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Kamelancien was first noticed by Ikbal, the younger brother of high-profile rapper
Rohff in 2003, after ten years of performing in the collective Main de Maitre. He was then featured on the compilation Talents Fachés, Vol. 1, during which time he forged a strong friendship with
Rohff and formed the group T'1kiet with him; the project, however, never yielded an album. In 2006, his solo career took off as he released a mixtape before his first album, Ghettographie, came out later in the year. Building a reputation for himself as a confrontational rapper, both in his delivery as well as in his well-publicized clash with
La Fouine,
Kamelancien was a more confident performer on 2007's Le Charme en Personne, which featured
IAM among other guest stars. A song with
Kery James, "J'resiste," further cemented his popularity. ~ Caspar Salmon