Actor

EJM

Vitry-sur-Seine, France · 3 films

EJM, whose real name is Jean-Michel Émilien, born in Vitry-sur-Seine, in Val-de-Marne, is a French rapper and socio-cultural host. In 2012, he resided in Maisons-Alfort. Émilien born in Vitry-sur-Seine, in Val-de-Marne, and raised in the Commune-de-Paris district. He started in the hip-hop movement in the 1980s through breaking and graffiti. A regular at radio sessions on Radio Nova on the Deenastyle show, EJM began his musical career in 1989, with the title “Nous Vivons Tous”. He signed with the major BMG in 1990, with whom he published the single "Je Veux Du Cash" in 1991, the mini-LP Etat de choc in the same year and the album "La Rue Et Le Biz" in 1993. In 1995, after breaking his contract with BMG, he became independent and set up his label G'PROD. He released two albums on his label GPROD, "La G'Squat" and "Controverse". In 1995, he participated with No One Is Innocent in the mini album “Antipolitics”. On October 17, 2011, a documentary entitled EJM Who is he was put online. In April 2012, a documentary entitled "Himalaya, anthem to the street" concerning the rappers of Vitry-sur-Seine, including EJM, was broadcast free of charge at the Trois-Cinés Robespierre. In September 2019, he met DJ Keshkoon on a vacant lot in Vitry during a Hip-Hop event. They will continue in the studio in the following days with the rapper from XIII, Rotka. Their joint Ep "EJM & Rotka" will be released in October 2020. Summer 2023, 30 years after "La Rue Et Le Biz", EJM releases the long-awaited solo project entitled "L'Époque" on which he shows us his musical panel, between Hip-Hop and Reggae Dancehall vibes.