Joeystarr

Infobox musical artist
Name = JoeyStarr


Img_capt = JoeyStarr at the premiere of Passe Passe in Paris the date|2008|04|15
Background = singer
Birth_name = Didier Morville
Alias = Double R, L'Expert de la maison mère, Jaguarr Gorgone
Born = birth date and age|1967|10|30
Died =
Origin = Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Instrument = Percussion, synthesizer, keyboards, bass guitar, turntables
Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = Rapper, record producer
Years_active = 1989-present
Label = Epic, B.O.S.S.
Associated_acts = Kool Shen, Busta Flex, Jaeyez, Lord Kossity
URL = [http://www.joeystarr.fr]

JoeyStarr [JoeyStarr not Joey Starr. He said that in his biography] (alias Jaguar Gorgone or Double R) (real name Didier Morville, born October 27, 1967) is a French rapper of Martinican origin, from Saint-Denis. He co-founded the famous french rap group Suprême NTM in 1989 along with Kool Shen.

Biography

Childhood and upbringing

JoeyStarr had a difficult childhood, having been raised by his violent father until he turned 18. He was taken from his mother at age 5, and only saw her again after 18 years had passed. He tells of a time when his father killed an animal in front of him, and made him eat it. [http://hebdo.nouvelobs.com/hebdo/parution/parch/articles/a305262-joey_starr_la_mauvaise_réputation.html] .
In 1985, he joins the military at Baden-Baden, "19 months of hell", an experience which he raps about in his album Authentik [Tous ces pédés de militaires / Qui pendant, oui, presque plus d'une année / M'ont séquéstré, malmené / Sous prétexte de faire de moi un homme, un vrai »] .
After the Army, he wandered the streets, sleeping in subways and alleys. He discovered drugs, but also hip-hop, and the latter changes his life. [http://hebdo.nouvelobs.com/hebdo/parution/parch/articles/a305262-joey_starr_la_mauvaise_réputation.html]

NTM

During his time on the streets, he met another aspiring rapper, Kool Shen, and in 1988 they formed the group NTM [Helenon, Veronique. “Africa on Their Mind: Rap, Blackness, and Citizenship in France.” In The Vinyl Ain’t Final: Hip Hop and the Globalization of Black Popular Culture, ed. by Dipannita Basu and Sidney J. Lemelle, 151-66. London; Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Pres] . When the first single came out in 1989, he could not cash the check, as he could not produce an address or a bank account. The group achieved record sales with their 6 albums, but split in 1998, only to be reformed on March 13, 2008. [ [http://www.supreme-ntm.com/ SUPRÊME NTM - Le site Officiel ] ]

Personal life

JoeyStarr had a very infamous romantic liaison with Beatrice Dalle, a French actress, and the couple appeared on TV shows and promotional events. Joey Starr has two sons, Mathis and Kalil, from his current girlfriend, Leïla Dixmier, a hip-hop journalist. [http://rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_7881.asp] Joey also has had many problems with regards to violence. Indeed, he was first condemned in 1999 to two months of prison for physically harassing a stewardess [http://www.humanite.fr/1999-02-25_Cultures_LE-RAPPEUR-DE-NTM-FAIT-APPEL-DE] . In 2003, in a now infamous TV moment, he hit a monkey on national television, and was condemned for animal brutality. He was heavily criticized in the press and by his fans. [http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/monkeywire/2002-June/000206.html]

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