Sniper: Biography

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Born:

Jan 1, 1997 in Paris, France

Genre:

World & International Music

Decades Active:

2000's

French hiphop group Sniper formed in the suburbs of Paris in 1997rappers El Tunisiano (born Bachir Baccour) and Aketo (Ryad Selmi), dancehall toaster Black Renega (Karl Appela) and DJ Boudj originally adopted the moniker Personnalité Suspecte, but changed the name prior to the 2001 release of their debut album Du rire aux larmes. Following the release of 2003's Gravé dans la roche, Sniper came under attack from French Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy, who filed a lawsuit to combat their streetsmart, often political lyrics, which he dubbed "violent, racist and abusive"a judge later dismissed the case, but the resulting controversy made the group a cause célèbre and galvanized record sales. Trait pour trait followed in 2006.

- Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide