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anybody listen to french rap?
CRAFTY:
Well, because I live in Belgium I've got the advantage that I can speak both Dutch & French, so hell yeah...I listen to French rap.
I'm kinda surprised that some of you actually have heard of cats like Rohff, IAM, NTM (Nique Ta Mère = Fuck Your Mother ;) ), Booba, etc...two thumbs up for not being narrow-minded when it comes to Hip-Hop! Next to the States, the French rap-scene is the biggest in the world, along with the UK of course.
I thought I was gonna see the name "Sniper" too, 'cause that's one of the most popular Hip-Hop groups in France, along with IAM & NTM. If you're able to download a song of them, I suggest you do it, 'cause practically every song they got is banging. They're (in)famous for making songs about topics such as racism, terrorism, Arrafat, life in the streets, etc...Not your typical commercial group.
And yeah, La Tribu De Dana by Manau is like a classic. Truth be told, it was a very commercial song which also had a lot of success here in Belgium, and because of that, they lost a bit of respect from some people who claim they "weren't real Hip-Hop". Well fuck that, 'cause their album is very creative, by using those typical Celtic instruments.
Too bad that you guys can't understand the lyrics of that song, 'cause it's very interesting. It's a story about a guy who leaves his family to go on war with an other tribe, and he explains everything that happens...he's just a soldier but his aspirations consist of trying to be leader of his tribe (tribe = tribu) and eventually they're having a hard time on the battle-field & there's a lot of bloodshed, but they never give up. At the end he wins the war & returns to family. Imagine Nas or Biggie rhyming about that...it's the same thing. You can just close your eyes and picture it as if it's happening right now.
Kill:
^^ 'commercial', fuck that, that shit's hella creative...the whole album is great, "L'avenir est un long passé" (dope lyrics too, from what i understand), "Qui est la Belette?", "Je Parle", etc...
Sniper is cool too, i heard a few songs by them. Never really liked NTM (always found that name kinda retarded), but sum of their shit is ok
--- Quote from: Da Illest on September 16, 2004, 06:29:58 AM ---Alliance Ethink are funky. It's got that kind of commercial appeal but staying true to hiphop, with a lot of funky influences and a lot of nice scratches. "Fat Comeback", their second album is dope as fuck and features De La Soul, Rahzel, Common...
K-Mel's solo album (Reflexions) is also dope, plus it has that westcoast sound all over it. He even features Nate Dogg and Warren G. His first single "Bitch" is dope, download that, you'll like it.
I also like Lord Kossity a lot. He's kinda dancehall / hip hop. Dope mixture, dancehall rugged voice with a hiphop vibe, specially on his latest album, "Koss city".
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those sound dope, i'ma check em out too
On The Edge of Insanity:
Have heard a few tracks now and there but never really got into it enough to buy a whole album of the stuff.
Might have to check out some Alliance Ethink stuff though, sounds like they got some dope guest appearances and I remember a French guy I know saying that DJ Hi-Tek has produced a couple of tracks for them in the past.
CRAFTY:
^^^^Yeah, that definitely could be true.
RZA has worked with Saïan Supa Crew.
Denaun Porter produced a song for Rohff
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It's good to see American producers working with foreign artists...
Danté Williams:
Its Alliance Ethnik tho, I misspelled it in my first post. Sorry.
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