Summary
Willem Lacom, known by his stage name Tiitof[1] was born on 19 September 1995[2] in Fort-de-France, is a French rapper and trap music artist.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | 19 September 1995 |
| Genres | Rap, Trap |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | 300 Records, All Point |
Biography edit
Originally from the working-class neighbourhood of Morne-Calbasse in Fort-de-France, he started singing at the age of 11 with a cousin and a friend. In 2016, he flew to France where he met his manager and worked with him on his first tracks, including the mixtape #YDD Young Drugs Dealers, which he published on the SoundCloud platform.[3] His first video Pa Tou Sel was critically acclaimed and encouraged him to pursue music.[4] In 2017, he released his first album called St. Patrick.
In June 2018, his second album Minuit allowed him to get a little more visibility on the national scene. Then in July of the following year he signed to the Believe label.[5]
In February 2020, he was the guest of the singer Meryl in Planète Rap, together with his host he improvised the freestyle Pas longtemps which was a hit on his album Tout à Gagner, released on 10 April 2020.[4] The album features artists such as Hornet la Frappe, Landy, Kodes and Jacob Desvarieux.[6]
In July 2020, he was invited to collaborate on Kalash's track Plus de love.[7]
In March 2021, after numerous appearances, he was back on Planète Rap with Meryl, but this time invited by the singer Hatik for the release of his album Vague à l'âme, on which he appears as a guest on the track Maman qui pleure.[8]
On 26 November 2021, he released his fourth album Bénéfice in which he added new collaborations with French rap artists such as PLK, RK and Zkr.
Discography edit
Albums edit
- 2017 : St Patrick (Enjoy Good Music)
- 2018 : Minuit (Enjoy Good Music)
- 2020 : Tout à gagner (300Rec / Allpoints)
- 2021 : Bénéfice (300Rec / Allpoints)
Awards edit
In 2019, at the 7th Hit Lokal Awards, he won the Best Male Newcomer Award for his song Minuit.[9]
Concerts edit
On 13 September 2021, the artist performed at the Institut du Monde Arabe for the Arte channel's Les Concerts Volants.[10] Other dates are in the future, notably his first concert at La Cigale, initially scheduled for 3 October 2021 but following the COVID-19 pandemic will be postponed to 16 May 2022.
References edit
- ^ "Tiitof sort " Bénéfice ", son second album de rap-trap – Toute l'actualité de la Martinique sur Internet – FranceAntilles.fr". France-Antilles Martinique (in French). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Tiitof". Strikt.Net (in French). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Tiitof". www.identiteradio.com (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Le chanteur martiniquais Tiitof exporte sa musique trap-rap au-delà de son île". Martinique la 1ère (in French). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022..
- ^ "WESH : Tiitof, la pépite venue de Martinique ! [VIDEO]". Booska-P (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "TIITOF". 16x16 (in French). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Kalash feat Tiitof – Plus de love". Rapunchline : Le rap français sur un seul site ! (in French). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "[Skyrock] Hatik – Session freestyle avec Meryl & Tiitof ! #PlanèteRap". Rap-Actu (in French). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Hit Lokal Awards 2019 : le palmarès et les photos – Toute l'actualité de la Martinique sur Internet – FranceAntilles.fr". France-Antilles Martinique (in French). 14 March 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Tiitof en Concerts Volants – Regarder le programme complet". ARTE (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
External links edit
- Discogs
- MusicBrainz