Tepa

Patrick D'Hondt, known as Tepa, and born on 22 October 1971 in Lens, France, was a rapper. He first appeared on the 1996 compilation Guet‑Apens. After collaborating with D.Abuz System and Princess Aniès, he co‑founded the group Les Spécialistes, releasing the EP Retour de l'enfer in 1999 and the album Les Spécialistes the same year, which earned the Best Self-Produced Album of the Year award at the XXL Performances festival. In 2003, they signed with Kool Shen’s IV My People label and issued Reality Show (2005). In 2009, he released the solo album Dernier Survivant (2009). He retired from music in 2011 to focus on political activism, and passed away on 14 November 2019 in Villejuif after a battle with colon cancer.