Karim Zenoud (; , born 19 April 1985), better known by his stage name Lacrim (,French Montana's pronunciation of Lacrim that can be heard on the track A.W.A. ; sometimes stylized as LaCrim), is an Algerian-French rapper.
Youth Karim Zenoud was born in the 20th arrondissement of Paris to Algerian immigrant parents.« Le rappeur Lacrim parle de sa grand-mère, la comédienne Ouardia (Vidéo) », Maglor, 2018 Both of his parents are Kabyle, his father's family is from Sidi Daoud and his mother's from Béjaïa. He is also the grandson of actress Ouardia Hamtouche. He spent the first five years of his life in the 13th arrondissement, before his parents moved permanently to Chevilly-Larue, south of Paris.
Career After collaborations with various rappers, he released his album Faites entrer Lacrim in May 2012 followed by a mixtape Toujours le même in December 2012. The following two albums, Corleone in 2014 and Force & Honneur in 2017 both topped the French Albums Chart. He also released three successive mixtapes under the R.I.P.R.O series two in 2015 and a third in 2017.
Legal issues Accused of possession of a kalashnikov gun, he was condemned to three years of imprisonment. After 8 months of hiding in Morocco, he presented himself on 9 September 2015 to the French authorities who imprisoned him for a second time in three years. He was released on 28 November 2016, after remaining in incarceration for a full year.
Discography Studio albums Year Album Peak positionsCertifications FR BEL (Fl) BEL (Wa) NED SWI 2014 Corleone 1113637SNEP: Platinum 2017 Force & Honneur 11052748SNEP: 3× Platinum 2019 Lacrim 1 28 4 18 9SNEP: Gold 2021 Persona Non Grata 6 73 12 23 2024 Veni Vidi Vici 6 5 26
Street albums Year Album Peak positions FR 2012 Faites entrer Lacrim 16
EPs Year Album Peak positions FR BEL (Wa) 2013 Né pour mourir 1296
Mixtapes Year Album Peak positionsCertifications FR BEL (Fl) BEL (Wa) NED SWI 2010 Liberté provisoire 2012 Toujours le même 173 2015 R.I.P.R.O Vol. 1 1 87 8 20 SNEP: Platinum R.I.P.R.O 2 12 12 33 SNEP: Platinum 2017 R.I.P.R.O 3 1 69 4 117 27 SNEP: 2× Platinum 2020 R.I.P.R.O 4 2 34 6 12 SNEP: Gold 2025 R.I.P.R.O 1 11
Singles Year Title Peak positions Certifications Album FR BEL (Wa) SWI 2013 "On va tout perdre" (feat. Mister You)116Né pour mourir2014"Mon glock te mettra à genoux" 121* (Ultratip)Corleone"Tout le monde veut des Lovés" 25"Corleone" 28"Pocket Coffee" 30"Pronto" 1126*(Ultratip)2015"Sablier"36"Billets en l'air"352017"Traîtres"21449 SNEP: PlatinumForce & Honneur"Grande armée"23560 SNEP: Platinum"Colonel Carrillo"24488 SNEP: Gold"Ce soir ne sors pas"(feat. Maître Gims)2046 SNEP: Platinum"Judy Moncada"1310*(Ultratip) SNEP: Gold"Tous les mêmes"1248 SNEP: Gold"Noche"(feat. Damso)265 SNEP: Platinum2018"Jon Snow"615*(Ultratip)Lacrim2019"Solo"1416*(Ultratip)"Tiguere II (Freestyle)"185"Tiguere 3 (Freestyle)"692020"Allez nique ta mère"(feat. Soso Maness)15412021"Mango"(with Kore)32rowspan="4" "Santorini"(with Rimkus)42"L'immortale"272023"Code Barre"19 2024"No lo sé"728Veni Vidi Vici"Joie de Fillles" (featuring Vacra)1744 *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charting releases YearSinglePeak positions CertificationsAlbum FR BEL (Wa) SWI2014"A.W.A." (feat. French Montana) 104——Corleone"On fait pas ça" (feat. Lil Durk) 107——"Barbade" 135——"Bracelet" 141——"J'suis qu'un thug" 75——"Le loup d'la street" (feat. Amel Bent) 171——"Oz" 173——"Mon frère" 189——2015"A.W.A 2"102——R.I.P.R.O Vol. 1 "Carte de la vieillesse"48——"Voyous"(feat. Gradur)89——"6.35"(feat. SCH & Sadek)134——"Red Zone"(feat. Nessbeal & Rimkus)140——"Y a R"151——"Sale époque Part. 2"154——"Mon fils"158——"J'ai mal"49——R.I.P.R.O Vol. 2 "Gustavo Gaviria"68——"Poutine"116——"Brasse au max"86——"Marabout"69——"C'est ma vie"146——"Adieu"147——"Petit jaloux"(featuring Maître Gims)64——"En la calle" (featuring Yandel)180——"On y est" (featuring SCH, Rimkus & Walid)103——2017"Oh bah oui" (featuring Booba)10—— SNEP: PlatinumForce & Honneur "La dolce vita"9—— SNEP: Gold"20 bouteilles"12—— SNEP: Gold"Laisse-les" (featuring SCH)27——"Pardon..."28——"Rockefeller"21——"Tristi" (featuring Ghali)13—91 SNEP: Gold"Papa Trabaja" (featuring Bruluxx)44——"2 Pac"7—— SNEP: Gold"Solitaire"48——"Ça paie pas"26——"Kim Jong Un"22——"Histoire de"55——"Mythone pas" (featuring Rimkus)46——"Cohiba"33——"Nuit blanche"40——"Gericault"37—— SNEP: GoldR.I.P.R.O Vol. 3 "Veux-tu ?"(featuring Ninho)6—— SNEP: Gold"Partis de rien"16——"La valise"25——"J'essaie"14——"Vory V Zakone"27——"Rio"17——"Mode S"30——"Intocable"(feat. Mister You)5—— SNEP: Gold"London Blues"(feat. Paigey Cakey)62——"3dabi"(feat. Shayfeen & Madd)63——"Audemars piguet"22——2019"Bloody" (featuring 6ix9ine)1117*(Ultratip)—Lacrim"Maladie" (featuring Soolking)15—— SNEP: Gold"RS6"24——"Patrizia"25——"Pardon mama"61——"Granada"57——"Puerto Rico" (featuring French Montana)50——"Miami"65——"Eprouvé" (featuring Kayna Samet)43——"Adjida"85——"Jvlius"51——"West Coast" (featuring Snoop Dogg)31——"Never Personal" (featuring Rick Ross)46——"Trabaja"74——"Kounti" (featuring Cheb Mami)94——"Fugazi" (featuring M Huncho and 3robi)115——"26 décembre 1999" (featuring Oxmo Puccino)130——"Tootsie's"152——"Philippins"125 2020"Jacques Chirac" 207*(Ultratip)—"Boston George" (with Maes)3—64"Dadinho" (with Ninho)4——"Eric Cantona" (with Jul)13——"Végéta" (with Jul)21——"Nipsey Hussle"22——"Rafa & Carlos"23——"El Professor"28——"Penelope Cruz"41——"Picasso"42——"Big Meech"52——"Dracula"(feat. Vladimir Cauchemar & Sfera Ebbasta)63——"Zizou"71——"Sam & Driss"83——2023"Main Motte"79—— *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in YearSinglePeak positions CertificationsAlbum FR BEL(Wa)2014"Merci" (Alonzo feat. Lacrim) 111—2015"La douille" (Gradur feat. Lacrim) 85—"El Chapo" (Kaaris feat. Lacrim) 123—2016"Tony" (Kore, Lacrim & SCH) 1335*(Ultratip)Pattaya (soundtrack)"Mon frelo" (Kore, Lapso Laps, Lacrim, Sadek & SCH) 75—Packman(Lapso Lap album)2017"Ça va" (SCH feat. Lacrim) 42—"Snitch" (Kalash feat. Lacrim) 109—2018"Dix millions de dollars" (3robi feat Lacrim) 8—"VLT" (Dosseh feat. Lacrim) 48—"Maradona" (AM La Scampia feat. Lacrim) 62—"Rolls" (Hornet La Frappe feat. Lacrim) 1525*(Ultratip) SNEP: Gold"Cosa nostra" (Soolking feat. Sofiane, Lacrim) 5—2019"Fortuné" (Naps feat. Lacrim) 124—Naps albumOn est fait pour ça2020"Validé" (Sam's feat. Lacrim) 90—SoundtrackValidé"Qu'est-ce qu'ils connaissent?" (Sose Maness feat. Lacrim) 57—Soso Maness albumMistral"Big Money" (Leto feat. Lacrim) 57—Leto album100 visages *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Others 2012: "On se rattrape" (Mister You feat. Lacrim and Seth Gueko) (in Mister You album MDR Mec de rue 2) 2013: "Un arabe à Miami" (in compilation album Planète Rap 2013)
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