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{{Short description|Hip hop artist (born 1972)}}
{{About|the hip hop artist}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Passi
|background = solo_singer
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|21|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Brazzaville]], Congo
|genre = [[French Rap]]
|years_active = 1992–present
}}
'''Passi''' ({{IPA|fr|paˈsi}}) is a [[hip hop music|hip hop]] artist who became famous in the mid-1990s with the group [[Ministère AMER]], which included himself, [[Doc Gyneco]] and [[Stomy Bugsy]]. He is most widely known, however, as a solo artist, as well as a participant in many other groups, such as [[Bisso Na Bisso]] and Dis l'heure 2 zouk.
== Biography ==
Passi was born on 21 December 1972, in [[Brazzaville]], [[Republic of the Congo|Congo]]. In 1979, his family moved to [[Sarcelles]], a [[suburb]] of [[Paris]]. He graduated from ''[[secondary education in France|lycée]]'' and created the band ''[[Ministère AMER]]'' with [[Stomy Bugsy]] and [[Doc Gyneco]], who he had gone to school with. The group's first album, ''Pourquoi tant de haine?'', was released in 1992, and Passi was forced to end his [[agronomy]] studies at the [[University of Paris]] ([[Nanterre]]) to be able to focus on music. [[Ministère AMER]] followed up with "95200" which was released in 1994.
Passi's first solo album, ''Les tentations'', was released in 1997, and it sold 450,000 copies. The project ''Bisso na Bisso'' (meaning 'Just between ourselves' in [[Lingala language|Lingala]], Congo's most widely spoken language), was a collective of French hip hop artists with [[Africa]]n origins. It included names such as Ärsenik, and he released their album ''[[Racines (album)|Racines]]'' in 1999. That same year, Passi released his second solo album, ''[[Genèse]]''.
In 2002, Passi was asked to create the anthem for the [[African Nations Cup]] [[football (soccer)|football]] competition together with Congolese singer [[Papa Wemba]]. The two eventually managed to attract into the project such names as [[Youssou N'Dour]] and [[Cheb Mami]]. Passi's third album, ''Odyssée'', came out in 2004.
Passi is also known as the artist whose song, "Il fait chaud" ("It's hot"), was featured in the last episode in the television show, ''[[Sex and the City]]''. The song was not credited at the end of the show, leaving many viewers to call the song simply "The French Rap".
Passi appeared in the sixth episode of ''[[The Amazing Race 27]]'' in 2015, in which teams were required to perform one of his songs, "79 à 99", as part of a [[The Amazing Race#Detour|Detour]] challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/recap/the-amazing-race-season-27-episode-6/|title=The Amazing Race recap: My Tongue Doesn't Even Twist That Way|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=October 31, 2015|accessdate=November 26, 2020}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Ministère A.M.E.R ===
* 1992 : [[Ministère AMER]] - ''Pourquoi Tant de Haine''
* 1994 : [[Ministère AMER]] - ''95200''
=== Solo ===
* 1997 : ''Les Tentations''
* 2001 : ''Genèse''
* 2004 : ''Odyssée''
* 2007 : ''Révolution''
* 2007 : ''Évolution''
=== Bisso Na Bisso ===
* 1998 : [[Bisso Na Bisso]] - ''Racines''
* 1999 : Bisso Na Bisso - ''Le 15 mai 1999'' (live)
=== Dis l'heure 2 zouk ''(as producer)'' ===
* 2002 : ''Dis l'heure 2 Rimes''
* 2003 : ''Dis l'heure 2 Zouk''
* 2004 : ''Dis l'heure 2 Ragga Dancehall''
* 2005 : ''Dis L'Heure 2 Afro Zouk'' vol.1
* 2006 : ''Dis L'heure 2 Hip Hop/Rock''
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.passiweb.com/ Official Site - now advertising]
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[[Category:French male rappers]]
[[Category:French people of Republic of the Congo descent]]
[[Category:Republic of the Congo emigrants to France]]
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Black French musicians]]
[[Category:Republic of the Congo musicians]]
[[Category:Rappers from Val-d'Oise]]