In the 1990's Anita formed a hip-hop band Los Gemelos (The Twins) with a fellow rapper Zaturno (later became famous as a member of Tiro de Gracia). In 1997 she gained first major attention after singing in a Los Tetas' hit single "La Medicina". Later she joined DJ Squat, Cenzi and Seo2, and Makiza was formed.
After Makiza went on hiatus in 2001, Anita returned to France and took a break from music until 2004. After coming back to Chile in 2004 she became singing with the funk/acid jazz band Aluzinati, and later in 2005 she reformed Makiza with Seo2 and two new members and released the band's final album to date, Casino Royale.
In 2007 Anita appeared on Julieta Venegas' hit single, "Eres Para Mí" and finally released her solo debut, Kaos. Thanks to the first single, "Despabílate", Anita was nominated for the Latin version of the MTV Video Music Awards 2007 under the categories Best New Artist and Best Urban Artist.
In October 2009, Tijoux released her second solo album, titled 1977 after the year she was born. The album was a return to her rap roots, an homage to the "golden age of hip-hop"; it was largely auto-biographical, exploring mature themes from her own life, from the death of a close friend to having a creative crises, from friendship to bad luck, amongst others. It was simple and straight to the point, as emphasized by her leaving behind a lot of the singing she had been doing of late in other more pop collaborations, and concentrating on rap, both in Spanish and French. After years of sharing the spotlight with her group, collaborating with other artists, and trying to find her way as a solo artist, she has finally arrived in her own right—a raw, direct, and mature MC.
Recorded between May and September 2009, the new album was produced by Hordatoj, Foex and Tee, of the label Potoco Discos, together with Habitación del Pánico. Guests on the record include the saxophonist Agustín Moya with whom she worked with in Aluzinati, Andrés Celis, Solo Di Medina, Bubaseta, Stailok from the group Movimiento Original, DJ Dacel, Quique Neira (formerly from Gondwana), Cómo Asesinar A Felipes, and the Detroit-based MC Invincible, whom she met over MySpace and did a virtual collaboration for the song "Sube".
The album and its first single 1977 were an immediate hit in the underground rap circles of Chile, where she was welcomed back after a bit of a stray. The record was amongst the top 10 of 2009 for the blog [worldhiphopmarket.com], and it was soon picked up by the U.S.-based Latin Alternative label Nacional Records, who released it in April 2010. She was invited to attend the prestigious South By South West Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in March 2010, and from there went on to her first ever North American tour. The song 1977 is featured in FIFA 11 soundtrack, and it also appears in episode five of the fourth season of Breaking Bad.
In 2011 Ana released her new solo album, La Bala. The album deals with many political and social issues in Chile, and the lead single, "Shock", was inspired by the strikes of the Chilean students which took part in 2011.
Crisis de un mc
Ana Tijoux Lyrics
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Cuya pagina blanca abierta espera de su atuendo
Pero, ningún traje es suficientemente bueno
Ella quiere mas
Y el no se siente del todo pleno
Cada mañana cuando analiza su rostro
El siente que alimenta por dentro un monstruo
Que difcil encarar y encararse
Para, una persona simplemente compleja
Que cada vez que sube a escena siente que se despelleja
Lo sabe la noche cuando el aire se espesa
Es algo que le pesa pero no lo refleja
La crisis de un MC frente a si mismo
Que miraba el mundo con demasiado idealismo
Ya que sus estatuas se rompen con el tiempo
Ni los arbodantes pueden evitar que vaya ya cayendo
Va recogiendo cada pedazo
Con el anhelo de revivir de un simple flechazo
Cada instante aparece frente a el
Como era vivir con la música a flor de pieles
La crisis de un MC que se siente solo
Que por alguna razón necesita estar bajo su toldo
Aislarse del mundo, convivir en silencio
Con la contradicción de siempre cantar para el resto
Crisis de hombres, crisis de MC's
Crisis de seres que quieren ser felices
Crisis de humanos con cicatriz y que rimando descubrieron sus directrices
Crisis de hombres, crisis de MC's
Crisis de seres que quieren ser felices
Crisis de humanos con cicatriz y que rimando descubrieron sus directrices
La crisis de un MC frente a la palabra
Que arma, desarma y plasma y que por momentos se traba
Que a veces no puede porque en el no cree
Y que a veces quiere decir tanto pero no se atreve
Así que se queda solo mirando el techo
Con la angustia pegada en las costillas y en el pecho
Se siente distante como un punto a parte
Como una coma perdida de un verso tan vibrante
Y en un instante, no se siente poeta ni cantante
Rima para el publico y escucha su voz en el parlante
Es algo disonante, es algo que no logra explicar
Pero para el siempre es una constante
La crisis de un MC demasiado sensible
Cuyo desierto infinito en tan invisible
La audiencia lo escucha indestructible
Pero el solo rima por que as el se siente libre
Crisis de hombres, crisis de MC's
Crisis de seres que quieren ser felices
Crisis de humanos con cicatriz y que rimando descubrieron sus directrices
Crisis de hombres, crisis de MC's
Crisis de seres que quieren ser felices
Crisis de humanos con cicatriz y que rimando descubrieron sus directrices
The song "Crisis de un MC" by Ana Tijoux is a reflection on the internal struggles and conflicts that a musician faces while trying to create and perform music. The lyrics highlight the constant battle between the desire to create something meaningful and the fear of not being good enough. It also talks about the pressure that artists feel to perform and maintain their image while dealing with personal issues and setbacks.
The song begins with the MC facing a blank page in their notebook and feeling like they are not good enough to fill it. They want to do more but feel unfulfilled. The lyrics then move on to talk about the MC's struggle with their own identity and dealing with a complex and multifaceted personality. The pressure of performing and constantly having to show different sides of themselves takes a toll on the MC's mental state. The chorus of the song talks about the crisis that not only MCs but all humans face, the struggle to find happiness and purpose in life.
The second verse talks about the struggle of finding the right words and feeling like they are not good enough to express themselves fully. The MC feels like they are only performing for the audience and not for themselves. They feel a sense of disconnection and distance that prevents them from feeling like a true artist. The verse ends with the MC's struggle with sensitivity and vulnerability, feeling invisible and isolated even in front of an audience.
Overall, the song is a poignant commentary on the internal struggles that musicians face while trying to create and perform their music. It's a reminder that even the most successful artists face crises and moments of doubt and vulnerability.
Line by Line Meaning
La crisis de un MC frente a su cuaderno
The MC's crisis in front of his notebook, where a blank page is waiting for his outfit.
Cuya pagina blanca abierta espera de su atuendo
Where a blank open page is waiting for his outfit.
Pero, ningún traje es suficientemente bueno
However, no outfit is good enough.
Ella quiere mas
She wants more.
Y el no se siente del todo pleno
And he doesn't feel completely satisfied.
Cada mañana cuando analiza su rostro
Every morning when he analyzes his face.
El siente que alimenta por dentro un monstruo
He feels like he's feeding a monster inside him.
Que difcil encarar y encararse
It is difficult to face oneself and others.
Ser de una forma, y de otra forma mostrarse
Being one way but showing another.
Para, una persona simplemente compleja
For a simply complex person.
Que cada vez que sube a escena siente que se despelleja
Who feels like he's being skinned every time he goes on stage.
Lo sabe la noche cuando el aire se espesa
The night knows when the air thickens.
Es algo que le pesa pero no lo refleja
It's something that weighs on him but he doesn't reflect.
La crisis de un MC frente a si mismo
The MC's crisis in front of himself.
Que miraba el mundo con demasiado idealismo
Who looked at the world with too much idealism.
Ya que sus estatuas se rompen con el tiempo
Since his statues break over time.
Ni los arbodantes pueden evitar que vaya ya cayendo
Not even the guardians can prevent him from falling.
Va recogiendo cada pedazo
He's picking up every piece.
Con el anhelo de revivir de un simple flechazo
With the desire to revive with a simple blow.
Cada instante aparece frente a el
Every moment appears in front of him.
Como era vivir con la música a flor de pieles
What it was like to live with music on one's skin.
La crisis de un MC que se siente solo
The crisis of an MC who feels alone.
Que por alguna razón necesita estar bajo su toldo
Who, for some reason, needs to be under his canopy.
Aislarse del mundo, convivir en silencio
To isolate himself from the world, to live in silence.
Con la contradicción de siempre cantar para el resto
With the contradiction of always singing for others.
Crisis de hombres, crisis de MC's
Crisis of men, crisis of MCs.
Crisis de seres que quieren ser felices
Crisis of beings who want to be happy.
Crisis de humanos con cicatriz y que rimando descubrieron sus directrices
Crisis of humans with scars who discovered their guidelines by rhyming.
La crisis de un MC frente a la palabra
The MC's crisis in front of the word.
Que arma, desarma y plasma y que por momentos se traba
That arms, disarms, and shapes and, at times, gets stuck.
Que a veces no puede porque en el no cree
That sometimes he can't do it because he doesn't believe in himself.
Y que a veces quiere decir tanto pero no se atreve
And sometimes he wants to say so much but he doesn't dare.
Así que se queda solo mirando el techo
So he just stays alone looking at the ceiling.
Con la angustia pegada en las costillas y en el pecho
With anguish stuck in his ribs and chest.
Se siente distante como un punto a parte
He feels distant like a separate point.
Como una coma perdida de un verso tan vibrante
Like a lost comma in such a vibrant verse.
Y en un instante, no se siente poeta ni cantante
And in a moment, he doesn't feel like a poet or singer.
Rima para el publico y escucha su voz en el parlante
He rhymes for the audience and listens to his voice through the singer.
Es algo disonante, es algo que no logra explicar
It is something dissonant, something he can't explain.
Pero para el siempre es una constante
But for him, it is always a constant.
La crisis de un MC demasiado sensible
The crisis of an MC who is too sensitive.
Cuyo desierto infinito en tan invisible
Whose infinite desert is so invisible.
La audiencia lo escucha indestructible
The audience hears him as indestructible.
Pero el solo rima por que as el se siente libre
But he only rhymes because that's when he feels free.
Crisis de hombres, crisis de MC's
Crisis of men, crisis of MCs.
Crisis de seres que quieren ser felices
Crisis of beings who want to be happy.
Crisis de humanos con cicatriz y que rimando descubrieron sus directrices
Crisis of humans with scars who discovered their guidelines by rhyming.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Hector Nicolas Carrasco Gallardo, Eduardo Adan Herrera Munoz, Ana Maria Merino Tijoux
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