Before finding his footing as Soolking, the artist born Abderraouf Derradji first worked as an acrobat, a dancer and even drummed in a rock band. But once he moved to Paris in his mid-20s, his career… ...

At least five people have been killed in a stampede at a rap concert in the Algerian capital. Thousands had gathered at a stadium in Algiers to see rapper Abderraouf Derradji, better known as Soolking ...

Rapper Soolking, whose real name is Abderraouf Derradji, previously worked as an acrobat and dancer before founding his own rap group. By 2017, he was releasing songs online when rapper “Sofiane” gave ...

His tracks have been streamed billions of times, with Liberté becoming an anthem for Algerian freedom. And having been an undocumented migrant, Soolking’s own liberty is hard won Thirty-year-old ...