Ale Dee Explained
| Ale Dee |
| Birth Name: | Alexandre Duhaime |
| Origin: | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Instrument: | vocals |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Label: | K.Pone.Inc Music Group |
Alexandre Duhaime, better known by his stage name Ale Dee, is a Canadian[1] rapper and singer. He had his beginnings in Mauricie region of Quebec with the musical group Chosen One (with Doris D and DJ Flavor). After Sir Pathétik joined in 2000, the name of the group was amended to Mine de rien.
Upon the disbanding of "Mine de rien", Ale Dee started a solo career. In March 2002, he had already won a second-place award "Hip Hop 4 Ever" event for "Francophone rap" category. The same year, he collaborated with Sir Pathétik in "S'pas normal".[2] Another collaboration followed in 2006 with "T Town".[3]
Ale Dee's first solo album was in 2006 and entitled Mine de rien, the name of his band. Ale Dee eventually signed with K.Pone.Inc for launching his second album in 2008 entitled Pour le love pis l'cash. The video clip for the main title track Pour le love pis l'cash[4] launched in 2008 topped the MusiquePlus video charts.
Discography
Mixtapes
- Mixtape dans la rue 2
- Comme je suis
Albums
- The album was rereleased on Tacca Musique with slightly different track list including three more tracks, "La plus belle p**e", "Ale Diss" and "Avec nous" not found on the 2010 release, at the same time replacing three of the original album, namely "Party", "Cash" and "Rap Game".
Singles
Collaborations
Ale Dee has collaborated with a number of artists:
- He is featured on T Town and on S'pas normal both by Sir Pathétik
- His song Elle features Prinz Ali, Get The Money features Mista Tee and Tu peux nous voir features Chaplin.
- Ale Dee's Garde Confiance features Online
- His song "La femme de ma vie" features Miray
Awards and nominations
- At the Gala for SOBA (Sounds of Blackness Awards), he was nominated for "Choice of Public of MusiquePlus
- In 2002, he came 2nd at the "Hip Hop 4 Ever" event in the Francophone Rap category
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: "Voir" weekly's article: Ale Dee Le mot de la rue . 27 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614074344/http://www.voir.ca/publishing/article.aspx?zone=1§ion=6&article=44223 . 14 June 2011 . dead .
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1rTXgHKU3s Video clip of "S'pas normal" by Sir Pathetik featuring Ale Dee
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEM4zK2Bh44 Video clip for "T Town" featuring Ale Dee
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENavBl-NQ4M Vidéoclip de "Pour le love pis l'cash"
