Starflam
Encyclopedia
Starflam is a Belgian hip hop
group from Liège in the French-speaking southern part of Belgium
- Wallonia. The group started out in the early 1990s under the name H-Posse with members DJ Mig One, Fred'alabas, Seg and Balo. A few years later, after Brussels
-born Akro and Mista R. joined the group, the name was changed to Malfrats Linguistiques (linguistic gangsters). Mista R. later left the group when he emigrated to France
, and was replaced by Kaer and Pavé, 2 rappers from Liège. The group changed names again, now to Starflam (the reverse anagram
of Malfrats). They now consist of 5 rappers, a bass
player and a DJ.
Belgian hip hop
Belgian hip hop music has a few rappers stemming from Africa and Italy. Belgium, like France, controlled African countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Rwanda, and Burundi until the early 1960s...
group from Liège in the French-speaking southern part of Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
- Wallonia. The group started out in the early 1990s under the name H-Posse with members DJ Mig One, Fred'alabas, Seg and Balo. A few years later, after Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
-born Akro and Mista R. joined the group, the name was changed to Malfrats Linguistiques (linguistic gangsters). Mista R. later left the group when he emigrated to 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...
, and was replaced by Kaer and Pavé, 2 rappers from Liège. The group changed names again, now to Starflam (the reverse anagram
Anagram
An anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once; e.g., orchestra = carthorse, A decimal point = I'm a dot in place, Tom Marvolo Riddle = I am Lord Voldemort. Someone who...
of Malfrats). They now consist of 5 rappers, a bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
player and a DJ.
Discography
- Corde Raide (12", Discipline Records, 1997)
- StarflamStarflam (album)Starflam is the first album of the Belgium rap group Starflam. "Ce plat pays" is a remake of a song of Jacques Brel, about Belgium.-Track listing:#"Intro" – 1:10#"J'étais là" – 3:53#"Monde confus" – 10:43#"Fusion organisée" – 2:46...
(Discipline Records / Rough Trade, 1998) - Bled Runner (12", Warner, 2000)
- Live & Direct (Warner, 2000)
- SurvivantSurvivantSurvivant is the first album by Belgian hip hop group Starflam to be released by EMI. It achieved platinum disk status in Belgium, with more than 60,000 copies sold...
(EMI, 2001) - Donne Moi de l'Amour (EMI, 2003)
- Donne Moi de l'Amour : Deluxe edition (EMI, 2004)
External links
- Official :
- Official Website (French) (Requires Macromedia Flash)
- Official forums
- Unofficial :
- Unofficial Website (French) (Requires Macromedia Flash)
- Other :