Kiff No Beat
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Kiff No Beat | |
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 Kiff No Beat in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | 5 Loups, 5 Daltons, KNB, Kiff No Beat |
| Origin | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Universal Africa, Da Carmen Produzione, Island Africa, Overcom Music, 13 Records |
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Kiff No Beat is an Ivorian hip-hop band from Abidjan, formed in 2009. The group begins by making a name for itself on the stages of Abidjan before making itself more widely known during the television hip-hop contest Faya Flow.
Biography[edit]
The group originally consisted of Gnahoré Okou Kamille (Black K), N'wolé Brice (Elow'n) (Who are cousins), and Bassa Zéréhoué Diyilem (Didi B), who performed as KNB (Kamille & Brice). In 2009, the group merged with Jekboyz, which consisted of Kouakou Jonathan Charley (Joochar) and Konan Franck Guy Mares (ElJay). The two groups together took on the name "Kiff No Beat". The name is an invitation to pay attention to the works, actions, and messages of the group through its music.
Kiff No Beat is an Ivorian rap band known for infusing various musical genres in their music, for instance R&B, Ragga/Dancehall, Rap and Pop. In 2010, Kiff No Beat won the largest hip-hop contest in Côte d'Ivoire, Faya Flow. The contest was organized by Orange Côte d'Ivoire and the JACH (Active Youth of Hip-Hop Culture). Didi B explains the group "won a laptop and 200 000 FCFA. With this money, we went to see Shadocris: "We give you the 200 000, the cell phone too. Make us titles, we'll manage with. Shado, it's our Dr. Dre. He comes from the same neighborhood as Black K and Elow'n but it's another rapper who linked us. From our first meeting, we learned that he was too talented. He made us listen to his stuff before and we thought he had the American spirit, the thing we were looking for."
Fame[edit]
Tu es dans pain[edit]
The group rose to fame in 2014 after the success of their single Tu es dans pain . This single would be a big success, to the point were it would seduce french rappers Ol Kainry, Alonzo, Mokobe, Joke, Youssoupha, Booba and even the best south african rapper Cassper Nyovest. Alonzo and Cassper Nyovest would later remix the single. Thanks to the success of this single, Kiff No Beat gets the attention of the international scene with a broadcast TV / web in Nigeria , Cameroon , Gabon , in France and the United States.
Concerts[edit]
Kiff No Beat's 2017-2018 Africa Tour Included shows in Ivory Coast, Niger, Togo, Guinea, Cameroon, Benin, Tchad, Mali, Congo, RD Congo, Senegal, Burkina-Faso, Mauritania, Guinea and Central African Republic.
On July 2nd 2017, Kiff No Beat performed at African Zik Festival 2 at the SEG Geneva Arena in Geneva, Switzerland alongside Davido, Yemi Alade, Toofan, Charlotte Dipanda, Sidiki Diabate, Fanicko, etc.
On June 6th 2018, Kiff No Beat performed at the Sacem Africa Night at the Midem in Cannes, France alongside Yemi alade, Adango, etc. later on that same day, Kiff No Beat also announced an upcoming full on Europe Tour for 2018 on instagram.
Members[edit]
- Black K - rap
- Eljay - RnB, pop
- Elow'n - rap
- Joochar - dancehall, ragga
- Didi B - rap
Signature at Universal Music[edit]
The band Kiff No beat continues its rise after having favored the revival of the Ivorian and Francophone African hip-hop with the appeal of the distinctions and the international nominations.
The 5 wolves have recently made their debut at Universal Music Africa and have just taken another dimension through this signature.
Island Africa label ; Universal Music Africa operates in synergy on the continent with its teams present in more than 60 countries in the world. The CEO of Universal Music Africa Romain Bilharz explains the reasons for this signature: "We strongly believe in the potential of African music and follow Kiff no beat's work for many years, this is a very talented and promising group and we will support them in their development on the African continent but also in the rest of the world.
On March 24, 2017, Kiff No Beat also released "Pourquoi Tu Dab", the first single of the group under the Universal Music Africa era.
Discography[edit]
Studio Albums[edit]
- 2011 : Cadeau de Noël
- 2014 : Pétards d'ados
- 2015 : Cubisme
- 2018 : Made in bled
Singles[edit]
- 2012 : Groupie (feat. Tya Vuitton)
- 2012 : Courant est coupé
- 2012 : Ne pars pas
- 2012 : Fin du monde
- 2013 : Samusement
- 2013 : Halloween
- 2013 : Shooto
- 2013 : Requins
- 2014 : Tu es dans pain
- 2014 : Ça met trop dans bon
- 2014 : Etape
- 2014 : Bebe
- 2014 : La belle vie (remix)
- 2015 : Tombe Avec Le Weh (Mixtape Global Frencizzle)
- 2015 : Ca gate coeur
- 2015 : Sauront Jamais
- 2015 : Ils ont dit
- 2015 : Gor la Montagne
- 2016 : Approchez regardez (feat. DJ Arafat)
- 2016 : Téléphone (feat. Shado Chris)
- 2017 : OK
- 2017 : Éléphant
- 2017 : Pourquoi tu dab?
- 2017 : Maman j'ai fait quoi?
- 2017 : Pause (feat. Dadju)
- 2017 : Noushi Boy
- 2017 : Grouillement
- 2017 : Eh Allah
- 2017 : C'est pas pareil (ft Sidiki Diabaté)
- 2018 : Drogba
- 2018 : Osef (ft Kaaris)
As a Featured Artist[edit]
- 2014 : Family (ft Kiff No Beat)
- 2016 : Aladji (ft Kiff No Beat)
- 2016 : Celle la (ft Kiff No Beat)
- 2016 : Banana (ft Kiff No Beat)
- 2016 : Sortez Les Briquets (ft Kiff No Beat)
- 2016 : Generation Chiller (ft Kiff No Beat)
- 2016 : Tremblez de joie (ft Kiff No Beat)
- 2017 : Fais Ton Malin (ft Kiff No Beat)
- 2017 : Bingerack (ft Kiff No Beat)
- 2018 : Farotema (ft Kiff No Beat)
- 2018 : Jahin poto (ft Kiff No Beat)
- 2018 : Appeler (ft Kiff No Beat)
Awards and nominations[edit]
Kora Awards[edit]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | "Gor La Montagne" | Best Hip Hop[1] | Nominated |
WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards[edit]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | "La Vie de Louga" | Best African Hip Hop Video[1] | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | "La Vie de Louga" | Best African Group Video[1] | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Approchez Regardez" ft Dj Arafat | Best African Combo Video[1] | Nominated |
MTV Africa Music Awards[edit]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kiff No Beat | Best Hip Hop[1] | Nominated |
AFRIMMA Awards[edit]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Approchez Regardez" ft Dj Arafat | Best Collaboration[1] | Nominated |
RIA : Rap Ivoire Awards[edit]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kiff No Beat | Artist of the year | Won |
| Pourquoi tu Dab | Best music video of the year | Won[2] |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Pause" ft Dadju | Hit of the year | Nominated[3] |
African moove awards[edit]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Approchez Regardez" ft Dj Arafat | Best Francophone Collaboration[1] | Won
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Billboard Music Awards 2015: See the Full List of Finalists". Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ http://pulse.com.gh/music/wamva-2016-diamond-platnumz-shatta-wale-beyonce-win-big-see-full-list-of-winners-id5963000.html
- ↑ http://pulse.com.gh/music/wamva-2016-diamond-platnumz-shatta-wale-beyonce-win-big-see-full-list-of-winners-id5963000.html
