Cut Killer
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Anouar Hajoui better known as DJ Cut Killer or just Cut Killer (born 6 May 1971) is a renowned French
DJ
of Moroccan
origin with a versatile repertoire of hip hop
and rap
.
He enjoys international fame and mixed in United States of America through invitations by DJ Big Dawg Pitbulls of Funkmaster Flex
and Shadyville DJ's of rapper 50 Cent
. For more than fifteen years, he has been one of the most emblematic DJs
in French hip hop
.
who loved music and a frenzied activist embraced wholeheartedly the emerging Parisian movement. He joined IZB, the first association to promote the hip-hop and organize concerts, and put down scratches on Original MC’s 1991 album. He performed a memorable role as himself in a scene from the cult movie La Haine
. He was a DJ for MC Solaar
’s concerts, scratcher on IAM
member Akhenaton
’s solo album, and a radio show on Radio Nova
.
Killer, after the death of his rapper mate East established a label called Double H (for Hip-Hop) as a merchandising company and then a production label. In a few years, HH became one of the most influential independent labels on the market. When shifting from Universal to Small (Sony), the Hip-Hop Soul Party project became the Cut Killer Show with a first double CD published in 1997 (containing an outro by Jamel Debbouze), followed in 1998 by Operation Freestyle, a record fully dedicated to French underground. In 1999, Cut Killer and his associates produced R&B 2000, the collective album Double H DJ Crew, but also highly respected artists such as Fabe, Doudou Masta and 113, who managed to make their album Les Princes de la Ville a platinum record to end up winning two "Victoires de la Musique" (French music awards) in 2000. Double H is still developing with a team of street marketing
, a clothing line "HH Wear", a publishing company called "Eastory Editions", followed by another production and publishing label "Eastory Production". Besides, Killer is booked by Chaos Prod agency, created by his brother Chakri.
As The Hip-Hop Soul Party and Cut Killer Show series reached the top of the charts and brought in gold and platinum awards, Killer delegated R&B to his long time accomplice, DJ Abdel
, West Coast music to the specialist DJ Cream, and gave himself a try with dancehall Ragga Killa Show, before coming back to the French sound with 1 Son 2 Rue. Over the years, Cut Killer made or produced about twenty mixed albums.
Fond of the cinema, Killer mixed music in La Haine
, where he played music from Edith Piaf
and NTM on KRS One’s beat. Many offers followed and he signed several tracks on the OSTs of Zak Fishman’s Gamer, Fred Garson’s The Dancer, and Miguel Courtois’ Un Ange. He signed the complete score for Fabrice Genstal’s La Squale, with Herve Rakoto and Sofiane Le Cat’s, followed by Les Frères Pétard, Le Raid (Djamel Bensallah), Trois Zéro (Fabien Onteniente), Peau d’Ange (Vincent Perez)…
In the middle of the decade, Killer returned to the fundamentals of dee-jaying on radio, and after four years on Radio Nova, he joins Skyrock, where he has a weekly show the best of global hip-hop evolution. Truly an international DJ, he became the first French DJ booked in the USA through Funkmaster Flex’ DJ Big Dawg Pitbulls and 50 Cent’s Shadyville DJ’s.
Killer has great versatility mixing the urban style, with rock, pop, reggae, in renowned venues in Asia, Europe, USA, Australia bringing down barriers the barriers of language and geography.
He also mixed for: Nike, MTV, Foot Locker, SNCF, PlayStation, Sobieski, Europa, Toyota, Première, Nintendo, Canal +, J&B, Adidas, Philips, Chaumet, Chopard, Agnès B, Puma, Louis Vuitton, Universal, Sony, Apple, Blackberry
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
of Moroccan
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
origin with a versatile repertoire of hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and rap
Rap
Rap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...
.
He enjoys international fame and mixed in United States of America through invitations by DJ Big Dawg Pitbulls of Funkmaster Flex
Funkmaster Flex
Aston George Taylor, Jr. better known as Funkmaster Flex is an American hip hop DJ, rapper, musician and producer on New York City's Hot 97 radio station and host of the hit MTV show Funk Flex Full Throttle....
and Shadyville DJ's of rapper 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
. For more than fifteen years, he has been one of the most emblematic DJs
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
in French hip hop
French hip hop
French hip hop is the hip hop music style which was developed in France, and is considered the second worldwide hip hop scene after the U.S....
.
Biography
Killer as a young ParisianParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
who loved music and a frenzied activist embraced wholeheartedly the emerging Parisian movement. He joined IZB, the first association to promote the hip-hop and organize concerts, and put down scratches on Original MC’s 1991 album. He performed a memorable role as himself in a scene from the cult movie La Haine
La Haine
La Haine is a 1995 French black-and-white film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. It is commonly released under its French title in the English-speaking world, although its American VHS release was entitled Hate. It is about three teenage friends and their struggle to live in...
. He was a DJ for MC Solaar
MC Solaar
MC Solaar is a francophone hip hop and rap artist. He is one of the most internationally popular and influential French rappers....
’s concerts, scratcher on IAM
IAM (band)
IAM is a French hip hop band from Marseille, created in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton , Shurik'n , Khéops , Imhotep , and Kephren . 'IAM' has several meanings, including 'Invasion Arrivée de Mars'...
member Akhenaton
Akhenaton (rapper)
Philippe Fragione better known by his stage name Akhenaton is a French rapper and producer of French hip hop. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza, and Spectre...
’s solo album, and a radio show on Radio Nova
Radio Nova (France)
Radio Nova is a radio station broadcast from Paris, created in 1981 by Jean-François Bizot.Its playlist is characterized by non-mainstream or underground artists of various music genres, such as electro, new wave, reggae, jazz, hip hop and world music....
.
Career
In the middle of the 1990s, Killer had already become a well-respected and active DJ. He adapted and consolidated New York hip-hop in France through many of his mix tapes, mixing the latest releases and the freestyles of French rap, and they became favorites and collectors' items. His dynamic mixes, his smartness to catch the best maxis before anyone, and his flair to find local rappers made his mix-tapes important. The big number of top brass of the second generation of French rap went through this: Sages Poètes de la Rue, Lunatic, 113 and many others. The Hip Hop Soul Party series, composed of double mixed CDs, started in 1996 at MCA’s. From the second volume on, exclusive tracks began to appear from Fabe, Busta Flex, among others, with one CD dedicated to hip-hop, the other to R&B. In volume three, a CD was dedicated to international hip-hop, the other to French hip-hop.Killer, after the death of his rapper mate East established a label called Double H (for Hip-Hop) as a merchandising company and then a production label. In a few years, HH became one of the most influential independent labels on the market. When shifting from Universal to Small (Sony), the Hip-Hop Soul Party project became the Cut Killer Show with a first double CD published in 1997 (containing an outro by Jamel Debbouze), followed in 1998 by Operation Freestyle, a record fully dedicated to French underground. In 1999, Cut Killer and his associates produced R&B 2000, the collective album Double H DJ Crew, but also highly respected artists such as Fabe, Doudou Masta and 113, who managed to make their album Les Princes de la Ville a platinum record to end up winning two "Victoires de la Musique" (French music awards) in 2000. Double H is still developing with a team of street marketing
Street marketing
Street marketing is a term used to refer to certain marketing techniques used to promote products and/or services in an unconventional way in public places. The main point of street marketing is that the activities are done exclusively on the streets or other public places, such as shopping centers...
, a clothing line "HH Wear", a publishing company called "Eastory Editions", followed by another production and publishing label "Eastory Production". Besides, Killer is booked by Chaos Prod agency, created by his brother Chakri.
As The Hip-Hop Soul Party and Cut Killer Show series reached the top of the charts and brought in gold and platinum awards, Killer delegated R&B to his long time accomplice, DJ Abdel
DJ Abdel
Lamriq Abdel better known as DJ Abdel is a French DJ of Moroccan origin and producer playing hip hop, funk and contemporary R&B on major French radio stations....
, West Coast music to the specialist DJ Cream, and gave himself a try with dancehall Ragga Killa Show, before coming back to the French sound with 1 Son 2 Rue. Over the years, Cut Killer made or produced about twenty mixed albums.
Fond of the cinema, Killer mixed music in La Haine
La Haine
La Haine is a 1995 French black-and-white film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. It is commonly released under its French title in the English-speaking world, although its American VHS release was entitled Hate. It is about three teenage friends and their struggle to live in...
, where he played music from Edith Piaf
Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...
and NTM on KRS One’s beat. Many offers followed and he signed several tracks on the OSTs of Zak Fishman’s Gamer, Fred Garson’s The Dancer, and Miguel Courtois’ Un Ange. He signed the complete score for Fabrice Genstal’s La Squale, with Herve Rakoto and Sofiane Le Cat’s, followed by Les Frères Pétard, Le Raid (Djamel Bensallah), Trois Zéro (Fabien Onteniente), Peau d’Ange (Vincent Perez)…
In the middle of the decade, Killer returned to the fundamentals of dee-jaying on radio, and after four years on Radio Nova, he joins Skyrock, where he has a weekly show the best of global hip-hop evolution. Truly an international DJ, he became the first French DJ booked in the USA through Funkmaster Flex’ DJ Big Dawg Pitbulls and 50 Cent’s Shadyville DJ’s.
Killer has great versatility mixing the urban style, with rock, pop, reggae, in renowned venues in Asia, Europe, USA, Australia bringing down barriers the barriers of language and geography.
Mixtapes
- 2009: New Jack Collect-or
- 2009: East & Fabe
- 2008: Tribute II
- 2007: Street Français 4
- 2007: Mixtape Trailer
- 2007: Psychanalyse avant l'album
- 2007: Summer Tour 2007
- 2006: Street Français 2
- 2006: Street Français 3
- 2006: Opération Freestyle Maroc 2006
- 2006: Evolution
- 2006: Un Combat Sans Fin Part 2
- 2005: Street Français 1
- 2005: Lunatic
- 2004: Live Milan
- 2003: International hustler
- 2003: rnb 11
- 2003: Summer Tour 2003
- 2002: 1 Son 2 Rue
- 2002: LIVE JAY-Z
- 2002: 1 son 2 rue freestyle 3
- 2002: New Jack réedition
- 2001: Triptik
- 2001: Ouragan
- 2001: RNB 9
- 2001: Mix du dragon
- 2000: Freestyle Canada
- 2000: comité 2 brailleur
- 2001: La Tempête
- 2001: Live Portugal
- 1999: HH DJ Crew
- 1999: Les liens sacres
- 1999: Live bad boy
- 1999: Pitt Bull Street Team
- 1998: Freestyle 2 vol 3 Province
- 1998: Freestyle 2 Vol 1 Paris
- 1998: Live Vevey Suisse
- 1998: Freestyle 2 vol 2 Banlieues
- 1997: Cut Killer Party Jam
- 1997: Afro Jazz
- 1997: D.Abuz Suspects
- 1996: Hip Hop Summer Jam 96
- 1996: Hip Jop Never Die
- 1996: Timide et Sans Compexe Boogotop
- 1996: Hip Hop Summer Jam
- 1996: La Cliqua
- 1996: Un Combat Sans Fin Part 2
- 1996: Represent
- 1995: Freestyle
- 1995: Keep It Real
- 1995: Cut Killer Tape 7
- 1995: Les Lunatics
- 1995: Ménage à 3
- 1995: Mixtape N°14
- 1994: 19361
Albums
- 2003: Hip hop Soul Party 6
- 2003: Party Jam
- 2003: Mastamorphoze
- 2003: HH Classics volume 1
- 2002: Ragga Killa Show
- 2002: La Rage de Dire
- 2002: Le Prologue
- 2001: Double H Dj Crew
- 2001: Hip Hop Soul Party 5
- 2001: Cut Killer Show 2
- 2001: R&B 2000 International
- 2000: Hip Hop Soul Party 4
- 1998: Cut Killer Show
- 1998: Opération Freestyle
- 1998: Détournement de Son
- 1998: Trop Loin
- 1998: Eastwoo
- 1997: Mal Partis
- 1996: Hip Hop Soul Party 1
- 1996: Hip Hop Soul Party 2
- 1996: Hip hop Soul Party 3
Film themes (OST)
- 1995 : La Haine, Matthieu Kassovitz (1 titre)
- 2000 : Gamer, Valentin Rousseau (3 titres)
- 2000 : The Dancer, Fred Garson (post synchro)
- 2001 : Un ange, Michel Courtois (1 titre)
- 2001 : La squale, Fabrice Genestal (intégralité)
DVDs
- 2002 : DJ School feat. Various DJ's
- 2004 : DVDeejay feat. Various DJ's
- 2004 : RnB invasion
- 2005 : The Cut Killer Show
Clubs appearances & residences
- Palais (Cannes)
- Boudoir (Dubai)
- VIP Room (Cannes, Paris, St Tropez)
- St Germain (Zurich)
- Platinum (Geneva)
- NOXX (Anvers)
- Kiss & Fly (New York)
- B Club (Moscow)
- Chinawhite (London)
- Pacha (Ibiza)
- Pacha (Marrakech)
- Bora Bora (Sousse)
- Via Notte (Porto Vecchio)
- Karement (Monaco)
- Planches Deauville)
- Dune (Toulouse)
- Macumba
- Indochine (Zurich)
- Bar Rouge (Sanghai)
- Mix (Beijing)
- Mint (Hong Kong)
He also mixed for: Nike, MTV, Foot Locker, SNCF, PlayStation, Sobieski, Europa, Toyota, Première, Nintendo, Canal +, J&B, Adidas, Philips, Chaumet, Chopard, Agnès B, Puma, Louis Vuitton, Universal, Sony, Apple, Blackberry
Actor
- 1995: La HaineLa HaineLa Haine is a 1995 French black-and-white film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. It is commonly released under its French title in the English-speaking world, although its American VHS release was entitled Hate. It is about three teenage friends and their struggle to live in...
as DJ - 1998: Hang the DJ as himself
- 2000: The Dancer as DJ Atomic
- 2006: Arthur et les MinimoysArthur and the InvisiblesArthur and the Invisibles is a French/American part-animated, part-live action feature film adaptation of the 2002 children's book Arthur et les minimoys / Arthur and the Minimoys, and the 2003 sequel Arthur et la cité interdite /...
as DJ Easy Low (uncredited) - 2008: 9 - Un chiffre, un homme as himself