Booba to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on April 18, 2025

Booba created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Booba fans. Speculation had been rife that the French rapper best known for hit songs like Lunatic or Ouest Side, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 48, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 18/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a rapper isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a rapper just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouBooba

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouBooba was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.