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Oh, ladies & gents, ‘tis a blissful thing. This bliss is named MC Solaar. On Prose Combat, French rapper MC Solaar hits the perfect pitch. The beats ride smooth, and the delivery in French is a wide swath of silk draped around your body.
This album was released in 1994 and is still state-of-the-art. Pure beauty in the lyrics, the production, the sound. Solaar samples notably from Serge Gainbourg’s “Bonnie & Clyde” on “Nouveau Western” (video at YouTube). And that is just one of many strokes of genius to be found on this record.
Apparently, Prose Combat has gone out of print in the US, but you can find reasonably priced used copies either at Amazon or Half.eBay.com.
And just ‘cause I’m feeling like it, here are a couple of MP3 files from the album:
- Samples from MC Solaar - Prose Combat
- Track #2: Obsolète (MP3) [removed]
- Track #12: A dix de mes disciples (MP3) [removed]
Um…how to download? Right-click (for Linux or Windows) or Control-click (for Macs) on MP3 and Save Link As… Really, people, I don’t know how you survive without me. Just let Dan guide the way and all will be good.
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Yeah, C'est superfantastique... on of my favorite... tapes?
Glad to hear you're a fan too, Sam. I've enjoyed Prose Combat many times. Very old school of you to have him on tape. Cheers.