Laylow was born in 1993 in Toulouse a city in the south of France. He lived there until the age of nine, when he left for Tunisia with his father briefly, before joining his mother in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Then he spent his time in the city of Mirande in the Gers in boarding school, where he met his future manager, and ended up settling in Toulouse. It was at this age that he began the rap through his big brother who introduced him to this art. He was influenced by American artists such as Ja Rule or G-Unit, the bling-bling side of rappers impressing him from his childhood, with French rap coming to him a little later.
He began his career with Toulouse's artist Sir'Klo to form the duo Laylow x Sir'Klo. After a first song called "Attrape nous si tu peux" featuring Wit. Published in 2011, they released their first joint project two years later, "Roulette Russe", as a presentation. Influenced by American rap and especially West Coast rap, this project allowed them to be known little by little in French rap. Signed with Barclay, the Toulouse residents released the same year a new free project. It was also in 2011 that he made a stint in the Rap Contenders Sud.
Laylow joined Montpellier's Wit. for a joint EP, Digital Night, released in November 2015. An 8 track EP accompanied with eight clips with TBMA, the beginning of long collaborations, both with the rapper and the production team.
After several titles and clips published in 2016, he launched his solo career more concretely with Mercy, an EP of ten titles released in December 2016 where he invited various artists featuring including Wit again on two tracks, and armed himself again with the TBMA team, becoming the manufacturing brand of his so-called "futuristic" clips.
His second project released on July 5, 2017, Digitalova, again contained ten titles and new artist collaborations, with Jok'Air and his sidekick Sir'Klo always accompanied by TBMA for the visuals.
His third solo project of ten titles, .RAW was released on 19 June 2018 and hosted a unique featuring with Wit.. The fourth project soon followed on 7 December of the same year: a ten-track EP entitled .RAW -Z and announced only three days before its release, which proved most successful, sincere of his projects followed with a tour in 2019.
After four EPs, Laylow abandoned the format in favor of his first studio album Trinity, released on February 28, 2020. Three titles were pre-released: "Megatron", "TrinityVille" and "Poizon" before release of album, an ambitious opus of 22 tracks with multiple emotions which follows a singular storytelling in French rap, in which the artist finds himself faced with the use of an emotional stimulation software: Trinity. A critical and commercial success for an artist of his stature which allowed him to once again cross a milestone in his career and his identification in French rap.
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Bionic
Laylow Lyrics
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Deux heures du mat' dans la caisse (Deux heures du mat' dans la caisse)
J't'ai même pas dis "hello" (J't'ai même pas dis "hello")
Enchanté, moi c'est Laylow (Enchanté, moi c'est Laylow)
J'ai peu d'temps à perdre (J'ai peu d'temps à perdre)
D'habitude j'fais des business (D'habitude j'fais des business)
Mais mami tu me plais trop (Tu me plais trop)
J'te vois depuis le rétro (Depuis le rétro)
Mais ces bâtards veulent pas me laisser
Brasser tout seul dans mon coin
Cet été, j'sors le TT
J'te le promets mami, j'vais les laisser parler
J'roulerai loin, loin, loin
Han, tu m'illumines, surtout après minuit et demi
T'es au top, t'es collée au rythme
J'en oublie tous mes à priori
Tu danses, flex, bionic
J'suis déjà vintage comme G-Unit
T'as grillé toutes les priorités
T'es là mais j'ai du mal à me lancer, lancer, lancer, lancer, lancer
Toute la nuit t'as dansé, dansé, dansé, dansé, dansé
Comme si tu sentais même pas le danger, rentrer
Dans tes draps, te tenter
Écoutes pas les avis des gens
Ils veulent t'enlever ta façon de penser
C'est insensé
Baby, why you don't come tonight? Ouh babe
We can do all the things you like, oh
Come tonight
Come, have some fun
Baby, we can do all the things you like
J'reviens plus déter'
Second couplet coupe les têtes
J'ai toujours pas mon coupé bébé, pourtant, j'ai rien loupé
Chaud comme en Guadaloupe, faya man
T'es là, tu fais qu'rouler d'l'herbe
Donc je m'endors dans tes bras un moment
Un moment, un moment, un moment
Un moment, un moment, un moment
T'as p't'être pris trop d'drogues cette nuit, et alors?
Mes ennemis reçoivent tête de mort
J't'envois des smileys ma baby love
À chaque fois, j'sais pas à quoi m'en tenir
Tu vois pas où j'veux en venir?
T'es dans ma ligne de mire
J'pense à toi, j'fais des vroum-vroum sur l'périph'
Han, tu m'illumines, surtout après minuit et demi
T'es au top, t'es collée au rythme
J'en oublie tous mes à priori
Tu danses, flex, bionic
J'suis déjà vintage comme G-Unit
T'as grillé toute les priorités
T'es là mais j'ai du mal à me lancer, lancer, lancer, lancer, lancer
Toute la nuit t'as dansé, dansé, dansé, dansé, dansé
Comme si tu sentais même pas le danger, rentrer
Dans tes draps, te tenter
T'écoutes pas les avis des gens
Ils veulent t'enlever ta façon de penser
C'est insensé
Baby, why you don't come tonight? Ouh babe
We can do all the things you like, oh
Come tonight
Come, have some fun
Baby, we can do all the things you like
Sno
Hey (hey, hey, hey...)
The song Bionic by Laylow is about the artist's encounters with a girl at night. The lyrics portray the artist's attraction towards the girl and their conversation while driving late at night. The artist introduces himself and mentions how he does not have much time to waste as he usually has business to attend to, but he finds the girl too captivating to ignore. He promises to take her out in his car, and he will let her own opinions and thoughts lead the conversation. The artist acknowledges the girl's beauty, and despite his hesitance earlier, he decides to succumb to her charm and spend time with her.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the artist's fascination with the girl, as he is not used to meeting someone who dances so readily and without worrying about the consequences. He admires her for not conforming to society's standards of behavior and advises her not to listen to other people's opinions. The artist wants to spend the night with the girl and indulge in activities that they both enjoy.
Overall, the song depicts the experiences of two people, Laylow and the girl, who meet and form a connection despite their differences. It represents the artist's desire to live life on their own terms and not to be bogged down by societal norms.
Line by Line Meaning
Mami, yé le fuego dans la tête (Le fuego dans la tête)
I feel intense passion and desire towards you
Deux heures du mat' dans la caisse (Deux heures du mat' dans la caisse)
It's currently 2 am and we're in the car
J't'ai même pas dis "hello" (J't'ai même pas dis "hello")
I haven't even greeted you yet
Enchanté, moi c'est Laylow (Enchanté, moi c'est Laylow)
Nice to meet you, I'm Laylow
J'ai peu de temps à perdre (J'ai peu de temps à perdre)
I don't have much time to waste
D'habitude j'fais des business (D'habitude j'fais des business)
Normally, I focus on my business dealings
Mais mami tu me plais trop (Tu me plais trop)
But, I'm really attracted to you
J'te vois depuis le rétro (Depuis le rétro)
I've been seeing you from my rearview mirror
J'essaie, (j'essaie), j'réessaie, (j'réessaie)
I'm trying, and trying again
Mais ces bâtards veulent pas me laisser brasser tout seul dans mon coin
But these haters won't let me do my thing alone in my own corner
Cet été, j'sors le TT
This summer, I'll be bringing out the car
J'te le promets mami, j'vais les laisser parler
I promise you, I'll let them talk
J'roulerai loin, loin, loin
I'll drive away far, far, far
Han, tu m'illumines, surtout après minuit et demi
You light me up, especially after midnight
T'es au top, t'es collée au rythme
You're on fire, you're keeping up with the beat
J'en oublie tous mes à priori
I forget all my previous judgments
Tu danses, flex, bionic
You dance, flex, and move like a machine
J'suis déjà vintage comme G-Unit
I'm already old-school like G-Unit
T'as grillé toutes les priorités
You've surpassed all priorities
T'es là mais j'ai du mal à me lancer, lancer, lancer, lancer, lancer
You're so close but I'm having a hard time making a move
Toute la nuit t'as dansé, dansé, dansé, dansé, dansé
You've been dancing all night long
Comme si tu sentais même pas le danger, rentrer
As if you don't even sense the danger in going back
Dans tes draps, te tenter
Luring you into your bed
Écoutes pas les avis des gens
Don't listen to what people say
Ils veulent t'enlever ta façon de penser
They want to change the way you think
C'est insensé
It's ridiculous
Baby, why you don't come tonight? Ouh babe
Baby, why don't you come tonight? Oh babe
We can do all the things you like, oh
We can do all the things you like, oh
Come tonight
Come tonight
Come, have some fun
Come, let's have some fun
Baby, we can do all the things you like
Baby, we can do all the things you like
J'reviens plus déter'
I come back even more determined
Second couplet coupe les têtes
Second verse cuts off heads
J'ai toujours pas mon coupé bébé, pourtant, j'ai rien loupé
I still don't have my car, even though I haven't missed anything
Chaud comme en Guadaloupe, faya man
Hot like in Guadeloupe, fire man
T'es là, tu fais qu'rouler d'l'herbe
You're there, rolling your weed
Donc je m'endors dans tes bras un moment
So I fall asleep in your arms for a moment
T'as p't'être pris trop d'drogues cette nuit, et alors?
Maybe you took too many drugs tonight, so what?
Mes ennemis reçoivent tête de mort
My enemies receive a death sentence
J't'envois des smileys ma baby love
I send you smileys, my baby love
À chaque fois, j'sais pas à quoi m'en tenir
Every time, I don't know what to do
Tu vois pas où j'veux en venir?
Don't you see where I'm going?
T'es dans ma ligne de mire
You're in my line of sight
J'pense à toi, j'fais des vroum-vroum sur l'périph'
I think about you, I make engine noises while driving on the highway
Sno
Sno
Writer(s): Jeremy Axel Yatte Larroux, Jordan Reclus, Mathieu Ciulla, Jeremy Torre Passeron
Contributed by Charlie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.