Alonzo

Able to switch smoothly from menacing verses to dulcet hooks, Marseilles native Alonzo is among the most prominent hip-hop artists in France. He got his start in the mid-'90s as a member of KDB, the group that became known in the 2000s as Psy 4 de la Rime. After three albums with Psy 4 de la Rime, Alonzo embarked on a solo career with Un dernier coup d'œil dans le rétroviseur (2009). He first hit the French Top Ten with the follow-up, Les temps modernes (2010), and soon became a Top Ten fixture with a streak he sustained for over well over a decade. Boosted by a deal with Def ...