After a tour that included India, Greece, and the Middle East, he released his first EP in 2002 entitled Manu Drastic.
He also founded the group Rime Organisé with whom he released the EP Règlements de comptes.
[1] His 2012 single and music video for "L’Attente" created controversy with allegations it showed attacks by Afghans on Canadian troops in Afghanistan, telling the story from an Afghan fighter's perspective.
The protests alleged this was a glorification of the Taliban and pinpointed to the fact that Manu Militari had received $110,000 in four years from MusicAction, a government-funded body.
Manu Military withdrew the music video in question on 29 June 2012 days after the controversy.