MC Solaar

Claude MBarali professionally known as MC Solaar born 5 March 1969 is a French rapper of Senegalese and Chadian origin He is one of Frances most famous and influential hip hop artists Some consider him as the best French rapper of all time MC Solaar is known for his complex lyrics and distinctive flows which rely on word play lyricism and inquiry In the Englishspeaking world Solaar was signed by Londonbased acid jazz record label Talkin Loud and recorded with British group Urban Species and the late rapper Guru who was a member of the critically acclaimed New Yorkbased rap group Gang Starr Solaar has since released eight studio albums and one live album His eighth studio album Géopoétique produced by Alain Etchart and mixed by sound engineer David Gnozzi won best album of the year at the Victoires de la Musique awards in 2018 Claude MBarali was born in Dakar Senegal to parents from Chad When he was six months old his parents immigrated to France where they settled in the Parisian suburbs initially in SaintDenis subsequently MaisonsAlfort and finally VilleneuveSaintGeorges When he was twelve he went to live with an uncle in Cairo Egypt for nine months where he discovered the Universal Zulu Nation and became fascinated with the rapping styles of Afrika Bambaataa Upon his return to France he passed the baccalauréat The constant support from his mother was one of the reasons that he was able to pass the baccalauréat and still make music He coined the stage name MC Solaar during his adolescence from his graffiti tags SOAR and SOLAAR He studied languages at the Jussieu university campus and was a postgraduate in philosophy He released his first single in 1990 MC Solaar went to Paris in the summer of 1991 with his friend Jimmy Jay in hopes of succeeding in the music industry Success came quickly when his first single Bouge de là Get Out of There based on a sample from Cymandes song The Message 1973 became a hit in the early 1990s Many rappers who came out of Africa at the time spoke a lot about slavery and other topics in order to bring the history of their people into light Nevertheless the song went platinum in France and reached number 5 on the national chart After the success of Bouge de là Solaar went on to support the American rap group De La Soul when they performed at the Olympia in Paris in September 1991 At the close of 1991 Solaar released Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo which went on to sell over 400000 copies in France With the success of his debut album in France Solaar embarked upon extensive tours of Poland and Russia In December 1992 he performed in twelve countries across West Africa where his French rap style proved popular with African music fans Source Article MC Solaar from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA