Socrate Petteng (born April 23, 1979), better known as Mac Tyer (), is a French rapper of

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. He is also known as Monsieur Socrate or mononym Socrate. He was also member of Perestroika, a rap/hip hop trio made up of Mac Tyer, Mac Kregor (real name Makenzy Guerrier), also from Aubervilliers, France but of Haitian descent and Dontcha. The band was formed in 1999, and active initially for one year, with very rare appearances later on. With Dontcha opting to continue on a solo career, Mac Tyer and Mac Kregor turned it into a rap duo renaming it Tandem in 2000. Tandem remained active until 2014, although its members also released solo albums of their own. Tandem was signed at various times to Because Music, Première Classe and Hostile Records.

Discography

Albums

;as part of duo Tandem *2005: ''C'est toujours pour ceux qui savent'' ;Solo

Mixtapes / EPs

;as part of duo Tandem *2001: ''Ceux qui savent m'ecoutent'' (EP) *2004: ''Tandematique Modéle Vol. 1'' (Mixtape) *2005: ''La Trilogie'' (Maxi) ;Solo *2005: ''Patrimoine du ghetto'' (produced by Jo Le Balafré)

Singles

;Solo ;Featured in

Other releases and charted songs

;Solo

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyer, Mac French rappers French people of Cameroonian descent Living people Rappers from Seine-Saint-Denis Because Music artists 1979 births