IAM are an absolute classic and legendary crew hailing from Marseille in France. In a very short amount of time they impose themselves as the key players of the French Hip Hop movement in the very early 90’s, alongside NTM and MC Solaar. Following a cassette only debut release in 1990, …De la planète Mars sets the stage for what was coming up for their whole career : complex conscious rhymes over impeccables productions. Their music and vibe is a perfect capture of the French reality of living in “les banlieues”. If you’re not familiar with IAM, take a listen, they stand as strong as any of your favorite American MC’s and producers!
Full album on YouTube:
Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer & Tidal.
Playlist with the videos:
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Tam Tam de l’Afrique
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Red, Black and Green
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Planète Mars
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Hold-up Mental
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IAM Concept
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Elvis
Playlist with Remixes and B-sides:
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Tam-Tam de l’Afrique (Homere Mix)
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Tam-Tam de l’Afrique (Easy Mo Bee Mix)
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Le Livre de la Jungle
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Fuit L.A.I. (Laids Absolus Irrécupérables)
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Red, Black and Green (Deuxième Vague Club Mix)
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Red, Black and Green (Rainbow Mix)
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Red, Black and Green (Sofa Jazz Mix)
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La Guerre Sainte du Rap
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Planète Mars (Homere Mix)
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Planète Mars (Mo Bee Remix)
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Planète Mars (Black Hole Mix)
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Keep On Scratching
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Je Suis Vex’
Interview:
The RawSoul & Mr Dan
