Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

Groovy French rap, you can tell it's from the early 90s as the songs actually have some groove and melody to them, as opposed to the really staccato, bass heavy stuff that seems to underpin hiphop these days.

My French is pretty rudimentary, so I pick up about 1/3 of what is going on here, but it doesn't really matter, as MC Solaar has nice enough flow and delivery that it's pleasant to listen to even though you might not understand everything that's going on.

With the first song I knew I was going to give this a 5. I love the chill music he’s chosen in the background, and the rapping is spectacular. And fast! I’ve been working on my French and despite that: je suis désolée, mais je ne comprends rien. But that doesn’t matter because this album is purely sonically wonderful.

I liked the beats, but it’s tough to go much higher when I didn’t understand anything

Well, it’s official. This is more or less gibberish to me. In the past, I’ve understood things. I speak some Spanish. I’m almost fluent in Arabic. French? Never studied. I am helpless against this beautiful barrage of words. And it is beautiful. The beats are awesome, the flow is great, and the vibes are spectacular. I mean, the album is realistically 15 minutes too long at least, but almost every song is built out of mind blowing sample on mind-blowing sample. Every single song has an insane flow, and a near-limitless amount of coolness.

It’s also worth noting that this was the first big/noteworthy French rap album, surely the reason it exists on this list. I find that a great reason to place an album here, as France is a wonderful, vibrant place, or so I’m told. Either way, great album. Love it. Recommended, belongs on the list.
8.9/10
DOES IT BELONG ON THE LIST: YES
REASON: first majorly recognized French rap album, also it’s really good

More like this please

Fun! It was really interesting to hear how the french language intertwined with the beat. It works really well.

I don’t understand French, but this one had great grooves all the way through.

Genuinely hated almost everything about this album

Qui Seme Le Vent Recolte La Tempo was a very fun album. Just like with the title, everything about this album is very French from the rapper currently living there (and at the time too), the lyrics being in French and even a good majority of the comments being in French too. Of course, due to that second point, i can't judge this album's lyrics as i do not speak French but i can praise both the music and the flows as they are both really good. The music has this incredibly fun jazzy Public Enemy vibe to it and this album also has some incredibly smooth flows. I don't have too much else to say about it, it's just a really fun album.
Best Song: Qui Seme Le Vent Recolte La Tempo
Worst Song: Ragga Jam

bons beats pro início da década de 90 e o flow do rapaz tava em dia. uns ótimos samples, btw.
seja lá o que ele tava falando, eu acredito. bacana demais!

My honest to God first thoughts, but we cannot be listening to a French album while the French are doing so well at the world cup. Like this just feels disrespectful. And you know what I really like the album as well. Just like watching France you grimace as they do beautiful things that the English can only dream of. Honestly why don't the french just fuck off!!!!

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I think I prefer not to be able to understand hip-hop lyrics (although some of the US hip hop acts are a push to understand anyway). That way i can just listen to the rhythm of the vocal and to the voice itself.
I like the language, the tone and the rhythm of this. The tracks were all ok (except Ragga Jam which was shit).
A perfectly reasonable album.
I won't be listening again, though, unless I open a boutique on the Kings Road or a coffee shop in Hampstead.

(Listens : 1)

5/10

Sultry rap with notes of jazz all with flowing rap - just in French as good as anything from the east or west coast has in 91

A French rap album seems like an interesting inclusion. It's also interesting how I keep getting rap albums for major milestones(100,150,250, and with this 300 were all rap albums).I'll have to assess this one on vibes, as I don't speak a word of French. The beats and samples are good, and the rapping itself is also pretty good. I don't know what any of the lyrics are, but I don't think they're bad compared to American gangster rap from the same period. This is a good rap album that holds its own with the best of American rap from the same period, but I need to know the lyrics to have the full picture. I know that this one's on me for being American and not knowing French, but this cannot be a 5 until I know what he's actually saying.

This album is ranked 14 out of 23 albums released in 1991 by global rating. Other 1991 albums previously rated by me:
Ten(2/23)-4
The Low End Theory(4/23)-5
Blue Lines(6/23)-5
Achtung Baby(7/23)-1
Spiderland(17/23)-4
Rising Above Bedlam(23/23)-2

I really enjoyed Ragga Jam but apart from that this one didn’t do anything for me. It became background noise by the halfway point.

This is maybe the first recommendation I got from this book, when I flicked through my dad's physical copy many years ago (long before this generator). I had never heard of it before, and it was really interesting to hear hip hop in a different language, and removed from the US and UK genres. I still listen to it occasionally, but obviously miss out a lot on the lyrics, having only basic French. He's very talented rapper - hopefully the lyrics aren't too gross. It's very 90s production wise, but more in the daisy age style, so I don't mind that. Only downside is it's a bit too long - I find it hard to get through in one sitting.

Gonna need to relisten to that one to be sure

This is French rap music, and I do not speak French. This bears mentioning because of how dependent Hip-Hop is on lyricism. So, while the vibe here, and the songs *do* transcend the language barrier, just be aware of the fact that there is a large facet of this album that I am almost completely unable to honestly engage with. That being said, the vibe here is *really* something. This is funky, breezy and bouncy, it is music that genuinely makes me want to dance. Also, considering that this album came out in 1991, the production here is *really* good. There is some very clear reggae influence. And the sound here is really organic. This has aged *fantastically*, this sounds like it could have *feasibly* been released well over a decade after it actually was. The same goes for MC Solaar's flows. He is dynamic, bouncy, and precise. He effortlessly cycles through tempos and cadences. And his double-time flows sound like they have *incredible* enunciation. I looked up some info about MC Solaar, and I have seen claims that he is the greatest French Hip-Hop artist, and from this album, I think it's feasible. He also has the Gang Starr and De La Soul co-sign, which is good enough for me. This really took me by surprise, and hearing such a distinct regional variety of Hip-Hop was a really enjoyable experience. Especially an album as well-executed as this is.