Assassin is a French hardcore rap group formed in the
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municipal district (''
arrondissement municipal'') of
Paris
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. The group was formed in 1985 by
Rockin' Squat and Solo.
[Biography]
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[ The group had a significant presence on the French underground music scene in the 1980s and 1990s, with lyrics referencing social inequalities and denouncing ]commercialism
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.[
Rockin' Squat is Mathias Crochon, ]Jean-Pierre Cassel
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Cassel was born Jean-Pierre Crochon in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, the son of Louise-Marguerite (née Fabrègue), an opera sin ...
's son and brother of Vincent Cassel
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He first achieved recognition for his performance as a troubled French Jewish youth in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film ''La Haine (Hate)'', for which he received two César Award nom ...
. He has tried for more than 15 years to elevate the mind of the ghetto, similar to KRS-One
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, Immortal Technique
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, and Chuck D
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in the US. The group undertook national tours in France in the 1990s.[
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Discography (Assassin)
* 1991 : "Note mon nom sur ta liste" (Maxi)
* 1993 : "Le futur que nous reserve-t-il?" (album) (Assassin Productions/Delabel)
* 1993 : "Non à cette éducation" (EP)
* 1995 : "L'homicide volontaire" (album) (Assassin Productions/Delabel), re-released on Virgin FranceDiscography
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Allmusic.com[ #32 France][Chart Data]
from lescharts.com, accessed July 5, 2007
* 1996 : "Underground Connexion" (maxi)
* 1998 : "Wake up" (maxi)
* 2000 : "Touche d'espoir" (album) (Assassin Productions/Delabel), re-released on Virgin France;[ #11 France ][
* 2001 : "Perspective" (maxi)
* 2002 : "Assassin live" (album live à l'Olympia), re-released on EMI;][ #12 France][
* 2004 : "Perles rares ( 1989 - 2002 ) (Livin'Astro), re-released on EMI][
* 2004 : "Le futur, que nous reserve-t-il?"(Réédition) (Livin'Astro), re-released on EMI][
* 2005 : "Touche d'espoir" (Edition 2005) (Livin'Astro)
* 2005 : "Note mon nom sur ta liste" (Réédition) (Livin'Astro)
* 2006 : "Académie Mythique" (Best of CD & DVD) (Livin' Astro), re-released on EMI][
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Discography (Rockin' Squat)
* 2002 : "Illegal mixtapes" (Street album) (Assassin Productions)
* 2003 : "Illegal mixtapes 2" (Street album) (Livin'Astro)
* 2004 : "Libre vs démocratie fasciste" (EP) (Livin'Astro)
* 2007 : "Too hot for TV" (EP) (Livin'Astro)
* 2008 : "Confessions d'un enfant du siècle Vol 1" (Album) (Livin'Astro)
* 2009 : "Confessions d'un enfant du siècle Vol 2" (Album) (Livin'Astro)
* 2010 : "Olympia 2009" (Album Live) (Livin'Astro)
* 2010 : "Confessions d'un enfant du siècle Vol 3" (Album) (Livin'Astro)
* 2011 : "US Alien Chapter one" (Compilation) (Livin'Astro)
References
External links
with ''Le Monde
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*http://www.livinastro5000.com/
*http://www.myspace.com/assassinfrance
*http://www.myspace.com/rockinsquat
*http://assassin-connexion.net/
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French hip hop groups
Musical groups from Paris