Roi Heenok
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| Roi Heenok | |
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| Birth name | Henoc Beauséjour |
| Born | 1974 |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec |
| Genres | Canadian hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Labels | Polydor, Warner Bros. Records |
Heenok Beauséjour[1] (born in 1974[2]), better known by his stage name Roi Heenok ("King Heenok") is a Canadian rapper of Haitian descent, from Montreal, Quebec.
Roi Heenok having reached since 2004 a certain notoriety in France thanks to the Internet,[3] he claims to represent the revival of the French-speaking rap. He performed in Paris the November 24, 2005,[3] June 10, 2008 and October 29, 2008.
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[edit] Major facts
Roi Heenok often uses a strange slang and vocabulary, with a lot of recurring sentences, more similar to a pidgin than the academical French language("T'entends, jeune pédé ?", "Ya hear, young faggot?") and particularly hard to translate("Mon médaillon touche à mon pénis", "My chain hangs down to my penis", "Mon T-Shirt du Pakistan, han ? De la merde Israélite, jeune pédé'" "My T-Shirt from Pakistan, eh ? Israeli shit, young fag", "ça va devenir vrai dans cette pièce pour quelques instants" "It's going to get real in this room for a moment". Most of these expressions are a direct translation of English to French, contributing to the comic character of his music such as the infamous "pute nègre", "bitch nigger").[4]
His lyrical tempo is slower than what is usually seen in rap, close to the level of poetry slam.
Roi Heenok is also known for his various provocative statements (he claimed to admire Osama bin Laden, to be a drug dealer, and insulted some French rappers, like Booba (whom he clashed in a track named "J'garde le Kalashnikov", "Keeping my Kalashnikov").
[edit] Criticisms
While claiming fame in Quebec, which was believed to be accurate by various French media (the French newspaper 20 minutes wrote an article about his live show in Paris [5]), Roi Heenok was revealed to be nothing more than a promotional buzz once it was found that he's not as famous as he claims to be in Canada.
His legitimacy as a rap artist has since been questioned frequently.[3] Since his rise to internet stardom, he is believed to be nothing more than a parody.[6][7]
[edit] Web notoriety
Several videos and interviews can be found on video sites such as Youtube and Dailymotion. Heenok's internet notoriety seems to stem more from his comical antics and statements than his artistic talent.
[edit] Documentary film
January 21, 2008, Kourtrajmé edited on DVD the documentary film Les Mathématiques du Roi Heenok ("King Heenok's mathematics"), by Romain Gavras and Mohamed Mazouz. This documentary explains that Heenok "is for French rap what Jean-Claude Van Damme is for cinema""[8]
In the movie, Heenok describing himself as a "Crazy rapper". (Rapper Mongol - Common mistake in French with "mongolien", which means "mongaloid")
[edit] In custody
On April 17, 2008, Quebecer Channel TQS announces that Montreal Police Department found weapons, ammunition, bulletproof vests and drugs in his recording studio. Heenok and three of his friends were arrested.[2][9] He was released on April 25, 2008.[10]
[edit] Influences
He began in the group Drama Stay Live Entertainment, and since that, he launched another musical group, Gangsters et Gentlemen, with other Quebecer rappers, like Rap Iso, Kinimod, UgoBoss or Lynn. Roi Heenok claims to be part of the gangsta rap subgenre.
Roi Heenok declared to be influenced by movies like First Blood and Scarface.[citation needed]
[edit] Discography
- Mixtape : La Dose. Propagande américaine, 2005
- Cocaïno Rap Musique : le CD mixé Styles Libres Exclusifs Volume 1, 2007
- Cocaïno Rap Musique VOL. 1 le DVD et CD mixé Styles Libres Exclusifs Édition Limitée, 2008
- La guerre des étoiles, project from Roi Heenok including rappers as Rohff, Sefyu, Kery James, Mac Tyer, Joe Dalton, Assassin, Tandem, Passi, Soprano, Ol' Kainry, Oxmo Puccino, Alibi Montana, 113, Tony S , Yeb and Arsenik, this project was originally planned for 2008 but is no more being of current events. Remplaced by Nouveau Rap Mondial
- Calico Musique, album announced by Roi Heenok for the beginning of 2009 in which Roi Heenok produces all the songs and raps with GOD from Infamous Mobb on all the tracks.
- Cocaïno Rap Musique vol. 1 & 2 Edition Finale avec des Styles Libres Exclusif, including Cocaïno Rap Musique Volume 1 and Cocaïno Rap Musique VOL. 2 and exclusives freestyles.
[edit] Filmography
- Les Mathématiques du Roi Heenok, DVD made by Kourtrajmé, published in France in January 2008.
- Cocaïno Rap Musique le DVD, DVD made by Amine Bouziane and Julien Lafont for Stuff Productions, published in France in June 2008.
- Le Monde selon Roi Heenok, DVD made by Amine Bouziane and Julien Lafont for Stuff Productions, published in France in February 2011.
[edit] Clothing line
December 9, 2007, Roi Heenok announced the soon launching of his clothing line : Ghetto Elegance.[11] The shop opened December 28, 2008
[edit] References
- ^ Dans une interview sur 20minutes.fr, il affirme qu'Heenok est son vrai prénom. Un reportage de la chaîne TQS indique qu'il s'appelle Heenok Beauséjour, mais un deuxième reportage parle de Jean-Marie Beauséjour, tout comme un article du Nouvelobs.com. Un article de 20minutes.fr fait allusion à un frère du Roi Heenok se prénommant Jean-Marie. Dans un entretien donné au webzine Bounce2Dis.com, l'intéressé confirme que son prénom est Henook et celui de son frère Jean-Marie.
- ^ a b "Le Roi Heenok a été arrêté". nouvelobs.com. nouvelobs.com. 24 June 2008. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualites/people/20080418.OBS0290/le_roi_heenok_a_ete_arrete.html. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ a b c Roi Heenok sur canal+/"Tentations 07" sujet de Amine Bouziane
- ^ YouTube - Best of Roi Heenok / Compilation
- ^ Vive le Roi Heenok, futur monarque du rap ("Long live the King Heenok, rap's next monarch") (29 November 2005) sur le site de 20 minutes
- ^ Interview du Roi Heenok sur dMute.net
- ^ Le Roi Heenok en DVD, c'est maintenant, t'entends jeune PD ? - Le blog ciné-télé de Nanarland.com
| Blog Nanarland | Programmes TV | Bons plans DVD | Blog nanar - ^ Crakedz
- ^ Arrestation du roi Heenok à Montréal[dead link]
- ^ Arrestation du roi Heenok à Montréal[dead link]
- ^ Site internet Ghetto Elegance
