Youssoupha Mabiki, better known by his nickname Youssoupha is a French rapper, born in Kinshasa, Zaire.
Youssoupha's second album came out in October 2009 called Sur les chemins du retour ("On the Ways of Return"), alongside an international tour.
In preparation of his third album, he also released a downloadable Digi-tape En noir et blanc - En attendant Noir Désir ("Black & White, Waiting for Black Desire") where he included some remixes of the album. In January 2012, he released his third studio album Noir désir ("Black Desire") featuring Taipan, Corneille, S-Pi, Sam's, Indila, LFDV and his own father Tabu Ley Rochereau"