Since his arrival in France as a child, the traumas of exile, abandonment, and poverty have shaped the identity of Alix Mathurin. As a teenager, rap and the streets led him away from school. Endowed with a strong presence and a sensitive pen, Kery James quickly becomes the voice of a generation of young people from the suburbs who are aware that life and they themselves are deteriorating together. At the same time, he plays with fire within a gang of drug dealers and robbers. The murder of one of his friends prompts him to stop everything, both rap and the path of delinquency. Converted to Islam, he resumes rap as a missionary because he knows that his voice is influential.
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Alix Mathurin
Self (Kery James / Alix Mathurin)
Known for
Street Flow
MC Solaar
Also in
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
DJ Mehdi
(archive footage)
Teddy Corona
Manu Key
Also in
Porn in the Hood
Olivier Cachin
Also in
Maybe someday, another history of French rap
Snoop Dogg - The Doggfather
Jessy Money
Alexandra Mory
Jean-Jacques Huet
Sélim Bélabès
Latifah Essadi
Hakim Sid
Known for
Porn in the Hood
Philippe Roizès Director
First release April 2, 2012 · Produced in France
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French
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French
Release dates
France · April 2, 2012
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