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MC Solaar is the stage name of francophone hip hop artist Claude M’Barali (born March 5, 1969). By far the most internationally popular French rapper, he was born in Dakar, Senegal to parents from Chad. The family moved to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, just outside Paris, when Solaar was six months old. He also spent time at the École Française du Caire (French School of Cairo) later on in life.
One of MC Solaar’s first claims to fame was the rap he did on a level one French language education tape: “Comment t’appelles-tu?”.
MC Solaar’s first single, Bouge De Là, was a French hit in 1990 that went platinum, as was his first album, Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo. His second album, Prose Combat, may be his most acclaimed.
As a rapper MC Solaar is known for the complexity and poetry of his songs, which rely on wordplay, lyricism, and philosophical inquiry. The music is based on dance rhythms and sensual grooves. In the English-speaking world, Solaar was signed by London acid jazz label Talkin’ Loud and invited to record with British group Urban Species and Guru, a member of the famous and highly-acclaimed New York group Gang Starr.
MC Solaar gained new fans in North America in early 2004, when his 2001 song
La belle et le bad boy was featured on the final episode of the popular television series Sex and the City. MC Solaar remains best-known outside of France for his work on Guru’s Jazzmatazz project and as a guest rapper on the Missy Elliott track All N My Grill.
One of MC Solaar’s first claims to fame was the rap he did on a level one French language education tape: “Comment t’appelles-tu?”.
MC Solaar’s first single, Bouge De Là, was a French hit in 1990 that went platinum, as was his first album, Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo. His second album, Prose Combat, may be his most acclaimed.
As a rapper MC Solaar is known for the complexity and poetry of his songs, which rely on wordplay, lyricism, and philosophical inquiry. The music is based on dance rhythms and sensual grooves. In the English-speaking world, Solaar was signed by London acid jazz label Talkin’ Loud and invited to record with British group Urban Species and Guru, a member of the famous and highly-acclaimed New York group Gang Starr.
MC Solaar gained new fans in North America in early 2004, when his 2001 song
La belle et le bad boy was featured on the final episode of the popular television series Sex and the City. MC Solaar remains best-known outside of France for his work on Guru’s Jazzmatazz project and as a guest rapper on the Missy Elliott track All N My Grill.
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Cinquième As
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concretica wrote:
!!! 0||0 !!!
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xxxKillianxxx wrote:
one of the best mc's i luv his tunes :) [2]
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Yule63 wrote:
Solaar Pleure ♥
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Tenshi_Heart_54 wrote:
It was the beautiful time of the rap in France...
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donotspy wrote:
Solaar pleure
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BlackBloc wrote:
http://rapaces.zone-mondiale.org/rap/index.htm
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DLoCo1 wrote:
one of the best french mc's i luv his tunes :)
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Pablo213 wrote:
Les gars je vous conseille d'aller sur http://www.raspekt.net, c'est un forum Hiphop, encore jeune mais avec beaucoup d'activité et une ambiance géniale ! En plus il est modéré, aucuns boulets, les dernières news, derniers clips, derniers sons, etc... Vraiment un excellent forum
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LuKariee wrote:
I love his Hémoglobine rapZ...WoW!
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Alex_tasy wrote:
Autant j'ai un peu de mal avec le rap, autant ce gars est un monstre !
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teglaalatt wrote:
I'm learning french.:D
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Mrbeebo wrote:
I have no idea what he's saying but I love Prose Combat, its sooo chill.
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Doberman27 wrote:
La Belle et le Bad Boy, le triangle rectangle..
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fobos_ wrote:
"Cinquieme As" is the best ! ;)
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DANIEL-AQWA wrote:
MC Solaar brought in rap music.
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Bioleg wrote:
il n'y a, à vrai dire, qu'une seule chose à dire sur MC Solaar : !!! Quand la prose excelle !!! Dommage qu'il n'ait pas réussi à maintenir le génie présent sur ses deux premiers albums qui, selon moi, sont inégalables...
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ClassicTammy wrote:
My French teacher played a couple of his songs in class a little while ago. He's pretty good. What album should I start with?
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Sonrisador wrote:
discovered this artist through sex and the city as I'm sure many others did - absolutely love this stuff! wow!
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german_in_la wrote:
So cool & I love some of the lyrics. Witty. :)
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Fiqqsaw wrote:
Oui @ Italian0
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