Lartiste

Youssef Akdim (born 7 July 1985 in Marrakesh, Morocco), better known by his stage name Lartiste, is a French-Moroccan rapper and singer. At 13 years old he became a member of the rap group Malédiction. He released his first mixtape in 2006 to a good reception. His first album at a major label was Lalbum in 2013. After his second album he was spotted by Maître Gims and signed to his label to release his third album. However, at the end of 2016 he founded his own record label Purple Money and released Clandestino with the hit single Chocolat. His fifth album Grandestino was released in 2018.