Kaaris (born Gnakouri Okou in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on 30 January 1980) is a French rapper from Sevran.Or noir his major album on Therapy Music / AZ / Universal Music was on 21 October 2013 after an initial success with Z.E.R.O in 2012.Originating from Sevran, a northeastern suburb of Paris, France, born to Ivory Coast parents, he started rapping in 1999 releasing his first mixtape in 2001. He was also part of the hip hop collective RGT based in Sevran.