Mafia K’1 Fry

Hardcore rap collective Mafia K’1 Fry’s sprawling roster featured a few of the most respected brands in contemporary France hip-hop. Shaped in Val-de-Marne in 1995 and originally dubbed L’Union, the group was spearheaded by Ideal J head Kery James and various Teep frontman Manu Crucial; the lineup (which occasionally swelled to as much as 16) also included rapper Rohff and everything three members from the trio 113, Rim-K, AP, and Mokobé. Their particular commercial achievement was instrumental in increasing the profile of Mafia K’1 Fry, and in 1997 the collective released its debut EP, Les Liens Sacrés. Légendaire Mafia K’1 Fry implemented a year afterwards, but the following departure of Adam — who in 1999 deserted rap following the murder of the close friend, and then accept Islam and resurface as you of French hip-hop’s biggest superstars — derailed Mafia K’1 Fry’s momentum, and the rest of the members disseminate to pursue single professions, finally reconvening in 2003 for the full-length smash La Cerise Sur le Ghetto. Si Tu Roules Avec la Mafia K’1 Fry, a feature-length documentary spotlighting the group, implemented a year afterwards and was a industrial and critical preferred when released on Dvd movie; Rohff’s following resignation once again slowed the innovative process, and a fresh Mafia K’1 Fry LP, Jusqu’? la Mort, didn’t stick to until early 2007.