LMA: Une chanson - MC Solaar

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Une chanson - MC Solaar

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Biography

Claude M'Barali better known by his stage name  MC Solaar (born March 5, 1969) is a French hip hop and rap artist with Senegalese and Chadian origins. He is one of France's most internationally popular and influential hip hop artists. MC Solaar is known for his complex lyrics, which rely on word play, lyricism, and inquiry.

Early life and debut

Claude M'Barali was born in Dakar, Senegal to parents from Chad. When he was six months old, his parents emigrated to France where they settled in the Parisian suburbs; initially in Saint-Denis, subsequently Maisons-Alfort and finally Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. At twelve he went to live with an uncle in Cairo, Egypt for nine months where he discovered the Zulu Nation and became fascinated with the rapping styles of Afrika Bambaataa. Upon his return he passed 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.


Sa chanson, Victime de la mode, vient de son premier album. Il discute les effets negatifs de la présentation de femmes dans la média.

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