Youppi
Originally from Bouira, a town near Algiers in northern Algeria, Ayoub Kafi grew
up under the influence of his brother in the early 2000s, who gave him access to
rap. He soon began writing his first rhymes, and posted his first composition on
the Internet in 2012. Inspired by both American and French rap, from Tupac
Shakur to IAM and NTM, he unveiled his first successful tracks in the late 2010s
under the pseudonym Youppi. Prolific, his tracks, released as a series entitled
"Pirana" (2020) or "Vibes" (2021), seduced the public and encouraged him to
invest in denser projects. On D...
