Weld El 15

Weld El 15
Born
Ala Yaacoubi

1988 (age 37–38)
Tunis, Tunisia
OriginTunisia
GenresRap
OccupationRapper
InstrumentVocals
LabelsEl 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

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 The following month, the nomination was withdrawn after controversy over some 2012 tweets by Abd El-Fattah at the time of Israel's bombing of Gaza.[6]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

  • Boulicia Kleb (2012)
  • Khalli Elberah Wrak (2018)
  • Boy (2019)
  • Vampire (2019)
  • Snitch (2019)
  • G.G.5ra (2019)
  • Maria (2019)[8]
  • Very Nice (2020)
  • Fi Houmti 2020
  • Salamet ft A.L.A (2020)
  • Pyramide (2020)
  • Balawi (2021)
  • Beha N3ich – بيها نعيش .ft Si Lemhaf (2021)[9]
  • King West (2021)

Movies

  • Tunisia Clash (2015)[10]
  • Eclipses (2016)[11]
  • Road to El Kef (2021)
  • Cali Serie (2021)[12]

References

  1. ^ "Tunisia rapper Weld El 15 acquitted on appeal". Al Arabiya English. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. ^ "Tunisian rapper sentenced to prison for insulting police". France24. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Tunisian rapper Weld El 15 jailed for threatening police". BBC News. 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  4. ^ afp (2013-12-19). "Tunisia rapper Weld El 15 acquitted on appeal: lawyer". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  5. ^ "Jailed Tunisian rapper to be released on appeal". France 24. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  6. ^ Beinin, Joel (10 October 2014). "Can Arabs Be Human Rights Defenders?". Jadaliyya. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Le rappeur tunisien Weld el 15 expulsé de France". Realities. 31 May 2018.
  8. ^ "WELD EL 15 : UN NOUVEAU TEASER POUR SON PROCHAIN MORCEAU – THE FURTHER". Further (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  9. ^ "Weld El 15 ft Si Lemhaf – Beha N3ich | بيها نعيش |". Tunisian Youth. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  10. ^ Tunisia Clash, retrieved 2020-06-11
  11. ^ Eclipses, retrieved 2020-06-11
  12. ^ "كالي-CALI | مسلسل عن عالم الراب في تونس |". Tunisian Youth. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
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