DTF (duo)
DTF (acronym for Dans Ta Face, translates into "In Your Face") is a French rap duo consisting of RKM (born Karim Azzouz) and RTI (born Samy Taourirt).[1]
DTF | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Cité Gagarine, Ivry-sur-Seine, France |
| Genres | Cloud rap |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels |
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| Members | RKM RTI |
History
Early life and beginnings
Samy and Karim are from the Cité Gagarine district of Ivry-sur-Seine.[2] They started rapping with a few friends from the neighborhood and Karim's cousins: Tarik and Nabil Andrieu brothers, who later formed the PNL.[3] Karim has appeared on PNL's 2015 mixtape, Que la famille and 2015 album, Le Monde Chico.[4]
Formation and breakthrough
Formed in 2015, they made their debut with the release of an extended play (EP) titled Le H avant le B.[5] In 2016, the duo released its first album La hass avant le bonheur, followed by the second, Sans rêve in the next year.[6] In 2017, the duo was selected as one of the opening acts for PNL's six-city tour in France.[7]
In 2019, DTF released its third album On ira où ?, which has peaked at number four in the French albums chart.[8] For the promotion of the album, the duo gave its first television interview to Mouloud Achour's Canal+ show Clique.[9]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [8] |
BEL (Fl) [10] |
BEL (Wa) [11] |
SWI [12] | ||
| La hass avant le bonheur |
|
71 | — | 72 | — |
| Sans rêve |
|
6 | — | 38 | 68 |
| On ira où ? |
|
4 | 139 | 6 | 19 |
| Double Star |
|
3 | — | 8 | 13 |
| Karma |
|
6 [13] | — | 14 | 7 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Le H avant le B |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [8] |
BEL (Fl) [10] | |||
| "Moi ça m'ira" | 2018 | 156 | — | Non-album release |
| "Me gusta" | 2019 | 56 | — | On ira où? |
| "Veni qui" | 69 | 41 (Ultratip*) | ||
Other charting songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [8] |
BEL (Fl) [10] | |||
| "Comme tu veux" | 2016 | — | — | |
| "100 rêves" | 2017 | 82 | 35 (Ultratip*) |
Sans rêve |
| "Avant de partir" (feat. N.O.S.) |
88 | — | ||
| "Le ciel est la limite" | 131 | — | ||
| "Allô le monde" | 149 | — | ||
| "Dans mon nuage" | 159 | — | ||
| "Comme un fou" | 182 | — | ||
| "J'abuse" | 193 | — | ||
| "Dans la ville" | 2019 | 21 | 18 (Ultratip*) |
On ira où? |
| "Atlas" | 72 | — | ||
| "Trou de boulette" | 81 | — | ||
| "Funky Drugs" | 85 | — | ||
| "J'hésite" | 112 | — | ||
| "Wey" | 118 | — | ||
| "Mon amos" | 121 | — | ||
| "On ira où?" | 124 | — | ||
| "Kira" | 131 | — | ||
| "Dans la zone" | 136 | — | ||
| "La base" | 140 | — | ||
| "Coco" | 144 | — | ||
| "Kush" | 146 | — | ||
| "Wesh la rue" | 167 | — | ||
| "Biko" | 169 | — | ||
| "Dans la savane" | 2021 | 47 | — | Double Star |
| "Boyz" | 89 | — | ||
| "Jusqu'ici tout va bien" | 114 | — | ||
| "Dans ma fonce" | 120 | — | ||
| "Je vois" | 124 | — | ||
| "Avec le cœur" | 146 | — | ||
| "Black Moon" | 154 | — | ||
| "Business Now" | 155 | — | ||
| "S'en aller" | 178 | — | ||
| "Sauvage" | 181 | — | ||
| "Pas le choix" | 192 | — | ||
References
- "Où Ira DTF ?". In Da Klub (in French). October 18, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- "DTF et NOS rendent hommage à leur quartier avec Dans la ville [Clip]". RAP RNB (in French). December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- "PNL, de A à Z". Gonzaï (in French). April 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- "DTF tease un feat avec Ademo sur Instagram ! [VIDEO]". Booska-P (in French). June 11, 201o. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- "N.O.S de PNL en vadrouille dans la jungle". Numéro (in French). December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- "DTF : les chiffres de ventes de son nouvel album SANS RÊVE". Rapelite.com (in French). May 29, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- "On était au premier concert de PNL à Bercy et c'était fou ! [vidéos]". Mouv' (in French). November 22, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- "lescharts.com - Discographie DTF". Hung Medien (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "Le groupe de rap DTF met le feu au plateau de Clique avec le son "Atlas"". Canal+ (in French). October 10, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- "ultratop.be - Discografie DTF". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- "ultratop.be - Discographie DTF". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- "hitparade.ch - Discographie DTF". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- @snep (February 17, 2023). "En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine ! 💿 Classement complet lundi 😉" (Tweet) – via Twitter.