Sevran is a commune, located in the north east suburbs of Paris, about 16 km from the centre of Paris. It has a population of almost 52 000 people. It is an ethnically diverse population, with over half of the resident from outside of France. Many are from sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria, and Morocco.  French rapper Kaaris, born to parents from the  Côte d'Ivoire, is from Sevran. He started rapping in 1999. Kaaris returned to  Côte d'Ivoire for a short period of time but returned to France due to political unrest. His first rap to chart was Kalash . He also dabbles in acting and has appeared in five films to date.