Amira Kiziamina, known better by his stage nameKalash Criminel, is a French rapper who is from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was born on February 14, 1995 and is from Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis. He is Albino and chooses to wear a balaclava because when his musical activities began, he had to hide his face as his mom didn't want him to rap, and then everybody liked the fact that he uses the balaclava. He is signed to Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music. He collaborates often with Kaaris, another French rapper from Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, including the song "Arrêt du Cœur" on his album R.A.S.
Biography
Kalash Criminel was born in Zaïre, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 14 February 1995. He was born albino. Initially, he lived in Kinshasa with his family, but with the onset of the First Congo War, he and his family fled to France. He and his family arrived in Rougemont, in Sevran and have been living there since. In his youth, he began to rap, initially becoming a part of the group Hall 14 avec les rappeurs Daystiil, Kifa, Krimo JS et Zino5. This group was later signed to the label 10/12 Records. In 2012, they released a demo, titled Traumatiser, which solidified their collaboration and work. In 2015, Kiziamina began his solo career and released the song "10 12 14 Bureau", and subsequently released a series of freestyles titled Sauvagerie. He subsequently collaborated with rappers Ixzo, Sofiane, Kaaris et JUL. His collaboration with Kaaris yielded the song "Arrêt du cœur" which guaranteed and launched his career in French rap. On 23 September 2016, he released his first music video titled "Sale Sonorité". This video has in excess of 10 million views on YouTube. On 26 September 2016, he announced the release of his first mixtape, titled R.A.S., which was slated for release on 28 October 2016. In its first week, R.A.S sold 2,970 copies. On 23 November 2018, Kiziamina released his first studio album, La Fosse aux lions, under his label, Sale sonorité Records. Response was favourable, with 13,388 copies sold in the first week.
