One of MC Solaar's first claims to fame was the rap he did on a level one French language education tape: "Comment t'appelles-tu?".
MC Solaar's first single, Bouge de là, was a French hit in 1990 that went platinum, as was his first album, Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo. His second album, Prose Combat, may be his most acclaimed.
As a rapper MC Solaar is known for the complexity and poetry of his songs, which rely on wordplay, lyricism, and philosophical inquiry. The music is based on dance rhythms and sensual grooves. In the English-speaking world, Solaar was signed by London acid jazz label Talkin' Loud and invited to record with British group Urban Species and Guru, a member of the famous and highly-acclaimed New York group Gang Starr.
MC Solaar gained new fans in North America in early 2004, when his 2001 song La Belle Et Le Bad Boy was featured on the final episode of the popular television series Sex and the City. MC Solaar remains best-known outside of France for his work on Guru's Jazzmatazz project and as a guest rapper on the Missy Elliott track All N My Grill. Out of Guru and Solaar's collaboration, the single Le Bien, Le Mal (The Good, The Bad) was a popular Hip Hop/Dance crossover hit receiving playtime on MTV.
Hiphopaloorap
MC Solaar Lyrics
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À son contact me voilà en partance pour une ballade linguistique
Tel un aspic, j'te pique et t'injecte
Artistiquement le sens du rythme
Décime les pronostics, pour mettre en avant mon anecdotique cantique :
D.O.N.X.E.R.È. Delavega, gars sincère,
Avec un cœur grand comme l'univers
Jusqu'à l'infini, je serai cet amiPas d'compromis, les amis de mes amis sont mes amis.
Ne critique jamais le rap de l'autre d'à côté
Si tu l'fais c'est parce que personne n'écoute la merde que tu fais.
Feter nos arriver dans les bacs comme Tyson fit son come-back
Aussi puissant qu'une pluie d'pavasses sur le véhicule de la B.A.C.
Acte avec tact capte ma voix
J'accentue l'adjectif pour que celle-ci, cette fois-ci, t'estomaque.
J'ai comme tout le monde plusieurs personnages en moi
La première DON XERÈ, la deuxième DELAVEGA
Stop stop stop :
Je me soigne, la musique est ma thérapie
Aussi clair que 3,14 égale Pi
Donx était -Donx est et Donx sera
De l'alphabet quartet Don Xeré Delavega
Hiphopaloorap, hiphopaloorap. Boys
Hiphopaloorap, hiphopaloorap iiiiiihhhhhh !!!!
Donx était, Donx est et Donx sera
De l'alphabet quartet Don Xeré Delavega
The opening lyric of MC Solaar's Hiphopaloorap sets the tone for the rest of the song: a bombastic beat that carries the listener along on a linguistic journey. The rapper declares that he's injecting the listener with a sense of rhythm that will decimate any expectations they may have had about his abilities. He embodies two characters, Don Xerè and Delavega, and portrays them as separate personalities within him. Through music, he's able to heal and move beyond his multiple personas to present a cohesive whole to his audience.
The song's lyrics exhort listeners to refrain from criticizing other rappers and instead focus on their own craft. This seemingly humble approach is juxtaposed with MC Solaar's proclamation that he is as powerful as a hail of rocks raining down on a police car. Throughout the song, MC Solaar showcases his self-assuredness and supreme confidence in his abilities.
To sum up, Hiphopaloorap is a song about the power of music, the importance of staying true to oneself, and the need for unity within the rap community.
Line by Line Meaning
Beat digne d'une bombe nucléaire du pacifique
The beat is powerful enough to transport me on a linguistic journey like a nuclear bomb from the Pacific
Tel un aspic, j'te pique et t'injecte
Like a snakebite, my artistic rhythm injects the listener with meaning
Artistiquement le sens du rythme
Artistically expressing the meaning behind the rhythm
Décime les pronostics, pour mettre en avant mon anecdotique cantique
Defying predictions to showcase my personal verse
D.O.N.X.E.R.È. Delavega, gars sincère
Donxere Delavega, a sincere guy
Avec un cœur grand comme l'univers
With a heart as vast as the universe
Jusqu'à l'infini, je serai cet ami
I'll be that friend forever
Pas d'compromis, les amis de mes amis sont mes amis.
No compromises, my friends' friends are my friends too
Ne critique jamais le rap de l'autre d'à côté
Never criticize the rap from another artist nearby
Si tu l'fais c'est parce que personne n'écoute la merde que tu fais.
If you do it, it's probably because nobody listens to your garbage
Fêter nos arrivées dans les bacs comme Tyson fit son come-back
Celebrating our album releases like Tyson's comeback
Aussi puissant qu'une pluie d'pavasses sur le véhicule de la B.A.C.
As powerful as a hail of rocks on the police car
Acte avec tact capte ma voix
Act accordingly and capture my voice with care
J'accentue l'adjectif pour que celle-ci, cette fois-ci, t'estomaque.
I emphasize the adjective in a way that will surprise and amaze the listener
J'ai comme tout le monde plusieurs personnages en moi
Like everyone else, I have multiple personalities within me
La première DON XERÈ, la deuxième DELAVEGA
The first is Don Xere, the second is Delavega
Stop stop stop :
Stop, stop, stop...
Je me soigne, la musique est ma thérapie
I heal myself with music, it's my therapy
Aussi clair que 3,14 égale Pi
As clear as 3.14 equals Pi
Donx était -Donx est et Donx sera
Donx was, Donx is, and Donx will always be
De l'alphabet quartet Don Xeré Delavega
From the Alphabet Quartet Don Xere Delavega
Hiphopaloorap, hiphopaloorap. Boys
Hiphopaloorap, hiphopaloorap. Boys
Hiphopaloorap, hiphopaloorap iiiiiihhhhhh !!!!
Hiphopaloorap, hiphopaloorap iiiiiihhhhhh !!!!
Donx était, Donx est et Donx sera
Donx was, Donx is, and Donx will always be
De l'alphabet quartet Don Xeré Delavega
From the Alphabet Quartet Don Xere Delavega
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Mc Solaar, Tizomba Jean, Kroczynski Eric, Etchart Alain
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