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Artist: JoeyStarr
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DJ James, Terror Seb, Naughty J, Naja, Iron Sy, Natty, Kool Shen, Busta Flex

Influenced By:

Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre

Formal Connection With:

NTM
  • Born: October 27, 1967, Saint-Denis, France
  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Rap
  • Instrument: Vocal Arrangement, Realization
  • Representative Albums: "Gare au Jaguarr," "L' Anthologie Mixtape"

Biography

JoeyStarr, a member of the ever-growing ranks of European gangsta rap artists, shares a common history with his U.S. hip-hop counterparts. Growing up hard, he was thrown out of his family home in 1985 while still a youth, to live for more than a year in the subways and catacombs around Paris. During that period, the artist was introduced to a life of hard drugs and violence, but also came to know his love of hip-hop. In 1989 he created a group called NTM with friend Kool Shen. Even as NTM rose in popularity, JoeyStarr was unable to cash his royalty checks, as he lacked a mailing address. The group disbanded in 2000, each artist going his own way, JoeyStarr ending up on the B.O.S.S. label alongside artists such as DJ Spank, Naughty J, DJ James, and Terror Seb. Between 1999 and 2004, the artists of B.O.S.S. were featured on a weekly radio show called Jeudi Soir de Sodomie (Thursday Evening of Sodomy). The label and its artists rose significantly in popularity during that period, and Joey began producing several other artists. Joey produced two records for the B.O.S.S. label in 2006, including Iron Sy's I.R.O.N.Y. and Natty's Jump Up. In October of that year JoeyStarr also released his own solo debut record, Gare au Jagaurr, which hit number three on French national charts. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez, All Music Guide
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JoeyStarr

JoeyStarr at the premiere of Passe-passe in Paris the 2008
Background information
Birth name Didier Morville
Also known as Double R, L'Expert de la maison mère, Jaguarr Gorgone
Born October 30, 1967 (1967-10-30) (age 41)
Origin Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper, record producer
Instruments Percussion, synthesizer, keyboards, bass guitar, turntables
Years active 1989-present
Labels Epic, B.O.S.S.
Associated acts Kool Shen, Busta Flex, Jaeyez, Lord Kossity
Website [1]

JoeyStarr[1] (alias Jaguar Gorgone or Double R) (real name Didier Morville, born October 27, 1967) is a French rapper of Martinican origin, from Saint-Denis. He co-founded the famous French rap group Suprême NTM in 1989 along with Kool Shen.

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Biography

Childhood and upbringing

JoeyStarr had a difficult childhood, having been raised by his violent father until he turned 18. He was taken from his mother when he was five years old, and only saw her again 18 years later. He tells of a time when his father killed his pet rabbit and made him eat it. [2].
In 1985, he joined the military at Baden-Baden, "19 months of hell", an experience which he raps about in his album Authentik[2].
After the Army, he wandered the streets, sleeping in subways and alleys. He discovered drugs, but also hip-hop, and the latter changed his life.[3]

NTM

JoeyStarr (2007)

During his time on the streets, he met another aspiring rapper, Kool Shen, who was also born in Saint-Denis. In 1988 they formed the group NTM[4]. When the first single came out in 1989, he could not cash the cheque, since he could not produce an address or bank account. The group achieved record sales with their 6 albums, but split in 1998, only to be reformed on March 13, 2008.[5]

Personal life

JoeyStarr had an infamous romantic liaison with French actress Beatrice Dalle, and the couple appeared on TV shows and promotional events. Joey Starr has two sons, Mathis and Kalil, with his current girlfriend, hip-hop journalist Leïla Dixmier. [3]

Joey has also had many problems with regards to violence. In 1999, he was sentenced to two months in prison for physically harassing a stewardess [4]. In 2003, he was condemned for animal brutality for hitting a monkey on national television, and was heavily criticized in the press and by his fans. [5]

References

  1. ^ JoeyStarr not Joey Starr. He said that in his biography
  2. ^ Tous ces pédés de militaires / Qui pendant, oui, presque plus d'une année / M'ont séquéstré, malmené / Sous prétexte de faire de moi un homme, un vrai »
  3. ^ http://hebdo.nouvelobs.com/hebdo/parution/parch/articles/a305262-joey_starr_la_mauvaise_réputation.html
  4. ^ Helenon, Veronique. “Africa on Their Mind: Rap, Blackness, and Citizenship in France.” In The Vinyl Ain’t Final: Hip Hop and the Globalization of Black Popular Culture, ed. by Dipannita Basu and Sidney J. Lemelle, 151-66. London; Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Pres
  5. ^ SUPRÊME NTM - Le site Officiel
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