Nahounou Claude (born November 1982), known professionally as Hizy Stone - is an rapper, songwriter and record producer from the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. After his debut album [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iowbWy6n0JM Peace & Love (2016)] and the Integration EP (2017), One World One Love (2018) Stone started to perform live around Europe. He achieved mainstream popularity with Believe in Me, which earned him his first collaboration contract. In 2019 he released the album Promised Land. Early life Nahounou Claude was born in the Ivory Coast. His father was a police officer and his mother was a housewife. He grew up for ten years in a country divided by war. In that time his first daughter was born. He rarely stayed in one house for more than a year or two, living primarily with family members in places such as Yopougon and San Pedro. Seeking peace and security in Europe he stowed away on a cargo boat carrying cocoa beans. He had only two litres of water with him for the 21 day journey which took him to Estonia.
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