Psy 4 de la Rime
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Psy 4 de la Rime are a French hip hop
group formed 1995 in Marseille
comprising several rappers with immigrant backgrounds from former French colonies
. Their original name was KDB, Kid Dog Black.
Members:
The first three are of Comorian descent, while DJ Sya Styles is of Moroccan
origin.
On their 2002 Album "Block Party" a song named "A Coeur Ouvert" uses a sample from a Eric Gale Song (Eric Gale - She Is My Lady ) which has also been used in the song "Daylight" (produced by Blockhead
) by Aesop Rock
on the highly anticipated Album Labor Days
2001 (also on the EP "Daylight"
2002).
French hip hop
French hip hop is the hip hop music style which was developed in France, and is considered the second worldwide hip hop scene after the U.S....
group formed 1995 in Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
comprising several rappers with immigrant backgrounds from former French colonies
French colonial empire
The French colonial empire was the set of territories outside Europe that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the colonial empire of France was the second-largest in the world behind the British Empire. The French colonial empire...
. Their original name was KDB, Kid Dog Black.
Members:
- Segnor Alonzo (born Kassimou Djae)
- Don Vincenzo (born Illiassa Issilame)
- SopranoSoprano (rapper)Soprano, born Saïd M'Roubaba in Marseille on 14 January 1979 is a French rapper of Comorian descent. He was a part of the rap group Psy 4 de la Rime...
(born Saïd M'Roubaba) - DJ Sya Styles (born Rachid Aït Baar).
The first three are of Comorian descent, while DJ Sya Styles is of Moroccan
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
origin.
On their 2002 Album "Block Party" a song named "A Coeur Ouvert" uses a sample from a Eric Gale Song (Eric Gale - She Is My Lady ) which has also been used in the song "Daylight" (produced by Blockhead
Blockhead
Blockhead is the name of a theoretical computer system invented as part of a thought experiment by philosopher Ned Block, which appeared in a paper entitled Psychologism and Behaviourism...
) by Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock
Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...
on the highly anticipated Album Labor Days
Labor Days
Labor Days is American hip hop artist Aesop Rock's third album, his second major release, and his first on the Definitive Jux record label as well as his first concept album. It was released on September 18, 2001 to considerable critical acclaim. It is a concept album, painting a portrait of the...
2001 (also on the EP "Daylight"
Daylight (Aesop Rock album)
Daylight is an EP by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock, released on 5 February 2002 on Definitive Jux. It is also the title of a single from his second major album, Labor Days...
2002).