Biography
Roosevelt Saillant (born April 23, 1975, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti), known as BIC Tizon Dife, is a Haitian rapper, singer-songwriter, and slam poet. He launched his career around 2000 (Flex; then the BIC collective: Brain-Intelligence-Creativity) and has since released multiple studio albums that fuse hip-hop with konpa, jazz, and traditional rhythms. BIC is renowned for socially conscious, poetic lyrics. He served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador (2021–2023), has worked with SPEDH and CERFAS, partnered on road-safety advocacy with Handicap International, and was Artist-in-Residence at MIT in 2019 (digital storytelling/music/poetry). In 2014 he received the Institut Français “Visas pour la création”.
Top releases: Wow (2005); Kreyòl chante, Kreyòl konprann Vol. 1 (2010); Vol. 2 (2012); Recto-Vèso (2014); Vokabi-Lari (2016); BICsyonè (2019); Été en Hiver (2023); Plus Loin (2008).
Popular songs: Respèkte Fanm (feat. Mikaben); Papa Prezidan; Poz Map Tounen; Banm Tèt Mwen; Nèg (feat. Fantom); Ma peye sa (feat. Phyllisia Ross & J. Perry); Mwen renmen sa (feat. Rutshelle Guillaume); Medam yo (feat. Princess Eud & Black Parents); La loi (feat. Kikan & Atis Konsyan).
Recurring themes: Civic education; justice and governance; culture and identity; love, family, and everyday life.
Recognized for: UNICEF ambassadorship (2021–2023); MIT residency (2019); Institut Français award (2014).
Alias & slogan: “BIC Tizon Dife” — “Boule men pa brile pawòl.”
Collaborations: Mikaben; Beethova Obas; Wangolo; F-Mack; Fantom; Atis Konsyan; Phyllisia Ross; J. Perry; Rutshelle Guillaume; Princess Eud; Black Parents; Kikan; Rémy Jean; Plezi Mizik; Kenny Haiti.
Discography
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1. Je lu00e8ve mon vers
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2. Carte blanche
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3. Swiv
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4. Ma peye sa (feat. Phyllisia Ross & J. Perry)
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5. Mwen renmen sa (feat. Rutshelle Guillaume)
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6. Medam yo (feat. Princess Eud & Black Parents)
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7. La loi (feat. Kikan & Atis Konsyan)
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8. Ann al danse (feat. Ru00e9my Jean & Plezi Mizik)
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9. Toutouni
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10. Timoun yo
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11. Like a Barbie
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12. Poze fu00e8men
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1. Ede m pou m ale
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2. Yon Ban
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3. An Te
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4. Aparu00e8y
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5. Marie Jeanne
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6. Vacances
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7. N ap Fu00e8 Sa (feat. Kenny Haiti)
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8. Fu00e8 Mwen Kwu00e8
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9. Anlagan
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10. M ap Kenbe
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11. Konvwa
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12. BICsyonu00e8
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13. Pilil
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14. Ru00e8v Damou
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1. Vokabi-Lari
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2. Ti Bu00f2m
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3. Si M Te Konnen
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4. Ku00f2ku00f2day
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5. Ti Maryaj
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6. Pawu00f2l
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7. Kenbe Tu00e8t Ou
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8. Richu00e8s
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9. Balencu00e9
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10. Fanm
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11. Moso Lavi
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12. Fwistrasyon
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13. Sosyete
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1. Poz Map Tounen
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2. Banm Tu00e8t Mwen
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3. Kwa Nwu00e8l
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4. Yon Ru00e8v
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5. Introspection
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6. Nu00e8g (feat. Fantom)
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7. Pwoju00e8
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8. An Nou Leve
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9. Palmis
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10. Kredi
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11. Sa ou fu00e8
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12. Yo Tout Ru00e8mu00e8syu00e9
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13. Pwofon
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14. Tounen vin jwenn mwen
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1. Respu00e8kte Fanm (remix) (feat. Mikaben)
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2. Lakansyu00e8l
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3. Papa Prezidan
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4. Papa Prezidan (Remix) (feat. Wangolo)
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5. Mu00e8si Manman (feat. F-Mack)
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6. Envazyon
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7. Paru00e9 pou tout paru00e9 (feat. Atis Konsyan)
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8. Peyi a du00e8du00e8
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9. Apu00e8l
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10. Bourik la
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11. Ayiti men nan men 2012 (feat. T-Ansito, Djo Bens & 4Chemin)
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12. Pinga w mu00e2l
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13. Vokabilu00e8
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14. Zen zu00e8l
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15. Se pou tet sa
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16. Vokabilu00e8 (Live)
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17. Kote moun yo (Live)
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1. Sa fu00e8 lontan (feat. M. Dirois)
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2. Ghetto (feat. Beverly Bardo)
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3. Respu00e8kte Fanm (feat. Mikaben)
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4. Soley d Ayiti
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5. Nasyon
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6. Know Myself (feat. T-an)
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7. Chita Lu00e8
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8. Tanbou
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9. Piman Dou
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10. NPE
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11. Fachu00e9
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12. Konko (feat. Beethova Obas)
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13. Emanasyon
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1. Se nou
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2. Faites du bruit
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1. Bel chev
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2. Wow!
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3. Potoprens
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4. Chiva sano, va piano
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5. Viva la vida
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6. Yon fanm
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7. Yon lot bagay
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8. Hush baby
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9. Havenly father
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10. Wow! (english)
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11. Prechi-precha
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12. Alma mater
Lyrics by BIC