Ramez
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RAmez is the stage name of Ramzi Khoury (born the 3rd of June 1978) a Lebanese French rap artist.
RAmez is one of the most popular and influential rappers in Lebanon. As a rapper RAmez is known for his work on peace, his honesty and for being transparent with his public. RAmez was signed in 2005 to Temple Entertainment (Acid production) an independant Lebanese label and released his first EP with that label.
When RAmez's first EP "Leich Heik Baladé" (Why is my country like that?) is commercially released all throughout Lebanon, the track “Leich Heik Baladé” starts playing on many radio stations and becomes a major hit during the summer season, reaching number 5 in the NRJ Top 20 and number 24 out of all hits aired on NRJ (99FM) for the year 2007. RAmez becomes in 2007, the 1st Lebanese French rap artist to make it to the NRJ Lebanon top 20.
In 2008, another track extracted from the same EP called "Is it too much asking" plays on Lebanon's number one, Radio One (105.5FM) Once again RAmez is the 1st Lebanese French rap artist to make it on Lebanon's number one, Radio One.
In November 2007, RAmez is noticed abroad and releases a track called “Un Monde de Fou” for a French Rap Mixtape (Oto10dakt) This track is as well made available for free download on RAmez's official website: www.ramezonline.com
Ealy Life Ramzi Khoury was born in Beirut, Lebanon to parents of Lebanese origin. When he was nine years old and because of the civil war in Lebanon his parents decided to live in France (Paris) At first passioned by radio, he skips most of his classes in order to meet radio hosts and discover in depth this blind medium. This passion will lead him to continue his higher studies in the United States where he studies communication with an electronic media emphasis and is for the 1st time not only able to become a radio host on the University's campus but to rap in front of a large audience. It is while rapping alongside other MC's and just after September 11, 2001 that Ramzi Khoury came up with the nickname RAmez. RAmez in Arabic means symbol and the symbol chosen is the God sun RA. RAmez explains his choice by stating that the present can only be understood if we dig into the past.
Career In 2001 Ramzi Khoury decided to come back and live in his birth country Lebanon. He worked for six years into Radio and Marketing and decided in 2007 after the success of "Leich Heik Baladé" to leave everything and work fully on his music. RAmez is now auto-producing his 2nd Album.
Discography
Leich Heik Baladé (2007)
References and footnotes http://www.noun.com.lb/htd/musiq.html http://www.onelebanon.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27123 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOjCRYbVO_w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7liveMNQ7D8&feature=related
www.ramezonline.com www.myspace.com/ramezlebanon
