Bigg (rapper)

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Bigg

Background information
Birth name	Taoufiq Hazeb (Arabic: توفيق حازب‎)
Also known as	"Bigg", Alkhaser, Skizo, Tha Don
Born	1983 Casablanca, Morocco
Origin	Morocco
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1997—present
Associated acts	DJ Key
Website	www.alkhaser.com

Taoufiq Hazeb (Arabic: توفيق حازب‎) (born in 1983) better known by his stage name Bigg and Alkhaser, is a Moroccan rapper from Casablanca. He is considered one of the pioneers of Moroccan rap, mainly for his aggressive style and for his songs' themes, which express problems within many of Moroccans.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Generalities
- 1.2 Artistic career
2 Discography
3 References
4 See also
- 4.1 Internal links
- 4.2 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Generalities

Born in 1983 in the "Roches Noires" neighborhood in Casablanca, Bigg grew up in a middle class family. Bigg studied in "Imam Malik" high school, and after receiving his Baccalauréat, he began to study Law in the Hassan II Univerity in Mohammedia. He is currently studying the third year (where he could receive the licentiate).

[edit] Artistic career

From early childhood, Bigg was amazed by the American musical culture. He was highly interested in what was at that time east-coast west coast rap war. This influenced much his choice of his stage name. First, he went on by the name Bigg in reference to the Notorious B.I.G who was at that time the star of Bad Boy records. Even the last group he was in was called Mafia C which is a literal copy of Notorious B.I.G protegee. To satisfy his ego, he added another stage name to his existing one. This time he picked up The Done. This is a clear reference to Makaveli the Don which was the last name Tupac Shakur chose for his last Album : The 7 Day Theory. Bigg began his real musical career at age 14 by creating, with two friends, a rap group called "Thug Gang". At the age of 16, he went on stage for the first time, with his group, in the Sidi Belyout theater in Casablanca. He then joined the group Cash Money, then X-Side. While he was rapping in English like most of other rappers, he had an idea to rap in Moroccan Arabic, also known as Darija. He turned his idea into reality by creating a group called "Mafia-C", which participated to the Boulevard des jeunes musiciens festival in 2001 which was a total success after the group won "the best rap group" award. Having failed to get recognized by the Moroccan authorities as an artist, he tried to flea the country illegally. He was caught in Malaga and sent back home after he had spent two weeks in Spanish detention and deported later on. Once he got back to Morocco, he focused all his efforts on solo. Because group work is not rewarding when it comes to financial plans, Bigg finally decided to quit the group and to start on a solo career. He participated in the Casablanca Festival in 2006. On April 2007, Bigg passed on TV for the first time^{[citation needed]}, exactly at Al Aoula channel, in Al Aoula Show.