Philippe Fragione was born on September 17, 1968 in the 13th arrondissement of Marseille. Coming from a family of Italian immigrants from Naples, young Philippe and his brother Fabien live in the suburbs of Marseille with their mother, an EDF employee. After a stay with his father's family living in New York in 1982, Philippe discovered rap. From that day on, his outlook on life changed completely. He will abandon his studies in the first year of DEUG in biology. His first recording appearance is on the title This Is The B Side, B side of the vinyl Let's Make Some Noise by Choice MC's recorded in Brooklyn in 1988, making it the first Franco-American rap featuring. Back in Marseille, his meetings with Shurik'n, Kheops and Imothep led to the creation of the group. IAM, and in 1989 they released the self-produced cassette "Concept". In 1991, the first studio album of the group De La Planète Mars was released, the success was such that many would affirm that the IAM group was 5 years ahead of the competition. Akhenaton converted to Islam in 1993, shortly before his marriage to Aïcha, thus becoming Abdel Hakim.
In 1993, IAM's second studio album "Ombre Est Lumière" was released. With the success of the title "Je danse le Mia" (1993), the group expanded its audience beyond French rap. Akhenaton released his first solo album, in October 1995, "Métèque Et Mat", a personal work, where he confirmed his status as the best French rapper, which sold 300,000 copies. Akhenaton invests himself in production, sets up a label Côté Obscur and a publishing house, La Cosca. He wrote with Kheops the soundtrack, in 1998, for the film “Taxi” produced by Luc Besson. In February 99, they received the Victoire de la Musique for best original soundtrack. At the end of the 90s, he co-signed with Kamel Saleh the feature-length fiction film “Comme Un Aimant”. Akhenaton composes the soundtrack with Bruno Coulais.
In 2001, Akhenaton returned solo with "Sol Invictus", which sold more than 175,000 copies. In November 2002, he released a "Black Album" made up of pieces composed during the recording of the previous album, but not retained, and of titles intended for soundtracks. In 2003, IAM released "Revoir Un Printemps". At the end of 2005, Akhenaton released "Double Chill Burger", a compilation of his solo tracks with 8 unreleased tracks. In 2006, he released the solo “Soldats De Fortune”. IAM's album, "Season 5" was released in 2007. The group celebrated their 20 years of existence with a concert at the foot of the pyramids of Giza, Egypt, in March 2008. In 2011, Akhenaton and Faf Larage released the album "We Luv New York". Akhenaton published his fifth solo opus, "Je Suis En Vie", in the fall of 2014, which received the Victory for urban music album of the year 2015. Also in 2015, Akhenaton provided artistic direction, at the Institut du Monde Arabe, from the exhibition “Hip hop, From the Bronx to the Arab Streets”. With IAM they released the albums “Rêvolution” in 2017 and “Yasuké” in 2019, accompanied by concerts. In 2020 he composed "Asteroid", an album of seventeen tracks which he put online on YouTube on June 8, 2020. In October 2020, Akhenaton and Shurik'n appear on the album "13'Organisé" initiated by Jul, with the title "I am Marseille".
Known For

La banlieue, c’est le paradis
Self - Guest
2025

À jamais les premiers
Self
2023

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
Self - Singer
2023

Soprano: Sing or Die
Self · (1 episode)
2022

IAM à l'Olympia
Self
2022

IAM - Warrior Tour 2021 - Live à l'Olympia
Self
2022

Il était une fois Marseille
Self
2022

IAM est de retour Dans le Club
Self
2022

D'IAM à Jul, Marseille capitale du rap
Self
2020

We're Live
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
2020

Hip hop live : L'anthologie
Self
2020

IAM Symphonic - Basique, le concert
Self
2019

French Game
Self
2019

Concrete Feeling
Self · (10 episodes)
2019

Soprano : le documentaire événement
Self
2018

Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
Self
2018

Basique, le concert
Self · (1 episode)
2018

The Perfect Day
Self
2018

IAM Concert Alcaline
Self
2017

Symphonic Hip Hop
Self
2016

IAM Concert Arte Studio
Self
2014

IAM Concert Privé Le Mouv'
Self
2013

IAM Concert Mouv'Live
Self
2012

Conte de la frustration
Le double rappeur de Daniel
2010

IAM 20 - Retour aux Pyramides
Self
2008

Salut les Terriens !
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2006

Alias Akhenaton
Self
2005

IAM Live au Dôme de Marseille
Self
2004

Au Cœur d'IAM : Génèse d'un album
Self
2004

Samedi soir en direct
(1 episode)
2003

Akhenaton : Live au dock des suds
Self
2002

Rap Attack
Self
2002

The Magnet
Sauveur
2000

I Rap Therefore I Am
Self
1999

RapLine
Self
1993

IAM - HHHistory Tour 2024
Self

1992 : pourquoi les jeunes aiment le rap ?
Akhenaton (rappeur)
1992

Victoires de la musique
Self · (5 episodes)
1985

Télématin
Self · (1 episode)
1985