Weld El 15, real name Ala Edine Yacoubi, is a Tunisian rapper. Ala is born in 1988 in Tunis. At the age of 15, he started to write his first texts under the pseudonym "Weld El 15".
Weld El 15 | |
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Birth name | Ala Yaacoubi |
Born | Tunis |
Origin | Tunisia |
Genres | Rap |
Occupation | Rapper |
Instrument | Vocals |
Labels | El Distro Network (Amer Nejma) |
Controversies
editIn June 2013 he was given a two-year prison sentence[1] for insulting the police with his song 'Boulicia Kleb' (Cops are Dogs).[2] In September 2014 he was nominated by European United Left–Nordic Green Left for the Sakharov Prize, along with the Moroccan rapper L7a9d and the Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah. The following month, the nomination was withdrawn after controversy over some 2012 tweets by Abd El-Fattah at the time of Israel's bombing of Gaza.[3]
In May 2018, Weld was expelled from France for misbehaving and having drugs at home. He was kept on parole followed by expulsion on May 31.[4]
Discography
edit- Boulicia Kleb (2012)
- Khalli Elberah Wrak (2018)
- Boy (2019)
- Vampire (2019)
- Snitch (2019)
- G.G.5ra (2019)
- Maria (2019)[5]
- Very Nice (2020)
- Fi Houmti 2020
- Salamet ft A.L.A (2020)[6]
- Pyramide (2020)
- Balawi (2021)
- Beha N3ich – بيها نعيش .ft Si Lemhaf (2021)[7]
- King West (2021)
Movies
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tunisia rapper Weld El 15 acquitted on appeal". Al Arabiya English. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Tunisian rapper sentenced to prison for insulting police". France24. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ Beinin, Joel (10 October 2014). "Can Arabs Be Human Rights Defenders?". Jadaliyya. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Le rappeur tunisien Weld el 15 expulsé de France". 31 May 2018.
- ^ "WELD EL 15 : UN NOUVEAU TEASER POUR SON PROCHAIN MORCEAU – THE FURTHER" (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "Salamet ft A.L.A". Youtube.
- ^ "Weld El 15 ft Si Lemhaf – Beha N3ich | بيها نعيش | Tunisian Youth". Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ Tunisia Clash, retrieved 2020-06-11
- ^ Eclipses, retrieved 2020-06-11
- ^ "كالي-CALI | مسلسل عن عالم الراب في تونس | Tunisian Youth". Retrieved 2021-03-14.