Sheryo
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Sheryo is a French-language rapper
and member of the hip hop collective, DSP, former member of Anfalsh. He’s one of the top hardcore rappers in France
, he avoids national radios, tv or specialized press.
He’s well known for his diss of Marseille’s French rap celebrity Akhenaton
with Ekoué, his freestyle-improvisation abilities, his lyrical clash versus Marseille’s Sadik Asken and more generally his steady and articulate flow and his talent as a lyricist, and a punchliner. Like Less Du Neuf
, La Rumeur
… he prefer to call his work “immigrant’s sons rap” better than “French rap”, Rap Français.
but soon after began to rap
.
He made his first appearance on Faouzi Tarkhani’s unique album Guerrier pour la paix, alongside his friends, Casey, Prodige and Ekoué from La Rumeur
on Dois-je me taire ?.
He rose to fame in the underground French rap world when he clashed Sadik Aske on the JP Seck’s street-tape Sang d'Encre in 2000.
This tape demonstrate the unequivocal capacity of the rapper to notch up stunning and knackering rimes for very long minutes, freestyling. The original cut is available on Anfalsh’s Que d’la haine Vol.1. This was unprecedented in France.
Soon after he turned out his first EP, Ghetto Trip - 1er Ep Zode, which found favor of critics. The freestyle aspects of his rap is omnipresent : lots of punchlines made of simple but effcient rimes, with a very articulated and fluent flow ; the lyrics are a mix of egotrip, anti-authority, anti-establishment speech, widely developed in the eponymous track of the EP
.
In this track, Akhenaton
from IAM
collective is vehemently taken to task. It is a response to C'est ça mon frère from Akhenaton
’s solo album Sol Invictus, where the last turned to ridicule a caricature of an underground MC who spits on great commercial figures of French rap. Sheryo took it for him. The title, Je reste Underground echoes an old IAM track, "Reste underground" on 1993’s Ombre est lumière, which was identic to C'est ça mon frère’s thematic. In addition, this song has already been targeted when it was released.
After a short spell in prison (6 months) in 2003, he formed DSP - Démissionne Sous la Pression with B.James, Special Homicide (Casey et Acto), Prodige et Navea. He recorded three mixtapes under the Anfalsh label, compiling unreleased tracks, various extracts of other mixtapes and local radio stations recorded freestyles.
MC Jean Gab'1 tried to diss him in 2003 on the booming "J't'emmerde". His scathing response is "MC Grand Gamin" from Anflash’s mixtape “Que d’la haine Vol.2”
In 2005, he quit Anfalsh, many rumors surfaced about the reason of his departure but none have been confirmed yet.
in his radicality. Sheryo rejects the French rap circle and labels his music “immigrant’s sons rap”.
He’s violently opposed to majors and free file-shared music ; however his EP is distributed by Virgin (but he broke off all contact, having with Anfalsh a way to autoproduce himself) and his underground status is reinforced by his presence on the p2p servers and the interviews he gave to underground sites.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and member of the hip hop collective, DSP, former member of Anfalsh. He’s one of the top hardcore rappers in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, he avoids national radios, tv or specialized press.
He’s well known for his diss of Marseille’s French rap celebrity Akhenaton
Akhenaton (rapper)
Philippe Fragione better known by his stage name Akhenaton is a French rapper and producer of French hip hop. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza, and Spectre...
with Ekoué, his freestyle-improvisation abilities, his lyrical clash versus Marseille’s Sadik Asken and more generally his steady and articulate flow and his talent as a lyricist, and a punchliner. Like Less Du Neuf
Less Du Neuf
Less du Neuf are a french hip hop band formed in Paris in 1994 and composed of rappers Vasquez, Jeap12 and DJ Ol Tenzano.Less du Neuf appear on various compilations such as Première Classe 1 and on the original film score Taxi 2, a film by Luc Besson....
, La Rumeur
La Rumeur
La Rumeur is a french-language rap group from Élancourt ). Founded in 1997, the group is composed of four rappers, Ekoué, Hamé, Mourad, and Philippe, and two DJs, Kool M and Soul G....
… he prefer to call his work “immigrant’s sons rap” better than “French rap”, Rap Français.
Early career
He discovered hip-hop in the early 90’s with the French rap pioneers. He practiced graffiti tagsGraffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
but soon after began to rap
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
.
He made his first appearance on Faouzi Tarkhani’s unique album Guerrier pour la paix, alongside his friends, Casey, Prodige and Ekoué from La Rumeur
La Rumeur
La Rumeur is a french-language rap group from Élancourt ). Founded in 1997, the group is composed of four rappers, Ekoué, Hamé, Mourad, and Philippe, and two DJs, Kool M and Soul G....
on Dois-je me taire ?.
He rose to fame in the underground French rap world when he clashed Sadik Aske on the JP Seck’s street-tape Sang d'Encre in 2000.
This tape demonstrate the unequivocal capacity of the rapper to notch up stunning and knackering rimes for very long minutes, freestyling. The original cut is available on Anfalsh’s Que d’la haine Vol.1. This was unprecedented in France.
Soon after he turned out his first EP, Ghetto Trip - 1er Ep Zode, which found favor of critics. The freestyle aspects of his rap is omnipresent : lots of punchlines made of simple but effcient rimes, with a very articulated and fluent flow ; the lyrics are a mix of egotrip, anti-authority, anti-establishment speech, widely developed in the eponymous track of the EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
.
A black sheep in the french rap
He confirmed on the maxi single La Salaire de la Galère, where appears "Je reste underground" featuring Ekoué.In this track, Akhenaton
Akhenaton (rapper)
Philippe Fragione better known by his stage name Akhenaton is a French rapper and producer of French hip hop. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza, and Spectre...
from IAM
IAM (band)
IAM is a French hip hop band from Marseille, created in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton , Shurik'n , Khéops , Imhotep , and Kephren . 'IAM' has several meanings, including 'Invasion Arrivée de Mars'...
collective is vehemently taken to task. It is a response to C'est ça mon frère from Akhenaton
Akhenaton (rapper)
Philippe Fragione better known by his stage name Akhenaton is a French rapper and producer of French hip hop. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza, and Spectre...
’s solo album Sol Invictus, where the last turned to ridicule a caricature of an underground MC who spits on great commercial figures of French rap. Sheryo took it for him. The title, Je reste Underground echoes an old IAM track, "Reste underground" on 1993’s Ombre est lumière, which was identic to C'est ça mon frère’s thematic. In addition, this song has already been targeted when it was released.
After a short spell in prison (6 months) in 2003, he formed DSP - Démissionne Sous la Pression with B.James, Special Homicide (Casey et Acto), Prodige et Navea. He recorded three mixtapes under the Anfalsh label, compiling unreleased tracks, various extracts of other mixtapes and local radio stations recorded freestyles.
MC Jean Gab'1 tried to diss him in 2003 on the booming "J't'emmerde". His scathing response is "MC Grand Gamin" from Anflash’s mixtape “Que d’la haine Vol.2”
In 2005, he quit Anfalsh, many rumors surfaced about the reason of his departure but none have been confirmed yet.
Credo
In the framework of dissent, he’s very similar to La RumeurLa Rumeur
La Rumeur is a french-language rap group from Élancourt ). Founded in 1997, the group is composed of four rappers, Ekoué, Hamé, Mourad, and Philippe, and two DJs, Kool M and Soul G....
in his radicality. Sheryo rejects the French rap circle and labels his music “immigrant’s sons rap”.
He’s violently opposed to majors and free file-shared music ; however his EP is distributed by Virgin (but he broke off all contact, having with Anfalsh a way to autoproduce himself) and his underground status is reinforced by his presence on the p2p servers and the interviews he gave to underground sites.
Discography
Some track of his long-anticipated album Lumpen Propaganda are available on his MySpace page.Maxis & EPs
- 2002 Le Salaire de la Galère (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - 2001 Ghetto Trip - 1er Ep Zode
Appears on
- 2005 Mixtape Station Zebra Total' Explosion
- 2001 to 2005 Anfalsh’s Que d'la Haine trilogy
- 2000 "La bande originale" (Les envieux)
- 1999 Mixtape Sang d'Encre