Booba

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Booba
Booba in 2019 at Vieilles Charrues Festival
Background information
Birth name	Élie Thitia Yaffa[1]
Also known as	B2OBA B2O Kopp Le Duc de Boulogne (The Duke of Boulogne) Saddam Hauts-de-Seine
Born	(1976-12-09) 9 December 1976 (age 47) Sèvres, Île-de-France, France
Genres	French rap gangsta rap trap
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Tallac Universal Barclay Because 45 Scientific Musicast l'Autreprod

Élie Thitia Yaffa (French pronunciation: [eli jafa]; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper.

After a brief stint as a break dancer in the early 1990s, Booba partnered with his friend Ali to form Lunatic. The duo released a critically acclaimed album in 2000 but disbanded in 2003. Booba has since embarked on a successful solo career, selling more than 10 million discs over his career^[2] and becoming the most downloaded artist (legally) in France.^[3] Booba is praised for the quality of his flow and beats but often criticized because of the controversial nature of his lyrics. He has also established the rap label Tallac Records, and developed a line of jewellery.