Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Kitchener, Ont, Soviet Canuckistan
My latest rap/hip hop discovery: MC Solaar
Generally I have hard on hate for rap and hip hop but this dude caught my attention.
Randomly saw one of his music videos on TV5. I only speak passable French, but his lyrics catch me. Plus his tunes have very old school rap and hip hop feel to it. Some of his tunes are very varied in terms of style. Inch'allah has weird middle eastern feel. Some of the other has soul and funk influence. Carpe Diem uses guitar riffs, etc.
Very creative.
Originally posted by chinamon
not true. i say "ugh"
but i am a tranny.
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Originally posted by kotsy
lol colour me retarded
Feb-05-2008 21:23
chinamon
el shit disturbo
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Markham, ON
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Originally posted by EvilTree
I don't listen to hip hop, let alone french hip hop, mmmmk?
So all this shit is new to me.
neither do i but ive seen his videos on muchmusic a few times
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Feb-05-2008 21:30
Jem_hadar
I remember...
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Pandora (South of Nowhere)
LOL MC Solar
I learned about him in my high school french classes, and then too later in my uni ones.
Whenever the topic of French (France) music or culture came up, there'd often be references to him.
i recall even both my highschool and some of my university french teachers bring in cassets and CDs (<<< LOL cassets!) of his to play for us.
its very non-violent and lacks the intensity (thug intensity??? ) of NA rap/hip hop IMO.
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Feb-05-2008 21:43
MarkT
Automatic Static
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Toronto
ha, nice find!
I first heard of him from a CD compliation I bought well over 10 years ago called the Rebirth of Cool 5ive (I have a few others in the CD series and highly recommend them).
MC Solaar - Le Nouveau Western
cool track
Feb-05-2008 22:44
Yohan
Champion of Deep&Nu-disco
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Kitchener, Ont, Soviet Canuckistan
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Originally posted by chinamon
neither do i but ive seen his videos on muchmusic a few times
) of NA rap/hip hop IMO.
