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| 3.0 good | Erwann S. STAFF | September 30th 20 |
Naive French hip hop that nevertheless was uber important for the scene. In 2011, French rap hardly comes out of the 2000s, a decade marked by a global lack of creativity, where some outstanding figures managed to sell many records playing the gangsta card without having the authenticity the genre requires. In these circumstances, a boom bap revival led by mostly adolescent figures took the genre by surprise in the early 2010s. The most significant group was 1995, and this is their first EP. In retrospect, this is nice but extremely adolescent, smelling of innocence leaning too much towards lyrical naivety, and an intensive reliance on old beats without bringing anything new to the table. They didn't steal anyone's thunder tho. First of all, they know how to rap, bringing multi-syllabics, alliterations and assonances back to the mainstream. The beats are cool - again they do not reinvent the wheel but eh they were 20 years old - and their message is positive. Plus, they were South Paris dude, much more identifiable to the youth than gangsta thugs. This last point, much more sociological than anything, also is a major factor for French rap's mainstream success: before them, only Orelsan managed to appeal to white 16 year olds. It's something. So, notwithstanding its influence, it's an ok hip hop EP.
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