Dutch Moroccan rapperMusical artist

Abid Tounssi, known by his stage name Salah Edin (born 23 June 1980), is a Dutch Moroccan ex-rapper and actor.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Discography
  • 2.1 Demos
  • 2.2 Albums
  • 2.3 Mixtapes
  • 2.4 Contributing artist
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Biography

Salah Edin gained recognition as a rapper (first in Arabic, then also in Dutch) in the 1990s and broke through to a larger audience in 2006 when he signed with Dutch hip hop label TopNotch. His third album, WOII, was slated for release in September 2011; the *le is a reference to World War II, but carries other connotations as well, with the initials also referring to Willem Oltmans and Geert Wilders. That same year, he acted in a short Moroccan film, with another film already finished and a TV series in the making.

Edin has had a few encounters with controversy. Politician Geert Wilders (of the PVV) used a photograph of Edin for his 2008 film Fitna which was critical of the spread of Islam in Europe and worldwide. Edin’s photograph in the do*entary was identified as a photo of Mohammed Bouyeri, who was convicted for murdering Theo van Gogh. Edin filed suit, and in response, according to Edin, Wilders offered to appear in a rap song with him. He refused, and the judge decided in favour of Edin, ordering Wilders to pay €3,000 to the rapper and €5,000 to the photographer.

Discography

Demos

• 2003 - Hakma

Albums

• 2007 - Nederlands Grootste Nachtmerrie ("Netherlands' Biggest Nightmare", TopNotch)
• 2009 - HORR
• 2011 - WOII

Mixtapes

• 2006 - The Official Mixtape

Contributing artist

• 2012 - The Rough Guide to the Music of Morocco (World Music Network)

See also

• List of Arab rappers

References

External links

• Salah Edin at IMDb
• Official website