In 2004 she founded a collective called La Rage du peuple. Arkana was born on 20 December 1982 to an Argentine family in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, Arkana began writing songs at the age of 12, and began rapping publicly about two years later. She later founded a hip hop group called Mars Patrie. Her status in the French hip hop circles of Marseille rose, Arkana released her first solo EP, Le missile est lancé in 2004. She released her first album, Entre ciment et belle étoile and her first single, La rage, comments on the 2005 civil unrest in France. Keny Arkana also launched a series of local social fora through the association Appel aux sans voix and her later studio albums include LEsquisse 2 and Tout tourne autour du soleil. Solo As Etat-Major 2003, Volume 1 Solo 2004, Le missile est lancé2006, La rage 2009, Etat durgence Official website