Lunatic (group)

Lunatic
Lunatic
Origin	Hauts-de-Seine, France
Genres	French hip hop
Years active	1994–2003
Labels	Time Bomb; 45 Scientific
Past members	Ali; Booba

Lunatic was a French hip hop duo from Boulogne-Billancourt. The lineup consisted of Booba (from Boulogne-Billancourt) and Ali (from Issy-les-Moulineaux), coming from the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the west suburb of Paris.

After Lunatic split up in 2003, both members went on to solo careers. Their release "Le Crime Paie" was produced by DJ Mars.^[1]

Ali

Ali, originally Daddy Ali (born in 1975 at Issy-les-Moulineaux), is a French rapper of Moroccan origin who started his music career with Booba as rap duo Lunatic and now is a solo rapper artist.

After split-up, Ali released his album Chaos et Harmonie in 2005^[2] collaborating with 45 Scientific.

Booba

Elie Yaffa, better known under his stage name Booba (French pronunciation: [buˈba]), is a French rapper. He became hugely successful being the most legally downloaded artist in France.^[3]

Discography: Lunatic

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions	Certification
Year	Album	FR ^[4]	Certification
1996	Sortis de l'ombre	–
2000	Mauvais oeil	10	Gold^[5]
2006	Black Album	79

Singles

1996: "Le crime paie"
1997: "Les vrais savent"

Appearances

1996: Time Bomb – Time Bomb explose
1996: Time Bomb – Le guidon
1996: Lunatic – Le crime paie
1996: La Brigade Feat Lunatic – 16 rimes
1997: Lunatic – Les vrais savent
1997: Lunatic – Le jour J
1997: Lunatic – Chateau rouge
1997: Lunatic – Viens danser avec les Lunatic
1997: Oxmo Puccino Feat Booba – Pucc fiction
1997: Lunatic – Bouge comme un diablotin
1998: Lunatic Feat Ärsenik – Sang d'encre
1999: Lunatic Feat Comité De Brailleurs – On s'maintient
1999: Lunatic Feat Malekal Morte – Test ton mic
2000: Lunatic Feat Dicidens – De larmes et de sang
2000: Lunatic Feat Mala – Hommes de l'ombre
2002: Black Jack Feat Lunatic & Mala – Diaspora d'Afrique
2002: Lunatic – Que le message passe '
2003: Booba Feat Nessbeal – Tout c'qu'on connait

Discography: Ali

2005: Chaos et Harmonie
2010: Le Rassemblement
2015: Que la paix soit sur vous

Discography: Booba

2002: Temps mort
2004: Panthéon
2006: Ouest Side
2008: 0.9
2010: Lunatic
2012: Futur
2013: Futur 2.0
2015: D.U.C
2015: Nero Nemesis
2017: Trône
2021: Ultra

References

^ "Les 100 Classiques du Rap Français | Abcdr du Son". Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
^ abcdr Duson (le webzine rap): Ali – Chaos et Harmonie Archived 2 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
^ Booba : L'année nous appartient, interview vidéo sur NRJ12 Archived 17 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. melty.fr (3 January 2011). Retrieved on 2012-12-30.
^ "Lunatic discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ "Les Disques d'Or". SNEP. 2002. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.

[1] "Les 100 Classiques du Rap Français | Abcdr du Son". Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[2] r Duson (le webzine rap): Ali – Chaos et Harmonie Archived 2 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

[3] Booba : L'année nous appartient, interview vidéo sur NRJ12 Archived 17 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. melty.fr (3 January 2011). Retrieved on 2012-12-30.

[fr-4] "Lunatic discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

[5] "Les Disques d'Or". SNEP. 2002. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.

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