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IAM

French hip hop band

Musical groupmusical groupQ1653033

Also known as I AM

Founded: 1988
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1.Stated in Q106190763
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Members / parts: Akhenaton
, Shurik'n
, Kheops
+3 more
Genre: hip-hop
, leftist music
, anti-racist music
Label: Hostile Records
Country of origin: France
Formed in: Marseille

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IAM is a French hip hop group from Marseille. Formed in 1989, it comprises Akhenaton, Shurik'n, Khéops, Imhotep and Kephren. IAM has several meanings, including Invasion Arrivée de Mars. Another meaning is Imperial Asiatic Man, while AKH often refers to L'homme Impérial Asiatique.

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Discography

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L'École du micro d'argent(1997)
Une femme seule / Remix Sachet Blanc(1995)
Le Feu(1994)
Je danse le mia(1994)
Je danse le Mia(1994)
Ombre est Lumière(1993)
Donne-moi le micro(1993)
Planète Mars(1992)
... De la planète Mars(1991)
Tam-tam de l'Afrique(1991)
Red, Black and Green(1991)
Concept(1990)

Members

6 linked to IAM in Wikidata

All data

71 statements · 27% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Website: iam.tm.fr
Start of work period: 1989
Social media followers: 186,089(February 6, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 987283723
187,380(January 8, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 987283723
187,389(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 987283723
189,750(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 987283723
Different from: I Am
Discography: IAM discography
Name: IAM
Awards: Victory of honor(2015) statement is subject of: 30th annual Victoires de la musique
Victory of the album(1998) for work: L'École du micro d'argent · statement is subject of: 13th annual Victoires de la musique
Victoire du groupe(1995) statement is subject of: 10th annual Victoires de la musique

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