Dee Nasty

Daniel Bigeault better known as Dee Nasty is a French DJ born in 1960. It is the “Grand Master” of the Zulu Nation France

His stage name comes from a mispronunciation of DST, group Old School Hip-Hop U.S. Dinasty in the DJ turned into D. Nasty (D being the first letter of Daniel). One day he asked Afrika Bambaataa in person to sign his now legendary album “Planet Rock”, it spells the name of the DJ “Dee Nasty”. The French decided to keep this spelling in homage to Afrika Bambaataa.

The beginnings of a pioneer and a prodigy 
In 1979, during a stay in the United States, Dee Nasty discovers the beginnings of Hip-Hop, with graffiti, breakdance and funk chanted like Sugarhill Gang. It is one of the first to import this style in France.
It is known since 1982, having worked on a pirate radio station with rapper Lionel D.Towards the end of 1984, he released his first album Paname City rappin ‘, self-produced, album on which Gerard Ansaloni occurs under MIDI technician. The back cover, Dee Nasty had left his home phone number (which proves the containment of French rap, seen, after the lighting operated by the host Sidney in his show HIP HOP in 1983-1984, as already exceeded!), disk not found today. French rap debut and almost sole representative of the old school rap in France with the title, among others, scratchin Metro, which is a good description of the beginnings of Hip-Hop French, only represented until then by the graffiti and breakdance.
He abandoned the MCing (vocal part of hip-hop, scanning text) in 1984 after his first album, he then devoted himself exclusively to DJing (part of rap music, based primarily on the handling of vinyl). It is one of the leading French DJ to master the art of scratching.
Subsequently, he made known to a wider audience in 1985 by organizing challenges hip-hop wasteland of La Chapelle, inserting flyers (small flyers) in the pockets of hard funk and hip-hop America. It was during the sessions of this vacant lot that will begin future NTM and Assassin. Member of the Universal Zulu Nation, he did the first part of the French tour of Afrika Bambaataa, one of the fathers of hip-hop music with Grandmaster Flash and DJ Kool Herc.
On Radio Nova invites her fans the most virulent to test behind the microphone during Deenastyle, hosted by rapper Lionel D: then it is the live debut of NTM, MC SOLAAR, ASSASSIN, Ministère AMER … and so many other to rotate the mix tape of their early (its mix tapes circulating in the mantle for 3 generations.)
Before the late ’80s, when there is not other French rap albums, artists rely on donations from its arranger and mixer scratcher: Cheb Khaled, Rita Mitsouko, Beastie Boys, Arthur H, Rufus Thomas …. Early 90′s, he participated in mobile DJs alongside funk band in Paris such as Malka Family and Human Spirit. In his personal discography plus a double album in 1991 and The Deenastyle in 1993, with guests in Cut Killer, Dj Abdel, the Princes of Swing (“To our friends”). In parallel it provides the first parts of concerts in Paris to Public Enemy, The Last Poets, Trouble Funk, Ice T, Spoonie G., Cash Money, George Clinton and Maceo Parker … With the latter (defector of JB’s James Brown) Dee Nasty inaugurates a series of collaborations on stage, he continues with another saxophonist, Japanese Shimizu.

The 2000
Dee Nasty has never left the stage, or radio (Nova, FG, Generation 88.2): the flight case or his stack of records under his arm, he played in house parties, on the ground of a free part , at festivals and in the MJC, bars and clubs in the provinces and in Paris. He also runs for two years in the world with Cachaito Lopez (EPR), bassist of the Buena Vista Social Club, alongside the explosive and late Cuban percussionist Anga Diaz (REP), who had come to Cuba to record on his first solo album Echu Mingua (World Circuit, 2005). An eclectic musician, he collaborated with Elephant System (avatar reggae-dub of trashy Treponem Pal), composed with Manu le Malin and others.
Eight years after the release of Nastyness (Alki) in 2001, his sixth album SYSTEM DEE (Tradvibe) is in stores along with the compilation mode Funk (Wagram) with DJ Bronco, which was followed by a sequel to Fall 2010: Soul Funk mode. To be continued …

Discography 

Albums:
1984: City Paname rappin ‘(self, Funkzilla Records))
1991: Dee Nasty (Polydor)
1994: The Deenastyle (Polydor)
1988: Megamixes, Volume 1 (Solar)
1988: Megamixes, vol.2 (Solar)
1988: Megamixes, vol.3 (Solar)
1996: Funky Mix Party 1 (MCA)
1996: Funky Mix Party 2 (MCA)
1998: The diamond is forever (Flavor Records)
1999: Battle Breaks (Nothing But Soul Records)
2000: DnD Groove Factory – A House Music Mix with David Chong (Human – Human)
2001: Battle Breaks ’82-’84 (Funkzilla Records)
2001: Nastycuts flight. A
2001: Nastyness (Chronowax)
2004: Nastycuts flight. 2
2004: Forever Underground (Discograph)
2009: System Dee Chronicle album (Trad Vibe)
Maxe’s
1987: The Deenastyle (Nova Scratch)
1989: So Funky / Move (Off the Track)
1994: Never Justify (Polydor)
1994: Be Responsible, with Brigitte Dao (Polydor)
1994: To our friends, with the Princes of Swing (Polydor)
1996: Even the devil can not help me with Brother Hakim (Polydor)
1999: Divine Connection / Turn the Page (Guidance Records)
2001: Nastyness EP
Compilations:
1983: Groove on the compilation Orientic Voxman (Alternative Funk)
1989: Funk A Size on the compilation Rapattitude (Black Label / Virgin)

Links:

http://www.deenasty.com/deenasty.htm

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Soundkail

Soundkail - French hip hop group . They worked with such bands as WWO , Zipera and Natural Dread Killaz and contractors as Orion and Kontrafakt . Soundkail is a French group playing Ragga / Hip Hop. The Group consists of two vocalists – Dragon Davy and Medhi Mesrine, producer and DJ Reego Doltz, who is also the second half of producer duo Reego & Doltz.

Davy and Medhi met in primary school. With 10 years after they established their first project, “Efficas Kid” a few years later were already on the scene.

Soundkail was established in 1996 with the advent of Doltza, their “sound hunter”. Group appeared on many French compilations. After a few demo discs, won the contest “Backstage BMG” in 1999 and played for the Eurovision Song Contest.

In 2001, released their first album, inviting the best musicians ragga / hip-hop from France – Big Red and Lord Kossity. Since then Soundkail played hundreds of concerts and a soundsystem, and Dragon Davy and Medhi Mesrine recorded many guest verses on albums by other artists (including the leading Polish hip-hop groups and Zipera WWO), and many of his own songs on compilations such as “Suicide Mission”, “Anticonstitutionnellement” and “non dire Sachons 2″.

At that time, manufacturers Soundkail – Reego and Doltz produced songs for other groups from Franceand also Polish, became interested in their beats even Cannibus American rapper. Reego and Doltz are the authors of the song “Qui est l’exemple?” rapowanego by Rohff – single of 2003 in France, sold in quantities of 800 000 copies. In addition to showing that feel good also producing hardcore beats, working closely with one of the best hip-hop crews from Paris – Mafia K1Fry, which includes besides the Rohff also 113, Manu Key, Karlito, Kerry James, and Intouchable. InPoland, their production is also not gone unnoticed – they are the authors of the music for a piece of WWO “We will make it.”

With many pieces of compilations – “Lunivers des Lascars,” “Sachons”, “non-Dire”, “Suicide Mission”, Soundkail was among the best ragga groups.

Suprême NTM

Suprême NTM (or simply NTM) is a French hip hop group formed in 1989 in the Seine-Saint-Denis département. The group comprises rappers Joey Starr (born Didier Morville) and Kool Shen (born Bruno Lopès). Their six albums were released by Sony Music Entertainment.
The group takes its name from the French slang “NTM”, an abbreviation for “Nique Ta Mère” (“Nique” is derived from the shortening of the French word “forniquer” (fornicate)) meaning “Fuck Your Mother”. NTM is known for their hostility towards the police, violent lyrics, and legal battles with the French authorities. Their musical style is predominantly hardcore rap, although later albums include funk, soul and reggae influences.
The group is outspokenly critical of racism and class inequality in French society, and while their earlier music is violent, some of their later work, such as “Pose ton Gun” (“Put down your Gun”), is explicitly anti-violent.
In 1998, the group released its last album of original material under the NTM moniker, as both Joey Starr and Kool Shen started their own labels, promoting new bands and branching out in other fields such as the clothing industry (2High is Kool Shen’s brand, Com-8 is Joey Starr’s).
While officially the band still exists, and its well-known name was used in 2001 to promote a ‘duel’ album pitting the two label’s artists against each other, Kool Shen was quoted in 2004 saying “on a fini avec NTM en 98″ (“We were done with NTM in 1998″).
The group is known for its gritty, dark and sometimes violent lyrics, as well as for the contrast between the two rappers’ styles. While Joey Starr (also known as Jaguar Gorgonne and Double-R) has a relatively slow flow, aggressive lyrics and a deep, booming voice (which he sometimes uses to yell such as in “Pose ton Gun”), Kool Shen has a funkier flow as well as witty and rather melancholic lyrics.

Everything started in summer 1983 where Joey Starr and Kool Shen were watching American hip hop dancers break it down in Paris. Joey Starr and Kool Shen started learning how to dance and defined their own style, smurf for Joey Starr and break dancing for Kool Shen. They then started painting graffiti, and were part of a graffiti writer group that was composed of DRC, TCG, 93 MCs and Joey and Kool Shen. After this period Joey and Kool got into the rapping industry where they were publicly heard on the radio for the first time in 1989 on radio Nova. Understanding the background of this group facilitates understanding the message behind its harsh lyrics. NTM is considered to be a hardcore rap group; the themes in their songs are mainly about social inequality and racism where Jean-Marie Le Pen is often used as a racist figure in their songs. Some political figures proclaim that there are too many immigrants in France as a 1991 survey indicated that 71% of the French population said that there were too many Arabs in France. Most French Hip Hop groups are represented by the youth, and this generation is the second generation of those immigrants and were born on French soil.
The 1993 release 1993… J’appuie sur la Gâchette (“1993… I’m Pulling the Trigger”) contained a track with the same name, about suicide, which was censored on most French TV channels (despite not creating any scandal, unlike “La Police”) and a track Police  that featured violent criticism of the police. The police responded to this by taking NTM to court. The court decided in favor of NTM. However, many French radio stations decided to boycott the group’s music.
A second encounter with the police occurred in 1995 when the group made further comments critical of the French police during a live concert that allegedly included advocating violence against the police. The group was again taken to court, and this time they were sentenced, initially to six months imprisonment, a sentence that was shortened to two months imprisonment and a 50’000 Franc fine on appeal.
Joey Starr was later convicted of and imprisoned for charges unrelated to his musical career: assaulting a flight attendant in November 1998, and then assaulting his ex-girlfriend in 1999, shortly after his release.
Starr tried creating a new “watered down” public image in 2002, releasing a solo single which was not received well by critics, as it didn’t have the trademark “energy” of the past NTM releases. The same year, his public image suffered further when he was filmed brutalizing a pet monkey in a documentary.
In June 2009, Joeystarr was sentenced to six months of prison for assaulting three people and demolishing their car with an axe. He claims he was under the influence of drugs and admits he overreacted.

NTM Live     

NTM began to be known not only for their hard but conscious lyrics but for their stage presence during live events in the 90s.
Already in their first big event in 1992 at the Zenith NTM came with a large number of dancers, back up singers, and slogans like “fuck the police” or lyrics like “Le monde de demain” which powerfully demanded change in modern society. Police surrounded the concert and several riots then ensued.
Throughout their career, two major live events have set France’s hip hop history and are for many French hip hop fans the best concerts there ever have been in hip hop music overall: NTM Live au Bataclan in 1996 and NTM Live au Zenith in 1998.
One of their most impressive songs played live was “Qu’est ce qu’on attend…”: “What are we wating for.. to set everything on fire” in which Joey Starr finishes the song with his lion-like voice by a now famous “Dorénavant la rue ne pardonne plus” meaning “henceforth the street no longer forgives.” This song was accused among others by some politicians to have contributed in unleashing the social riots that France has known in October 2005
In January 2008, a newspaper (Les Inrockuptibles) has announced the possible return of NTM on stage. Both singers have indeed said, that even if they have no intention of reforming (they haven’t spoken for 8 years now, a live event is not out of the question. Many interviews done this last month caused huge buzz in France and many now think that the live event might be held at the Stade de france (France’s biggest stadium), where NTM was supposed to do a concert in 1999 but was canceled since the group already had been separated. That only made bigger buzz since the Stade de France is right in the middle of the notorious 93 district, NTM’s territory. Since the rumours themselves about this possible return on stage are quite an event, one can only imagine the impact that NTM still has on crowds, even after 9 years without activity.
It was confirmed on the 12th of March 2008, that NTM would be back for 3 concerts at Bercy. Tickets went on sale on the 15th of March at 10 o’clock and sold in 30 minutes.

Collaborations

NTM has collaborated with a number of International artists. NTM collaborates with famed New York Hip-hop artist Nas for a song called Affirmative Action. This is a cross continental, cross cultural attack of the racially stratified status quo. ( It is one of many trans-atlantic collaborations within the hip hop world. MC Solaar, IAM, Afro Jazz, Monsieur R, Booba, Assassin, and other French rappers also collaborated with famous American rappers ). Nas espouses messages of the corrupt nature of governmental agencies saying, “Feds cost me 2 mil to get the system off me”. This collaboration played an undeniable role in the elevation of NTM to the international stage, and in their ability to spread awareness of “The condition of the black minority in France today and the bankruptcy of the African continent by no means a reflection of the continents worth and potential”. Both contexts/rappers espouse the organization of a Mafiaesque counter governmental organization meant to empower the lower classes of the US and France in this song. NTM collaborated with Lord Kossity from Martinique to create a track that mixed rap with dancehall. The song, titled “Ma Benz” appeared on NTM’s 1998 self-tiled album. NTM’s established success helped to boost Lord Kossity’s popularity.

Discography

1991 : Authentik
1993 : 1993… J’Appuie Sur La Gâchette
1995 : Paris Sous Les Bombes
1998 : Suprême NTM
2000 : Live (1991–1998)
2001 : NTM Le Clash – BOSS Vs IV My People
2007 : Supreme NTM – Best Of 2007
2009 : On est encore là – Live Bercy 2008

Links:

http://www.youtube.com/user/NTMVEVO

https://twitter.com/SUPREMENTM

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MC Solaar

MC Solaar (born Claude M’Barali, March 5, 1969) is a francophone hip hop and rap artist. He is one of the most internationally popular and influential French rappers.
MC Solaar is known for his complex lyrics, which rely on word play, lyricism, and inquiry. In the English-speaking world, Solaar was signed by London acid jazz label Talkin’ Loud and recorded with British group Urban Species and the late Guru, member of the acclaimed New York duo Gang Starr. He has since released seven studio records and one live album and currently lives with his wife, French actress Chloé Bensemoun, their son Roman and daughter Bonnie.

Early life and debut

Claude M’Barali was born in Dakar, Senegal to parents of Chadian origin. When he was six months old his parents emigrated to France where they eventually settled in the Paris suburb of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. At age twelve he went to Egypt for nine months where he discovered the Zulu Nation and became fascinated with the rapping styles of Afrika Bambaataa.Upon his return he began to focus perhaps more on music but still studied enough to pass the baccalauréat. It has been said that his constant support from his mother was one of the reasons that he was able to pass the baccalauréat and still create music. He coined the stage name MC Solaar in his teens from his graffiti tags “SOAR” and “SOLAAR”.
He studied languages at the Jussieu university campus and was a post-graduate 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 (“Move Out of My Way”), based on a sample from Cymande’s song The Message (1973) became a hit in early 1990s. This song was all about brushing people to the side and not having time for them; this is evident in the lyrics, of which an excerpt follows (translated to English):
Directly I went to Lucy’s
Who loves dogs, cats and TV pet’s shows
She says ‘Do you love beasts, you my super MC’
I said ‘Yeah, lov’em, with salt and well cooked’
She said ‘Move out my way’.
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 ascended to number five on the national charts.
1991–1997: Early success and Prose Combat breakthrough
After the success of Bouge de là, Solaar went on to support the famous 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 400,000 copies in France.With the success of his début album in France, the French rapper embarked upon extensive tours of Poland and Russia. In December 1992 he performed in twelve countries in West Africa, where his French rap style proved extremely popular with African music fans.
MC Solaar returned to the studio in 1994, recording the album Prose Combat. It sold 100,000 copies in the first week of its release and became a best seller in 20 other countries. He was rewarded for his efforts when in February 1995 he received an award for Best Male Singer of the Year at the 10th edition of the French “Victoires de la Musique” awards. Also in 1994, MC Solaar appeared on the Red Hot Organization’s compilation album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as Album of the Year by Time.
Solaar went back to the studio in 1997 with longtime friend and producer Jimmy Jay to record his third album, Paradisiaque. The album was another success, which led to an extensive European tour starting on January 9 at the Zénith in Paris. His talents led to international interest from places such as Germany in Europe and all the way to Japan and the United States not long after. He was even included as a guest on American rapper Guru’s “Jazzmatazz” project and one of his songs was included in the Tommy Boy rap compilation in the States.[1]
Early on in MC Solaar’s career it was important for him to share the struggles and the different hardships for Black people that migrated to France and tried to make a living. Most of his music was dedicated to enlightening the population of a specific deeper message that connected to him in his life. “…he addresses the conditions under which Black people have migrated to and settled in France. In the piece ‘Leve-toi et rap,’ he describes his Chadian parents’ migration from Senegal to a Parisian suburb, the main stages of his teenage years and how he finally came to discover rap.” In an interview MC Solaar described the feeling of making a song and the thought process while just writing any part of lyrics that go into his music. “I write quickly, because of the music, he tells me. It’s much easier if you have the music, the rhythm, but I am fast. First, I have taken in “everything.” Do you never write before the music? Ah. I used to, he admits. But when I met the music, I changed.”
1997–2003: Cinquième As and Mach 6
Solaar’s career continued to evolve throughout the late nineties and into the new millennium. He released Cinquième As in 2001 to critical acclaim and Mach 6 in 2003. In the album’s third track, “Lève-Toi et Rap”, Solaar describes his parents’ Chadian emigration as well as his own roots growing up in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and Cairo. Towards the beginning of the song he says: Puis trip en Egypte, Ecole Française du Caire/ Pour parfaire mon flow et mon vocabulaire/ Là j’ai appris l’humilité, la peur des cartouches/ Pur style de sniper camouflage paw-mouche, which, translated, roughly means he spent time at a French school in Cairo, perfecting his rapping style and learning how to survive a dangerous lifestyle. Critic Dan Gennoe attests to Solaar’s “flow et vocabulaire” by noting “the flow of his words is staggering, as are the low-slung grooves that they roll to; deftly vaulting all language barriers.”
The cover of Cinquieme As depicts Solaar topless, and draws comparisons to captives about to be taken onto a slave ship. However, a look at the inside cover reveals Solaar to be in a wrestler’s costume, along with the other men in the picture.As Veronique Helenon discusses in her article concerning the French hip hop scene, references to Africa and “blackness” are a very important part of Solaar’s music. Solaar recognizes and pays tribute to the African presence in France by using boxing and wrestling references. Senegalese boxer Battling Siki is referenced in the album’s booklet. Although Siki won the light heavyweight boxing championship in 1922, he still faced racism from journalists.[5] This image combined with songs concerning colonial oppression and the migration experience from Africa to France show Solaar’s “blackness,” something that is extremely important in France’s hip hop scene. For example, in his song ‘Les Colonies’, Solaar discusses the similarities between the oppression of Africans by colonialists to the modern day exploitation of “third world” countries. “Cinquième As” includes lyrics in French, English, and Spanish, which represents his ideals that rap should be inclusive of all people.
2004–Present: Chapitre 7 and international acclaim
“Da Vinci Claude”, the first single from Solaar’s album Chapitre 7, was launched in March 2007. The album was released June 18, 2007. In early 2004, his 2001 song “La Belle et Le Bad Boy” was featured on the final episode of the popular television series Sex and the City. The MTV series “The Hills” featured the song as well. MC Solaar is best known outside of France for his work on Guru’s Jazzmatazz project and as a guest rapper on the Missy Elliott track “All N My Grill”. Collaboration with Elliot propelled him to higher popularity in the American market. The single “Le Bien, Le Mal” (The Good, The Bad) has been a Hip Hop/Dance crossover hit and has received playtime on MTV, which characterizes his work this way: “His fluid phrasing makes up for his lack of English, and the production on his solo work (by DJ Jimmy Jay and Boom Bass of La Funk Mob) surpasses that of most of his hip-hop contemporaries.”
MC Solaar is one of the few French rappers having success in the English-dominated American hip hop culture. Solaar has appeared in many Bollywood movies like Hum Tum. MC Solaar has released a few songs which never appeared on albums, including “Comme dans un film” (falsely known as “John Woo”) and “Inch’Allah”. He has criticized people for illegal downloading and producing altered versions of his albums Mach 6 and Chapitre 7.

Discography

Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo (1991)
Prose Combat (1994)
Paradisiaque (1997)
MC Solaar (1998)
Le Tour de la Question (2 CD) (1998)
Cinquième As (2001)
Mach 6 (2003)
Chapitre 7 (2007)
Magnum 567 (2011)

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/laarso

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Dee Nasty

Dee Nasty (Born 1960) is a DJ, producer, and Hip-Hop pioneer in Paris, France. Dee Nasty, the Parisian father of Hip Hop, is one of Radio Nova’s original DJs. Dee Nasty is best known for producing France’s first Hip Hop record.

Career

Daniel “Dee Nasty” Bigeault began his DJ’ing career back in 1981 after discovering Hip-Hop back in 1979. By 1985, he was already forming a formidable reputation both promoting and producing Hip Hop music. By 1987 he became internationally recognized at the DMC World DJ Championships. He was also DMC Champion of France from 1986 to 1988. He followed up with becoming the European DMC Champion in 1990. He has continued to work in the French Hip-Hop scene featuring prominently on many releases.

Discography

“Panam City Rappin” (1984)
“Scienz of Life” (1999)
“Nastyness” (2001)
“Underground Forever” (2004)

Featuring

“Planète Mars” IAM (Track 2 – Keep on scratching) 1993
“Fighting Spirit” Manu le Malin (Track 7 – Mutation) 2002
“TR-303″ Triptik (Track 2 – Hip hop) 2003
“Future School” AMS Crew (Multiple Tracks) 2005

Links:

http://www.deenasty.com/deenasty.htm

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Dee Nasty