Weld El 15
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 | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ala Yaacoubi |
| Born | Tunis |
| Origin |  |
| Genres | Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | El Distro (Tunisia) |
Controversies
In 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 The following month, the nomination was withdrawn after controversy over some 2012 tweets by Abd El-Fattah at the time of Israel's bombing of Gaza.[3]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
- 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]
References
- "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.
- https://www.realites.com.tn/2018/05/le-rappeur-tunisien-weld-el-15-expulse-de-france/
- "WELD EL 15 : UN NOUVEAU TEASER POUR SON PROCHAIN MORCEAU – THE FURTHER" (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- "Salamet ft A.L.A". Youtube.
- Tunisia Clash, retrieved 2020-06-11
- Eclipses, retrieved 2020-06-11
External links
- Boulicia Kleb
- Weld El 15 Signed to El Distro Network
- Turns Out Fake News Is Mostly A Boost For African Entertainers