Fonky Family
Hors-Serie Volume 1

La Fonky Family is a French hip-hop group from Marseille, in the Bouches-du-Rhône region. Formed in 1994, it consists of Rat Luciano (Christophe Carmona), Sat l’Artificier (Karim Haddouche), Don Choa (François Dilhan), Menzo (Mohamed Ali), Pone (Guilhem Gallart), Fel (Karim Laoubi), and DJ Djel (Djelalli El-Ouzeri). The group played a significant role in the early days of French rap during the 1990s and 2000s. The Marseille rap group Fonky Family was formed for the first part of a Sens Unik concert.

During the summer of 1997, Fonky Family recorded their very first album, and in January 1998, they released “Si Dieu veut…,” which quickly became a gold record, eventually reaching double gold status by the end of 1998. This was followed by the album “Art de Rue,” published in March 2001. Their final album, “Marginale Musique,” was released in 2006. The group disbanded in 2007, with each member pursuing solo careers. As of 2006, La Fonky Family had achieved two platinum records and three gold records.