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  • Artist: MC Solaar
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1994
  • Total Time: 55:52
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rap

Review

After his high-profile duet with Guru on the first Jazzmatazz project, French rapper MC Solaar proved himself a major contender for international rap stardom with his U.S. debut. With the rapid-fire rhyme flow of Souls of Mischief and the smooth delivery of Q-Tip, the young MC conveys more moods in French than most rappers can in English. The extremely subtle grooves supplied by DJ/producer Jimmy Jay provide velvety smooth cushions that wrap around Solaar's warm voice tighter than O.J Simpson's glove, with jazzy, funky samples that prove perfectly suited for the fluid rhymes. One of the few bright spots in a year when the rap scene was largely devoid of originality, MC Solaar came across as refreshing as a cool Parisian breeze. ~ Bret Love, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Aubade MC Solaar, Jimmy Jay MC Solaar (:35)
Obsoléte Jimmy Jay MC Solaar (3:02)
Nouveau Western Serge Gainsbourg, MC Solaar MC Solaar (4:34)
La Claire Fontaine Jimmy Jay MC Solaar (2:59)
Superstarr MC Solaar MC Solaar (3:03)
La Concubine de l'Hémoglobine Jimmy Jay MC Solaar (4:49)
Dévotion MC Solaar MC Solaar (4:26)
Temps Mort MC Solaar, Jimmy Jay MC Solaar (3:41)
L' Nmiaccd'htck72kpop MC Solaar MC Solaar (5:04)
Séquelles Jimmy Jay MC Solaar (3:37)
Dieu Ait Son Âme MC Solaar (4:46)
A Dix de Mes Disciples MC Solaar MC Solaar (3:45)
La Fin Justifie Les Moyens MC Solaar MC Solaar (4:57)
Relations Humaines MC Solaar MC Solaar (3:28)
Prose Combat Jimmy Jay MC Solaar (3:06)

Credits

Derin Young (Vocal Harmony), Boom Bass (Scratching), Boom Bass (Sampling), Derin Young (Vocals), Jimmy Jay (Scratching), Jimmy Jay (Producer), Sinclair (Vocal Harmony), MC Solaar (Vocals), Kiwi (Voices), Laurent Vernerey (Bass)
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Prose Combat
Studio album by MC Solaar
Released June 1, 1994
Genre Jazz rap
Length 55:52
Label Cohiba
Producer Jimmy Jay
Professional reviews
MC Solaar chronology
Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo
(1991)		 Prose Combat
(1994)		 Paradisiaque
(1997)

Prose Combat was the second studio album released by MC Solaar. The success of Prose Combat propelled him to international fame. The English version substitutes the song "L'NMIACCd'HTCK72KPDP" [The Enemy Has Stopped Buying Cloak And Dagger Videotapes]. An outtake was "Comme dans un film" (falsely known as "John Woo") that was featured on "La Haine" (music inspired by the movie).

Track listing

  1. "Aubade" (Jimmy Jay, MC Solaar) - 0:35
  2. "Obsolète" (Jay) – 3:02
  3. "Nouveau western" (Gainsbourg, MC Solaar) – 4:34
  4. "A la claire fontaine" (Jay, M'Barali) – 2:59
  5. "Superstarr" (MC Solaar) – 3:03
  6. "La concubine de l'hémoglobine" (Jay, M'Barali) – 4:49
  7. "Dévotion" (MC Solaar) – 4:26
  8. "Temps Mort" (Jay, MC Solaar) – 3:41
  9. "L'NMIACCd'HTCK72KPDP" (Les Sages Poetes De La Rue) – 5:04
  10. "Séquelles" (Barali, Jay) – 3:37
  11. "Dieu ait son âme" (Barali, Pigale Boom Bass) – 4:46
  12. "A dix de mes disciples" (MC Solaar) – 3:45
  13. "La fin justifie les moyens" (MC Solaar) – 4:57
  14. "Relations humaines" (Bambi, MC Solaar) – 3:28
  15. "Prose combat" (Jay, M'Barali) – 3:06

Personnel

  • Boom Bass – Scratching, Sampling
  • Jimmy Jay – Scratching, Producer
  • Kiwi – Voices
  • MC Solaar – Vocals
  • Sinclair – Harmony Vocals
  • Laurent Vernerey – Bass
  • Derin Young – Vocals, Harmony Vocals

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MC Solaar
Albums, Compilations and
Collaborative studio albums
Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo (1991)  | Prose Combat (1994)  | Paradisiaque (1997)  | MC Solaar (1998)  | Le Tour de la Question (1998)  | Cinquième As (2001)  | Mach 6 (2003)  | Chapitre 7 (2007)
Singles
"Bouge de là"  | "La Belle et le Bad Boy"  | "Solaar pleure"  | "Hasta la vista"  | "RMI"  | "La La La, la"  | "Inch'Allah"  | "Hijo de Africa"  | "Au Pays de Gandhi"  | "Mollah Solaar"  | "Da Vinci Claude"  | "Clic-Clic"  | "Carpe Diem"  | "Le rabbi muffin"

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