associated_acts birth_place label name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name
sexion d'assaut paris , france wati b maska solo_singer 21 may 1985 rap maska -lrb- rapper -rrb-
 bastien vincent
maska -lrb- rapper -rrb-

bastien vincent -lrb- born in paris on 21 may 1985 -rrb- and better known as maska is a french rapper with his own solo materials .
in addition , he is one of eight members of the french rap / hip hop group sexion d'assaut and its only white member .
his tracks have appeared in a number of releases by sexion d'assaut , more particularly in `` 3ème prototype '' that includes in addition to maska , rappers adams diallo , lefa , maître gims , l.i.o. , jr o chrome .
he also appeared in `` les chroniques du wati boss '' .
he has had a number of hit singles , street music videos and is preparing his album `` espace temps '' due later in 2014 .
it will include `` prie pour moi '' in collaboration with maître gims being maska 's most successful track in the french charts to date .
originating from lozère , he grew up in 9ème arrondissement in paris describing his family as having very modest means although living in a rich neighborhood .
at school , he met barack adama , a future member of sexion d'assaut and they became friends .
he admits that he was involved in petty thefts in his youth , and at high school , he smoked and sold cannabis .
after encountering a near death situation in a feud , he consecrated himself to writing lyrics and rapping .
he was known among his friends with various nicknames like le `` blanc '' , `` la tâche '' .
maska converted to islam in his adolescence choosing the name souleyman .
