''Espace-temps'' (English: Space-time) is the debut solo album by French singer and rapper
Maska released on October 20, 2014. It has 15 tracks. There are several thousand copies sold thanks to flagship titles such as "Prie pour moi" (feat.
Gims
Gandhi Bilel Djuna (; born 6 May 1986), better known by his stage name Maître Gims () and more recently just Gims (, ; sometimes stylized as GIMS), is a Congolese-French rapper, singer and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives i ...
), "Profite de ma life" (ft
DR Beriz
L'Institut is a French hip hop collective, established in 2005 as an offshoot of Sexion d'Assaut, and associated with Wati B. L'institut was formed by various rap and hip hop / freestyle acts mostly coming from 9th arrondissement in Paris. L'Ins ...
and
Black M
Alpha Diallo (born 27 December 1984), better known by his stage name Black M (originally Black Mesrimes), is a French rapper, singer, songwriter and member of the Sexion d'Assaut group.
In 2014, he released his first solo album, entitled '' Les ...
, with the exclusive participation of
Noom Diawara
Noom Diawara (born 26 December 1978) is a French actor. He is known for playing the role of Charles in ''Serial (Bad) Weddings
''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' (french: Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?, lit=What have we done to the Good Lord?) is a ...
for the clip) or "Rien sans Les autres".
Genesis
After the enormous success of
Sexion d'Assaut
Sexion d'Assaut (), formerly known as 3ème Prototype (for "Troisième Prototype" ; en, "3rd Prototype"), is a French hip hop band formed in 2002, composed of eight Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent record label Wati B, which i ...
, the various members of the group embark on solo projects. If
Lefa and
Barack Adama
Sexion d'Assaut (), formerly known as 3ème Prototype (for "Troisième Prototype" ; en, "3rd Prototype"), is a French hip hop band formed in 2002, composed of eight Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent record label Wati B, which i ...
are withdrawing from the music industry, this is not the case for
Gims
Gandhi Bilel Djuna (; born 6 May 1986), better known by his stage name Maître Gims () and more recently just Gims (, ; sometimes stylized as GIMS), is a Congolese-French rapper, singer and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives i ...
who, in 2013, released his first album ''
Subliminal
Subliminal may refer to:
* Subliminal stimuli, sensory stimuli below an individual's threshold for conscious perception
* Subliminal channel, in cryptography, a covert channel that can be used over an insecure channel
* Subliminal (rapper) (born 1 ...
'' which was a public success with around 1,100,000 copies sold. In 2014,
Black M
Alpha Diallo (born 27 December 1984), better known by his stage name Black M (originally Black Mesrimes), is a French rapper, singer, songwriter and member of the Sexion d'Assaut group.
In 2014, he released his first solo album, entitled '' Les ...
in turn embarked on a solo career with the release of his album ''
Les yeux plus gros que le monde
''Les yeux plus gros que le monde'' (literally The Eyes Greater than the World) is a 2014 album by the French-Guinean artist Black M. It was released on 31 March 2014 containing 19 tracks almost all of which appeared on SNEP based on downloads. T ...
'', which sold just under 900,000 copies.
Building on the success of his predecessors,
Maska also undertook to make an album. It is Gims who reveals, during his Planète Rap which is dedicated to him, the return of Maska in solo.
Promotion
For the promotion of the album,
Maska unveils as
Gims
Gandhi Bilel Djuna (; born 6 May 1986), better known by his stage name Maître Gims () and more recently just Gims (, ; sometimes stylized as GIMS), is a Congolese-French rapper, singer and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives i ...
and
Black M
Alpha Diallo (born 27 December 1984), better known by his stage name Black M (originally Black Mesrimes), is a French rapper, singer, songwriter and member of the Sexion d'Assaut group.
In 2014, he released his first solo album, entitled '' Les ...
, a web series which has the name of the album ''Espace-temps'' where there are titles that are not in the album. :
* Episode I: "Mon mal être" ft.
Dr Beriz
L'Institut is a French hip hop collective, established in 2005 as an offshoot of Sexion d'Assaut, and associated with Wati B. L'institut was formed by various rap and hip hop / freestyle acts mostly coming from 9th arrondissement in Paris. L'Ins ...
* Episode II: "Un grain de folie" is the second episode of the series ''En attendant Espace Temps'' by
Maska. In this excerpt, Maska stirs up the hatred of a man married to a woman, and whose latter, cheats on him and prefers him with Maska "I have a grain of madness, I charmed your gow"; "I squeezed your go, so you scratched my gov '. She prefers my skin and wants to be your mate". The clip, has since been deleted from the
YouTube
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platform.
* Episode III: "Ça va aller" is the third episode of Maska's ''En attendant Espace Temps'' series. The song is a message of hope for all those who have to overcome hardships in their life: "Your wife is leaving you, you're sad, it's going to be fine. Your boss fires you, you're afraid, it's going to be fine. you are sick, it will be fine. A loved one has died, it is hard to swallow ". However, he encourages to get up and fight "I fell, I got up but the fall leaves marks I see that the weak are moving away but I don't stop fighting" The clip to meanwhile, it has been viewed more than 1,000,000 times.
* Episode IV: "Parcours de rêve" On February 5, 2014, Maska released the third episode of his series. It is called "Parcours De Rêve". In this music, Maska retraces his journey, from these beginnings (in 2002) to today. Filmed in Guadeloupe in 2013, it has been viewed nearly 500,000 times.
* Episode V: Let the artist pass "Laisse passer l'artiste" is the fifth episode of the series ''En attendant Espace Temps'' by Maska. In this sound, the rapper from
Lozère
Lozère (; oc, Losera ) is a landlocked department in the region of Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the east by Ardèche, to the south by Gard, to the west by Aveyron, ...
is quite provocative, especially with the competition: "Please, stay down, I like being alone at the top"; "I'm here for the cup, I'm not coming to lose".
* Episode VI: ''Drapeau tâché de sang'' In a text stuffed with punchlines that question national identity. "
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
is beautiful but it pains me" chanted the artist, who regrets "States that stuff themselves", "to the point of shitting on their people".
Track listing
Charts
References
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2014 albums
French-language albums