Morad (Spanish rapper)

Morad

Birth name| Morad El Khattouti El Horami
Born|  (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 23)
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Genres| Hip hop
Occupation(s)|

* Rapper
* songwriter

Instrument(s)| Vocals
Years active| 2017–present
Labels| M.D.L.R

Musical artist

Morad El Khattouti El Horami (born 5 March 1999),[1] known professionally as Morad, is a Spanish rapper. He topped the PROMUSICAE singles charts with "Bzrp Music Sessions Vol. 47" in 2021 and "Pelele" in 2022.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Personal life
* 3.1 Relationships
* 3.2 Legal issues
* 4 Discography
* 4.1 Studio albums
* 4.2 Extended plays
* 5 Awards and nominations
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Early life[edit]

Morad was born in the La Florida neighbourhood of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat in the Barcelona metropolitan area and is of Moroccan heritage. He spent some of his childhood in a children’s home.[2] He began rapping with friends at the age of 14 via WhatsApp.[1]

## Career[edit]

Morad popularised in Spain the abbreviation "MDLR" (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.[1]

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.[3] His song "Pelele" topped the same chart the following month.[4]

## Personal life[edit]

### Relationships[edit]

In the early hours of 27 June 2021, Morad's ex-girlfriend Cristina used the key that she kept from their relationship to break into his apartment on the Plaça d'Europa and stab his new girlfriend as she slept next to him. By 9 July, the Civil Guard had found no trace of the attacker's whereabouts.[5]

### Legal issues[edit]

Morad and a friend were charged with attempted robbery and threats, alleged to have taken place in the Barcelona neighbourhood of El Putget i Farró in April 2018. In 2022, the prosecution requested a prison sentence of 21⁄2 years, while the defence said that it was a case of mistaken identity.[6] The pair were acquitted when the court heard from a police agent that the images of the suspects did not match the accused.[7]

In April 2022, Morad was arrested for not attending a court hearing for driving without a licence.[8] Two months later, he was arrested again for reckless driving without a licence.[9] In July 2022, he was arrested for disrespecting the police when a car he was a passenger in was stopped for passing a red traffic light.[10]

In July 2022, a judge opened a case against Morad for uploading a video of a member of the Mossos d'Esquadra who had fined him for a parking violation, alongside the false accusation that the police officer was a child abuser.[11]

## Discography[edit]

### Studio albums[edit]

* M.D.L.R (2019)
* K y B Cap. 1 (2022)

### Extended plays[edit]

* M.D.L.R 2.0 (2020)

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Year  | Awards  | Category  | Nominated work  | Result

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2021  | Premios Odeón[12][13] | Best Urban Album  | MDLR | Nominated
2022  | Best Urban Artist  | Himself  | Nominated

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Garrido, Elena (17 February 2022). "Morad, de La Florida a la fama: Así es el 'chico de la calle' que traspasa fronteras" [Morad, from La Florida to fame: This is the 'street boy' who crosses barriers] (in Spanish). Metropoli Abierta. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
2. ^ Fortuny, Ignasi (5 December 2019). "Morad, el don nadie de platino: "Si voy a los Grammy, iré en chándal"" [Morad, the platinum Mr Nobody: "If I go to the Grammys, I'll go in a tracksuit"]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
3. ^ "Bizarrap & Morad - Bzrp Music Sessions Vol. 47 (song)" (in Spanish). Spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
4. ^ "Morad - Pelele (song)" (in Spanish). Spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
5. ^ "En busca y captura Cristina, la ex de Morad: apuñaló a la pareja de él" [Wanted, Cristina, Morad's ex: she stabbed his partner]. El Nacional (in Spanish). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
6. ^ Garrido, Elena (9 February 2022). "Fiscalía pide dos años y medio de prisión para el rapero Morad por el asalto a un piso en el Putxet" [Prosecution asks for two and a half years in prison for the rapper Morad for the storming of a flat in El Putxet] (in Spanish). Metropoli Abierta. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
7. ^ Fortuny, Ignasi (2 March 2022). "Morad, absuelto de un intento de robo en 2018" [Morad, acquitted of attempted robbery in 2018]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
8. ^ "Detenido de nuevo Morad, estrella del trap español" [Morad, Spanish trap star, arrested again]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
9. ^ "El rapero Morad detenido por conducir sin carnet y de forma temeraria por l'Hospitalet" [Rapper Morad arrested for driving recklessly without a licence around L'Hospitalet]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
10. ^ Congostrina, Alfonso L.; Quesada Navarro, Lúcia (18 July 2022). "El rapero Morad, de nuevo detenido tras enfrentarse a la policía" [Rapper Morad, arrested again after confronting police]. El País. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
11. ^ "Un juez procesa al rapero Morad por grabar un vídeo de un mosso que le multó y llamarle en las redes "abusador de menores"" [Judge indicts rapper Morad for filming a video of a Mosso who fined him and calling him a "child abuser" on social media]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). EFE. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
12. ^ "La lista de nominados a los Premios Odeón de la música española 2021". RTVE. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
13. ^ "Aitana, Camilo, Rosalía y C. Tangana, entre los nominados de los Premios Odeón 2022". RTVE. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morad (rapper).

* Morad at AllMusic
* Morad discography at Discogs