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| 4.1 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | June 19th 20 |
This is Prose Combat's hardcore version. The beats are also crafted by Jimmy Jay and Boom Bass, but the rappers stray away from MC Solaar's sophistication to spit their political stances. Afrocentrism, Islam, African dictators and the Western silence after the Rwanda genocides, the group's discourse is hard-hitting and claims the same heritage as KRS-One or French group Assassin. What's surprising is how the music and the flow rarely match the lyrics' violence: Jimmy Jay and Boom Bass concoct smooth, jazzy beats while the rappers (mainly Black Jack) display mostly nonchalant and slacker flows - a total opposition to the sometimes crude stories. They never rap fast, although they sometimes let aggression take the control of their voice. It's 75 minutes long, but it's no hassle: each and every track contain absolutely dope samples, and the urgent feel, fluffy beats and changing flows make this a damn fine 90s French hip hop record, one that isn't on par with IAM's L'Ecole du Micro d'Argent, but still stands tall above the masses.
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