DTF (acronym for Dans Ta Face, translates into "In Your Face") is a French rap duo consisting of RKM (born Karim Azzouz) and RTI (born Samy Taourirt).
History Early life and beginnings Samy and Karim are from the Cité Gagarine district of Ivry-sur-Seine. They started rapping with a few friends from the neighborhood and Karim's cousins: Tarik and Nabil Andrieu brothers, who later formed the PNL. Karim has appeared on PNL's 2015 mixtape, Que la famille and 2015 album, Le Monde Chico.
Formation and breakthrough Formed in 2015, they made their debut with the release of an extended play (EP) titled Le H avant le B. In 2016, the duo released its first album La hass avant le bonheur, followed by the second, Sans rêve in the next year. In 2017, the duo was selected as one of the opening acts for PNL's six-city tour in France.
In 2019, DTF released its third album On ira où ?, which has peaked at number four in the French albums chart. For the promotion of the album, the duo gave its first television interview to Mouloud Achour's Canal+ show Clique.
Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions FRA BEL(Fl) BEL(Wa) SWI La hass avant le bonheur Released: March 18, 2016 Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe Format: CD, digital download, streaming 71 — 72 — Sans rêve Released: May 19, 2017 Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe Format: CD, digital download, streaming 6 — 38 68 On ira où ? Released: October 11, 2019 Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe Format: CD, digital download, streaming 4 139 6 19 Double Star Released: June 4, 2021 Label: QLF, Believe Format: CD, digital download, streaming 3 — 8 13 Karma Released: 10 February 2023 Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe Format: CD, digital download, streaming 6 — 14 7
Extended plays + List of extended plays (EP), with selected details Title Details Le H avant le B Released: September 30, 2015 Label: QLF, Musicast, Believe Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album FRA BEL(Fl) "Moi ça m'ira" 2018 156 — Non-album release "Me gusta"2019 56 — On ira où? "Veni qui" 69 41(Ultratip*)
Other charting songs Title Year Peak chart positions Album FRA BEL(Fl) "Comme tu veux" 2016 — — "100 rêves"2017 82 35(Ultratip*) Sans rêve "Avant de partir"(feat. N.O.S.) 88 — "Le ciel est la limite" 131 — "Allô le monde" 149 — "Dans mon nuage" 159 — "Comme un fou" 182 — "J'abuse" 193 — "Dans la ville"2019 21 18(Ultratip*) On ira où? "Atlas" 72 — "Trou de boulette" 81 — "Funky Drugs" 85 — "J'hésite" 112 — "Wey" 118 — "Mon amos" 121 — "On ira où?" 124 — "Kira" 131 — "Dans la zone" 136 — "La base" 140 — "Coco" 144 — "Kush" 146 — "Wesh la rue" 167 — "Biko" 169 — "Dans la savane"2021 47 —Double Star "Boyz" 89 — "Jusqu'ici tout va bien" 114 — "Dans ma fonce" 120 — "Je vois" 124 — "Avec le cœur" 146 — "Black Moon" 154 — "Business Now" 155 — "S'en aller" 178 — "Sauvage" 181 — "Pas le choix" 192 —
References
External links DTF at AllMusic