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MUSIC
MC SOLAAR
LES BROWN
French hip-hop musician MC Solaar (né Claude M’Barali) was born
at the close of the ’60s in Dakar
of Chadian descent. Turbulence in
Senegal pressed 6-month-old Claude
and family into exile in France.
Throughout his boyhood (including
a nine-month stay in Cairo), he was
transfixed by music. As a teenage
language scholar and graffiti artist,
Claude took on his musical alter ego,
MC Solaar. The early ’90s brought
success with his platinum single
“Bouge de Là” and international acclaim with opening spots for De La
Soul. MC Solaar’s sounds of social
conscience have given life to a basket
of projects to date. Collaborations
include Jimmy Jay, Missy Elliott, Urban Species, and Guru (Gang Starr).
Highlights include featured tracks
on Sex and the City, MTV’s The Hills,
and films Addicted to Love, Jimmy
Hollywood and Illegal Love. Download
“In God We Trust,” from MC Solaar’s
2010 collection Magn V