Cinquieme As: Fifth Ace

• Artist: MC Solaar
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• Release Date: March 13, 2001
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Rap

Review

Of all the hip-hop that broke through from Europe in the early '90s, it was Parisian MC Solaar (aka Claude M'barali) who stole the show with his debut. The aptly titled Qui Seme le Vent Recolte le Tempo, a play on the proverb "Whoever wants the wind receives a thunderstorm," was the first rap album to achieve platinum sales in France and broke him as an artist to watch worldwide. Rather than continuing with the same formula, Solaar has continued to test himself with this, his fifth long-player, elaborating on the rich strings of his eponymous 1998 effort with a prevalence of orchestration but shifting the production style closer to that of Prose Combat. For those concerned with their own sketchy knowledge of the language, Solaar's deft delivery papers the cracks, with the lyrics taking on the role of melody over meaning and not detracting at all from the listening experience. ~ Kingsley Marshall, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Introdiction	MC Solaar	MC Solaar	(1:53)
Solaar Pleure	MC Solaar	MC Solaar	(4:57)
Lève-Toi et Rap	DJ Sampler Klaus	MC Solaar	(3:29)
Les Colonies	MC Solaar, DJ Sampler Klaus	MC Solaar, Michel Alibo, Nicole Neret	(4:01)
Hasta la Vista Mi Amor! (Intro)		MC Solaar	(:15)
Hasta la Vista Mi Amor!		MC Solaar, Jean-Marc Miro	(3:23)
La Belle et le Bad Boy		MC Solaar	(3:12)
La La la, La	MC Solaar	MC Solaar	(3:51)
Arkansas		MC Solaar	(1:39)
Baby Love	MC Solaar	MC Solaar	(4:07)
Dégâts Collatéraux		MC Solaar	(4:00)
Rmi	MC Solaar	MC Solaar	(4:19)
C'Est Ça Que Les Gens Veulent	MC Solaar	MC Solaar	(4:05)
L' Aigle Ne Chasse Pas Les Mouches	MC Solaar	MC Solaar	(3:12)
Hiphopaloorap	MC Solaar	MC Solaar	(1:45)
Le Cinquième As	DJ Mace	MC Solaar	(3:48)
Playmate	MC Solaar, DJ Sampler Klaus	MC Solaar	(3:02)
L' Homme Qui Voulait Trois Milliards	MC Solaar, Bambi Cruz	MC Solaar, Bambi Cruz	(3:03)
Si Je Meurs Ce Soir		Black Jack, MC Solaar	(3:59)

Credits

MC Solaar (Main Performer), MC Solaar (Musical Direction), Michel Alibo (Basset Horn), Christophe Briquet (Violin), Geraldine (Choir, Chorus), Stephen George (Mixing), DJ Pep (Realization), Bambi Cruz (Choir, Chorus), Philippe Bordas (Photography), Lyonel Schmit (Violone), Ghislaine Benabdallah (Violone), Nandcy Larabi (Choir, Chorus), Nicole Neret (Choir, Chorus), Anne Trémoulet (Violone), Moira Conrath (Choir, Chorus), Moira Conrath (?), Jean-Marc Miro (Guitar), Stéphane Clerc (Mixing), Stéphane Clerc (Registrant), Dan Lévy (Arranger), Dan Lévy (Director)