''#93 Empire'' is a French hip hop compilation joining some 40 hip hop artists mostly from
Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobigny ...
, released on 5 October 2018. French rapper
Sofiane wrote the lead single from the album and who launched the project. The album sold 130,000 copies and was certified platinum. Three tracks, "Woah", "Sur le drapeau" and "Empire" were released as main singles from the album in 2018, although 18 of the album's 22 total tracks charted in the French
SNEP Top 200 on the basis of downloads of individual tracks.
Tracklist
(Peak positions in SNEP French singles charts)
#"Empire"
( Sofiane & Kaaris
Okou Gnakouri Armand Olivier (; born 30 January 1980), better known by his stage name Kaaris (, ; stylized as KΛΛRIS), is a Ivorian-born French rapper, record producer, composer and actor. ''Or Noir'', his major album on Therapy Music / AZ / U ...
) (3:12, peak #8)
#"Woah"
(Sofiane feat. Vald
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, Mac Tyer
Socrate Petteng (born April 23, 1979), better known as Mac Tyer (), is a French rapper of Cameroonian descent, from Aubervilliers, Île-de-France
The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions o ...
, Soolking
Abderraouf Derradji ( ar, عبد الرؤوف درّاجي; born 10 December 1989), known professionally as Soolking, is an Algerian singer and rapper. He started his career under the pseudonym MC Sool until 2013 before adopting his new stage na ...
, Kalash Criminel
Amira Kiziamina, known better by his stage name Kalash Criminel, is a French rapper. He is albino and chooses to wear a balaclava, because when his musical activities began, he had to hide his face as his mother did not want him to rap. However, ...
, Sadek & Heuss L'Enfoiré
Karim Djeriou ( ar, كريم جريو; born August 20, 1992), better known by his stage name Heuss l'Enfoiré (; , sounding like "Huss"), is a French rapper of Moroccan descent.
Early life
He was born in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, In a family o ...
(4:06, peak #7)
#"Nouvelle monnaie"
(Landy, Kaaris & Sofiane) (3:17, peak #34)
#"Iencli"
(Vald & Sofiane) (3:42, peak #11)
#"Crépuscule des empires"
(Alpha 5.20 & Sofiane) (3:41, peak #88)
#"Apollonia"
(Dadju
Dadju Djuna Nsungula (; born 2 May 1991), better known by the mononym Dadju or at times Prince Dadj, is a French singer. He was signed to the label Wati B and in 2017 signed with Polydor Records of Universal Music Group. He was a member of the m ...
& Sofiane) (3:48, peak #48)
#"Maman veut pas"
(Q.E Favelas, Sadek & GLK) (3:57, peak #52)
#"Pas le choix"
(Lartiste
Youssef Akdim (Berber languages, Berber: ⵢⵓⵙⴻⴼ ⴰⵇⴷⵉⵎ, ar, يوسف أقديم, link=no; born 4 July 1985), better known as Lartiste (), is a Moroccans in France, French-Moroccan singer and rapper. Born in Imintanoute, Mo ...
, Sofiane & Kaaris) (3:03, peak #90)
#"La maille"
(Rémy, Hornet La Frappe
Hornet La Frappe () is a French rapper of Algerian descent from Epinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ( ...
& Kalash Criminel) (3:23, peak #83)
#"Drive By"
(Sadek, Dinos & Ixzo) (4:19, #103)
#"Jusqu'ici tout va bien"
(Vegedream
Satchela Evrard Djedje (born 25 August 1992 in Orléans, France), better known by the artistic name Vegedream, is a French hip hop, R&B and urban pop singer (male) songwriter of Ivorian origin. He is signed to Universal Music France and is best ...
& Sofiane) (2:40, peak #114)
#"Rafaler"
(Kaaris, 4Keus Gang, Q.E Favelas & Mac Kregor) (4:16, #131)
#"Sur le drapeau"
(Suprême NTM & Sofiane) (3:19, peak #4)
#"Dinero"
(Lartiste, Da Uzi & Don Milli) (3:18, peak #143)
#"93 Coast"
(Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane) (2:26, peak #94)
#"Jay-Z"
(Busta Flex, Shone, Sofiane & Nakk Mendosa) (3:09, peak #179)
#"Viens dans mon 93"
(Dinos, Hornet La Frappe & Sofiane) (3:23, peak #159)
#"Tout le monde sait"
(Kalash Criminel, GS CLAN, Brvbus & Kosi) (2:40 – Did not chart)
#"Dans le bat"
(Dabs & Sofiane) (3:08, peak 149)
#"El mero mero"
(Sifax, Bakyl, Worms-T & Sofiane) (3:25 – Did not chart)
#"Vif"
(Mayo, Sofiane & Solo Le Mythe) (3:29 – Did not chart)
#"93 Empire (Remix)"
(Boozoo Bakhaw, Goulag, Mansly, Benzo, Sofiane & Kalash Criminel) (5:37 – Did not chart)
Music videos
* "Woah" – Sofiane, Vald, Mac Tyer, Soolking, Sadek, Heuss l'Enfoiré & Kalash Criminel) released on 3 August 2018
* "Sur le drapeau" – Suprême NTM & Sofiane released 26 September 2018
* "Empire" – Sofiane & Kaaris released on 5 October 2018
* "Maman veut pas" – Q.E Favelas, Sadek & GLK released on 23 November 2018
* "Iencli" – Vald & Sofiane released on 7 December 2018
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
{{reflist
2018 compilation albums
Hip hop albums by French artists