The Best French Rap Album Ever (Part 1): Professor Skye Explains IAM's "École du Micro d'Argent"
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- Опубликовано: 29 июл 2024
- In 1997 a rap group from Marseille created a perfect album. Here is my explanation of what makes it so great. Bass! Rhymes! Flow! Samples!
Matched, never bested.
Plus, I let you into the personal journey that the album set me on upon its release. I owe everything to this music. 
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Definitely top 5 ALBUMS of all time
Notre old school na pas réellement de choses à envier au rap us même si c notre inspiration....
The best french hip hop album ever....
Really good album from beginning to the end... The asmotphere that album got blow your mind.... I heard it in Chile 1997,when wu tang made wu tang for ever and Psycho Realm release his first and best album.
Regards from Chile... IAM L ECOLE DU MICRO DE ARGENT.. IS A JEWEL... ES UNA JOYA ESE PUTO DISCO!! 🔥🔥🙌🏻🇨🇱
as a born and bred Marseillais, i think what strikes me the most is how accurate those lyrics still are twenty years down the line. France still doesn't see, or refuses to see marseille, and it sucks. I don't come from hip-hop at all, and what drew me in were a hundred percent the lyrics, so real and honest and true and beautiful
Still remember when I discovered that album when I was doing my military service in Toulon- not far from from Marseille BTW- back in late 1998. I've always been a big heavy metal head, and then thanks to a friend who was living in Biarritz- SW France- I discovered Public enemy in 1990 and then a couple of years later the Clan and then the SW coast no band in France was trying to reproduce at that time in France.
What a milestone. Demain c'est loin will never age, yeah my mother family is from Naples, yeah I was born in the southern part of France with a good chunk of my family being from Guadeloupe, but still Art is Art.
Take care
Pas un son est en dessous du précédent que des classique. unique !
I am very glad you are talking about this album! There is a reason why my only classic review yet is this album, in terms of french rap, it was a revolutionary album. Sonically, lyrically, this thing is amazing.
Nonetheless I still don't see myself using this album in class (german middle school french foreign language), not necessarily because of the complexity but mostly because today, in the last few years, rap in France has a very different way of expression.
Mon album de rap préféré... Un classique que je réécoute très souvent
Rien qu'à voir la pochette de l'album, tu sais que t'as un trésor dans les mains.
Best rap album in the world, intro and instru are perfect.
Haaaa pour retrouver ça maintenant...c mort
@@caillonguillaume9907 ecoute Damso QALF et QALF INFINITY
absolutely loved the video mate. As a young french man, i find it very interesting to see the opinion of a foreigner about french rap.
I like your take on French hip-hop, it's got me interested to listen to this album. I'm glad you stressed that this groups music developed separately from American hip-hop, and not just copying wu-tang. Its also funny to see that even though this type of music is supposed to be a voice of the voiceless, sometimes that voice can be twisted or suppressed, like people claiming hip-hop promotes violence, or the rest of the world still not being aware of the diversity of Marseille.
I thought a lot about other countries hip-hop scenes, mainly Russian and Ukrainian, which I am a big fan of. Unlike the group IAM, a lot of the Russian hop-hop was influenced from America, and the Ukrainian scene from the Russian. I'm aware of the myriad of Russian hip hop music, so it was surprising to hear that France is number two in the world for production and consumption. I'm glad you're bringing this to peoples attention.
Your story is just amazing !
Par rapport à tes plans de voiture: en vrai ça passerait mieux avec le paysage? Balade en voiture pour les spectateurs :)
Aussi, super heureuse d'entendre parler d'IAM et Gesaffelstein sur la même chaîne ❤❤❤
I don't know if it's the best rap album of all times but it's certainly my favorite!
Something important I learned from this is that the group is very diverse and has a lot of different people represented in the group. Something unexpected that I learned was how they used samples from Cream and how important the Bass was to the album. I do like some hip-hop music, it’s a new acquired taste for me as I’ve tried to explore more music genres over the past couples of years.
This was a fantastic random video to find (albeit while searching for something similar). I don't recall when I bought this album or how I found it, but I imagine it was sometime after I bought Massive Töne's 'Überfall' in Germany in summer 2002, which featured IAM on the track 'Zeit.' That same time I also bought DJ Tomekk's album from 2000 'Return of Hip Hop,' which did feature a member of the Wu-Tang, GZA, on the fantastic track 'Ich Lebe für Hip Hop.'
Thanks for reminding me of this album. It's one of those I'll play over and over (even saved some of the instrumental tracks to a playlist I used to play at work), then forget about, then revisit.
But speaking of Star Wars samples/references, check out Phoenix Orion's 1998 release 'Zimulated Experiencez,' notably the track 'Jedi Mastery.'
Cette album est intemporel
I think the most important thing I learned from this is just how diverse rappers in France are, be is race, but as well as just having dancers in the group. Pretty interesting. I think the most unexpected thing I learned is the nerdum in rap in general, I used to pride myself on being into nerdcore/geek rap, but interesting to know pop culture influenced rap way before I thought. I enjoy the message of anti-crime and “peace, love and having fun”. I’m interested in checking out I AM more, it hasn’t pulled me in just yet, but I’ll lookup some tunes.
Salut,
I love your personal story, it seems like we all have that one thing that pushed us to learn French, not just French but whatever it is that we’re studying. IAM was the first French music I listened to, except good ol Jean Jacques Goldman since I had to memorize one of his songs from middle school French, but thanks to you speaking about IAM during My Freshman year I started to view French music a little more seriously. It’s important to find that one thing you enjoy, like IAM’s album and tear it apart to understand the underlying meanings, I have a lot of respect for you because of that.
I also had no idea that when they rapped they talked about not doing bad things. That’s really interesting when you compare it to a lot of modern American hip hop where they typically talk about some pretty raunchy stuff.
IAM definitely produces some good ass music, I do think there are some more modern day groups that I would prefer over IAM, maybe like Brockhampton, or Earthgang, or even just Dreamville artists, but they still have some incredible music.
I loved to read you. It must need so much effort to discover music from other countries in US because of massive american culture in the world. You warmed my french heart
Badabakew to you my friend !
Salut prof sympa ta réaction très story tellinisé. Super interressant. Et oui doc gynéco 1er consultation et l'école du micro d'argent sont les meilleurs albums de rap français.
Thank you so mutch (sorry for my englighs, a I am danish living in luxembourg and everybybody that speaks french like this alblbum; even not a rap fan like me)... evenen tho you don't have much "followers", you don't have a thumb down ! Continue, it it great ! And again, I speak a lot of langages but I don't write them all. En français, ça aurait été plus facile...
Hello. Nice to you to speak about our classics. Some songs of Oxmo Puccino and fonky family will be interressed you.
The most important thing I learned was that there were very few non-white entertainers in France before hip-hop diversified the music industry there. One thing I learned that was unexpected was that France has stayed more true to traditional hip-hop than America has. I love hip-hop myself, I've been listening to this kind of music since junior high. I've bounced around to several different genres but I think I like music mostly because you can apply it to so many different atmospheres i.e. in your car, at the gym, studying, etc. Great video! - Corey
i love this album! also shurik'n solo album is great.
this album and the movie "la haine" show so much about hip hop culture in france
You re complete in your analyse, bravo!!!!!! IAM = WU TANG
Truth
Wow, its an honor to have you watching! You know, I reviewed your Guru album as one of my first 10 videos and I'd love to hear you give IAM the same treatment some day.
@@professorskye I've thought about it. I would need their blessings, met them, really good guys...
I guess it's very hard for a non-native speaker to catch, but on the "Bouge ta tête" hook, the voice actually adds "tourne, tourne pas en rond, en rond" instead of what you thought to be some graceful gibberish. :D
This album the best masterpiece for European Hiphop music, really, Afterwards I would put Mc Solaar's ¨Prose Combat¨ album as the second best album. 👍
Best Tracks:
Demain c est loin 'Tomorrow is way too far'
Petit frere 'My Little Brother'
Link for part2 please
Merciii enfin une analyse sur du vrais rap, pas du koba, Jul, etc
I’d love to see your take on scred connexion
my favorite french rap album is by Les sages poetes de la rue qu'est que fait marcher les sages.i have alot of french rap CDs
Yes do you have the purple color version (remastered)?
what's your top 5 hip hop album, and what's your music of all genres top 5 album? it's one of my favourite album with nas 90's albums, paris sous les bombes, acqua toffana first album, booba's temps mort, lunatic album, korn 90's albums, dark side of the moon, etc etc.... i've mainstream tastes haha.
nice video
Best ever!
This album was so exotic in Poland in the end of '90 and beginning of '00. But I am looking for a name of a hip-hop track which was played (soundtrack) on spoons (from the same era) . Do you have any idea what that could be? Found it -Bouga-belsunce breakdown.
Oh yeah, a great track. So catchy and so silly. I used to walk through the Belsunce neighborhood to get to the school where I worked. Every time I had the song in my head!
I'd say the most important thing I learned is that I AM's message was to not be a criminal or drug dealer but to live, be good and have fun. That message is shared by many modern hip/hop artists like Hopsin or Deltron, interestingly they also have similar mastery of singing on the beat continuously with lyrics that have actual meaning rather than the guns drugs and explicitness of the rap genre today.
I didn't know that France was the second highest producer and consumer of hip/hop in the world, but given the similar cultural backgrounds of France and the US regarding liberty, oppression and freedom I could see how the genre would thrive. I definitely like their music, it's very similar to some of my favorite artists, I like music that has stong beats and flowing lyrics.
The french? The worldwide!
Bro, u have good tastes :D
L'ecole Du Micro D'argent, Comes Hand To Had With, Si Dieu Veut.
It's Sad That Nobody's Know These Two Albums Outside Of FR.
i love this album, when i was a kid i had diction problem and i was impress by how they where raping, so i learn the lyrics and rap along to help .... it only help a little, because when i know what i'm saying, i talk without problem X3
From a old guy who live that old school rap era , yeah l'ecole du micro d'argent still the best rap album of the french rap history.......And not only
Belle histoire
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Shuriken is from Madagascar (South East African island.)
He's from France, but yes his ancestors are from Madagascar (and Reunion Island, east of Madagascar).
What about "ou je vis" another perfect album.
It is a great album! Though, with the exception of Freeman, I’ve never found a solo album by IAM to come very close to their collective work.
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@@professorskye Akhenaton has a lot of great albums.
The most important thing I learned is that the French were not as diverse. Majority of people in france that were popular was white. I did not expect to learn that France has such a powerful role in hip hop. I like that it sounds similar to older 90s rapper typo.
I believe you will really enjoy a new version of an Iam classic titled Je Suis Marseille by JUL ft. IAM
Sounds good, I'll check it out.
You re the most cultured american man
Iam c'est la base ^^ ,dommages que les moins de 25 ans connaissant à peine alors que c'est de l'or. Vraiment..
J’ai 20 ans et mon père man élevé avec iam principalement, mais aussi beaucoup d’autres grands artistes tous genres confondus. Depuis tout petit j’écoute cet album et en effet j’ai pu rencontrer un tas de gens de mon âge qui ne le connaissaient pas. Donc ouais c’est vraiment dommage :(
J'ai 17 j'ai decouvert iam seul , deja 2-3 ans que je saigne tous les groupee old school, iam, ntm, lunatic,etc.. legendaire
You must get in contact with Akhénaton
Bonjour cher professeur ,attention, petit détail ce n’était pas la première fois qu' IAM faisait une allusion à star wars , dans un autre titre qu'ils ont fait une fois en live ,dans l'emission taratata, ils avaient joué un morceau "le combat sans fin " qui y faisait allusion , un inédit qui ne figure sur aucun album ni maxi ep..C’était pendant la période de l'album "ombre est lumière ". Voici le lien cher professeur skye. A écouter c'est un chef d'oeuvre.ruclips.net/video/u_s_EAKvlDM/видео.html . Bonne écoute et très bon choix musical , IAM sont les derniers poètes des temps modernes. Je rajoute , il existe une version plus courte de ce morceau sur une mix tape de cut killer mais l’orchestration est moins bonne et il manque des couplets....
merci bien! J'ai jamais entendu ce morceau.
@@professorskye de rien cela fait plaisir de faire découvrir un bon son
hi. by the way, on "bouger la tête" he say "bouge ta tête tourne pas en rond en rond" ;)
Listen sad hill my friend.....
Yo compare with rock. IAM are the Beetles of French rap while NTM are the rolling Stones of French rap. The best songs are those of IAM but NTM is the best stage band.
très bonne intervention, juste un point, ce sont les phocéens qui ont fondé la ville (western turkish seashores greek cities) et pour les noms egyptiens cela vient juste du coté "majestueux" des pharaons, classy!!, pas un immigré egyptien à marseille, surtout magrheb et afrique noire de l'ouest. See ya pal!!
c est vrai c etait etudié en philo a l univ. ''l'argent est une femme qui n epouse pas les pauvres''
Back in the day rappers looked liked they paid attention in french classes and got good grades in the matter.
And today they can't even sing without autotune and grammar faults
I recommend Mafia K'1 Fry - Pour ceux (K1'Fry stands for Africain or Africaine in verlan.). Considered by some the anthem of French rap. The song is amazing on it's own but the most noteworthy part of it is the video (produced by Kourtrajme). It has become a very big influence on many newer French rappers who sometimes follow a similar pattern in their own music videos. Truly a masterpiece and a must-know if you're interested in french rap as a whole.
Paris 94 Vitry-Sur-Seine, rpz :)
Akhenaton french rapper but Italian origin
Mauvais Oeil by Lunatic IS the best french rap album. The way Ali and Booba raps togdther is something that was never been done and never will be again.
But sorry Marseille is France, with love bro
I agree, but many Marseillais I met were quite insistent that I was wrong!
OK, it whas very interesting but Akenaton never clamed he whas italian! It started great and then you ruin it all.. dommage, j'avais vraimaint envies de voir ça, tu parle comme un intello mais au fait tu n'y connais rien. Je compremds les "views" maintenant. Tu es un phylosophe de très bas étage... dommage, j'aurais dû tout regarder avant de commenter. Ma faute les mecs, je le croyais intéligent !
Akhenaton Aka Philippe Fragione, d'origine Italienne.
fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaton_(rappeur)#Biographie
Dommage, tu viens faire le détracteur mais tu connais pas ton sujet.
Reste à ta place.
"Napolitain d'origine espagnole" Cf L'americano dans Métèque et Mat