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Weld El 15 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ala Yaacoubi 1988 (age 37–38) Tunis, Tunisia |
| Origin | Tunisia |
| Genres | Rap |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Label | El Distro Network (Amer Nejma) |
Ala Edine Yacoubi (Arabic: علاء الدين ياعقوبي, born 1988) better known by his stage name Weld El 15, is a Tunisian rapper.
Career
[edit]Ala was born in Tunis. At the age of 15, he started to write his first texts under the pseudonym "Weld El 15". 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][3] In December 2013, he was later acquitted on appeal.[4][5]
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 The following month, the nomination was withdrawn after controversy over some 2012 tweets by Abd El-Fattah at the time of Israel's bombing of Gaza.[6]
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.[7]
Discography
[edit]Movies
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Tunisian rapper Weld El 15 jailed for threatening police". BBC News. 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ↑ afp (2013-12-19). "Tunisia rapper Weld El 15 acquitted on appeal: lawyer". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ↑ "Jailed Tunisian rapper to be released on appeal". France 24. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ↑ 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". Realities. 31 May 2018.
- ↑ "WELD EL 15 : UN NOUVEAU TEASER POUR SON PROCHAIN MORCEAU – THE FURTHER". Further (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ↑ "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.
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