Weld El 15
Weld El 15, real name Ala Edine Yacoubi, is a Tunisian rapper. Ala is born in 1988 in Tunis. At the age of 15, he started to write his first texts under the pseudonym "Weld El 15".
Weld El 15  | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ala Yaacoubi | 
| Born | Tunis | 
| Origin | |
| Genres | Rap | 
| Occupation(s) | Rapper | 
| Instrument(s) | Vocals | 
| Labels | El Distro Network (Amer Nejma) | 
Controversies
    
In June 2013 he was given a two-year prison sentence[1] for insulting the police with his song 'Boulicia Kleb' (Cops are Dogs).[2] In September 2014 he was nominated by European United Left–Nordic Green Left for the Sakharov Prize, along with the Moroccan rapper L7a9d and the Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah. The following month, the nomination was withdrawn after controversy over some 2012 tweets by Abd El-Fattah at the time of Israel's bombing of Gaza.[3]
In May 2018, Weld was expelled from France for misbehaving and having drugs at home. He was kept on parole followed by expulsion on May 31.[4]
Discography
    
- Boulicia Kleb (2012)
 - Khalli Elberah Wrak (2018)
 - Boy (2019)
 - Vampire (2019)
 - Snitch (2019)
 - G.G.5ra (2019)
 - Maria (2019)[5]
 - Very Nice (2020)
 - Fi Houmti 2020
 - Salamet ft A.L.A (2020)[6]
 - Pyramide (2020)
 - Balawi (2021)
 - Beha N3ich - بيها نعيش .ft Si Lemhaf (2021)[7]
 - King West (2021)
 
References
    
- "Tunisia rapper Weld El 15 acquitted on appeal". Al Arabiya English. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
 - "Tunisian rapper sentenced to prison for insulting police". France24. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
 - Beinin, Joel (10 October 2014). "Can Arabs Be Human Rights Defenders?". Jadaliyya. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
 - "Le rappeur tunisien Weld el 15 expulsé de France". 31 May 2018.
 - "WELD EL 15 : UN NOUVEAU TEASER POUR SON PROCHAIN MORCEAU – THE FURTHER" (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
 - "Salamet ft A.L.A". Youtube.
 - "Weld El 15 ft Si Lemhaf - Beha N3ich | بيها نعيش | Tunisian Youth". Retrieved 2021-03-14.
 - Tunisia Clash, retrieved 2020-06-11
 - Eclipses, retrieved 2020-06-11
 - "كالي-CALI | مسلسل عن عالم الراب في تونس | Tunisian Youth". Retrieved 2021-03-14.