Prince Waly

Prince Waly
Magassa in 2025
Magassa in 2025
Background information
Born
Moussa Magassa

(1991-12-24)24 December 1991
Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Died4 October 2026(2026-10-04) (aged 34)
Genres
OccupationRapper
Spouse
Enchantée Julia
​
(m. 2023)​

Moussa Magassa (24 December 1991 – 4 October 2026), known professionally as Prince Waly, was a French rapper.

Early life and career

Magassa was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis on 24 December 1991. He was raised in La Boissière [fr], and he began rapping in middle school with his friend Fiasko Proximo, forming the rap group Big Budha Cheez. According to Radio France, his pseudonym Prince Waly came from the 1991 crime drama film Boyz n the Hood.

Later in his career, in 2016, Magassa's rap group released its debut album L'heure des loups, and in 2017, he rapped with Lomepal on the track Forêt. He collaborated with rapper Alpha Wann, and the music groups Feu! Chatterton and Triplego [fr]. In 2019, he released the album BO Y Z, and in March 2022, he worked on the track Walygator. On 30 September 2022, he released the solo album Moussa. His solo album won the Joséphine Artists' Prize in 2023.

Personal life and death

In 2019, Magassa was diagnosed with thymus cancer, and in March 2023, he married singer Enchantée Julia.

Magassa died from paraneoplastic pemphigus on 4 October 2026, at the age of 34.

References

  1. 1 2 "Le rappeur Prince Waly est mort à l'âge de 34 ans". Le Monde (in French). 5 October 2026. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Leoct (25 May 2022). "Prince Waly rend hommage à Lunatic sur Avertisseur 2". Booska-P (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Macé, Curtis (23 December 2023). "Prince Waly, l'aventure d'une vie: Portrait". Booska-P (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Delcourt, Maxime (5 February 2019). "Ma vie, ma ville: Montreuil vue par Prince Waly". Jack Canal (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Prince Waly, MP5". Radio France (in French). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Solal, Ariane (24 January 2019). "Et si BO Y Z, de Prince Waly, était un film?". Raplume (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Patarin, Pablo (14 December 2023). "« BOY Z Volume 2 » de Prince Waly: souverain en son royaume". L'Humanité (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  8. ↑ Léger, Jérémie (6 April 2022). "Prince Waly: le souverain du rap destiné à être Roi". Radio France (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  9. ↑ Prouillac, Nicolas (10 October 2022). "Une soirée avec Prince Waly au début de sa carrière". Ulyces (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  10. ↑ Bossavie, Brice (15 October 2022). "La pochette Prince Waly : «L'ancien moi a eu un accident de parcours»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  11. ↑ Miclet, Brice (24 October 2022). "Rap français Prince Waly : «L'important n'est pas de retrouver son niveau, c'est de l'élever»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  12. ↑ Perron, Erwan (9 October 2023). "Prince Waly, lauréat du prix Joséphine 18-20 ans". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  13. ↑ Birken, Maxime (5 October 2026). "Prince Waly évoquait son long combat contre le cancer sur l'album « Moussa », sorti après une rémission". The Huffington Post (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  14. ↑ "Le rappeur français Prince Waly est mort à l'âge de 34 ans des suites d'une longue maladie". Ouest-France (in French). 5 October 2026. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  15. ↑ Mérat, Victor (4 October 2026). "Le rappeur Prince Waly est mort à 34 ans «des suites d'une longue maladie», annoncent ses proches". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2026.