Paradisiaque | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
Genre | Rap | |||
Length | 59:53 | |||
Label | Polydor [1] | |||
Producer |
Boom Bass Philippe Zdar DJ Mehdi | |||
MC Solaar chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau |
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Daily Mirror | 8/10 [4] |
Paradisiaque is the third album by the French musician MC Solaar, released in 1997. [5] [6]
The Guardian called the album an "erudite but musically uneven variation on le rap francais." [7] The Daily Mirror deemed it "one of the funkiest albums you'll ever hear." [4] Skiing concluded that "Solaar mounts a ferocious lyrical attack, arguably stringing together more rhyming syllables than any other MC at work today." [8]
AllMusic wrote that Solaar's "good sense of melody turns the best moments of the album into fine pop-rap that is entertaining even if you don't understand French." [2]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium ( BEA) [9] | Gold | 25,000* |
France ( SNEP) [10] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [11] | Gold | 25,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |