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Karim Zenoud (French pronunciation: [kaʁim zenud]; Arabic: كريم زنود, born 19 April 1985), better known by his stage name Lacrim (/lɑːˈkrɪm/, French: [lakʁim]; sometimes stylized as LaCrim), is a French rapper of Algerian descent. Fans of him widely refer to themselves as "Lacriminels" (masculine), "Lacriminelles" (feminine), or simply "Lacriminals" in English.

Youth

Karim Zenoud was born in the 20th arrondissement of Paris to Algerian immigrant parents. Both of his parents are Kabyle, his father's family is from Sidi Daoud and his mother's from Béjaïa. He is also the grandson of actress Ouardia Hamtouche. He spent the first five years of his life in the 13th arrondissement, before his parents moved permanently to Chevilly-Larue, south of Paris.

Career

After collaborations with various rappers, he released his album Faites entrer Lacrim in May 2012 followed by a mixtape Toujours le même in December 2012. The following two albums, Corleone in 2014 and Force & Honneur in 2017 both topped the French Albums Chart. He also released three successive mixtapes under the R.I.P.R.O series two in 2015 and a third in 2017.

Legal issues

Accused of possession of a kalashnikov gun, he was condemned to three years of imprisonment. After 8 months of hiding in Morocco, he presented himself on 9 September 2015 to the French authorities who imprisoned him for a second time in three years. He was released on 28 November 2016, after remaining in incarceration for a full year.

Discography

Studio albums

Street albums

EPs

Mixtapes

Singles

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other charting releases

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Featured in

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Others

• 2012: "On se rattrape" (Mister You feat. Lacrim and Seth Gueko) (in Mister You album MDR Mec de rue 2)
• 2013: "Un arabe à Miami" (in compilation album Planète Rap 2013)

References

1. French Montana's pronunciation of Lacrim that can be heard on the track A.W.A.
2. ^ « Le rappeur Lacrim parle de sa grand-mère, la comédienne Ouardia Archived 2020-08-11 at the Wayback Machine (Vidéo) », Maglor, 2018
3. Lacrim : "Je suis entré en prison le jour de mes 16 ans" | Interview 1/2, retrieved 2023-05-05
4. PurePeople: Lacrim en prison : Le rappeur et jeune papa s'est rendu aux autorités (in French)
5. Le Parisien: Le rappeur Lacrim : «J'ai décidé de me rendre» (in French)
6. FranceTVInfo / AFP: Le rappeur Lacrim s'est rendu lundi à la police (in French)
7. Le Figaro: Lacrim : après un an d'incarcération, le rappeur déjà libéré (in French)
8. ^ "Lacrim discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
9. ^ "Lacrim discography". ultratop.be/nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
10. ^ "Lacrim discography". ultratop.be/wa. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
11. ^ "Lacrim discography". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
12. ^ "Lacrim discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
13. ^ "French album certifications – Lacrim" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
14. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Week 14, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
15. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 7, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
16. "En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine ! Classement complet lundi". SNEP. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
17. "Top Albums (Week 35, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
18. ^ "French single certifications – Lacrim" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
19. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 31, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
20. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 12, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
21. "Top Singles (Week 46, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

• 1985 births
• Living people
• French male rappers
• Rappers from Val-de-Marne
• French people of Algerian descent