Lionel D

Lionel D, real name Lionel Eguienta, is a French rapper born December 13, 1961 in Paris and died February 25, 2020 in London. He is one of the pioneers of the hip-hop movement and more particularly rap in France, notably through the show Deenastyle which he hosted with Dee Nasty in the 1980s on Radio Nova. Born on December 13, 1961 in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, to a mother from Auvergne and a father from Martinique, he grew up in Vitry-sur-Seine. He became known during the 1980s under the name Lionel D through various radio shows such as the one hosted by Dee Nasty and Bad Benny on RDH radio. In 1982, Lionel D was inducted into the Zulu Nation by Afrika Bambaataa with Princess Erika and Dee Nasty at the Bataclan. Lionel D joined the radio team named Platinum Squad by Dee Nasty in 1984 during the emergence of free radio stations in France in 1981. Alongside radio, he formed the group Fresh MC Four with other pioneering rappers in Vitry-sur-Seine like JND, General Murphy and Fris...