Hanane Lafif (born in Casablanca in 1987, Morocco) is a Moroccan Hip Hop artist known by her stage name Tendresse. The rapper became known in early 2000s with her group B-Click (B for her neighbourhood Bourgogne in Casablanca) which she founded together with two other rappers from her neighbourhood. In 2007 she joined the group Xsid with whom she released a maxi album before starting her solo career. In 2011, Tendresse performed in Brussels at the Festival Hip Hop(e) devoted to women artists. That same year, she was invited by Casa Árabe (Madrid) to participate in the event "Arab Women and Active Citizens". She is currently the Moroccan female rapper who has the longest music career. In 2018, Tendresse was one of the women featured in Arte's cultural magazine "Tracks" a musical programme devoted to feminist artists in several countries including Morocco to celebrate the International Women's Day. Early history and career Hanane grew up in the popular neighbourhood of Bourgogne surrounded by nine brothers and sisters. She started writing poems in Arabic and French she was a young girl even writing poetry was forbidden at her house.
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