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Scylla, born in Brussels on 14 October 1980, is a Belgian rapper. He was part of the OPAK collective before his solo career.

Life
Scylla grew up in Drogenbos, before living in Forest. He started writing as a teenager. In 2002, he started Hip Hop, wanting to express himself and his feelings through this musical style "which had resonated with him since he was young", by participating in the founding of the OPAK collective. He took the stage name Scylla, in reference to the sea monster Scylla. In a 2009 interview, he explained that his choice was linked to his fascination for the marine world, combined with the presence of another OPAK rapper called Karib, evocative of Charybdis. The group released two albums, l'arme à l'oeil in 2004 and Dénominateur commun in 2006.

In 2009 the rapper took part in and won the Musique à la française competition. His victory ensured him several bookings in festivals, such as Couleur Café, Brussel Summer Festival, and also music festivals in Lausanne. In 2009 Scylla released his first solo EP, Immersion, composed of five titles and a remix. In 2011 Thermocline came out, containing 9 songs that had been cut out of another upcoming album and Second Souffle in 2012, an album with a song of the same name and 3 other exclusive ones.

His first solo album, Abysses, was released on 18 February 2013. This album has 15 titles and several artists took part in it, including Tunisiano, REDK, Saké des Zakariens, and Furax. It was well received by critics, who applauded the quality of the lyrics. Abysses ranked 7th in Belgium's Ultratop 40, and 85th in France.

He was featured in the last track on Kery James's Dernier MC remix. In 2014, Scylla collaborated with pianist Sofiane Pamart and DJ Flev, producing music that Le Soir described as voices, machines and sounds coming together perfectly.

In 2018, in colaboration with Sofiane Pamart, Scylla released his new album entitled Pleine Lune.

Musical style
Scylla has a hoarse voice and a dark universe. He worked with Saké multiple times. Two of his record sleeves refer to the marine world, also alluded to his stage name: on the cover of Immersion, a clone of the rapper can be seen emerging from a liquid wall, while the cover of Abysses shows a circle of stones, reminiscent of Stonehenge, being flooded.

Studio album
2013 :Abysses

2017 :Masque de chair

2018 :Pleine Lune (feat. Sofiane Pamart)

Collaborative albums
2004 :L'Arme à l'oeil

2006 :Dénominateur commun

EP
2009 :Immersion

2011 :Thermocline

2012 :Second Souffle

2013 :S.C.Y Remixes

Honours
2009 : Musique à la française first price (and 10 secondary prices)