Farid Belounas - Algeria


"I do not sing a French rap even if I sing in French. I have my own style, which I know by" Sulkking, "Algerian rapper Abdel Raouf Darragi, technically known as Solking, defined his singing.

In this period, Solking is making the world event, forcing himself to sing in Algeria and his growing fame has raised young people's talk.

There is hardly a car driven by a young man, but the sound of sounding from them, giving pleasure to the scene inside the vehicle. Imad Shabab, a 30-year-old taxi driver, told Al-Jazeera Net that "most of the passengers are asking for the songs of Solking, because of their distinctive melody and the artist's performance that makes you feel energetic."

"The words that come out of the heart are replaced by the heart," said university student Sarah Jouaitat. She explained to Al Jazeera Net that the most interesting thing in Solking's songs is the lyrics of his songs that tell the reality of Algerian youth, which he described in a unique way before he emigrated to France.

Soulking songs are heard not only in the streets and in the transportation, but also in a wide audience, which circulates on social media platforms and chants in social events, weddings and university graduation ceremonies.

Her popularity also extended to reach the classrooms, an extension that sociologist Noureddine Bekis attributed to the proximity of "Solking" to the suffering of young people and his challenge to all the difficulties he faced in his country did not succeed, but he was able to achieve some kind of achievement for what he had the opportunity outside Algeria, Like a model for young people. "

"Sucling has succeeded outside the institution and outside the country, which has made many young Algerians match his experience on the grounds that it legitimizes the phenomenon of illegal immigration, which is exacerbated on the grounds that it is a solution on the grounds that the opportunity exists from behind the other bank" .


the beginning
At the beginning of January 2018, Solking conducted an interview on Sky Rock, which is always keen to record a live video of the guest songs on the sidelines of the radio interviews. Solking presented Guérilla with a song expressing his pride in his Algerian and African origins , As well as a tribute to the late African leader Nelson Mandela, the song that exceeded 167 million views on YouTube.

After that, Solking decided to raise the roof of the challenge and go on with the audience, not only with sound, words and music, but also with dances. Two and a half months ago, he presented the song and video of Dalida with 17 million hits in less than 48 hours On YouTube, where it topped the third ranking in the week views, and now has more than 91 million views.

In the song "Dalida", which broke the "Solking" all the barriers of deployment in a short time, the son of the city of Astaouli (west of Algiers) to provide "flashback" to retrieve the past scenes in his career and early beginnings with the rap song, and the campaign of frustrating criticism, Which he continued to meet in order to destroy his dream, in return for not receiving moral aid.

In the song's video, Solking relied on the art of inspirational movements known as Mim and his embodied personality, as a projection of his life story through a 10-year return.

The "Mim" or "pantomime" is known as a kind of narrative comedy in which the actor presents a series of emotional events, emotions and emotions through movements, without relying on speech.

In this MIM, all elements of nonverbal communication associated with the use of facial gestures and movements can be used to produce a comprehensive, symbolic and symbolic celebration.


Real Solking
Draghi has never said where this name came from, but Japan's anime enthusiasts know very well who is the Solking. "Brock" is one of the characters in "One Piece" who is separated from his friends for a while to take a different path in life. Brock goes to a distant city to present his music to the people of this region, whom they admire so much, He is the owner of "Sol" music, and from there he changes his name to "Solking" and wears a pair of glasses.

This is exactly what Abdel Raouf did when he traveled to France. It does not stop changing the name and shape, but "Solking" is always keen to be the opening of his songs with the laugh of this very distinctive character.

Solking took advantage of this success and began professional work, which produced a number of successful songs and clips, making him one of the most prominent names in France and North Africa, until he signed up with Khaled in his album to be released later this year, One of the most important names in the world of music in Europe, including Gems and Stromay.