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Freeze Corleone
12+ albums
franceHip-Hopdrillrapunderground hip hop
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Issa Lorenzo Diakhaté (born 6 June 1992 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis), better known as Freeze Corleone, is a French rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is also the founder of the collective 667, and CFR (with Norsacce and Osirus Jack). He lives in Dakar, Senegal.[1][2][3] Corleone was born in Les Lilas in Seine-Saint-Denis to a Senegalese father and an Italian mother.[4] In an interview with Les Inrocks, he claims to have spent his early years in Pantin, before attending high school in Dakar, Senegal.[5] On 11 September 2020 Freeze Corleone released his first studio album, LMF (La Menace Fantôme). The album reached #2 on the French charts[6] and was certified gold three weeks after its release.[7] Following the release of this album, the International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism pointed to numerous remarks deemed antisemitic in his lyrics and to Corleone's "obsession with Jews".[8] On 17 September 2020, following a report by Frédéric Potier, the inter-ministerial delegate for the fight against racism, antisemitism and anti-LGBT hatred, the Paris public prosecutor's office announced that it was opening "an investigation into various video clips and songs by Freeze Corleone on charges of provocation to racial hatred and racist insult".[9] On 18 September 2020 Universal Music announced it was ending its collaboration with the rapper.[10] In May 2021, LMF was certified platinum. In March 2022, it was certified double platinum.[11] A concert sche
