Sinclar is famous for popularizing the "french touch" of house music, with heavy use of sampled and filtered disco strings. His track "Feel For You", a tribute to french musician Cerrone, from his second album Champs Elysées, hit #9 in the UK Top 40. On track "Darlin'", he worked with vocalist James "D-Train" Williams.
Sinclar has also worked under other pseudonyms. Under the aliases The Mighty Bop and Reminiscence Quartet, he has dabbled in hip-hop and acid jazz. He also created the Africanism project, where an ensemble of artists produce house music with a combination of latin, jazz, african and tribal flavors. In 2005 he scored a hit with his single "Love Generation", that reached #1 on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts and the German Media Control Single Charts in 2006. The song was a huge success throughout Europe, also peaking at no. 2 in the Dutch Top 40. The followup hit was "World, Hold On", that features Steve Edwards and also managed to chart in the top ten in most of the European countries. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" followed on August 22, 2006.
The remix of "World, Hold on" by E-Smoove is nominated for a Grammy 2007 in the category "Remixed Recording". Also, "World Hold on" was chosen by Billboard Magazine as the number one Hot Dance Club Play Single of 2006, beating Madonna and Christina Aguilera.
The fourth single of the album 'Western Dream' called 'Tennessee' was supposed to be released in April 2007, but has been cancelled due to the rumour of a new album being released.
That album was Soundz of Freedom. It came out in May 2007.
His latest album is Born In 69, released 2 years after the last album, May 2009. The first single of the album was LaLa Song, together with Sugarhill Gang
Taken from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Sinclar)
Me Not a Gangsta
Bob Sinclar Lyrics
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Colonel Reyel, on est pas des gangsta
On est pas là pour ça
Me not a gangsta, ah ah
Mais on y stealing from the rich
I′lll give it to the poor
On connait par cœur
Mais j′ai jamais entendu
Qu'il faisait le malheur
L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur
D′après les rumeurs
Mais tout le monde lui court après
Cherchez l′erreur
Plus d'argent
Plus de problèmes
Les problème d′argent
La question reste la même
Est-ce l'amour ou le matériel qui mène
Que les riches donnent aux pauvres pour résoudre ce dilemme
Bling! Bling!
Jackpot pour tous
Bling! Bling!
Pour les plus pauvres
Bling! Bling!
Jackpot pour tous
Me not a gangsta, ah ah
Mais on y stealing from the rich
I′lll give it to the poor
L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur
On connait par cœur
Mais j′ai jamais entendu
Qu'il faisait le malheur
L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur
D′après les rumeurs
Mais tout le monde lui court après
Cherchez l′erreur
J'le donne aux pauvres en volant aux riches
Pour tout le monde, ça leur ira les chiffres
Baguette magique, je transforme le SMIC
J′le monte à 10 000 en plein dans le mile
Bling! Bling!
Jackpot pour tous
Bling! Bling!
Pour les plus pauvres
Bling! Bling!
Jackpot pour tous
Me not a gangsta, ah ah
Mais on y stealing from the rich
I'lll give it to the poor
Si t′es pas un gansta
Put your hands up
Nous on est pas dans ça
Put your hands up
À la Robin Des Bois
Put your hands up
On est pas des gangsta
Put your hands up
Me not a gangsta, ah ah
Mais on y stealing from the rich
I'lll give it to the poor
L′argent ne fait pas le bonheur
Mister Shammi, Bob Sinclar, Colonel Reyel
L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur
Mais tout le monde lui court après
Cherchez l'erreur
Mister Shammi shami Reiel reyele colonnel collonel sinclair dj
The lyrics of "Me not a gangsta" by Bob Sinclar featuring Colonel Reyel and Mister Shammi are a social commentary on the obsession with money and the problems it creates. The song is divided into two parts, both featuring the chorus "Me not a gangsta, ah ah, but I'm stealing from the rich, I'll give it to the poor."
The first part of the song highlights the irony of money not buying happiness by saying that while everyone knows it, they still pursue it. It questions whether it's love or material possessions that lead people, and whether money causes more problems than it solves.
The second part of the song argues that redistributing wealth is a solution to this problem, calling on the rich to give to the poor. It uses the imagery of a magical wand to suggest the power that the redistribution of wealth can have, and emphasises that everyone benefits, not just the poorest.
Overall, the lyrics of "Me not a gangsta" deliver a clear message about the role of money in society and the need for a more equitable distribution of wealth. They highlight the problems caused by the obsession with money and offer a solution in the form of redistributing wealth.
Line by Line Meaning
Na na na, introducing, Mister Shammi and Bob Sinclar
We are introducing Mister Shammi and Bob Sinclar with a catchy riff
Colonel Reyel, on est pas des gangsta
Colonel Reyel assures that they are not gangsters
On est pas là pour ça
They are not there for that
Me not a gangsta, ah ah
They are not gangsters
Mais on y stealing from the rich
But they are stealing from the rich
I′lll give it to the poor
And giving it to the poor
L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur
Money does not buy happiness
On connait par cœur
They know it by heart
Mais j′ai jamais entendu
But they have never heard
Qu'il faisait le malheur
That money causes unhappiness
D′après les rumeurs
According to rumors
Mais tout le monde lui court après
But everyone is chasing it
Cherchez l′erreur
Find the error
Plus d'argent
More money
Plus de problèmes
More problems
Les problème d′argent
Problems with money
La question reste la même
The question remains the same
Est-ce l'amour ou le matériel qui mène
Does love or material lead
Que les riches donnent aux pauvres pour résoudre ce dilemme
That the rich give to the poor to solve this dilemma
Bling! Bling!
The sound of money
Jackpot pour tous
Jackpot for everyone
Pour les plus pauvres
Especially for the poor
J'le donne aux pauvres en volant aux riches
They give to the poor by stealing from the rich
Pour tout le monde, ça leur ira les chiffres
Everybody will get their share
Baguette magique, je transforme le SMIC
Bob Sinclar can magically transform the minimum wage
J′le monte à 10 000 en plein dans le mile
He raises it to 10,000 right in the spot
Si t′es pas un gansta
If you are not a gangster
Put your hands up
Put your hands up
Nous on est pas dans ça
We are not about that
À la Robin Des Bois
Like Robin Hood
On est pas des gangsta
They are not gangsters
L′argent ne fait pas le bonheur
Money does not buy happiness
Mister Shammi, Bob Sinclar, Colonel Reyel
Mister Shammi, Bob Sinclar, and Colonel Reyel
Cherchez l'erreur
Find the error
Mister Shammi shami Reiel reyele colonnel collonel sinclair dj
Mister Shammi, Colonel Reyel, and Bob Sinclar are DJs
Writer(s): Le Friant Christophe, Adrian Dragoi Mihai, Pirbakas Pedro Mickael, Ranguin Remi, Salickram Krishna
Contributed by Oliver I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
abraham avila ramirez
muy buena cancion, felicidades bob!!!muy diferente a lo que esta saliendo de musica electronica y ademas muy buenos los beats
M M Malta
Nmms asco
Justyna Białek
uwielbiam tą piosenkę <3
Bestmusic
Love Mr. Shammi's energy!! Me not a gangsta!!
Agatka Ozga
KOCHAM TO! <3
Beata Bittnerova
Miluji tu pisnicku strasne moc!!!!!<3<3<3 nepredstavitelne!!!
Norbert Xed
No fajna humorystyczna pioseneczka :D Czekam na resztę POLSKI !!!! :D
MyMarian87
Świetne!!! :D
Rubens
Una de las mejores rolas de mi época estudiantil. Ahahaha
Raúl Árasson
bob's sick tunes always make me happy