20syl

He is a composer and MC in the group Hocus Pocus, a member of the beatmaker collective of DJs C2C, one half of the Hip-Hop/electronic duo AllttA, and the quadruple world champion DMC Team.

During his career, he also produced for artists and groups such as Diam's, Disiz, Kohndo, Slum Village, Fabe, Scred Connexion, Nakk, and Sully Sefil and was involved in projects such as Just Us vol.1 or Original Bombattak.

In 1997, they team up with DJ Greem, a high school friend of Richard's, to form the group Hocus Pocus, and released their first album as a trio, Seconde Formule, in 1998.

Hocus Pocus mixes elements specific to hip-hop (scratches, samples, and rap) with an instrumental sound influenced by jazz, soul, and funk.

Mathieu Lelièvre on keyboard, Hervé Godard on bass, and David Le Deunff on guitar complement the trio.

In 2008, Hocus Pocus was nominated for a Victoires de la Musique award in the category "Urban Music Album of the Year".

"[8] In July 2015 in Nantes, Richard presented the U, an interactive musical skateboard ramp (in collaboration with the collective Herrmutt Lobby).

He composes and decomposes the rhythm, he breaks down initial binary arrangements, making the digital human again for a moment.

20syl performing with DJ Greem in 2008
20syl live at Aux Zarbs festival 2008