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
OriginCité Gagarine, Ivry-sur-Seine, France
GenresCloud rap
Years active2015–present
Labels
  • QLF Records
  • Musicast
  • Believe
MembersRKM
RTI

History

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Early life and beginnings

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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

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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

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Fl)

[10]
BEL
(Wa)

[11]
SWI
[12]
La hass avant le bonheur 71 72
Sans rêve
  • Released: May 19, 2017
  • Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
6 38 68
On ira où ?
  • Released: October 11, 2019
  • Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
4 139 6 19
Double Star
  • Released: June 4, 2021
  • Label: QLF, Believe
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
3 8 13
Karma
  • Released: 10 February 2023
  • Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
6
[13]
14 7

Extended plays

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List of extended plays (EP), with selected details
Title Details
Le H avant le B
  • Released: September 30, 2015
  • Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Où Ira DTF ?". In Da Klub (in French). October 18, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "DTF et NOS rendent hommage à leur quartier avec Dans la ville [Clip]". RAP RNB (in French). December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "PNL, de A à Z". Gonzaï (in French). April 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "DTF tease un feat avec Ademo sur Instagram ! [VIDEO]". Booska-P (in French). June 11, 201o. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "N.O.S de PNL en vadrouille dans la jungle". Numéro (in French). December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  6. ^ "DTF : les chiffres de ventes de son nouvel album SANS RÊVE". Rapelite.com (in French). May 29, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "On était au premier concert de PNL à Bercy et c'était fou ! [vidéos]". Mouv' (in French). November 22, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "lescharts.com - Discographie DTF". Hung Medien (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ a b c "ultratop.be - Discografie DTF". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "ultratop.be - Discographie DTF". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  12. ^ "hitparade.ch - Discographie DTF". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  13. ^ @snep (February 17, 2023). "En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine ! 💿 Classement complet lundi 😉" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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