Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

Gonna need to relisten to that one to be sure

I didn't even know there were rhyming words in French but this guy knows a BUNCH.

Very smooth and fun to listen to. Makes me long for the French Platter at the Broadway Diner.

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.

Fun instrumental, but I am unable to understand what is being said.

Low 3/5

Can't believe how few records in this list.are in a language other than English, so a definite treat to have something I barely understand, lyrically.

Despite being very aware of MC Solaar I've never listened to an album. What a fool, I've been really missing out. Probably missing out on French hip hop in general.

Solaar has an amazing flow, and switches things up really brilliant. A lot of great jazzy beats results in the first half really reminding me of Gangstarr. A very interesting slow transition to more dub/reggae influenced tunes really places some of this alongside the whole Bristol sound also developing in the early 90s, and the full blown ragga tune is a banger. A couple of so-so tunes in the middle, but will definitely be coming back to this.

Being "forced" to check these kind of albums that I should have tried before is exactly what I wanted from this project.

French MC? Where have you been all my life?

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.

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...

French rapping made this fun! Reminded me of Ikscheltaschel

Unverständliche Musik, Sprache & Intention.

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.

Мені прям зайшло. А також тут є семпл з моєї улюбленої пісні Марвіна Гея, іннер сіті блюз.

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.

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!

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 enjoyed this way more than I expected to. Amazing rapping with super fun beats.

Idk what he's saying but he says it good

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

LOL this brings me way back to the 90s when a friend returned from study-abroad in France. Fun listen too!

The impeccable flow and fun sound resonate throughout, but lack of understanding wears a little thin