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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Kill on September 15, 2004, 04:26:11 AM
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this topic is prolly gettin 0-2 replies, but I'll do it anyways. does anybody (maybe sum european) on here listen to french hiphop? i've been gettin into it lately and i think in european hiphop production might be on the highest level there is (except sum uk stuff, but the style is quite different, generally). i don't understand alot, but sum shit is mad dope nevertheless. sum nice artists would be
iam
manau
rohff
booba
rocca
profecy
triptik
...anybody?? nobody?
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Yeah I've heard that Manau guy a couple of times, and even rocca, but dunno how i feel about it.. The production, like you wrote, is pretty great most of the time but I don't understand none of the lyrics so thats really annoying.. But if you like to listen to other European mc's, and you like the "gangsta rap" sound in the productions, i would definitely recommend you to give these albums a listen:
L.O.C - Dominologi
L.O.C - Inkarneret
Suspekt - Ingen Slukker the Stars
U$O - Mr. Mista
They are all danish rappers, who for the most part have this guy named Rune Rask producing for them.. And I'm telling you man, he never brings a bad beat with him.. Plus the rappers a crazy.. Orgie-E and Troo.l.s. from Suspekt are sick and can spit some real ish, L.O.C. has one of the best hard voices/flows out there and U$O brings that R&B sound to his flow plus he is the fastes rapper over here in Scandinavia.. So try to tjeck them out if you ever get an opportunity..
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no.. i wouldnt be able to handle the accents
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ive got a cd that came free with a hip hop mag i bought in Paris. listened to it a couple of times, pain in the arse when you cant understand a word they are saying tho...
its got triptik on it, other than that ive only listened to IAM, and Saian Supa Crew...
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ive listened a bit to saian supa crew, IAM, MC Solaar, Manau( check out La tribu de Dana, really dope song. even when you dont understand shit)
and there's some R&B singer that has an single out here in Holland now. its pretty dope.
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just know starflam, they are pretty good
check out la sonora, donne-moi de l'amour , ils ne savent pas,..
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well, i don't understand French either, so i just listen to a few songs just for the beats. These are dope songs right here:
IAM - Nés Sous La Meme Etoile
Match Nul - Eloquence
NTM - Affirmative Action (RMX) same version as the firm with NTM Verse
NTM - Pose ton gun
and of course, don't forget Mission Cleopatra with Snoop Dogg and Jamel
haven't really heard any german, italian, spanish, or any other kind of rap except UK. There's a dope song called "Modern Times" by a group called J-Five. IT samples some old charlie chaplin shit. Awesome song
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Manau (which is a group btw, not a guy) is really dope...Tribu De Dana is on their 1st album ("Panique Celtique"), which has a very unique sound, my fav french album. "Pantheon" by Booba is a great album, much rawer and darker than most french rap, i forgot about saian supa crew, "X Raisons" is very good, and every IAM album i know is worth gettin. i speak a little french so i can try to understand sum of it, but it's difficult
Nino: I'ma d/l sumthin when i got time, but i won't understand jack of course since it's danish
white boy: chu mean, accents? they ain't rappin in english with a french accent if u thought so
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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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IAM; I have some songs of them, lay back :D
Saian Supa Crew, from an album from the RZA..
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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.
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^^ '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
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".
those sound dope, i'ma check em out too
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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.
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^^^^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...
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Its Alliance Ethnik tho, I misspelled it in my first post. Sorry.
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I am, son of sam from the royal fam,
never ate ham
never gave a damn
I remember that liine from a video they used to play on much music back in like 95
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Manau are fucking wack mcs. lol. i'm french. you should listen to better rapper guys: fabe, ideal j (le combat continue: the best french rap album), lunatic, ministere amer, tandem, l'skadrille,flynt,... but please don't speak anymore about manau, lord kossity or alliance ethnic! they are really wack. it's like vanilla ice for us rap!!! lol
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Manau are fucking wack mcs. lol. i'm french. you should listen to better rapper guys: fabe, ideal j (le combat continue: the best french rap album), lunatic, ministere amer, tandem, l'skadrille,flynt,... but please don't speak anymore about manau, lord kossity or alliance ethnic! they are really wack. it's like vanilla ice for us rap!!! lol
i did have the impression their lyrics are technically simple, but i think the content is interesting and very nice for a change. but yeah, i can't really judge. but musically they are hella dope...u don't listen to Doggystyle for the lyrics either and it's an amazing album
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ah we wee!!!!!!!!!!!
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french rap...you mean faggat rap...hell no im not listening to that shit :pimp:
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french rap...you mean faggat rap...
yeah, that's a synonym...glad at least sumbody is too cool and heterosexual for that
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i don't like it.. it just doesn't sound right to me... la tribute de dana is a good song though :) the video used to have subtitles back when it was a hit LOL
btw... iam also did a song with redman and mr. meth
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btw... iam also did a song with redman and mr. meth
yup, "Noble Art" was prolly one of the commercially most successful songs in the history of french rap
surprised this got so many replies btw
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I know about MC Solaar, NTM, Supa Sain Crew, and IAM, but thats about it. I think they're dope.
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And.... I know Bassi Maestro and Club Dogo, from Italy, it's funny as fuck to hear him rhyme when you don't understand anything of what he says :D
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And.... I know Bassi Maestro and Club Dogo, from Italy, it's funny as fuck to hear him rhyme when you don't understand anything of what he says :D
Italian hiphop ain't as professional and innovative as french when it comes to production, but Bassi Maestro is sum of the best u can get. The lyrics ain't mind-blowing, but pretty good
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Manau are fucking wack mcs. lol. i'm french. you should listen to better rapper guys: fabe, ideal j (le combat continue: the best french rap album), lunatic, ministere amer, tandem, l'skadrille,flynt,... but please don't speak anymore about manau, lord kossity or alliance ethnic! they are really wack. it's like vanilla ice for us rap!!! lol
If you're not into Lord Kossity is because you aint into Dancehall cause he's everything but wack, and I could care less about how french you are. Being french does not make you have a better taste in music.
And Alliance Ethnik is funky, period.