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Killer Kamal

musical artist

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Born (approx. date) 1984
Country France
Age (approx.) 41
Height 174 CM
Knows languages english, dutch, french
Occupations musical artist, singer, rapper
Years active 2004 – Present
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Last update on: January 6, 2024

Killer Kamal is a fictional Dutch-Moroccan rapper born in 1984 in Paris. Between 2004 and 2014, he was a member of the rap group Youssef & Kamal, gaining nationwide recognition for songs that heavily criticized some well-known Dutch personalities.

Killer Kamal embodies the stereotypical image assigned or attributed to the younger Mocro (Moroccan) by Dutch society. Due to his exclusively censored appearances or wearing a balaclava, there is general doubt about whether the rapper is fictional or real. Nevertheless, he gained relative popularity for his hard, uncompromising, critical, and protest-oriented lyrics, unintentionally becoming a symbol for youth from ethnic-cultural minorities in the Netherlands.

Early Life

Born in a Parisian banlieue to Moroccan immigrants and the brother of singer Aziz, Kamal later immigrated to Vaartbroek in Woensel-Noord, a district of Eindhoven, which he prominently represents in his musical work. Between 2004 and 2014, Kamal gained fame as half of the duo Youssef and Kamal, known for their satirical parody of typical Dutch-Moroccan street rap. They made national headlines with hyperbolic diss tracks, often targeting politician Geert Wilders. After 2008, the duo became less active, leading the character Kamal to continue as a solo artist under the name Killer Kamal.

In January 2009, Kamal appeared on the music program 101Barz, where he participated in three studio sessions with Gino Pietermaai. The song 'Woensel,' released in 2012, collaborated with Fresku, Opgeschore, Lange Ritch, and Pietju Bell, and was used in the soundtrack album for the film 'New Kids Nitro.' In August 2016, the song 'Ik Vergeet Dit Niet' was released, featuring audio clips from the show 'Wegmisbruikers!' In March 2017, Killer Kamal and Pietju Bell released the song 'Lekker Dansen.'

Career

While influenced by rap groups like Mafia K'1 Fry and DHC, the character of Killer Kamal is also loosely based on individuals from the book 'Mocro Maffia' and the TV show 'Opsporing Verzocht.' He is censored in visual representations and sarcastically raps about Interpol ('Ze zoeken naar mijn winterhol') or criminal activities ('Met Oud en Nieuw kluisjes kraken').

Despite being a fictional character, Kamal gained relative popularity for his harsh, uncompromising, critical, and protest-oriented lyrics, unintentionally becoming a symbol for youth from ethnic-cultural minorities in the Netherlands. This also led to the rise of the youth language 'Murks,' spoken by native Dutch youth, imitating the pronunciation and word choices of Dutch-speaking Moroccan youth. In December 2011, he returned with Youssef with the song 'New Kids Nitro' alongside Fresku and other artists from Eindhoven.

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Last update on: January 6, 2024
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