Prose Combat (studio album)
by MC Solaar

Prose Combat by MC Solaar
Year: 1994
Overall rank: 10,929th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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74/100 (from 22 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1994 (194th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,785th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,929th)

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74/100 (from 22 votes)
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90/100
From 07/05/2021 06:28
An interesting mirror's-image to the ultra-chill and heartbroken vibe of his previous record- this is more outward-looking, anecdotal and a major showcase for his rather ingenious wordplay- but it's still got that incredibly engaging late-night drive-through-the-city vibe that's been his constant throughout his career, even if this feels bigger and more immediate than everything he's done, hitherto. A french hip-hop masterpiece that (perhaps understably) remains completely under-the-rader in the mostly anglofied rap canon.
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I just love this. It's a trip through time and history and stories of life and France. Amazing wordplay, lyricism and abilities all round. So much flexibility and experimentation. Combine this with cutting-edge production at the time makes for some really really smooth 90s beats. Absolutely iconic. MC Solaar is a talent unlike many others and you really need to respect him all the more simply for the complexity and difficulty of the French language itself.
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