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Who's El'ka?

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Originally from Montpellier, France, EL'ka is a rapper member of the Wazacrew collective and backeur of the rapper Vin's known for his song '#MeToo' where he pays tribute to all those women who are victims of harassment and sexual assault.

Fascinated by Lunatic and the Fonky Family, he discovered Rap at a very young age and started writing his first lyrics at the age of 15. This nascent passion then leads him to frequent the teams of La Classic and then Wazacrew which he quickly integrates. He then went on to feature with Vin's, Monotof, Aksen and developed his musical identity with an instinctive and aerial style.

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After a first mixtape, unveiled in 2017, he comes back at the end of 2019 with the first opus of his series of EP's, entitled Allo and releases the second part Allo part.2 in May 2020. Continuing his collaboration with director Benoit Rieu - having already worked with rappers Niro and Maes - El'ka released his project Allo part.3 in October 2020.

His Ep is composed of six new tracks including a collaboration with Chanje, a young Parisian rapper. We find a dark atmosphere, sometimes nostalgic, sometimes more nervous, but an artistic direction more and more assertive that lets a real musical identity emerge. On Youtube, he accumulated more than 77,000 views for his clip "Un Peu De Beuh" released last June and more than 37,000 views on his latest clip "Pow". In short, El'ka is a rapper on whom it is important to keep an eye on... To be continued!

Instagram: @Elka_Waza

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