Black M

French-Guinean rapper and singer-songwriter Alpha Diallo is better known by his stage name Black Mesrimes or Black M for short. He is known for his use of onomatopoeia and word play as part of his animated and energetic performance style.

He became a member of the rap collective Sexion d'Assaut in 2002. In 2006, he released the collaborative single 'Bakry & Black Mesrimes presente Le Pact'. His first solo single 'Ailleurs' was released in 2013 as a pre-release for his debut album 'Les Yeux Plus Gros Que le Monde' in 2014, which reached number two in the French Albums Chart and was certified platinum for sales. The album produced three top ten singles in France, including number one single 'Sur Ma Route' (2014), which has been streamed more than 30 million times online. The other two top ten singles were 'La Légende Black' featuring Dr. Beriz, which reached number eight and 'Je Ne Dirai Rien' featuring Shin Sekai and Doomams, which reached number nine. He then re-released 'Les Yeux Plus Gros Que le Monde' later in 2014 with eight additional tracks under the title 'Le Monde Plus Gros Que Mes Yeux'. Black M's next album release came in 2016 with 'Éternel Insatisfait', which was composed as a reaction to the terrorist attacks of 2015 in France, and again reached number two in the French Albums Chart. Several singles were released from the album, but only '#Askip' (2016) reached the top 20. Other singles from the album included 'Je Suis Chez Moi' (2016) and 'Dans Mon Délire' featuring Shakira in 2017. He released a further collaborative single in 2017 called 'Dress Code' with Kalash Criminel. In 2019, he released a solo version of 'Dans Mon Délire', and an album 'Il Etait Une Fois' which contained the popular track 'Mon Beau-Frère'.