Weld El 15
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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".
Controversies
In June 2013 he was given a two-year prison sentence{{Cite web|date=2013-12-19|title=Tunisia rapper Weld El 15 acquitted on appeal|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/12/19/Tunisia-rapper-Weld-El-15-acquitted-on-appeal-.html|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Al Arabiya English|language=en}} for insulting the police with his song 'Boulicia Kleb' (Cops are Dogs).{{cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20130613-tunisia-rapper-prison-insulting-police/|title=Tunisian rapper sentenced to prison for insulting police|date=13 June 2013|work=France24|access-date=28 March 2016}}
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 The following month, the nomination was withdrawn after controversy over some 2012 tweets by Abd El-Fattah at the time of Israel's bombing of Gaza.{{cite news|url=http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/19576/can-arabs-be-human-rights-defenders|title=Can Arabs Be Human Rights Defenders?|first=Joel|last=Beinin|date=10 October 2014|work=Jadaliyya|access-date=28 March 2016}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.realites.com.tn/2018/05/le-rappeur-tunisien-weld-el-15-expulse-de-france/|title = Le rappeur tunisien Weld el 15 expulsé de France|date = 31 May 2018}}
Discography
- Boulicia Kleb (2012)
- Khalli Elberah Wrak (2018)
- Boy (2019)
- Vampire (2019)
- Snitch (2019)
- G.G.5ra (2019)
- Maria (2019){{Cite web|title=WELD EL 15 : UN NOUVEAU TEASER POUR SON PROCHAIN MORCEAU – THE FURTHER|url=http://the-further.com/weld-el-15-un-nouveau-teaser-pour-son-prochain-morceau|access-date=2020-06-15|language=fr-FR}}
- Very Nice (2020)
- Fi Houmti 2020
- Salamet ft A.L.A (2020){{Cite web|title=Salamet ft A.L.A|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg6iTN0tpV4|website=Youtube}}
- Pyramide (2020)
- Balawi (2021)
- Beha N3ich – بيها نعيش .ft Si Lemhaf (2021){{Cite web|title=Weld El 15 ft Si Lemhaf – Beha N3ich {{!}} بيها نعيش {{!}} Tunisian Youth|url=https://tunisianyouth.com/%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%86%d8%b3%d9%8a/weld-el-15-ft-si-lemhaf-beha-n3ich-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d9%87%d8%a7-%d9%86%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%b4/|access-date=2021-03-14|language=en-US}}
- King West (2021)
Movies
- Tunisia Clash (2015){{Citation|title=Tunisia Clash|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4860442/|access-date=2020-06-11}}
- Eclipses (2016){{Citation|title=Eclipses|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10620492/|access-date=2020-06-11}}
- Road to El Kef (2021)
- Cali Serie (2021){{Cite web|title=كالي-CALI {{!}} مسلسل عن عالم الراب في تونس {{!}} Tunisian Youth|url=https://tunisianyouth.com/%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%a8/%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a-cali-%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%86%d8%b3/|access-date=2021-03-14|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_VYwkZmGIQ Boulicia Kleb]
- [https://weetracker.com/2020/05/23/turns-out-fake-news-is-mostly-a-boost-for-african-entertainers/ Turns Out Fake News Is Mostly A Boost For African Entertainers]
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Category:Tunisian democracy activists