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.
Sous les palmiers
MC Solaar Lyrics
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Des tas d'histoires qui choquent, En tout cas chacun papote
Sur le banc, on s'voit sur scène avec le mike
Faisant tomber les goss dans les pommes comme dans un strike
Sur la pelouse on organise le barbecue
Ghetto Blaster puissance 10 comme dans Ice Cube
On reve de scènes immenses tout comme au States
J'aime kiffer la belle life
Fumer des gros blunts Paris Black Night
Je fume un cigare comme Puff Dad
Appelle moi O Black Barracuda
Des belles meufs m'entourent je me sauve pas non je me sauve pas
Bienvenue à Saint Barth, doucement sur la vodka
Nous on ne dort pas 24 sur 24
On respecte nos quotas c'est Black Jack et Solaar
Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah
I use to see you rappin on TV everyday
Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah
Now when I hear you rappin it's like a holyday
Mon prof m'a dit : Claude soit positif
Garde la photo mais jette le négatif
Je donne le maximum sur le microphone jamais aphone
Kick sur mégaphone, téléphone interphone
Dans la tour j'reve de yacht sur les yachts de ma tour
Comme un troubadour qui pense qu'à passer son tour
Classe et placé toujours pret du glacier
Range ton acier on est sous les palmiers
Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah
I use to see you rappin on TV everyday
Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah
Now when I hear you rappin it's like a holyday
Selon mon concept, vivre ensemble c'est vivre mieux
Le plus important c'est d'etre, d'etre heureux
Avant tout qu'le ciel réalise tes vœux
A cœur joie j'en profite et remercie les cieux
Hip Hop non stop, please visualise
Les clash dans la danse et la violence se canalise
Pas de 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
Si tu montres tes phases, si t'en as pas bas les pattes
Et quand les rastas criaient Lord of Mercy
Moi j'allais aux Halles juste pour pécho des maxis
Puis je suis devenu Claude MC
Et si le beat est lourd, j'l'adoucie à la poésie
Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah
I use to see you rappin on TV everyday
Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah
Now when I hear you rappin it's like a holyday
The song "Sous les palmiers" by MC Solaar is about living the high life with friends and chasing dreams of becoming a successful rapper. The first verse talks about hanging out with friends, sharing shocking stories, and dreaming of performing on stage. The second verse speaks of relaxing on the lawn, grilling up food, and dreaming of performing on bigger stages in the United States while practicing skateboarding. The chorus sheds light on how the listener used to see MC Solaar on TV every day, but now hearing him rap is a holiday.
The third verse speaks of the importance of living together, supporting each other, and being happy. The final verse talks about the evolution of MC Solaar's career, from going to buy music at the Halles to becoming a rapper himself, and how he focuses on making his music both poetic and heavy.
Line by Line Meaning
C'est quoi l'reve au bloc : réunion d'potes
What's the dream in the neighborhood: gathering of friends
Des tas d'histoires qui choquent, En tout cas chacun papote
Lots of shocking stories, nevertheless everyone chats
Sur le banc, on s'voit sur scène avec le mike
On the bench, we see ourselves on stage with the mic
Faisant tomber les goss dans les pommes comme dans un strike
Making the kids faint like in a bowling strike
Sur la pelouse on organise le barbecue
On the lawn, we organize the barbecue
Ghetto Blaster puissance 10 comme dans Ice Cube
Ghetto Blaster, power 10 like in Ice Cube
On reve de scènes immenses tout comme au States
We dream of huge stages like in the States
Mais comme on a pas les grosses Bentley, on s'entraine au skate
But since we don't have the big Bentleys, we practice skating
J'aime kiffer la belle life
I love to enjoy the good life
Fumer des gros blunts Paris Black Night
Smoking big blunts in Paris Black Night
Je fume un cigare comme Puff Dad
I smoke a cigar like Puff Dad
Appelle moi O Black Barracuda
Call me O Black Barracuda
Des belles meufs m'entourent je me sauve pas non je me sauve pas
Beautiful girls surround me and I don't run away, no I don't
Bienvenue à Saint Barth, doucement sur la vodka
Welcome to Saint Barth, easy on the vodka
Nous on ne dort pas 24 sur 24
We don't sleep 24 hours a day
On respecte nos quotas c'est Black Jack et Solaar
We respect our quotas, it's Black Jack and Solaar
Mon prof m'a dit : Claude soit positif
My teacher told me: Claude, be positive
Garde la photo mais jette le négatif
Keep the photo but throw away the negative
Je donne le maximum sur le microphone jamais aphone
I give my all on the microphone, never mute
Kick sur mégaphone, téléphone interphone
Kick on megaphone, telephone intercom
Dans la tour j'reve de yacht sur les yachts de ma tour
In the tower, I dream of yachts on the yachts of my tower
Comme un troubadour qui pense qu'à passer son tour
Like a troubadour who only thinks about skipping their turn
Classe et placé toujours pret du glacier
Classy and always placed close to the glacier
Range ton acier on est sous les palmiers
Put away your steel, we're under the palm trees
Selon mon concept, vivre ensemble c'est vivre mieux
According to my concept, living together is living better
Le plus important c'est d'etre, d'etre heureux
The most important thing is to be, to be happy
Avant tout qu'le ciel réalise tes vœux
Above all, may the sky grant your wishes
A cœur joie j'en profite et remercie les cieux
With joy in my heart, I enjoy and thank the heavens
Hip Hop non stop, please visualise
Hip Hop non stop, please visualize
Les clash dans la danse et la violence se canalise
Clashes in the dance, and violence is channeled
Pas de 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
No 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
Si tu montres tes phases, si t'en as pas bas les pattes
If you show off your phases and you don't have them, back off
Et quand les rastas criaient Lord of Mercy
And when the Rastas cried Lord of Mercy
Moi j'allais aux Halles juste pour pécho des maxis
I used to go to Les Halles just to get maxi-singles
Puis je suis devenu Claude MC
Then I became Claude MC
Et si le beat est lourd, j'l'adoucie à la poésie
And if the beat is heavy, I soften it with poetry
Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah
Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah ehh Yeah
I use to see you rappin on TV everyday
I used to see you rapping on TV every day
Now when I hear you rappin it's like a holyday
Now, when I hear you rapping, it's like a holiday
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Mc Solaar, Soumahoro Hassan, Kroczynski Eric, Etchart Alain
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
GORDON
Un classique quelle énergie
Gabí
Black Jacks voice is very unique, i like it
GIZSPARROW
D'la bombe^^
Thomas Gerard
J'adore :)
Axvsq Deru
A chaque fois que j'entend un itre de Mc Solaar,mes oreilles jouïssent
andromisilibrober
olala... prenez une chambre...
Rudy Rudiction
C'est Black Jack et Solaar , les inséparables