ARTIST BIO
Morad El Khattouti El Horami, known mononymously as Morad, is a Spanish rapper. He topped the PROMUSICAE singles charts with "Bzrp Music Sessions Vol. 47" in 2021 and with "Pelele" in 2022. Morad was born on 5 March 1999 in the La Florida neighborhood of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, to Moroccan parents. His mother is from Larache and his father was from Nador, the latter whom abandoned the family when Morad was young. He spent some of his childhood in a children's home. He began rapping with friends at the age of 14 via WhatsApp. Morad popularised in Spain the abbreviation "M.D.L.R" (Mec de la Rue, French for "street boy"), used by French drill musicians of Maghrebi origin. His 2019 debut album and 2020 extended play were titled MDLR and MDLR 2.0 respectively. Morad collaborated with Argentine producer Bizarrap on "Bzrp Music Sessions Vol. 47", which topped the PROMUSICAE singles chart for two weeks in late December 2021. His song "Pelele" topped the same chart the following month.