Okou Gnakouri, better known as Kaaris, is a French rapper from Sevran, Ile-de-France, born January 30, 1980 in Cocody, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Active in the rap scene since 1999, he knows a tumultuous journey before reaching celebrity in 2012 because of a featuring with the rapper Booba. His first album called Or Noir is released in 2013, after releasing two solo projects of smaller span.