3 4 "Fababy discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Fababy discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2013.