MC Solaar, the self-titled fourth album (released July 1998) by French

France

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-Senegal

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ese rapper

Rapping

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, MC Solaar

MC Solaar

MC Solaar is a francophone hip hop and rap artist. He is one of the most internationally popular and influential French rappers....

 was a shorter effort than his previous releases. Following the funk

Funk

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-grooved sounds of Paradisiaque

Paradisiaque

Paradisiaque was the third studio album released by MC Solaar in 1997. The album was a departure from his previous work focusing more on the funk style.-Track listing:#Intro - :32#Paradisiaque - 3:12#Gangster Moderne - 4:05#Tournicoti - 3:49...

, the production style once again changed, to essentially an album of two halves. The first half was reminiscent of his previous effort, with Boom Bass and Phillip Zdar producing the tracks, while the latter half shifting to a grittier, east coast U.S. hip-hop

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sound. Some of these tracks were produced by the Beatminerz, known for his work with the BootCamp Clik. While different from what fans were used to, Solaar appeared to have no trouble following this new sound.

Track listing

1. "Onzième Commandement" – 3:21
2. "Galaktika" – 3:09
3. "La 5ème Saison" – 3:57
4. "Perfect" – 3:43
5. "Les Songes" – 1:22
6. "Vie N'Est Qu'un Moment" – 4:00
7. "Vigipirap" – 3:30
8. "Message de l'Ange" – 4:27
9. "Nouvelle Genèse" – 3:27
10. "Je Me Souviens (Flash-Back)" – 3:36
11. "L'Argent Ne Fait Pas le Bonheur" – 2:57

External links

• Dave's MC Solaar Archive