Fababy
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Fabrice Ayékoué
| alias = F.A.B
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|1|24}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = Hip hop
| occupation = Rapper, singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = Sony Music, Banlieue Sale
| associated_acts = La Fouine
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Fabrice Ayékoué (born 24 January 1988 in Paris),{{cite web | url = http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAWEB20130404151913/ | title = Twitter Twittosphère africaine, la planète rap ? | date = 4 April 2013 | first= Mathieu | last=Oliver | work = Jeune Afrique | quote = Fababy, patron de la #team225 La #team225, c’est en grande partie lui : @Fababy93. Né Fabrice Ayékoué le 24 janvier 1988 à Paris, ce rappeur de 24 ans, d’origine ivoirienne et protégé de La Fouine, Fafaby ne compte ni ses tweets (près de 35 000), ni ses followers, qui sont plus de 80 000. Autopromo, autocongratulation, commentaires… tout y passe, de l’insignifiante remarque sur une nouvelle coupe de cheveux à un extrait de morceau en avant-première. | language=French}} better known by his stage name Fababy, is a French rapper, singer and songwriter of Ivorian origin.
Career
In 2009, Fababy met rapper Despo Rutti,{{cite web|title=Biography Fababy.|url=http://www.booska-p.com/biographie-fababy.html|work=Booska-P|accessdate=17 September 2013|archive-date=25 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925090834/http://www.booska-p.com/biographie-fababy.html|url-status=dead}} and appeared with him on a freestyle video called "La Saint-Valentin Featuring La Batte de Base Ball", posted on 14 February 2010, where he assumed the moniker F.A.B.{{cite AV media
| people = Despo Rutti, Fababy
| title = Despo Rutti Freestyle St Valentin F.A.B TUERiE !!!
| medium = Video
| publisher = Dailymotion
| date = 14 February 2010
| url = http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xc8dex_despo-rutti-freestyle-st-valentin-f_music}} He then appeared with Rutti on the radio station Planète Rap, to help promote Rutti's album, Conviction Suicidaire. Under the moniker Fababy, he recorded the track "Dans Nos Yeux" (In Our Eyes) on the compilation rap album Cosa Nostra by Juston Records, which was released on 1 March 2010.{{cite web | url=http://masilia2007.fr/sorties-juston-records-cosa-nostra-857.html | title = Juston Records – Cosa Nostra | work = Masilia2007 | accessdate = 20 September 2014 }} When the Cosa Nostra album was being promoted, he got to perform the track at the Nouveau Casino in Paris.{{cite web|title=Biography Fababy|url=http://www.zik2rap.com/biographie-fababy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214044854/http://www.zik2rap.com/biographie-fababy | archive-date = 14 February 2012 | url-status = dead | work=Zik2Rap|access-date=17 September 2013}}
Fababy released his first solo music video titled, "Fuck L'amour" (Fuck Love) on 14 February 2011, one year after his first collaborative video.{{cite AV media
| people = FABABY
| title = Fuck l'amour
| medium = Video
| publisher = Vimeo
| location = France
| date = 13 February 2011
| url = http://vimeo.com/19906862}} He also featured on the rap album Biography of Seven and released a clip entitled "L'etat nous baratine" on 31 March as a collaboration with French rap artist Seven.{{cite AV media|people=Seven, FABABY |title=L'etat nous baratine |medium=Video |publisher=Youtube |location=France |date=14 December 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZJgHvZ5LLk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512015115/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZJgHvZ5LLk |archive-date=12 May 2014 }} Shortly after, he released another clip "Crie 93" exclusively on rap website Booska-p.{{cite web|title=Clip Crie 93|url=http://www.booska-p.com/clip-fababy-crie-93-c1908.html|work=Video|publisher=Booska-P|accessdate=17 September 2013|archive-date=19 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019012628/http://www.booska-p.com/clip-fababy-crie-93-c1908.html|url-status=dead}} Fababy then signed on with recording label Banlieue Sale, run by French rapper La Fouine.
Fababy appears three times on La Fouine's album Capitale du Crime Vol. 3 with the tracks "J'arrive en balle" (I've come to the ball), "C'est bien" (It's Good), and "Jealousy".{{cite web|author=La Fouine|title=Capitale du crime, vol. 3 [Explicit]|url=https://www.amazon.com/Capitale-crime-vol-Explicit/dp/B006DLR0QM|work=Amazon|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=17 September 2013}} His mixtape Symphonie des Chargeurs Vol. 1 (The Symphony Chargers Volume 1) was released on 27 February 2012 which includes the tracks "La Symphonie des Chargeurs", "Du Mal à Dire", "Avec La Haine" and "Problème".
Discography
=Albums=
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR {{cite web | url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fababy | title=Fababy discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=lescharts.com |accessdate=4 November 2013}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2013
|La force du nombre | style="text-align:center;"|19 | style="text-align:center;"|51 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2016
|Ange & Démon | style="text-align:center;"|50 | style="text-align:center;"|76 |
=Mixtapes=
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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="180"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2012
|La symphonie des chargeurs | style="text-align:center;"|52 |
=Singles=
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!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Single !align="center" colspan="2" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2013
|"Wesh ma gueule" | style="text-align:center;"|143 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
|"Love d'un voyou" | style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"|37* | style="text-align:center;"| |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
=Featured singles=
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL |
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| 2013
|"Paname Boss" | style="text-align:center;"|54 | style="text-align:center;"|42 | style="text-align:center;"|La Fouine album |
| 2013
|"Team BS" | style="text-align:center;"|21 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |
=Other featured work=
- Capitale du Crime Vol. 3 (2011) – three tracks by La Fouine feat. Fababy
- "Ce Que Je Pense" (2012) – Soraya Hama feat. Fababy
- "93 Babies" (2012) – Sadek feat. Fababy
References
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Category:Black French musicians