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Oxmo Puccino

voc, *1974 FR, Ségou Region
Hip-Hop/Rap
A.k.a. Abdoulaye Diarra

Oxmo Puccino was born in 1974 in Ségou, Mali. He came to Paris one year later, and lived in the XIXe arrondissement from the age of 5. He is the brother of basketball player Mamoutou Diarra. He appeared in the 2006 film Arthur and the Minimoys. Puccino drew on the street-smart American hip-hop of the Notorious B.I.G. and other icons to document life in Paris' hardscrabble 19th district. At age 21 Oxmo began his collaboration with the fledgling rap collective Time Bomb, honing his craft alongside future superstars like Booba and Diam's. He quickly developed into a lyricist with a metaphorical ingenuity far more advanced than his contemporaries, crafting violent yet strangely poetic portraits of urban Paris life. In 1996 Oxmo Puccino made his recorded debut with Pucc. Fiction, a contribution to the compilation L432. A series of subsequent mixtape appearances solidified his growing reputation within the French rap underground, and in 1998 he issued his solo debut, Opéra Puccino. Its 2001 follow-up, L'Amour Est Mort, proved Puccino's creative and commercial breakthrough, while 2004's Le Cactus de Sibérie confirmed his superstar status. After signing to the venerable jazz label Blue Note, Puccino assembled a new backing group, The Jazzbastards, to record 2006's Lipopette Bar.

     
Genres
  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Jazz
  • R&B/Soul
Popular Tracks   
Toucher l'horizon - Remasterisé on Le cactus de Sibérie by Oxmo Puccino
L'enfant seul - Remasterisé on Opéra Puccino by Oxmo Puccino
J'ai mal au mic - Remasterisé on L'amour est mort by Oxmo Puccino
Légendaire on Légendaire by Jul, SCH & Soprano
Bal de Bamako on Lamomali by -M-, Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
Peur noire - Remasterisé on Opéra Puccino by Oxmo Puccino
Mama Lova on Sad Hill by Kheops
PÉTALES on NEW BLUES, OLD WINE by B.B. Jacques
Grand Paris 2 on Grand Médine by Médine
Social club on La nuit du réveil by Oxmo Puccino

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Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Oui JeOxmo Puccino2016Single
La Voix LactéeOxmo Puccino2015Album
Au Pays d'Alice...Ibrahim Maalouf, Oxmo Puccino2014Album
PersonneGrodash Featuring Oxmo Puccino2013Single
Pam Pa NamOxmo Puccino2012Single
Roi Sans CarrosseOxmo Puccino2012Album
EquilibreHocus Pocus Featuring Oxmo Puccino2010Single
Minutes MagiquesOxmo Puccino2010Album
L'Arme De PaixOxmo Puccino2009Album
365 JoursOxmo Puccino2009Single
Soleil Du NordOxmo Puccino2009Single
Hé Ouais / Tiroir CaisseDJ Cream Présente Oxmo Puccino2007Album
Paris-BogotaOxmo Puccino & Choc Quib Town2007Album
La RéconciliationDJ Cream Présente Oxmo Puccino2007Album
Lipopette BarOxmo Puccino & The Jazz Bastards2006Album
Black "Tour" DesperadoOxmo Puccino2005Album
Black DesperadoOxmo Puccino2004Album
On Danse PasOxmo Puccino2004Single
Puccino AirlinesOxmo Puccino2004Single
Le Cactus De SibérieOxmo Puccino2004Album
The Best Of Puccino Tape / Bomb Tape Volume 8DJ Nels, Oxmo Puccino2004Album
Le Cactus De SibérieOxmo Puccino2004Album
Parallèles / WarriorzOxmo Puccino2003Album
Avoir Des PotesOxmo Puccino2002Album
L'amour Est MortOxmo Puccino2001Album
Ox-Clusif 2001Oxmo Puccino2001Compil.
J'ai Mal Au MicOxmo Puccino2001Single
Quand J'Arrive / J'Ai Mal Au MicOxmo Puccino2001Album
Fais-le Pour MoiOxmo Puccino Featuring Keity Slake2001Single
Ghettos Du MondeOxmo Puccino2001Album
L'enfant SeulOxmo Puccino1999Single
Les P'tits D'iciOxmo Puccino1999Single
Le Jour Où Tu PartirasOxmo Puccino Avec K-Reen1999Album
Opéra PuccinoOxmo Puccino1998Album
Opéra PuccinoOxmo Puccino1998Album
Def Bond / Mama LovaDJ Khéops feat Def Bond & Oxmo Puccino1998Single
Le MensongeurOxmo Puccino1998Single
Mama LovaDJ Khéops feat. Oxmo Puccino1998Album
Amour & JalousieOxmo Puccino1998Album
Mama Lova / Total Kheops IIDj Khéops feat. Oxmo Puccino & Sentenza1997Album
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