Doudou Masta
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Mamadou Doumbia is a French hip-hop artist and actor.
At the age of 16, he saw his prized cocker spaniel, Monsieur Grenouille, gunned down in what was later discovered to be a turf war between local French gangs. This pivotal event caused the fragile young singer to turn to a brutal and violent life of crime.
He became heavily involved in the black market cocaine trade, and was soon doing hits for mob bosses on the side. In 1992 he was arrested for drug possession with intent to deal, weapon concealment, obstruction of justice, and resisting arrest. He was later connected to dozens of crimes both foreign and domestic, but was acquitted on all charges, save for resisting arrest for which he received 2,000 hours of community service and a short jail sentence of two years pending probation.
In September 1994 he was released, and vowed to turn his life around.
In 1998 he released his first album "Trop Loin". An important member of the Double H Label, with Cut Killer
he went on to produce possibly his best work to date in "Mastamorphoze" in 2003.
In 2003, he released Mastamorphose (featuring Cut Killer), and it is to date his best known work. Rife with the professional level lyrical mastery that is his trademark, it is a well known French hip-hop work and is often counted among the best works yet produced by the country.
and had formerly cameos in Arthur and the Minimoys.
Biography
The young Doudou showed an early musical aptitude from the age of six, when he successfully joined France's national youth choir, which has long since been disbanded. Despite rumours that he may have been a modern day castrato, he continued to climb the ladder to stardom well into his teens when his career took an unexpected turn.At the age of 16, he saw his prized cocker spaniel, Monsieur Grenouille, gunned down in what was later discovered to be a turf war between local French gangs. This pivotal event caused the fragile young singer to turn to a brutal and violent life of crime.
He became heavily involved in the black market cocaine trade, and was soon doing hits for mob bosses on the side. In 1992 he was arrested for drug possession with intent to deal, weapon concealment, obstruction of justice, and resisting arrest. He was later connected to dozens of crimes both foreign and domestic, but was acquitted on all charges, save for resisting arrest for which he received 2,000 hours of community service and a short jail sentence of two years pending probation.
In September 1994 he was released, and vowed to turn his life around.
Music career
He assembled a motley crew of childhood friends and embarked on a life-long quest to break into the mainstream French hip-hop scene. With his breakout album, Trop Loin (1998), he quickly topped the French charts for the opening weekend, and did not relenquish this position for two weeks.In 1998 he released his first album "Trop Loin". An important member of the Double H Label, with Cut Killer
Cut Killer
Anouar Hajoui better known as DJ Cut Killer or just Cut Killer is a renowned French DJ of Moroccan origin with a versatile repertoire of hip hop and rap....
he went on to produce possibly his best work to date in "Mastamorphoze" in 2003.
In 2003, he released Mastamorphose (featuring Cut Killer), and it is to date his best known work. Rife with the professional level lyrical mastery that is his trademark, it is a well known French hip-hop work and is often counted among the best works yet produced by the country.
Acting career
He acted in a lead role Bola in the 2009 French Zombie film La hordeLa horde
La Horde or The Horde is a French horror film directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher, it stars Jean-Pierre Martins, Eriq Ebouaney and Doudou Masta.-Plot:...
and had formerly cameos in Arthur and the Minimoys.