"Bloqué" is a song by French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, and produced by

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. It was released on July 3, 2013 as the

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from their debut studio album ''

Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters ''Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters'' is the debut studio album by Casseurs Flowters, a French hip hop duo consisting of rappers Orelsan and Gringe. It was released on 15 November 2013 by 7th Magnitude and Wagram Music in France and ...

'', in which the song's title is "18h30 – Bloqué". Following the story of the album, the song is about the two rappers failing to find a theme for their album, thus experiencing

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, hence the refrain "''J'ai tendance à bloquer''", which is French for "I tend to block".

Music video

The music video was released as part of the single's release on July 3, 2013. It depicts Casseurs Flowters members Orelsan and

Gringe Guillaume Tranchant (; born 20 February 1980), better known by his stage name Gringe (), is a French rapper, songwriter and actor. He is one half of the French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters, along with Orelsan, with whom he has released two studio ...

spending their day doing various activities in line with the lyrics of the song. The video begins at an apartment where the two rappers are watching television, and ends with Orelsan passing out at the beach the next day after leaving a rave with Gringe.

Track listing

* Digital download # "Bloqué" – 3:24

Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bloque 2013 singles 2013 songs Orelsan songs Casseurs Flowters songs French hip hop songs Alternative hip hop songs 7th Magnitude singles Wagram Music singles Songs written by Gringe