"Bloqué" is a song by French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, and produced by Skread. It was released on July 3, 2013 as the

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from their debut

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Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters ''Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters'' is the debut studio album by Casseurs Flowters, a French hip hop duo consisting of rappers Orelsan and Gringe. It was released on 15 November 2013 by 7th Magnitude and Wagram Music in France and on 1 ...

'', in which the song's title is "18h30 – Bloqué". Following the story of the album, the song is about the two rappers failing to find a theme for their album, thus experiencing

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, hence the refrain "''J'ai tendance à bloquer''", which is French for "I tend to block".

Music video

The music video was released as part of the single's release on July 3, 2013. It depicts Casseurs Flowters members

Orelsan Aurélien Cotentin (; born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan (; sometimes stylized as OrelSan), is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and director. He has released four studio albums: his debut ''Perdu d'av ...

and

Gringe Guillaume Tranchant (; born 20 February 1980), better known by his stage name Gringe (), is a French Rapping, rapper and songwriter. He is one half of the French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, along with Orelsan, with whom he has released two st ...

spending their day doing various activities in line with the lyrics of the song. The video begins at an apartment where the two rappers are watching television, and ends with Orelsan passing out at the beach the next day after leaving a

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with Gringe.

Track listing

* Digital download # "Bloqué" – 3:24

Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bloque 2013 singles 2013 songs Orelsan songs Casseurs Flowters songs Alternative hip-hop songs 7th Magnitude singles Wagram Music singles Songs written by Gringe