Reviews (page 7 of 8)
я никогда не против французского репа, но тут ничего знаменательного не услышала. возможно секрет в текстах (как конечно разумно ожидать от репа)
Fun to listen to. Great cover art, too. Happy to have listened prior to my demise.
Honestly sounds very generic, just in french
Repetitief en ik kan geen Frans. Waarom staat dit op de lijst?
no.
Just a beats album with decent rap flows in a language I can’t access.
Surprising to see Hip Hop on a high level from France in the early nineties but overall just a 3
15th June 2023 Listened mainly on the way to picking a Jen up from Stroud station. Chilled evening having had the carpet in the hall fitted. Really enjoyed this! Funky, French rap.
Finally some hip hop I can listen to in front of the kids. This is am OK listen, I feel like it'd be cringy in inglish
Chill rapping in French, great flow.
My kind of jam. Doom like beats
9/10 for me. really enjoyed the production and energy. hip hop gem
French Rap. It's solid. I enjoyed "Quartier Nord". It sounds very French in essence. Wish I understood what he was singing about. It says it won considerable success -- I am assuming in Europe and France. I don't mind listening to other cultural/ethnic artists -- just need to understand the context in what I am listening to. The wikipedia review = not helpful. What made it successful and why is it successful? Did it pave a way for a particular subgenre in rap in France/Europe and did it influence other artists? These are the kind of questions that should be in an info about an artist and it's "success". Especially for non-native speakers.
I love the funk and groove, with French language.
Really twisted my brain listening to a language i don’t know make music in a genre I love. Really great sound and must have slapped soooo hard in the 90s.
French hip hop is always cool and MC Solaar is one of the best. But even one of the best can afford to take a couple of tracks out of their albums sometimes.
Not much special here except it was in French, which made it kinda interesting.
Wow. Unlike the British, the French can actually make decent rap.
3, good variety of music lyrics in french
Not bad 90s hiphop but nothing special either
Amaaaaazing. One of my new favourites?! Enlightening and expanding and chill and adventurous. Just wow.
Definitely would not have sought this out. Some good beats though.
Even if I don't understand the lyrics here, this is still pretty enjoyable. Great and varied styles. One of the criticisms I've had with other hiphop albums from this era that this list has presented was the consistent (to a fault) vocal delivery. Not the case here: compare Quartier Nord and Caroline and Bouge de la and you might have a hard time believing these are the same artist. Caroline is definitely the standout for me. Loving the mellotron. 3.5
Hyvin funk ja rento, tarinallinen. Jätti muistijäljen ja kävely tän tahtiin sujui letkeästi, mutta ei ihastuttanut. Hidas alkuaikojen räppi vähän väsyttää nopeempaan tahtiin tottunutta aina. Tokalla kuuntelukerralla ois varmasti kolmonen, luotan siihen
Tässä luodaan varhaisen ysäriräpin peruselementeistä jotain kestävää. Itse rap on huomaamattoman ja huomattavan taitavaa. Ok, artisti tykkää esitellä omaa älyään. Se voidaan sallia, kun suurimpaan osaan biiseistä sisältyy jokin hyvä idea.
I normally don't care for hip-hop or rap, but this album from MC Solaar was a joy to listen to. Maybe it was because it was sung in French and I couldn't understand what was being said (everything sounds better in french), but it also had cool beats and a nice jazzy feel to it. To me, the voice was another instrument and it smoothly contributed to the overall sound that was both easy to listen to and relaxing. It was definitely better than I expected!
Rapping really doesn’t work in French
Turns out I like rap a lot more when I can’t understand any of it.
I don't know French
Mä en varman edes pitäis tästä, jos ei olis ranskaksi. Jännä, miten paljon kieli muuttaa tunnelmaa.
Hahah! Just kuuntelin tän vinyyliltä. Oikein hyvä! Raikasta kuunnella muutakin kun englantia. 4/5
Täähän oli hyvä, vaikken mitään ymmärtänyt. Ehkä vähän ois voinut olla potkua enemmän.
Ranska-hiphopin klassikko. muistan ku joskus mentiin kallelle jatkoille ja ruvettiin kuuntelee tätä. 4/5
Well, I couldn’t understand any of it, but there is some impressive rapping here, nonetheless. Overall, I found this to be quite enjoyable.
ГАВНООООООО (это писал Евгей). Альбом слабый. Оценка 3/15.
Finalmente um disco de rap que me surpreendeu positivamente. Fiquei muito impressionado com a produção e o fluxo do álbum, e acho que é um grande testemunho do poder da música para transcender as barreiras culturais ao combinar o ritmo e melodia para encantar.
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Victime de la mode, Armand est mort, Caroline
3.5
Niceeee fransk rap, acid-jazz
Just not my cup of tea.
4/5 "Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo" is an iconic album by the French rapper MC Solaar, which was released in 1991. It is widely regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop albums in France and has helped establish the genre in the country. The album features MC Solaar's signature blend of smooth, jazzy beats with intricate lyrics that explore social and political issues. Tracks like "Caroline" and "Bouge de là" have become classics in French rap and have been covered and sampled by many artists. MC Solaar's unique flow and wordplay are showcased throughout the album, with tracks like "Victime de la mode" and "Tempo mort" demonstrating his skillful use of language and metaphors. What sets "Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo" apart from other rap albums is its musicality. The production is top-notch, with live instruments and intricate samples creating a rich tapestry of sound that complements MC Solaar's lyrics perfectly. Overall, "Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo" is a timeless album that has stood the test of time. It is a must-listen for anyone interested in French rap and hip-hop music in general. MC Solaar's talent as a rapper and lyricist, combined with the album's musicality and social commentary, make it a true masterpiece.
Very unique- definitely the sound of 90’s Hip-hop and maybe one of the best of that era that I have heard
(it helps to know french). 5 stars. A Smart mimic and comedian, hilarious complex and double-entendre lyrics linking wildly unrelated concepts. It's a fun juxtaposition - surprising to hear childhood & everyday french phrases. Catchy. enjoyable. Yes, rap can be fun and intelligent. \"Bouge de là\" (part 1) provides a veritable thesaurus 'get out of here's and he goes on to mixes a bit of Reggae and plays across cultures. He is great mimic and a comedian. . There is some English language in \"La musique adoucit\" (the music softens you).
Encore une fois, je ne sais pas pourquoi c'est l'un des 1000 meilleurs disques ? Entièrement dérivé, été là fait cela. Que fumait Dimery ?
I love listening to French speakers. No language rivals that sound. And there are plenty of great French singers that float my boat - Piaf, Charles Trenet, Francoise Hardy. But when it comes to rock & roll & all its hybrids, the French language doesn’t often cut the mustard. The exceptions tend to be novelty acts - Nouvelle Vague doing punk classics or Plastic Bertrand - or some of Gainsbourg, or one-offs like Les Rita Mitsouko. So does the French/hip-hop combo work for me? Not really. But it’s not horrible. And the music/ beats are fine. I love the jazzy Armand est mort - the saxophone rules here. I love the slow tempo of Caroline. I find the deep Barry White vocal bits in English in La musique adoucit les mœurs pretty amusing. But he does get me with his lightning-fast staccato rapping in the 2 improvised tracks towards the end of the disc, particularly Ragga Jam. If I played this album a few times, maybe I’d learn to love it.
Smooth, funky, sophisticated in both flow and production. Exquisite sample choice. This has dated really well (although I suspect the French rapping covers any lyrical deficiencies). Pleasant and laid back without being wallpaper. I regularly play the 12" of the title track in my DJ sets, and the album stands up similarly well, with the exception of Ragga Jam, which is the fly in the ointment of this album.
Had not listened to an MS Solaar album before. It was certainly OK, very relaxed style of rapping. No classic but I would definitely put this up more often. 7/10 = 4 stars.
Could appreciate the vibe.
Elite
I can't do rap normally, but in French made it even more pointless. Background beats simple and uninspiring. Made it half way through most songs waiting for a decent hook before getting bored and skipping next track.
Can’t get into a French rap album unfortunately
Meh
So awesome, its unique but has a Tribish feel, lots of flow but with alot more accompanying music (horns, shredding, cowbell) its really fun to listen to even though I cant understand a word
Novel. French rap is weird.
It was fine. There were a few good songs.
Nah. Ragga Jam was a good track though. It is going into my "Weird French dudes doing reggae scating".
This was kinda fun. Nothing earth-shattering.
Det var fint nok, men gjorde ikke specielt indtryk.
Sounds pretty decent, too bad it's fr*nch
Wasn't sure what to expect for this album but it was an ok rap album, really good to have on in the background whilst working. But other than that I probably wouldn't listen to it otherwise. It didn't really sound as old as the it's 1991 release date. Best: Bouge de là Worst: Ragga Jam
Good flow and decent backing tracks.
French rap has a very nice flow.
90s French hip-hop, can’t really say it would be something that would instantly appeal to me, but I gave it a go. It’s cool for what it is, great production, made me feel like I’m an extra in La Haine. I get it, not really my thing though.
Cool beats, but all in French
Listened briefly, French rap.
Mange tout
Nothing in this for me.
Moi non plus
An extra star for my lack of French.
sa moyenne. pas pour moi
Full live band in a bar, this would be great, otherwise not my jam. Caroline was the best track.
8/10 sick jazz rap album
really great listen. the beats were great and even though I didn't understand anything, it was still great! the flow was on point as well.
Very interesting french rap. Deserves a revisit for sure.
Incredible flow in the rapping, and some unusual, complex beats make this a really good listen despite not understanding a lick of French.
Had not heard this one before, but glad I have now. All smooth grooves until you get to "Ragga Jam" where it suddenly slams on the accelerator, slaps you in the face, and forces you to chug an energy drink.
I do believe I enjoy French rap, the flow of the words just sound so good together. Clearly a talented rapper as well, some of those phrases were smooth as hell. Lyrically no idea what's going on though.
Solid and stylish, plus sophisticated-seeming – almost suave – for its time.
really love this French MC
With the caveat that I don’t know what the lyrics mean, this is a 5/5. The jazz-funk-rap production was really interesting and the vocal delivery is smooth.
J’adore
This was fun! The production is pretty stuck in the 80s for the most part, though some jazz and funk influences sneak in here and there, but the mic presence and flow is unlike anything else I've heard from this era. Bouge de là part.1 and Ragga Jam are two particular highlights
Starts as a strong, in-your-face hip-hop LP with promise but never quite finds the grit needed to shift into fifth gear. Solaar easily slips from vicious to smooth on his French vocals (a key standout given how prominent they reside in the mix), but a lack of dynamic or instrumental contrast across the album means the oomph just isn’t there to push things beyond mildly-enjoyable listen territory
Pretty solid
introduced me to acid-jazz. Loved it.
De beats zijn niet heel bijzonder en de taal versta ik niet. Dan blijft er weinig speciaals over.
After the first two songs I was ready to give this five stars. Kinda tapered off after that but still pretty good music, just no so much a fan of the rapping.
The vibes are absolutely immaculate. Lo-fi chill beats to study to in its highest form.
What a gem! I never would have listened to this on my own. I can't tell what he's rapping about, but he seems to be doing so very skillfully and the beats are all great. This is music to make you feel cool. Loved it the whole way through.
Absolutely amazing. I didn't understand a word of it, but I didn't need to understand French to know that this is something absolutely dripping with skill and talent. There's such a jazzy and funky vibe to the album, and the flow and lyricism seems to be amazing, even if I don't exactly know what he's saying. Makes me want to learn French and listen to this again sometime, but even if I don't learn the language, this'll still be a vibe to come back to. Favourite: Quartier Nord
Not a big fan of spoken word rap
Too raucous for me
Not a fan of rap but this guy's flow is insane. The lyrics are so much better than anything I've heard from most English rappers. This was pretty decent. Nice vibes.
Just not my cup.
Great musical production and voice. Wish I knew what he was saying though.
It's a weird on, since I can't understand it. However, I'm enjoying it for its funky beats. Feels like scat :D
French rap? I was certain that I was going to hate this, but it was actually a very nice album.
Liked the sound, just didn’t understand what they are saying
Really enjoyed that. French is a beautiful language to rap in.
I don't understand a word of it but I found to be really good - nice flow and pretty funky at times. Good, respectable listen, especially since alot of these foreign language albums on this 1001 list are bad listens. 8/10.
Wrong list
pas mal
Love this French reccomendation
I think this might be the first french rap album I've ever heard? I need to explore more now most definitely. Love the jazzy beats and his flow is impeccable even if I can't understand the lyrics.
4.25
7/10 rap in a language you don’t understand is always tough to evaluate, but this was pretty enjoyable
6/10. One time in high school French class I got the opportunity to listen to a French-canadian-first-nations rapper rap about how cool he was paddling around in his canoe, and frankly I have been unable to take French-language rapping seriously ever since.
Funky but French. Could also be shorter. 6/10
Not bad, easy to listen to in background but all quite similar!
My french isn't good enough to be able to speak to the lyrical content but the beats and flow, though dated, were really good. There's a chill energy here that is compelling. I enjoyed that a lot more than expected.
Niceee i love old school french rap and he’s the embodiment of introducing the old school aspects of hiphop that started out with Melle Mel and created an (at the time) innovative composition of pure beauty. However i like his album from the early 2000’s more
My French is very limited. So much that I took one glimpse at the title and thought to myself "Wow, cool to have a Spanish MC on the list"... That being said, the beginning of this album quickly turned into my current main motivation for learning French! 'Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo' is a great way to kick of the album, and the horn samples on 'Matière grasse contre matière grise' are top tier. MC Solaar shows an incredible range going from the everchanging flow and melodic rapping with plenty of intonation on 'L'histoire de l'art' to the harder, fast-paced 'Quartier nord'. I was ready to give a 5/5 until the complete meltdown on 'Bouge de là (part. 1)' and onwards. I have no idea, why this dull and repetitive track apparently became his breakthrough. Then the whole thing inexplicably ends on the scatty snippet 'Funky Dreamer', and what started as a great album ends on a note as tragic as the ending of La Bohème (which is Italian, but who cares?).
My French is so good that I immediately, upon seeing the MC in the name, knew that this was hip hop. The lyrics? Not so much. This is an extremely strong record. Solaar’s flow is great, the jazzy beats are catchy and there’s something about the French language and hip hop that’s a match made in heaven. Hip hop made for looking cool, smoking and drinking red wine. I’m doing neither but I like it no less.
groovy
I think I enjoyed it but I am unsure
Really fun, groovy album.
Un Tribe Called de Quést
Very smooth and VERY French, laid on top of some smooth, buttery beats. Je l'aime bien!
I unexpectedly loved that! The rhythms and the rapping was excellent!
Nope. Or should I say "non"?
Un bon album rapide avec une certaine originalité. Bien que si vous ne parlez pas français, je pense que vous auriez du mal. Je me sentais un peu répétitif au bout d'un moment.
Hip-hop francés. Me ha gustado bastante.
Rap, hip - hop francés.
it was rap kinda catchy sometimes idk
French rap hiphop. Cool but not my thing.
This is amazing. I flippin' LOVE French rap. This has everything - beats, flow, plenty of melody and retro sounds.
I like it
It's in French 🤷♂️
j’ai apprécié cette musique
Have never heard of this but was pleasantly surprised. 1991 continues to stand out. I can’t understand the lyrics but love the vibe. Hearing a lot of trip hop elements splashed in, which is great. Hope to come back.
Om ett artistnamn börjar med MC så vet man att det kommer vara dåligt.
It’s what I think is French rap which would be cool cause I like listening to the language but it’s in a style that I don’t like and it being in French doesn’t change that fact. Like rap that you would hear in an oceans 11 montage
very cool 3.5
Couldn't understand a word this man said, but I think that made me enjoy it more.
Makes me rethink my Biggie review, which I would now like to increase, but alas that is not allowed. Since I cannot increase Biggie, I must decrease this.
Fun. Wish I spoke French
Good instrumentals.
I almost forgot about how much I enjoy French hip hop. This is a particularly good example of it, too.
Strong Saturday arvo situation
Started good but became repetitive.
Good!
Beats are good. Vocal talents is good. I bet if this was in English I'd like it a lot more.
He has a nice flow, pretty nice album. Although I won't listen to it again I reckon. 3/5
cheap 90s neo-clubby backing with French raps. ranges from mild to severely boring- I died listening to Raga Jam
French rap? No. Not for me. But I will say this album cover is dynamite! What an incredible photograph, it's very compelling.
2.5/5
Sacred bleu!!
While it can’t be much more than ambient music for me since I don’t speak French, I’m glad to get an album like this every once in a while. French hip hop is pretty cool apparently and nice to have on while you play overwatch. A couple songs in the second half (idk what they are) were sorta standouts
Rap, hip - hop francés.
Enige andere franse rapper die ik ken is MHD maar dat is totaal anders. Lekkere old school beats met een goede flow
Cet album est excellent. Je l'ai écouté pendant que <<les bleus>> jouaient leur premier match de la coupe du monde Qatar 2022 - ce qui était une belle coïncidence. Il me fait penser à un Roots Manuva francophone, ou à un Afrika Bambaataa bilingue. La musique est super, et les paroles sont encore meilleures. Cinq étoiles !
Ok
Oooh this is a very nice discovery... Seems very niche with the French rap, jazzy bluesy instrumentation and v early 90s too. Really enjoying listening and want to listen to more from MC Solaar other than this debut album. I really like the rap style.
Have to say at first I didn't really know what to make of this. But it grew on me. I reckon this would be great background summer party music. Weirdly I recognised one from the Greg Davies sit com Man Down, a funny scene involving Zumba. Wish I could give a 3.5
I ruddy loved it, had a great vibe
Ihan vekkuleita biittejä, mutta kielimuuri häiritsee pahasti. Miksi eivät laula suomeksi?
Melko pätevän kuulosta räppiä. Biitit tosi jees, vielä ku ois ymmärtäny mistä biisit kerto
Vond dit echt vet, de radio na het album op spotify is ook echt mega chill en luister het nu bijna een maand later nog steeds jaja
Even though my native tongue belongs to the same family as French, I still couldn't anything about it. But damn, I love songs in French! The sound and tone of this language suits hip hop extremely well. This was a pretty good album, not life changing, but still cool. A lot of the songs are forgettable, but there aren't many bad songs per se. The jazz and swing instrumentation and MC Solaar's flow were surely the best part of the album.
The last time I listened to MC Solaar was when I was in French class in high school and we were discussing French music. Very happy I got to listen to this! I love the production and am pleasantly surprised that I could understand some of the lyrics after all these years haha.
This album cover is amazing. Listening to this is a little strange because I can tell that Solaar is doing some French plays on words, but I have no idea what they mean. The flow is superb, the samples and beats are equally superb.
with the obvious caveat that i dont know what the lyrics are saying (though the title of this album is a delightful pun), this is truly excellent. sounds really ahead of its time, perfectly matched samples and excellent mixing, and the flow was just super nice and pleasant. all around really good listen.
Don’t understand french. This really could be either a 4 or a 2
Pretty groove, probably won’t listen to it again after this tho
arrêter! Temps de marteau. pretty decent that.
Surprising
french
Pretty good.
it's french rap. sounds like 90's rap...in french.
It's okay jams
Dig it.
The first half of Solaar's debut puts the phonemes of French to use with a remarkable smoothness, but nothing sets those records apart from contemporary hip-hop material. There's a hint that a progression is stirring, but the hope for that can end up negative as easily as positive. Fortunately, remarkable smoothness gives way to sampling of a weirder variety, and Solaar's delivery matches the spikiness where it appears. This album ends up notable for its approachability, that velvet voice providing an easy landing first and more besides.
Solaar reminded me of the French I lost due to not practicing, so for that I give one star ⭐️ HL: “Caroline”, “Armand est mort”, “Bouge de là, Pt. 1” November 11, 2022
Good vibes, nice mood setter
O Dani adicionou estas notas 👍🏻
Not for me. The mix of music styles was interesting and I’m sure fairly novel at the time, but this didn’t hit for me.
9/10 I don’t understand what he’s saying, but who needs to when the vibes are this good 😎
79/100: For a brief moment, while driving back from class, listening to this music blasting with my windows down, I felt like a limitless French teenager. All I needed was a cigarette and I could've been any one of the local kids in Kortenberg. This album sets a tone better than most albums I've ever listened to, perhaps a part of that is with most of the lyrics going over my head, all that is left is the music. Another part is, only being able to understand fragments of sentences contributes a beauty that's hard to put into words. In "Caroline," I picked up on "I rethought her, us…" and "strawberries, raspberries, blueberries." Clearly this song is about some sort of love, my sense is an ex who MC Solaar wishes he could be back with. I love drawing conclusions based on the few lines I can understand. It's impossible to do that with music in English. I've never thought about this aspect of French music, but perhaps I'll explore more of it solely for that unique experience.
Had nog nooit oude Franse rap geluisterd. Vond het een easy listen en sommige nummers klonken heel tijdloos
I’m not a fan of rap but in French it’s quite good.
The language barrier seems an even greater obstruction than usual with rap, where quality is so tied up (at least for me) with the strength of the wordplay. It sounded good, I didn’t mind listening to to it. The backing music and beats were fine but didn’t stand out.
tiedättekö syyn miksi jarre on top 10 biiseistä ikinää... ranskalainen tuottaja... PYSYY VISUSTI HILJAA... EI SANO MITÄÄN... tässä sanoja per minuutti on järisyttävä.. RANSKAN KIELELLä... välitön miinus... mutta,,, hip hop höpöttely hessuttelun merkitys, tarkoitus, sielu on tässä ymmärretty, ainakin ekalla puoliskolla, toisella puolella vähän reggaetyyliä ja suurimmalta osalta heikompi mutta muutama kultakimpale kuin jukonissa konsanaan hehheh ylipäätään erittäin hyvä tuotos victime de la mode paras biii
Not a clue what they were saying, but it's pretty chill.
1001 Albums list needs less foreign language albums...
Released during “The Year of Gio” Makes me want a croissant and a cigarette Ragga Jam was my fav
Fantastic beats and flow
I liked this one musically. No idea what the lyrics are sayinf, but easy to listen to.
Brilliant album. No idea what he's saying, but he is great at saying it. Let's just hope it's not about anything dodgy ...
Pas mal monsieur. Pas mal.
bouge-y wonderland
Much better than I expected...
better than I expected tbh
Funky groovy beats!!
Blending jazz influenced hip-hop with Parisian charm, MC Solaar's Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo is a throughly engaging effort that would fit in seamlessly with the equally jazz indebted sounds of Gang Starr and A Tribe Called Quest. A vibe that remains consistent throughout its fifty-two minutes, Qui sème le vent... is a under-heralded 90s classic outside of France. Do seek this out. Favorites: Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo, Matière grasse contre matière grise, Armand est mort, Quartier nord, Caroline, Bouge de là (Pts 1 & 2), Ragga Jam.
Probably great if you're French. I'm not - kind of misses the point with hip hop what with it having a key focus on lyrics. Best Tracks: Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo; Caroline; Bouge de là (part. 1)
No es mi género, no es mi idioma pero se escucha bien hasta que el sonsonete me cansa, igual que todo el hip hop. Las mezclas están muy bien hechas.
No imaginaba que un rapero francés me fuera a encantar, y cierto, no es música que me marque, pero sí la encontré agradable y si a veces saliera alguna de sus canciones en el shuffle no me molestaría. Quizá la onda de rapear en francés, pero más posiblemente que los ritmos son percusiones reales mezcladas con beats, y hace que casi se sienta como Jazz. 3.5 que sube a 4
Brings back memories of translating his songs in French class. It's a good vibe for music, even if I don't understand most of what is being said!
I really like the funkiness of the grooves underlying these tracks, and, yes, I'll readily admit I enjoy hearing a rapper lay down his words in French...a language in which I know maybe a dozen words, mostly all menu items, and none of which I recognize in this album because it's (a) too fast and (b) highly unlikely he's rapping about a ham and cheese sandwich. All in all, this is great, though. Really fun!
There's something undeniably cool about this album. It kind of sounds like it belongs in a 90s perfume commercial. And I mean that in the best way possible. I don't really understand much beyond the titles so I can't really give it a rave review, but a solid three.
Fun at first, got a little repetitive
Can't understand the lyrics fully so that means I can't really rate them but I can tell he has a great flow, the samples added an extra punch to the album and it was sequenced brilliantly, not to mention the production was well ahead of its time for '91 A great record.
Amazing jazz rap with a great flow, no idea what he is saying though
Well produced, brilliant flow and feel to the rapping, but as it's mostly in French it's hard to get fully onboard
A French rap album that I can barely understand as someone who studied French for ten years should not be something I like. This album is amazing though. The production and beats are on point. The vocal performances are also very good despite not understanding them. Solid album overall. Standout songs are Caroline and Victime de la mode.
A cool dude. Good old school rap.
A few beats and you find yourself sitting on the docks of Marseille or on a bridge over the Seine river. Very cool. I am always regretting that my French is so bad. I guess this guy has something to say
Now this is one I REALLY didn't expect to enjoy. Some random French rap? That would usually get a resounding no thanks from me. But I liked the guy's voice and the instrumental is really good with some very pleasant jazz and scattered funk elements. I did think Ragga Jam was horrible to listen to, but otherwise great background listening which more than I can say about 98% of all rap.
the beats were all sick at but tbh i didn’t love many songs individually (except armand est mort) and a lot of the lyrics felt cheesy/forced, the rhyming was just so kids book-y, and maybe i would enjoy it more if i didn’t speak french. solid 3
Panghalip.
French rap. Decent sound, but it’s tough to appreciate rap in a foreign language.
Didn't understand it, loved it
Some French beats, enjoyed it
Jazzy melodies and smooth voice delivery but impossible for me to connect lyrically. Some tunes got me interested but others just passed and didn't provoke any emotions at all. Torn between 2 and 3 stars.
Good beats and a cool voice. Although not my cup of tea, was a pleasant experience.
A French rapper? Very interesting, and that 90’s hip hop vibe was great as well. Nothing stood out but it was fun rocking to this in the AM.
Wow, this was unexpected. A French hip hop album from the early '90s? The genre is still somewhat new, and the French got it on it here, or at least MC Solaar did. Quite a few tracks on here that I dug, this guy can really rap (fast). Admittedly don't understand a lick of it but it sounds great. Hearing a genre as lyrical as hip hop in another language is quite the trip. But also the production felt very in-line with American stuff from the same time like Run DMC or something. I liked it a lot, great album! Favorite tracks: Matiere grasse, Victeme, Quartier nord, Bouge Pt. 2, Ragga Jam, Funky Dreamer. Album art: Really nothing special, doesn't suggest hip hop, but it has a cool pirate radio aesthetic, like something pulled from a movie about a revolution. 4/5
Hip hop francés
Pretty awesome 90s French hip hop
Listened through first couple tracks while setting up recording session. Not bad, I liked the instrumentals of the tracks and the overall vibe
Wat is dat toch met die rappers, in vrijwel ieder nummer zingen ze hun eigen naam. Best vrolijke rap, klonk niet echt "gangster".
Geen idee waar hij het over heeft, maar behoorlijk goede beats!
Dat was helemaal niet verkeerd! En de Franse taal leent zich ook goed voor dit soort rap.
Leuk dat het Franstalig is.
Good beats!
You guys ever experience hip hop fatigue? Cool beats but I wasn’t interested or engaged. Hip hop be the most repetitive genre fr fr Best song was La Musique
Ret nice beats! Forstod ingenting tho
Very retro beats
Sweet beats. Wish I knew French just to get the lyrics of this album
I really don't hate it, I like that 90's hip hop sound. Sure I have no clue what he's saying, my 4 years of French in high school has been long forgotten. Armand est mort samples Marvin Gaye effectively. That being said I don't think I ever listen to this again.
It might be all gibberish, but I really liked the rhymes and rhythms.
The music never transcended the language barrier for me.
I didn't loathe it, and never really felt like I had to turn it off. But I have no idea what's going on in the lyrics since I don't speak french, so it is, at best, background music.
Cool french rap music with chill vibes.
Funky French good time
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This was nice to see a French artist, they were pretty solid too
First album/artist I never heard of. 1st impression, meh. 2nd listen better. 3rd listen 4 stars. If only I knew what he was rapping about?!? In my top 1000, idk
Sorry I am dumb American
A lot cooler than I expected. It was very fun. I don't love hip-hop so it isn't that much of my thing. If I knew how to speak french it might be more interesting.
Not bad..pretty boring though
I love plenty of non-Anglophone music, but my enjoyment of rap is so yoked to its verbal pleasures that this is, in the nicest way possible, very likely a waste of time. Especially when the only thing that's in a language I do understand is the third rate lounge rap beats.
Solid French hip hop. I remember it being a breath of fresh air for me after a wave 2nd string gangster rap and New jack swing had left me cold on hip hop. Wish I knew French but that doesn't stop me enjoying this
Didn't resonate with me. Maybe with time I'll get it, but for now it's just eh... 2/5
Интересный артефакт 90-х годов. Навевает воспоминания о фильме Такси.
meh
Estuvo simpático. Por supuesto no entiendo nada de lo que dice y, si creemos al resto de los usuarios, el flow es bastante bueno, aunque no sabría cómo juzgar eso. Lo último que me queda es la melodía y los beats, y estos dos sí puedo apreciar. Hay temas pegajosos y beats hipnóticos a lo largo del disco. En todo caso, y como casi siempre me pasa con el hip-hop, encuentro que el disco se sobreextiende
I was not hopeful about a foreign language album, and the only thing I remember from 3 years of high school French is “Allons-y! Let’s go!” I was quite pleasantly surprised by the jazzy French rap, which scratched some itch in my brain I didn’t even know I had. Bouge de la part 2 especially just got to my core. I was least impressed by the one track featuring English, funky dreamer, and I wasn’t really feeling the ragga jam, but that could have been because I didn’t feel it fit the spirit of the rest of the album.
i like when London got a shout out. 40/100 gecs
Had never heard of this but pleasantly surprised. The title track is great and reminds me of Gang Starr. Most of the tracks throughout the middle just didn't do anything for me -- I'm sure the fact that I don't understand French is a big factor there. Bouge de la - Part 1 has some interesting flows but Part 2 is over pretty much the same beat and really drags. The two closing tracks are refreshingly good though. 71/100 gecs
This was a very interesting listen. I did find myself enjoying it, but there's something about foreign rap that just doesn't really do it for me. Not understanding anything being said certainly contributes. That being said, it's still high quality and I can't justify anything lower than 3 stars.
Nice....wish I spoke french
Desperately struggling to dust off my high school French. (Merci Mme. Stillman) I’m rather enjoying this.
3/5 Enjoyable record. Don't understand a lick of French which makes reviewing It harder but the flow sounded good and the beats were pretty smooth, good feelings. Favourite track Victime de la mode.
I like the name. Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo. Makes me think im getting french jazz. so far so good.hes very straight but im sure he's good? maybe not for me though. 3?
Feels like a bit of a token 1990s French rap inclusion. Am sure there's probably something a lot better from this era/genre that could could have been included.
Smooth, but my French isn't up to the task.
La dech au Bangladesh Prefs: Qui Sème Le Vent Récolte Le Tempo, Victime de la Mode, L'Histoire de l'Art, Armand est Mort, Quartier Nord, Caroline, La Musique Adoucit les Moeurs, Bouge de Là - Part. 1, Bouge de Là - Part. 2, La Devise Moins pref: Ragga Jam
MC Solaar shows what hip-hop can be, relaxing jazzy beats with incredible raps. Now the message of the album unfortunately passes me by a bit, but that is by no means an obstacle to any enjoyment you can get from the album. The first half of the album, with its Gang Starr influenced eclectic mix of hip hop, jazz, funk, reggae and the French troubadour style, ending with the great hip hop ballad Caroline is a classic in its style and would be a 5* album Unfortunately, there's also the second half of the album, a bit of half-hearted dub style that brings the album down and was a bit unnecessary. So it ends with 4*
I love the overlaying beats. Vocals are impressive, I only with I understood French. But, I know enough to know he is incredibly talented with the language
Whatever. French rap that's too long and too forgettable. I'm sure he's spitting straight facts though.
Pleasant to listen to - the rhythm of the words was very soothing
This just isn't for me. Acid jazzy beats meets french 90s hip-hop. On paper it's right up my alley but for some reason I found it to be unremarkable overall. Nothing grabbed me and I was mostly just waiting for each track to end rather than being engaged by the music.
Smooth, funky, sophisticated in both flow and production. Exquisite sample choice. This has dated really well (although I suspect the French rapping covers any lyrical deficiencies). Pleasant and laid back without being wallpaper. I regularly play the 12" of the title track in my DJ sets, and the album stands up similarly well, with the exception of Ragga Jam, which is the fly in the ointment of this album.
Only vaguely heard of this guy but I knew the French love their hip hop, never explored before. This is pretty great, love the title track. I love 80s hip hop and rap but I kind of got off the bus somewhere early to mid 90s and never truly got back on. Always got time for exceptions like Dave and such. I don't like the ragga one, I'm not target audience, but I won't hold it against the album as a whole which is well worth a listen. This has a lot to like about it, much genres covered, and some of that early 90s production that works great for some things (this) and terribly for lots of other stuff. Kind of doesn't matter that I haven't got a clue what he's rapping about, it's a great soundscape.
Fun hip hop, very 90s feel there should be big neon words flashing up accompanying the video
French hip hop has never been my thing ngl
Neutral eating, probably not bad, but I don't know french
Not a fan
Yeah I could get into this. Three and a half really.
I can understand including this as an essential listen for what kickstarts the popularity of rap music in France. I do like the boom bap beeps and MC Solaar as an rapper sounds really good on the mic and has nice flows. Like many English speakers, I do not understand what's being said and feel like translating it will remove many play on words and rhyming schemes. As such, I can't rate than higher than a 3.
Mike Ladd est le fils de Robert Dimery.
Mike Ladd est le fils de Robert Dimery
Musically stylish hip hop - makes for sipping your beaujolais while bopping to some of these songs. Now while I don’t know French, some cringey rhymes seem to popup but I might be wrong. However overall - quite fun to listen to - a shame if one doesn’t know the language (like myself) as I guess as you miss out on half the fun.
3.7 - When I was studying abroad in Paris in 2000, this fusion of jazz and rap was still very much in vogue at the jazz venues, which is probably a testament to the influence and staying power of this album. It sounds like "The Low End Theory" with a softer and more funk-forward feel. Standouts: "Quartier Nord", "Ragga Jam."
If yoy take away the French, this is my preferred style of rap: a pleasant voice with some upbeat, funky backing music.
Thought it was kind of cool at first, but then it seemed to go on forever, long after I was sick of it.
Quite enjoyable. Although i couldn’t understand what he was saying (but, given the pleasant tones, it probably wasn’t about shoving a Glock in some dudes face and/or aggressively having sex) the beats where solid.
This was a great time. I think my favorite song is the title track, but there were a lot of good ones.
I really liked this; I enjoyed it's funkiness. The title track especially was good, but lots of good stuff in here.
This was kinda fun! I liked a lot of it, it had some good rhythms and beats and was just nice to listen to.
Pleasant to listen to.
Classique! L'album suivant, Prose Combat, me paraît cependant meilleur, plus abouti. Ici, MC Solaar met de l'avant ses capacités, ce qui tient parfois de l'esbrouffe.
Fav song: Que seme le vent recolte le tempo
Very pleasant French hip-hop, you hardly notice that you have listened to a complete album. (6/10) FT: Caroline
Listened to on 4/27/22 2.5/5 Favorite song: alright, sitting up straight This album didn’t have an established vibe which made me like it less (very chaotic songs and then a few solid bops) but would listen to again
bra häng alltså
This was a bit of fun. Only understood a few words here and there but that's ok. A bit long at almost an hour, a bit samey as well, but not an unpleasant listen. 3/5.
Don’t speak French but it mixes great garnered like funk rap and soulful. I’m sure it would be a 5 if I knew what he was taking about
No.
I really like the title track!! Who sows the wind harvests the beat! My time spent on Duo lingo has not been wasted.
One if those albums where I couldn't help but think that every song was about Olympia Dukakis. That has to be some sort of complement because daddy loves this album. So much so that I've taken to referring to myself as daddy.
Bel album de rap classique. 4.5
Cool French rap!
An album of rapping in French made it to the 1001. Who knew? I don't understand the lyrics but I doubt they are a translation of "bitch", "ho" and the N word. It sounds a tad more sophisticated. There is also a jazzy sound to some of the songs that makes it cool and and Ragga Jam sounds like Eek-A-Mouse. Remember him? This is enough to get it to at least a 3.
I think that by signing to Talking Loud records, MC ended up with much more of an organic, acid jazzy sound. I'm sure there are real instruments in there - the sax solo in the title track definitely and many of the bass lines move around enough to be real - but I couldn't find any musician credits in Wikipedia. There's a handful of well written tracks. I like his smooth delivery, especially in songs like Caroline and Victim de la Mode. He has a sense of humour, there's plenty of wordplay, which I can tell, even though I barely understand French and he sounds like he's having a good time.
Smooth vocals with some fine beats. I never cease to be amazed by how many people dismiss a musician just because they don’t understand the lyrics. I guess these ppl also don’t listen to any instrumental music or watch films with subtitles either. Their loss.
Morno.
brabo
Loved it loved it loved it. Everything sounds cooler in French. The beats are tight and so far beyond the rest of 1991, and even though I only understood every 10th word, the flow was gorgeous. Tres bien, j'adore!