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Excellent and chill
MC Solaar and the music from Qui Sème Le Vent Récolte Le Tempo were new to me. There is almost no Rap in what I generally listen to, so any rap artist has some work to do to keep my attention. I listened and finished the album curious about the artist and his music. The music was at least okay. I only found two or three tracks (out of 16) that I was tempted to skip. Solaar is skillful, and I understand enough French to see at least a hint of some humor and cleverness in his lyrics. I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars.
90's french hip hop with crossover appeal into Africa. Super cool and smooth beats with an MC who can do them justice. Even if I don't understand the lyrics, I can appreciate the personality that MC Solaar brings to the table. I wish it were a bit shorter though.
I suppose there is nothing necessarily about Hip Hop that requires you to be tough. But, it does at least seem generally expected. There is ... nothing... tough about French. No matter how badass you might be, you sound like you're picking flowers and painting landscapes. It's impossible to be intimidating. Musically this was solid for a rap album. Production was great, it sounded nice. But it's french rap. I'm sorry. Hard ceiling. 3-stars.
French rap... Who knew? Softer than urban American rap. If I understood the words I could learn to like it more
Pretty smooth and enjoyable, some digable planets and tribe vibes.
If Young MC sang in a foreign language, this album would be him.
Great from what I listened to. I like the beats.
Cos mi dzwoni, tylko nie wiem w jakim kosciele, MC Solaar przedstawiciel francuzkiej sceny rapowej ze swoim deboutanckim krazkiem studyjnym Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo, wiec sprytny zart na biblijnym powiedzeniu kto sieje wiatr, ten zbiera burze, bo tempête brzmi prawie jak tempo, wiec ciekawie wykorzystane przyslowie do opisania tego co pan Solaar ma zamiar zrobic na tym albumie, bo jest to plyta z 91, wiec z czasow gdy ten gatunek dopiero raczkowal na starym kontynecie w tym rowniez w francji, ale nie jest to w zadnym wypadku kopiuj wklej klasykow lat 80 z hameryki, orginalne samplowanie nie tak bardzo boom bapowe jak w hameryce, a o wiele delikatniejsze i jazzowe, bo troche samplowanych kawalkow francuzkich i angielskich artystow, beaty sa autorstwa Jimmy Jaya i duetu Cassius, ciezko oceniac rapowy album bez odniesienia sie do kontentu lirycznego, a jako ze francuzkie liryki, translacji jakosciowych brak, to pozostaja jedynie domysly czy slyszane rymy niosa w sobie cos wartego uwagi, wiec na plejke wrzuce jedynie tytulowy traczek, a album ocenie srednio, bo sluchalo sie go dobrze, z niewielkimi wyjatkami jak reggowy traczek, ale raczej rowne i czilerskie 52 minuty krazka
Absolutely tremendous talent
I just found this pretty forgettable. I can't remember anything about it after listening to it aside from the fact that it was in French.
I don’t speak French but had a solid sound to him.
Erm - beats that take me back to being obsessed with Acid Jazz, but four tracks in and I've lost interest. Other people did this better, regardless of the language they rapped in
Usually with rap it's important to understand the lyrics. I speak a little French but the lyrics were going by too fast for me to understand what he was saying. With those caveats, this might have been good if I understood French better but from my perspective the beats and flow were good but it got a little repetitive after a while.
This was very unexpected album. Good hip-hop style with some french style embedded into it. Very nice discovery
I have no idea what’s going on but I like it
Not bad at all
Didn’t understand a word of it but still, not bad
Great fucking album. Sick grooves and killer flows. I just wish I could understand him!
cool
Ok
First time I've listened to French hip-hop, and this was dope as hell.
Well this was an interesting sojourn into the world acid-jazz-rap francaise. I speak some French so I could understand alot of the lyrical contente and for those who don't speak French, let me say you're not missing much. MC Solaar does not have a lot to say. Having said that I really enjoyed this album. Whether or not you understand what he's rapping about, one can easily appreciate the flow of the phrasing and especially the perfect marriage of that slow sensual lyrical flow and the sultry jazzy flourishes. The music and the singer in perfect synch, make this a satisfying listen. 3.5 🌟
This is pretty good. Wish I understood French. I imagine it'd probably score much higher if I did. Definitely return to listen.
French hip-hop, wasn't sure what to expect going in but I dig it. Don't speak the language so most of the lyrics are going over my head but the guy seems to have a good flow and the beats are good. I liked this.
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Surprisingly really enjoyed this album
Couldn’t vibe with it, maybe slightly too erratic
Dear oh dear I can't understand a word these rappers say
4 Baguette out of 5. Has a nice flow. Don't understand it so the lyrics are different. Hopefully not talking about raping and killing
2.25
First half is very good. flows are gorgeous even though I do not understand the lyrics. Good beats.
3/5
I'm not a rap person and my years of French from high school are in the past. I enjoyed the beats of this and while I could understand parts of it, I feel I'm really missing the meaning. The music was a great mix of jazz and African-inspired stuff and I liked it. Very fun to listen to. 3.5/5
Nice and chill
Wish i could understand more of the lyrics, but love the vibe
Opzich wel grappig wat jazzig franse rap, maar niet helemaal mn ding
Caught me by surprise in a good way. Really chill French rap with lyrics that are clever even through Google Translate. Best track: Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo
Un hip-hop e rappata molto allegri. Credo tratti comunque temi di importanza sociale. 'Caroline' la consiglierò a tutti. Il francese è più musicale dell'inglese? 4 stelle, ma quasi 5
Neat beats brah. To a non French-speaker it seems very repetitive, although I imagine much of the appeal is the lyrics. Good soundscapes underneath just a bit flat overall.
Never heard of the Artist or any of their songs before. Apparently no songs on this album have many listens at all so surprised this album made it into this list. Definitely not sure this album is my cup of tea, it's mostly upbeat French hip-hop and it sounds fine but doesn't do much for me - I feel Hip Hop loses a lot of it's impact for me when you can't understand the language unfortunately, It's probably fine for a song or two but not a whole album.
French rap. Kind of interesting.
It’s a French rap album and I don’t speak French. Kinda hard to judge fairly. 1.0/10
French rap
Классный олд скул
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo by MC Solaar (1991) Cet album est fascinant, en raison de sa fusion de hip hop, jazz, reggae et funk. Pour les anglophones, le fait qu’il soit composé et interprété dans Français n’est pas vraiment un obstacle au plaisir. Il est particulièrement remarquable pour avoir été produit en 1991. C’était assez tôt pour avoir une influence significative sur les rappeurs britanniques et américains. Nous y étions en 1917 et 1944. Avec ce disque, MC Solaar rend la pareille. Merci. La chanson-titre est une tournure intéressante du proverbe biblique « Qui sème le vent récolte la tempête » (Osée 8,7). MC Solaar échange « tempo » contre « tempête », une petite synecdoque astucieuse qui fonctionne poétiquement sinon exégétiquement. Je suis sûr qu’Osée avait autre chose en tête. MC Solaar n’a pas de type de voix que les Américains associent habituellement au rap ou au hip hop. Il a une qualité plutôt apaisante, ce qui rend l’expérience d’écoute très accessible. Certaines de ces chansons ont des arrière-plans éthérés et des rythmes sensuels. Dans « Quatier Nord » et « Ragga Jam », MC Solaar démontre une grande habileté à l’articulation rapide des consonnes. Ses styles vocaux sont polis et bien assortis à l’ambiance de chaque composition. C’est un disque qui élargit ses horizons musicaux. Ce serait un excellent album pour la musique de fond pour le travail. Pardonnez mon expression dans Français. 4/5
French just adds another layer of difficulty for me to fully enjoy this.
There's no denying the man has talent, but I don't think there's much here for the English-speaking listener. Decent beats, but nothing exceptional.
Bra fransk hiphop! Definitivt inget jag skulle snubbla över i vanliga fall. Lekfullt, rappt, och härligt. Förstår ingenting, men MC Solaars flow är som glidmedel i öronen. Troligtvis inget jag kommer återvända till, men det var en härlig fransk hiphoptimme! Ragga Jam är en toppenkul låt. Bästa låt: Caroline.
Sounds was really good, although my French is still at high-school level competence so I only caught the odd word or phrase
Not being able to speak French really brought this down a level for me- but the music was very interesting and kept me invested through most of it. Nice jazz and Afrobeat rhythms. Fave tracks: “Matiere Grasse Contre” (apparently translates as Fat vs Fat “Funky Dreamer”
I did not understand this, but I loved every second of it. Who knew I would be into French Hip Hop
Wow this dude flows so well!
Mid 90s rap in 1994. Maybe better if you speak French
Good flow, fun beats, but lyricism is important to me and Im a dumb American who speaks one language. This is probably better music than my rating but its on how much I enjoyed it.
Interesting to hear rap in a different language but to hear it use a similar music language as lots of other rap music at the time, but MC Solaar's vocals are just sooooooo smooth. Caroline immediately grabbed me. La devise is a solid close to a killer album.
no clue what they’re saying
Really enjoyed this whole album.
Hip-hop francés. Me ha gustado bastante.
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Bir fransizca hip hop dinlemedigimiz kalmisti
Definately better than expected. Mix of funk, jazz and hiphop. No idea what the lyrics are about, but they have a really nice flow.
well, shit - that was fantastic. i had a friend in college who was french, and for his final recording project, he produced a track of him rapping in french - and it was amazing! the tape was stuck in my friend's car, so every time we'd go anywhere, all we'd hear was georges screaming away. so this album of course reminds me of that, which is fantastic - but obviously it also stands on its own. the flow is so tight, you'd think he couldn't get any faster and harder after about the third track...but then raga jam comes up, and you fall over. super happy i got to hear this.
La verdad que no es mucho mi estilo y por eso realmente no le di bola. Están buenas las canciones y tiene buenos samples, pero no entiendo una goma de francés y quizás por eso, al ser rap, no pude darle el valor que debe merecer este disco.
Gooddebut album by French rapper MC Solaar. Also great lyrics (which most of you will miss out on, please use google translate).
Best French rap album I’ve ever heard. Actually the only French rap album I’ve ever heard. Not really my thing but I sort of enjoyed it. Very listenable. 3 stars.
This is some of the best rap that I didn’t understand a word of lol. Honestly, if I spoke French, this could possibly be a 5 depending on the lyrics. But man, this guy flows so nice, and the beats are delightful.
Surprisingly diverse sounds that pump in African, Jazz, Rap, and plenty others to make a strong record.
Really enjoyed that!
Great sound, but I don’t understand French so I don’t feel like I can properly rate it.
Para olvidar
Spiced up Jazz - tres bien