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I had French as a second foreign language (English was first, in case it wasn't obvious?) in both elementary and high school. For 8 years I learned French and all I can say is "comment tu t'appelles?" and respond with "je suis un idiot" and I'm not quite sure what either means. However, I distinctly remember getting into rap around 5th or 6th grade and our French school book had pictures of various French musicians - one of them, you guessed, was MC Solaar. French rapper? Well, this is great I thought back then, I'll combine my love of rap and desire to learn French! No speedy internet back then, so there was no chance to listen to the great man in full, but couple of songs here and there that I got my hands on and I quite liked. All this to say - I didn't learn French at all, so I could understand a total of fuck all lyrics on the album, but I know quality when I hear it. Beats on this album are amazing, entire album is pretty chill and Solaar does his best to emulate Rakim and Big Daddy Kane as the influence of both is obvious. Merci beacoup pour ce chef d'oeuvre, roi!
Cooler französischer Rap
Fast beats, good rapping!
Not into rap or French, but otherwise it had some moments
This is awesome. I own a CD by this guy from a decade later. I never expected he'd show up here. I love the funk instrumentation. This was really great.
Gillade detta! Skitbra rakt igenom. Älskar franska och det är möjligt att det underlättar men det är bra. Bra flow, svängiga låtar, man blir glad. Ibland räcker det för att det ska bli ett bra album.
I've always liked listening to rap in foreign languages, because when I can't understand the words, it's easy to focus on the rhythmic, percussive way the language is being used. This was great. It reminded me of De La Soul a bit - bouncy and clever.
Wow this was so cool. The flow and speed demonstrated by this artist was astonishing. I was astonished. Best [French] rapper of all time? To me, yes. Big love.
Idk how to say this
I really liked this! Must have been great fun to listen to if you were French when this came out.
Tres bien
WAIT-- French rap? This is so fun to listen to. Good beats, too. I actually heard him say "fonky beeta" in some of his lyrics, the only ones I had even a clue what he was saying. A lot of good music is good vibes, and you don't need to know the lyrics to have a fun time. I was never a lyrics girlie; I have auditory processing disorder, so a lot of the time, lyrics sound like gobbledygook to me anyway. I thought that was a pretty normal experience until I heard all the whining of people who wouldn't be able to understand the lyrics of the Bad Bunny halftime show because it was in Spanish, but, like MC Solaar, the universal appeal is the beat, the music, and the vibes, and the lyrics are just a bonus to the fluent and the non-APD folks out there.
I'm much more familiar with Prose Combat but this is also a rock solid record. Golden-age jazzy head-nodders, quite ahead of their times, with Solaar's fresh and precise vocal flows on point as ever. Just really cool.
🤷🏿♀️ it’s something different-but ehh
6/10
I'd probably rate this higher if I could speak French. Has a really cool sound.
some cool sounds and chill vibes. i dont know that french rap goes hard but it does sound lovely. favorite song is Caroline
Rating: 7/10 Hard to judge this very fairly. It's French boom bap where the lyricism can't be understood or fully appreciated if you don't speak it, and it seems like the lyrics are a prominent feature of the album where the jazzy beats flow along taking a backseat to the poetic rhymes. Some turntablism in the mix. Overall it sounds nice and and be kinda fire sometimes, and as I listened the run of good tracks just kept going.
Fun and flows well, felt a little shallow but not a bad album 5.7
I enjoyed the hip hop and jazz fusion in the earlier tracks on the album, but gradually lost interest as the fusion shifted more to a reggae feel. I don't speak any French, so I don't have an informed opinion on any of the lyrics. Was a fun listen for a while.
Sometimes an album comes along and just sort of mesmerises you, and this is one such album. Really good music, really fun to listen to.
French is so sexy in rap songs, whole album was lyrical and flowed so well!
Cool stuff! I liked that I could understand some of the lyrics (I thought being rap I’d no chance with my limited French but I did better than I thought!) and it’s just pretty easy going, good beats etc.
More 90s rap. No thanks.
One of the very best. Le rhyme, le flow, le tempo ... Superlative.
If I can’t get to grips with rap in English when I can understand what they’re effing and jeffing about, I don’t stand a chance with this one. The only French I know is petit pois and the numbers one to three, so unless there are any tracks about counting small quantities of peas, I’m out of this round.
I daresay if I was more hip than I am I would know who MC Solaar is. Hip is not something I can claim and so I have no idea. Apart from the fact that this tested my French beyond reasonable possibilities I really enjoyed the vibe of this. Highlighting my lack of knowledge of the genre, but musically often reminded me of my absolute favourites Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, I suspect lacking the on point politics, but an album I would be happy to listen to and enjoy again.
he scho cool wie sich rap entwicklet het irgendwie. ich frog mich wie früe das isch in franz rap. d beats sind seeehr cool. caroline so sehr en slowjam romaaantisch und so. aber finds no geil, er het für 1991 en easy moderne flow findi. ich bin eh sehr fest für meh nöd britisch/usa acts uf dere liste drum gits es vieri i tink. bouge de la isch zurecht en hit gsi dehr cool. he afoch welli no spass gha han gits etz mol es vieri.
OMG MC SOLAAR de lieblingsrapper vom französische lehrmittel uhh hotte ahfang, au wenn chli schad wenns gad wieder ussefaded iwie han ich mier denkt, dasser aggressiver rappt OMG VICTIME DE LA MODE HEMMER IDE PRIMAR GLOST isch au en coole song! es lied wie quartier nord han ich mier iwie meh vorgstellt! ich finds bis jz na cool aber macht relativ wenig mit mier caroline isch geiiiiiiiil HAHAHHA ragga jam isch ja safe nöd gmacht zum erst gno worde aber ARRRRRRRSDCH oke es macht au no spass I guess han ich z höchi erwartige gha? hett ich d lyrics meh gnosse wenn ich französisch besser chönnt? wahrschindlich. aber eso hani eifach nöd megaa spass gha. 2 oder 3, au wennsmer weh tuet, will ich eig meh nöd-englischsprachigi artists wett
6/10
Cool beats, didn't understand a word of it though
Decent
Never heard of MC Solaar, but he's pretty great. I read the lyrics and their translations along with the music; lyrics are witty and imaginative, with some excellent French language wordplay and puns. Beats were enjoyable too.
I was not previously familiar with the artist or album. This album is pretty different from anything else I've heard - it's French language rap over a sort of jazz/r&b backdrop. I didn't understand the lyrics, and some of the vocals were offputting, but overall I appreciated the voice as an extra instrument. I recognized a Marvin Gaye sample. I enjoyed having heard this once, and I would listen again, but probably would not seek it out.
A solid listen
Mix of jazz and funk rhythms with plenty of rap in French which is a bit easier on the ear, juste un petit peu.
I don't speak french so I can't say much about the lyrics but the beats and rap flow were pretty standard for this time. It's not bad and maybe not knowing the actual lyrics might be a benefit since most hiphop of this era kind of centered around the same topics with the exception of a few acts. To be honest if I was in the mood for this kind of music I would probably just end up putting on Tribe or something
7/10
rapping in French seems so difficult, but also, they don’t have to pronounce like half the word?
First time hearing French rap ! It’s really groovy. Fav song is ‘Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo’.
mbah oltre al francese non ha niente di diverso da tanti altri album del tempo
Ok but nothing special
Funky French music? Hell yeah, that's what I'm here for. This drips cool. Easy 5* I would play this for any friends I'm trying to impress with my refined music taste. Highlights: qui seme le vent...
Meget sej rap, men også lidt 90'er-agtigt. Blev ikke helt grebet.
I had no idea what I was listening to but I was 100% in on it. Love the sound and the flow he has. It was a good listen through and through. I need to listen further before I could really find the songs that hit or miss for me though.
Was pleasantly surprised by this album. I wish I knew what he was saying, but his voice just rolls off like sweet honey. A couple of the more hip-hop songs caught my attention, and L'histoire de l'art or caroline was maybe my standout track. With the exception of the last track, The last 3 songs before that I did not really enjoy at all. It might have been a 4 without those, but this get 3.5 stars
Such a cool vibe on this one. I remember Solaar's name when I was getting into underground hip hop in the late 90s. Listened to him a little bit back then, but happy to have listened to this record. The mood is cool, chill and sexy. Beats are easy-going and groovy, easy head-nodder. Dig this one a lot.
Very excited to get an album in French since it's my first language! MC Solaar is actually impressive in the way the way he raps. The lyrics are pretty interesting too. Overall enjoyable!
Some pretty run of the mill early 90s beats and hooks; not sure what the draw is here. Tres meh!
I began this listen skeptical but was won over by rapping skill, genre fusion, and lush sparkly production. I feel a little provincial for not knowing about him earlier — but that is why this project is fun!
Cool beats, cool French rapping, I can see why he is considered the greatest hip hop artist in France. The album sounds fresh and doesn't sound dated at all considering it was made in early 1990s.
Awesome!
Ew. (capitalised in order to express my extreme capital-D Disgust.) my back to school day are ruined by these cheese eating surrender monkeys. anyway: sick beat, terrible rapping cause its French. and all french music that is NOT daft punk Annoys me. 2/5
Hahahah this is awesome to find. Pretty fun - nothing extraordinary but really nice change of pace Best Song: Caroline Rating: 6.0/10 Stars: 3/5
can't say i've listened to much french hip hop! this was a pretty good listen this time. according to a few websites this album performed quite well when it came out, and like many other rappers over here, mc solaar isn't afraid to tap into topical matters and issues in his own country. even though i obviously don't speak a lick of the language, i can admire the delicate craft when it comes to making this album and the wordplay exhibited throughout. talk about these beats, too! this album is real refined.
A super enjoyable foreign language album. I enjoyed the music, and the lyrics, while in French, were still quite fun, too. Very good vibes on this.
4/5 - While I don't speak the language I have a hard time hearing lyrics in hip hop. As such lyrically it blended into the beat and became a wall of interesting sound and texture. An album I would seriously consider revisiting.
Took me back to the time I bought that album.on tape. I'm glad to say I aged way better.
Je commence à me sentir comme un dieu du rap
as a noted france fan: j'aime
I like hip hop and I like french, so I quiet enjoyed this album
En af de bedste opdagelser jeg har haft indtil videre
Cool valg til listen! Fede beats. Ingen anelse om hvad han siger men det lyder fedt når han siger det.
French rapping made this fun! Reminded me of Ikscheltaschel
Jazzy, funky, and French with some phenomenal flow
Groovy early 90s hip hop yo.
this one was a fun album to listen to. It’s nice to have something more upbeat and fun to listen to occasionally. The beats are funky, the flows are tight. I don’t speak french, but that’s alright.
Day781- they lost me at french hip hop
First listen: not the intro I expected from an artist who styles themselves and MC. It has a good sound, reminding me of De La and some of the Blue Note Jazz\hip hop fusions. I just wish I spoke French. A Temps Partiel's sound and pacing reminds me a great deal of Above The Law's "Freedom of Speech". Ragga Jam feels distinctly out of place to me and is problematically repetitive. Luckily they got back into some good stuff immediately after.
Style incroyable entre jazz, funk et rap !
French Rap???????
# Album Name: Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo # Artist: MC Solaar # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Its a hell naw from me. This aint no Justice. # Top Tunes: None # Would I listen to it again? No
Achingly trendy at the time. Hasn't aged so well. One to file in the why rather than the why not files
just awful trumpets and gibberish. Honestly cannot see why this made any positive impact on music.
I didn't want to like it. French? What can they rhyme except hawhehaw and zut alors? Turns out I like it. Funky and smooth. Ragga Jam was brilliant. I would obviously prefer it in English, but apparently I like French rap.
01) Intro - / 02) Qui Sème Le Vent Récolte Le Tempo - 8,0 03) Matière Grasse Contre Matière Grise - 7,0 04) Victime De La Mode - 8,0 05) L'histoire De L'art - 7,0 06) Armand Est Mort - 7,5 07) Quartier Nord - 7,0 08) Interlude - / 09) A Temps Partiel - 7,5 10) Caroline - 9,0 11) La Musique Adoucit Les Mœurs - 7,5 12) Bouge De Là (Part 1) - 8,5 13) Bouge De Là (Part 2) - 7,5 14) Ragga Jam - 6,5 15) La Devise - 7,5 16) Funky Dreamer - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,57 (76/100) Current ranking: 334/829
Unverständliche Musik, Sprache & Intention.
Anything that’s not in English on this list automatically gets an extra point from me. That said, I’m such a music-oriented person that I rarely listen to – or even notice – vocals or lyrics in music. This is true with English rap as well. No matter how I try to concentrate on the lyrics, I quickly notice I’m just vibing to the song itself and forgot to listen to what they’re singing about. Therefore French rap doesn’t really differ all that much from my usual experience with a hip-hop record. In fact, not understanding anything helps me to focus on the rhythm and flow a lot more than I thought. In that sense, this record definitely helped me broaden my understanding of hip-hop and that’s really the best kind of experience you can get out of this list. They really should just put more non-angloamerican music here cause what new is that seventh Bob Dylan record really going to give you?
Hip Hop, 54 eme album => 1/5
Smoooooth 4/5
Music truly is powerful, evoking countless emotions within the listener. Awe, rage, joy, or maybe even anxiety. Or, in the case of "Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo," sheer misery for over a damn hour. I've seen people on the subreddit complain about the Anglo-centrism of this list (as if Anglo culture doesn't dominate global culture) and thus they desire more international representation. I speak 4 languages myself, so I sympathize to some degree. I'd love to see ДДТ get some respect, for instance. But there has to be some minimum standard to add international representation and not merely adding terrible albums for the sake of diversity. Why this random French album was added, I have no idea. It's absolutely dreadful, and I wasted an entire hour of my life listening to this garbage. Of all the albums by a French artist/group to add, why hip hop, a genre of music that requires understanding to fully engage with the lyrics? Maybe this is the best French rap album ever, but it's impossible for me to say. I've listened to some of Arvo Part's "holy minimalist" works and was able to express the artistry behind it. What do I say about this? If you can't engage with the language itself, then the album should be groundbreaking in some way. The only thing "Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo" broke was my desire to ever listen to music again, especially after the crime against the ear that was "Ragga Jam." I'd rather have MC Solaar jam a screwdriver through my ear canal than listen to that song once more. Unfortunately, I have to give this album a rare and dubious "honor." Out of the 70 albums I've rated so far, it is the second to receive a single star, joining "Nixon" by Lamb Chop. On to the next one, if I have to.
have never heard rap being blended with jazz before so this was a lot of fun! don't know french but i loved "qui seme le vent recolte le tempo", "l'histoire de l'art". currently playing "le bien, le mal" which is a definite vibe!
instantly forgettable
Quite slick and jazz infused. Certainly has a different slant than the version of hip hop across the pond
#856. I've listened to 3 or 4 British rap albums so far for this list, and they were all absolute trash, so when I saw another non-American rap album I was a bit hesitant. But the hesitance was unnecessary as this was actually pretty decent. I mean, the lyrics could be absolute cringe too, but I don't speak French, so I wouldn't know, all I know is I thought it sounds pretty good. 3/5: acceptable
Not exactly sure what he was saying but man was he spitting that shit. Really great album. The beats were a good mix of chill and funky. Never knew I needed this in my life until now. Will definitely revisit and check out more by this guy. Favorites were tracks 3, 4, 7, 11, and 14.
Waaay better than I thought it’d be
This album is fantastic! I’m not sure, but I think I love it even more because I can’t understand a word saying. In my mind, it sounds so intelligent. Who knows though, he could be an absolute moron.
Had no idea what to expect, really enjoyed the funky jazzy reggae fusion.
Do I speak French? NO. Did I eat up this album? YES!
Was fucking heavy with the French music while I was walking downtown
Loved this.
Have heard of MC Solaar, the odd single here and there. Sounds cool in that early 90s hip hop way. Laid back and jazzy, but doesn't exactly stand out. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? No Owned: No 48/200 (24%) Will I get: Probably
I don't speak French, but I also don't emphasize lyrics heavily when evaluating an album, so to rated purely based on musical merit, it was solid. The funky instrumentals and sampling could rival any other top selling boom-bap album. 6.5/10
Funny, I was just wondering this morning (before I saw today's album) when we'd get an album that I wasn't familiar with, and here we are! Jumping right to ranking: this would be a 3.5, if I could, and it'll be almost a toss-up to choose between 3 and 4. It's interesting to listen to music sung in a language you're not fluent in (or don't know at all). I know some French, but mostly, unless I really focused, it was just vocals as another element of music and rhythm. And, at that level, it's pretty good. It's a weird combination of old and new (for me at least; maybe different for you 2, since it's from before you were born): old (35 years ago), and yet, at least for me, there was a time when this would have been very fresh and new and groovy, and it *still* has some of that, at least to my ears, partly because I haven't heard it before, but also because the music itself feels fresh. It has a good vibe, and I'd enjoy hearing it again, so I think for that reason I'll give it 4 stars.
my high school French teacher was a fan of MC Solaar. Probably because his pronunciation is good. It's too bad I can't appreciate the wordplay. There isn't much else of interest. Hasn't aged too well
This didn't do much for me at all. Production was occasionally OK and occasionally slightly janky sounding. Not bad but I'm being slightly more harsh on here because most of the stuff is good for some reason. My 2 is like an "Ehhhhh."
Cool. 90s French rap
A genuinely fantastic album even though like most of us, I understand none of it. Makes me glad I use this app.
honestly some of the best hip hop i've heard in awhile. It feels very international despite being in french.
Oui, je suis un baguette
Overall Rating - 3.04/5 (6.08/10). I'm sure I would like this either more or less if I were fluent in French. It can be a bit repetitive, but that is a feature of the style, and it's not at all unpleasant.
I had already heard MC Solaar on Guru’s Jazzmatazz but never listened to any of his albums. As I expected, it’s funky beats with a slick flow. Good stuff!
Mmmm….. can’t see why it’s in the list. Melodic 90s rap. Pleasant but wall paper
Early 90s French Boom Bap. Its got some nice samples and cool moments. Bit hard to get into it because it's so lyrical. I want to encourage more music from around the world. It's fine, and I'm sure it was fucking sick in the 6th Arrondissement in 1991
Didn’t understand a single word of the lyrics but I really liked this.
Groovy
Would enjoy more if I knew french, but the beats, the flow, and the vibe were all great.
Good beats, good flow, good early 90s hip hop....but its all in French and i dont understand a word he is saying, which puts a definite ceiling on my enjoyment of it. Sorry if that makes me ugly American, but understanding the lyrics is a pretty big part of enjoying hip hop. The Marvin Gaye sample was cool, but probably just because I love that song.
I was actually digging this one at first, I thought that the beats were really interesting, and overall I did like it, but the rap was pretty bad. It’s the same flow for practically the entire album. It’s not even that it’s in French, it’s that there’s no variation, he approaches every song the same way and it gets tedious.
Love the beats, great flow, and even though I didn't understand more than a word here and there I really like the vibe of this album.
These beats FUCK
Something is so satisfying and cool about his flow and the French pronunciations/rhyming schemes. Beats are jazzy and slick, obviously can't comment on lyrical comment but glancing through English translations it seems there's some social commentary with substance. I would love for this list to have more representation of non-English music, especially in genres typically dominated by English speakers like rap.
Best Song: Victime de la mode. Goddamn, this is great. Beautifully jazzy with a perfect walking rhythm. And the wordplay, even if I can't understand it, is euphonic on a straight syllabic level. Worst Song: Quartier nord. Something about the production was just a bit too raw. Everything else was so tight, it felt like a bit of a sidestep to have such a fuzzy track. Overall: This album is cool as hell. It's evident - even without an understanding of the precise lyrical content - that it has been thoughtfully written. I especially love how frequently he switches rhythms and rhyming structures in a way that keeps the album constantly feeling fresh and playful. Fantastic.
Це десь 4.5, яка рухається ближче до 4. Хороша приджазована варіація хіп-хопу кінця 80х. І французька тут звучить чудово. Я більше люблю наступний альбом, але тут теж все чудово.
Мені прям зайшло. А також тут є семпл з моєї улюбленої пісні Марвіна Гея, іннер сіті блюз.
Fajne bardzo. Lubię francuski rap, bo nic z niego nie rozumiem. Dobre flow i przyjemny vibe albumu. Mocna 4
Decent French album!
This sounds like it sounds good—the beats are fun and catchy, MC Solaar's lyrics seem fun and inventive, but I feel like I can't properly judge it without speaking the language. With rap, so much of the craft is in the lyric writing (which I can overlook for a lot of other genres), so I just don't know how to judge this without knowing a lick of French. But again, it seems good. I'm going to give it a neutral rating of 3 stars, not because of anything it did wrong, but because of my own inability to make a clear judgement on it.
Very difficult to rate as the genre as a whole is not my jam. The lack of musical development during most of the tracks gets boring to me and the albums runtime does not help. Reminds me of ps1/ps2 skateboarding games (positive) Beats are good though and I can see the vision but had to take a star off for Ragga Jam. Fav song: Caroline
So very boring.
This one didn't get me into French rap, sorry to say. A few decent beats though. 4/10
Hyvä svengi ja flow. Mitään en ymmärräny paitsi temmosta puhu usein ja yleisesti.
This was a blast to listen to. Don't really listen to rap or like it to be honest but this one surprised me positively. The french rapping, grooves and everything worked for me. Best song was Matière grasse contre matière grise.
I do not speak french which limits experience.
smooth, stylish, silky production, flows that show the US how it’s done. I think the fact this is in French covers over some of the lyrics problems I can have with hip hop, but judging by the advanced grammar in song titles that wouldn’t be the case anyway. This genre doesn’t do much for me though
Album 87. Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo (https://open.spotify.com/album/5hM61fBUA5OIMJUUuMrzyH?si=l9e3ly_NQ8SKB7fdBC5gyQ) — MC Solaar (1991) French hip hop with a great flow? Viiiibeeesss It’s so cool and unusual. I've heard maybe a couple French rap tracks ever. French hip hop has exceptional sound and style. Flow and rhythm are so smooth and easy to listen to. It’s funky and jazzy. I love it, but I don’t understand it lol. I had to read lyrics translation of some songs later, it sucks. I’m getting high when I hear a mix of hip hop and jazz. It conquers new frontiers of music sound for me. Blends like this simultaneously combine extremely chill sound and masterful rapping technique. It’s fucking brilliant. It's like french A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Gang Starr or something else. Unfortunately, language barrier kills 50% of the album for me, I'd like to rate it even better. It would easily be 4 out of 5 if it were in English. Lyrics are crucial and critical in rap. I just can't understand his clever wordplay, puns, references in French. Afterthought. Despite the language barrier, I want more French hip hop. 3/5 —————————————— Liked: — Victime de la mode — Ragga Jam
neat listen!
Give me more non-English music! When I can't understand the lyrics, I really have to listen to all the other things going on in the music and it makes me appreciate them more. This is a very well-made hip-hop album, and being in French gives it a really cool identity. Favorite track: "L'histoire de l'art"
Really cool. All the things I love In hip hop almost. Great sampling, funky beats rhythmic phrasing, smoth delivery. Love it
First Listen; 3; Album is well done and enjoyable. Upbeat and diverse, smooth as well. Something that I could see coming back to for the right vibe. Favorite Track: Quartier nord
hiphop, rap, französisch, 1991 -> 3
Courtney: really fun, classic hip hop Craig: pretty cool!
Great music, excellent lyrics, fantastic voice.
This is what i imagine „cool“ to sound like. I think this is way better than N.W.A.
Rap Is not really one of my favorite styles, and French is not really one of my favorite languages, but I enjoy this album, some interesting songs.
Drums
4/5. First album I’ve gotten in this project that I hadn’t heard before. However I tend to love jazz-rap so this was mostly right up my alley. I unfortunately do not know any French though, so I plan on trying to find some half decent translations online for the lyrics. But musically I enjoyed my time with this one quite a bit!
Although I don't speak english it was tea asf
Een hiphop album, en dan ook nog een niet Engels hiphop album??? Ik wist niet dat het kon Robert, maar ik ben je dankbaar, zo krijgen we tenminste nog wat variatie in de tent! Beats zijn heel nice, de eerste paar nummers switchen van old school boombap beats naar meer een soort lofi achtige beats? Heel vet! En MC Solaar flowt er heel nice over, ik versta er natuurlijk geen zak van ondanks mn 6 jaren Frans, maar het klinkt wel goed! Ja dit is een heerlijk vibey Frans hiphop album, eentje waarvan ik echt niet wist dat ik het zo zou waarderen, is dat niet een Marvin Gaye sampletje bij Armand est mort? Vibes vibes vibes, dit is een soort Frans Lofihiphop album en ik ben er heel erg bij. Wel had dat ragga jam nummer van mij echt niet gehoeven, maar verder? Ja hoor, ik wil wel meer MC Solaar horen, zolang de beats zo ontzettend vet zijn dan! Soort Tribe Called Quest meets Nujabes, en dat is een combi waar ik 100% invested in ben. FAVO: Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo, Victime de la mode, Armand est mort, Caroline, Bouge de la pt1
Beats are great for 91
French 90s hip hop. Very jazzy and smooth.
Not really for me
If I could give this negative stars I would
Dit was eigenlijk best wel tof.
Jammer dat ik de tekst niet goed genoeg kan verstaan...
Saved 1 song. Couldn't listen to it all, but I sounded super cool. I feel like the songs would be better for me if I knew French.
French rap is not for me
Vet
I liked it. Album had a certain ease to it. Like the productions mix of genres. Overall a good album. 3.5/5 Might listen again
It doesn't feel like I can really judge rap in languages I don't speak. It sounds good and musically the quality is there, but lyrics are essential for comprehension in this genre.
Je ne sai quoi?
Rap, men märkligt nog med tanke på franskan och att jag knappt begriper ett ord, så är det bra för att vara rap. En tvåa
3/5
Wish I could understand.
yeah, that was a great experience 4.5
Despite not speaking French, this rap album is surprisingly listenable
Better than I expected.
Very COOL album! The songs I liked I did really like, but it does sorta blend together around the middle. I think it may be a little too long? Favorites being "Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo", "Quartier nord", and "Caroline"
Very solid jazz rap - the flow was wild, and the beats catchy and jazzy as hell! It was starting to feel a bit long, then Ragga Jam broke up the last couple tracks excellently. The length does still hurt it a little bit, but a solid 8/10 nonetheless.
Went into this not knowing WHAT to expect, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. A decent amount of variety with his flow, as well as with the backing instruments which often took the drivers seat. Apparently it was 52 minutes long but it didn’t feel long at all. What a fun experience!
Sacré bon flow! Mon premier réflexe était de comparer le style avec la Low End Theory, mais en vrai le seul lien entre les deux est l'année de sortie; MC Solaar se démarque par sa propre identité avec un style tout aussi jazzy et funky que Tribe. Cela dit, même s’il y a ici des morceaux très solides, je trouve qu’il n’arrive pas tout à fait à porter seul un album de 52 minutes -- l'écoute se fait assez longue rendue aux dernières chansons. Très belle découverte quand même! Je tiens à réécouter! Morceaux préférés: Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo • Victime de la mode
I really appreciate the density of words he gets on here and his flow is immaculate. Also enjoyed the social commentary. However, it was a bit one note for me and felt really long.
Good flow. Sounds like classic us hip hop. Enough interesting variation between the songs, but a bit long. The auto play song after the album was solaar pleure, which was a very good track.
there's something specifically about French hip-hop that has always intrigued me. that's definitely an area of music and cultural history that I need to read up on more.
Funky fresh French hip hop
i liked it chill vibes first intro to french hiphop
Not for me. 1/5
Great beats and sampling. Feels a lot more current than a lot of albums from this time. I bet the lyrics hit hard too but it’s in French so…
3.5 virkelig lækker produktion og gode vokaler!! Han er med på Guru’s Jazzmatazz vol. 1!!!
No es lo mío
See on nagu prantslaste A Tribe Called Quest, ainult et kiirema flow'ga. Lahe kõla ning väga chill, sellist asja saab pikalt kuulata. Räppari vokaal paitab kõrva. Aga kuidagi ühte patta vajub see kõik, lugusid väga hästi ei erista. 3.4/5
I’d never heard this before and it was fun.
I always loved French rap, especially when it is as old and good as this.
No thanks. Best songs on here are the Intro at 59 seconds and the Interlude at 29 seconds. I thought we'd get some cool jazzy music, but no ...
It was fine but minus one star for being french
honestly thought it would be worse
nice flow but becomes dull quite fast
Wow
Jälleen yksi räppilevy, tällä kertaa ranskan kielellä. Tunnistin tätä kuunnellessa ainakin viisi sanaa. Ihan ok kokemus, mutta en keksi mitään syytä miksi kuuntelisin tätä uudelleen.
Not a banger of a hip hop album, but it was a great listen while having breakfast and my morning coffee. Album is chill, jazzy, and groovy. 4.2 / 5
Only listened to half
The odd french rap didn't land
Fransk hiphop. rap osv var stadig en meget amerikansk ting, da dette blev udgivet, så det at det er i europa/frankrig er rimelig stort. Han spillede videre på intellektuel rap og hvad det kunne være, hvor teksterne har meget fokus på Historie, racisme, krig og store emner. Det er conscious hip hop og jazz rap og der er endda også noget reggae agtig indeover på nogle af numrene. Jeg synes det var sjovt at lytte til mig der er ikke noget specielt ved dette album som fænger mig. Måske dykker jeg ikke nok ned i historien eller hvad man skal sige, men det siger mig bare ikke mega meget.
Some decent enough dance music, a bit repetitive
While I didn't thoroughly enjoy this, I didn't dislike anything about it. Some of the singing is pretty impressive and the music good at times, but mostly it's just not my style. 3/5
I did really like some of the beats here. I found it hard to rate this album with some of the others due to it all being in French, so I don’t understand the lyrics. But I did find the Reggae song quite annoying. Overall, wasn’t a huge fan, but there were a couple songs that shone through.
Relaxed beats and chill flow , very nice
Another artist I've never heard of but this is great. I didn't understand a word he said but it's some good jazzy hip hop.
VIVA LA FRANCAIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so uh I'm in French emersion so that explains the first bit VIVA la francais!
I would hate to overstate this to one. MC Solaar’s French flow over funky jazz production is incredibly fun. I listened to it twice straight through back to back. I want to give it five stars very badly.
There are those three (3) star albums that are just ok, middle of the road. Then there are three star albums like this: a pleasure to listen to, and if discovered at a different stage in life could’ve bloomed into an all time favourite.
Il aurait été préférable que je comprenne le français.
800 albums... and I'm celebrating it with a French hip-hop album. Why is this website like this? Why can't I get a milestone album for a milestone number? Can't I get one of those "all-time classic" albums that I'm still missing like Disintegration or Songs in the Key of Life? Whatever. Those will have to wait, I guess. Here we have MC Solaar's 1991 debut album Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo. Now, let's start by addressing the elephant in the room. I don't speak French. This album is in French. There's a bit of a conflict there as far as what I get out of this album. Here's the thing. It would be wrong to give this album a low score because it's not in a language that I understand. That would be low-key racist of me to do. However, it is objectively more difficult for me to appreciate certain aspects of this album due to the language barrier, namely the lyricism. From what I could gather, it seems to be fairly well written, but I, as someone who only speaks English and a little bit of Spanish, am unable to appreciate most of the French wordplay that goes into this album. That doesn't mean that I can't appreciate other things though! The production here is actually quite good. The beats, courtesy of Jimmy Jay, are pretty varied and are nice. There's a bit of a jazz rap vibe going on for much of the album, which I like. It kinda reminds me of the Pharcyde in that regard. While I don't fully understand what he's saying, I can tell that MC Solaar has a pretty good flow. It is VERY French, but the guy flows his words together in a way that I like listening to. The rhymes are good. Overall, Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo is an album that I'm glad that I listened to, but that I unfortunately can not fully appreciate in the way that others could. I respect this quite a bit, but my personal enjoyment of it is lower than it could've been. Hip-hop is a genre that I mostly go to for the lyricism, so while good production and flow can increase my enjoyment of an album, my own inability to fully understand the lyricism holds back my personal enjoyment of the album and prevents it from regularly entering my rotation. Good stuff, but not really for me. High 3/5.
this bangs omg
Favorite track was a temps partiel
Not bad, interesting listen. French rap, who knew?
What a lovely addition and I will be listening to more MC Solaar! Totally delightful!
A landmark in French hip-hop (Prose Combat is better though)
I enjoyed this way more than I expected to. Amazing rapping with super fun beats.
L'enemy publique? I can't claim great familiarity with hip hop, but this felt decent if sort of rudimentary.
Remember Us3? They made "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)," a bebop-inspired pop-rap song that became a modest hit in the early '90s. I completely forgot about them until today. Turns out they have ten albums! And they were an early signee of Ninja Tune, one of the labels most responsible for my taste in music circa late 90s/early 2000s. Probably not a great sign that I spent a lot of this album reading up on the whereabouts of a completely different band. This barely held my attention, and I'm always up for non-English-language albums. I have no idea how someone could consider this essential, let alone enough people to vote it onto a list like this.
Idk what he's saying but he says it good
No idea what the dude is saying but it's probably hard
This would sound wonderful in a Paris brasserie, with a cup of coffee, or even a glass of vin rouge. On this cold, wet, December day in Glasgow it still sounds pretty good. Some excellent flow, over busy, shifting tracks.
I feel like I should be walking the Parisian streets in the beginning a romcom montage! This album is soooo good so melodic and funky I loved it!!
Amazing intro, second song is a banger. The first songs are better than the ones in the end.
French is not the best language for rap.
Hip hop lives and dies for me by two things - the lyrics and the artist’s flow. Unfortunately, I don’t speak French, and his rap skills were fine but nothing special. Do I believe he’s the best rapper in France? I have no doubt. But this didn’t transcend for me. There are definitely cases where me not understanding the lyrics doesn’t matter, but it’s such a fundamental part of hip hop that I feel like I’m missing out. I don’t think this is bad in any way, but there were unfortunately too many barriers for me to really enjoy it either.
There is definitely a coolness to this one that for some reason hip hop in English just doesn't have.
i was vibing to this
Certainly didn’t understand everything being said. Mostly every 15th word or so. But I enjoyed this! Maybe the production was just better. I usually don’t connect with rap music because I find the beats too repetitive. But I didn’t have that issue here. 4/5
This is Spanish.
Had a surprising amount of fun with this one. I don't think French rap is for me but I bopped and enjoyed the listen.
Didn't understand a single word, but enjoyed the vibes, nice for background when cleaning or cooking, not really an album to just sit down and listen to.
Interesting. Some songs gave me Manu Chao vibes.
Some great songs but found this hard to listen to. Language barriers are kind of hard for me to get into.
Pas trop mon genre de musique mais faut reconnaître que c'est du bon rap avec des paroles recherchées, culte Les instrus sont pas délaissées non plus
Top ! Je connaissais déjà MC Solaar, pas sûr d’avoir déjà écouté cet album en entier mais je savais que c’était une réf dans le rap FR. J’ai une préf pour l’album d’après « Cinquième as »
J'ai vraiment beaucoup aimé, c'est la révélation de ce projet pour moi de découvrir que je peux aimer le rap et le hip hop 5/5
Caroline Bouge de la
This was pretty far out. I'm glad it was on the 1001 as I don't think I would have ever come across it otherwise. Not exactly my cup of tea, but I did enjoy it as a one shot listen.
I'm not a huge french rap fan but it sounds cool I guess?
I liked this but am not likely to listen again.
Irie mon.
Thought I would hate every second, but despite not speaking French it was upbeat and enjoyable. For all I know though he was spewing hatred.
Cool French rap
It's french. But the flows are good and old-school.
Cool beats and great flow. Wish I knew what he was saying but ik he spittin. Very enjoyable listen, seems a little ahead of it’s time for a jazz rap album. Definitely feels like 90s hip hop but something about it still feels fresh today. Something I probably wouldn’t have found on my own
I don't think I like hip hop the way the rest of the world does.
"Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo" is the debut studio album by French rapper MC Solaar. French hip hop is the Wiki-listed genre. The album title is a pun on the the biblical proverb "He who sits the wind reaps the whirlwind." Commercially, the album reached #6 in Belgium and #37 in Switzerland and had critical acclaim. The album opens with the short song "Intro." Piano, a jazzy vibe and Caribbean beat. This transitioned to the title song "Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo." Smooth rapping and a Lou Donaldson sample. "Caroline" is slower with an R&B groove and melody. There's scratching. Solaar singing and rapping with a deeper and sensual voice. The first single "Bouge de là" opens with the beat with a sample of Cymande's "The Message." It's funky with the bass. A laid-back vibe. A woman vocalist eventually joins the song. The music on this album is mostly groovy and funky with the guitars, horns and bass but can also be soulful, jazzy, chill and even have a reggae beat. Solaar can rap quickly or slow it down or sing in a sensual voice. The tempos change between songs. I found the diversity of the music, rapping and tempos to be the strength of this album. Really no bad songs here. I liked this album and recommend for any hip hop fan to give it a spin.
Interesting
If they weren't French, I think I would like it more. Real groove hours, awesome sax on track 6, first half of album has some real jams.
I listened to this album without knowing French, so I know I'm missing a lot, but even without understandable lyrics I really enjoyed listening. MC Solaar's voice is easy on the ears and his rapping is really smooth. Every song has a different vibe; reggae island beats, catchy dance songs, funky bass lines, fast as lightning raps, pounding drum lines, and other singers that are skilled. This album has so much to offer it's definitely worth the listen. Some songs are slightly repetitive, so that's why it isn't 5 stars for me.
This is the kind of thing that makes me love this.
This was really good. Without being able to understand most of the lyrics I just enjoyed his smooth rapping and the funky beats, there's plenty to like without the words.
Girl, I have no idea what he is saying, but I am living for it
Excellent album. I'm not sure at all what was being said, but the songs were all so fun it didn't matter. Favorite Songs: Caroline, Bouge de la (Part. 1)
Is my ability to enjoy the thematic elements of this album limited by my inability to understand French? Yes. Am I going to learn French anytime soon? Probably not.
7/10 though I barely understood what was said (because i don't speak french,) I did enjoy his flows and could tell the he had talent
Like some French rap - nothing special
Very good
LOL this brings me way back to the 90s when a friend returned from study-abroad in France. Fun listen too!
Nope.
This must be what Serge Gainsbourg sounds like if he were a rapper. And I gotta admit…I kinda dig it.
Was kind of fun to be able to decipher like six of these words. Otherwise, very hard pass
I was listening to this with my AirPods in noise cancelation and man some of those songs where he came in all sultry in French had me feeling a little uncomfortable…maybe slightly aroused and questioning my life. 2.5 but rounding up for rapping in French 🤷♂️
My knowledge of French music starts and stops with Flight of the Conchords' Foux Da Fa Fa...and I enjoy that song much more than any on this album. I mean, it is fine, just didn't stand out to me in any way. 2.25/5
No knock to MC Solaar’s talent, but damn it’s hard to take French rappers seriously. The language is just too beautiful. Still, this early record shines in production and some deft and I assume/hope lyrical rapping. I have to think it’s on the list due to being among the first global entries in the American art form. I enjoyed it on headphones; don’t need to hear again.
not in english so kind of hard to appreciate
It's not a great album but it is a pleasant one. I did enjoy the low-key beats but nothing struck me as incredibly exciting. I'll give it a few more listenings to see if the album grows on me
Magnifique! I sure I loved this more because I couldn’t understand a word. I might well have been about violence against men and women and dropping racial slurs but the musicality and variety was ace. Listen to this for the first time in the early 90s and thought myself pretty cool but feel this is the first time I’ve really appreciated was a great record this is. Very bon
Interesting.
Often called one of France’s greatest rappers, MC Solaar delivers something that’s both unmistakably 90s. My French is absolutely terrible, so there’s a cultural and linguistic divide here, but even without understanding the words, the flow and delivery sound effortless. The production feels right at home with the era’s boom-bap beats, and if he were rapping in English, it would easily fit alongside early 90s hip-hop greats. I’ll need to dig into translations to really grasp the lyricism, but even without that, it’s impressive to hear how fluid and musical his French rhymes are.
Jazzy chords? Rap in a language that my students can't understand? I am a happy dude.
Why do metal and hip hop sound cooler when not in English?
FANTASTISCH
It’s French but it’s alright
Overall: 6/10 In a perfect world, the fact that I don't speak french would have no impact on my rating of this album. Unfortunately, we live in a very flawed and insane world. Lyrics are so important to rap music and I have no idea what he's saying. I'm not letting it affect the rating too much but it loses at least one point. Aside from the lyrics I don't understand, he has a really nice flow which I find pleasant to listen to. On top of that, the beats and instrumentals are pretty great, and I would have believed you if you said this came out in the early 2000s. Overall, I enjoy it more than I expected to, and maybe one day I'll learn french so I can understand the lyrics. Fav Song: Matière grasse contre matière grise
This album was sent to me as a reminder that I've lost 99% of my ability to understand French. What a bad Canadian. 3.5
That was,, interesting? I enjoyed it on the ride to work. But I didn't listen to it a second time today.
Dude had flow but I missed out on a ton of the word play since I dont speak French
Microphone check / sacre bleu / what is this? The french assassin with the rough neck business?
Caroline is nice! Never listened to this before.
Loved the beats and flows in this even though I do not speak even basic French. I had a few Solaar songs on the rotation back in the day but hadn't heard any of these nor listened to an album clean through. Was well worth it.
Have had a string of albums that I've been lukewarm about. This one popped up and, while it looked familiar, I don't think I've ever heard it before. Love this. Adding a bunch of tracks to playlists to listen more in the near future. Seems like something I might eventually need to get on vinyl, too. A great example of my favorite parts of listening through the albums in this project!
My third Hip Hop album in the space of a week. This one was completely new to me. No idea what he is rapping about but it didn’t detract. This was good!
An album I may never have heard if not for the generator. I'm glad I've heard it! I'd probably enjoy it more with another listen or two, but I like it. Very chill. It lulled me into a kind of meditative state. Favorite track is Armand est mort for the Marvin Gaye sample - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler).
Pretty damn good.
Ok listen
This was great. Excellent vibes.
Not bad. French is cool.
A fun hip-hop album. Only song I didn't really like was Ragga Jam.
Can't understand what he's saying, but I can still dig it. This album’s definitely got a groove. French rap sounds very cool. I’m also a fan of the jazzy parts too. All around, a very good album
I wish I remembered any of the 3 years of French I took in high school. But this was heat. Easy 4 stars.
Best french rapper
Fous lyrics
He's got great lyrical delivery and flow. I could not understand a word he was saying - but probably not bad thing given I'm turning into my Nan when it comes to lyrical content. Only negative is the beats are generally pretty weak - but not surprising given its from 1991. Particularly enjoyed the ragga tunes towards the end.
Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo I liked this quite a bit, beyond just the fact that it's French Hip Hop and therefore comes from a slightly different angle, as musically it sits more conventionally and rather nicely in the jazz-funk, non-gangster lane, clearly inspired by Tribe. There are some great samples (Marvin on Armand est Mort), some excellent live sounding drums, beats and percussion and his flow is impressively articulate and speedy. My French isn’t what it was, I could occasionally follow the gist, but I did get lost quite a bit. But that didn’t really affect my enjoyment, I like his slightly spiky enunciation mixed with some lovely smooth passages. Occasionally it sails a bit close to acid Jazz dinner party music, A Temps Partial and Caroline for example, but there’s some great tracks elsewhere, like L’histoire de l’art, Armand est Mort, Quartier Nord, La musique adoucit les mœurs, the two Bouge de làs and La Devise. I’ll say this just crosses into a 4, it is a little long, but there is some great music, and it's nice to hear any type of music in a different language. ☀️☀️☀️☀️ Playlist submission: Armand est Mort
My French isn't good enough to know what he's rapping about which may be a plus - he could be rapping about the usual guns and cocks for all I know, although the musical style doesn't suggest so. It's less cut-throat sounding than contemporary, angry American rap. 'Quartier Nord' comes closest to gangster rap (and samples Amerikkka's Most Wanted), but without descending into gangster-rap staples (blaring sirens and gun-fire). His tone and flow is up there with Native Tongues but injected with a certain urbanity. I don't know what all the samples are, but mining from old jazz and soul, Marvin Gaye, the Miracles, Cameo and others, the city-atmosphere and sound is well-constructed. 'Funky Dreamer' is an excellent coda matching 'Intro' as an apposite bookend for a very atmospheric album, that still feels modern.
This was gooood. It fit my Monday mood perfectly. It rolled over and I just kept it going. Not sure I would like it more or less if I understood the lyrics but learning French isn’t in the near future.
273/1089 - Some cool jazz rap. Wasn't a big fan of his voice and I lost interest with the reggae stuff towards the end.
6/10… french hip hop
French, so that's a point lost there. I don't mind the beat and the pace but with out having any idea what he is saying it might as well be someone huming.
The impeccable flow and fun sound resonate throughout, but lack of understanding wears a little thin
Didn't understand a word but the vibes were pristine.
"Victime de la mode" is a standout.
Just because it is not in English doesn't mean it suddenly does not sound like a really bad rip off of the genera.
Decent 4
Cool album, really enjoyed the production.
Ganske chill, men tvile på at eg komme til å setta da på igjen
Some decent hip hop, but it suffers from the same thing a lot of old school early 90s hip hop does. It just sounds so same-y. Similar backing track, with the same style of speaking over the beats. With other early 90s rap albums, at least the words differenctiate the songs. And I'm sure they do here as well, but I don't speak French so it's all over my head. Still, it's a solid album. MC Solaar's has the rap skill. Gets a bit better in the middle, with Caroline, La Musique Adoucit Les Moeurs, and the pair of Bouge De La songs. Then Ragga Jam just hits you with an incredibly fun time. The album closes out all right. Solid album. Best song: Ragga Jam
Crap
Vibey in a way
This was fun, if a bit samey at times.
Album 924 of 1089 MC Solaar - Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo (1991) Rating : 2 / 5 Today’s album was Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar. Hip hop isn’t really my thing to begin with - and hip hop in French takes it even further outside my comfort zone. That said, I gave it an honest listen. I can appreciate the flow and rhythm, even if I couldn’t connect much with the lyrics. There’s a smoothness to Solaar’s delivery that stands out, and the production has that early ’90s laid-back vibe that’s easy enough on the ears. Still, it didn’t leave much of a lasting impression on me. Not bad, not great - just one of those albums that’s more interesting to experience than to revisit.
Quite possibly the sexiest man I have ever heard. Considering dudes have never been my thing, I’m a bit perplexed by this feeling. I’d better stay out of France.
Really enjoyed the sounds for not understanding a word, gotta respect the skill, good rapping, good variety, good listen
Nope.
Good fun. Good background.