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Booba
Booba, whose real name is Élie Yaffa, was born on December 9, 1976, in Sèvres
(Hauts-de-Seine), where he grew up in the Meudon-la-Forêt neighborhood. After
his debut with Lunatic, Booba launched his solo career in 2002 with *Temps
Mort*, which went gold. He released *Panthéon* in 2004, which also went gold,
followed by a mixtape titled *Autopsie Vol. 1* in 2005. Booba cemented his
dominant position in the French rap scene with the back-to-back releases in 2006
and 2007 of the album *Ouest Side* and the mixtape *Autopsie Vol. 2*. A third
installment in this mixtape series was rele...
