Sexion d'Assaut (
French pronunciation: ɛksjɔ̃ daso, formerly known as 3ème Prototype (for "Troisième Prototype"
ʁwɑzjɛm pʁɔtɔtip English: "3rd Prototype"), was a
French hip hop
French hip hop is the hip hop music style developed in French-speaking countries. France is the second largest hip-hop market in the world after the United States.
History
Beginning of French hip hop: the 70s and 80s
By 1982 and 1983, a numbe ...
band formed in 2002, composed of eight
Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent record label
Wati B
Wati B () is an independent French record label established in 2000 by Dawala and rap band Intouchable. "Wati B" comes from , a Bamanankan expression that means "all the time". Dawala directs the operations of the label.
Due to the popularity of ...
, which is under exclusive license to
Sony Music Entertainment France.
The founding members were L.I.O. Pétrodollars, Alpha Diallo, Maska and Lefa. In 2003, it became a collective as
Maître Gims
Gandhi Bilel Djuna (; born 6 May 1986), better known by his stage name Maître Gims () and more recently just Gims (, ; sometimes stylized as GIMS), is a Congolese-French rapper, singer and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives i ...
and JR joined in. Throughout its existence, it included about 69 rappers, but set-up changed from time to time. The group distinguishes itself of staying away from "bling bling" that other French rappers have adopted. They also retain the style of old school hip-hop, but keep underground influences and spent almost a decade fostering an underground fanbase before releasing their debut studio album ''L'école des points vitaux'' in 2010.
Their album ''
L'École des points vitaux
''L'École des points vitaux'' (The school of vital points) is the second official album by French rap group Sexion d'Assaut composed of Maître Gims, Lefa, Barack Adama, Maska, JR O Crom, Black M
Alpha Diallo (born 27 December 1984), better k ...
'' in 2010 went quadruple platinum. The album ''
En attendant L'Apogée: les Chroniques du 75'' in 2011 and ''
L'Apogée'' in 2012 both went platinum and diamond respectively.
Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Mixtapes and Street albums
Live albums
EPs
Singles
Featured in
Other releases and charted songs
Clips
* 2007: "Histoire pire que vraie"
* 2008: "Anti-Tecktonik"
* 2009: "T'es bête ou quoi?"
* 2009: "Wati-Bon Son" (feat.
Dry)
* 2010: "L'école des points vitaux"
* 2010: "Casquette à l'envers"
* 2010: "Changement d'ambiance"
* 2010: "
Désolé"
* 2010: "Wati by Night" (feat.
Dry)
* 2011: "Ca marche en équipe" (feat.
H Magnum)
* 2011: "Paris va bien"
* 2011: "Qui t'a dit?"
* 2011: "Plus qu'un son"
* 2011: "Vu la haine que j'ai"
* 2011: "Pas d'chance"
* 2011: "Noir"
* 2011: "Traqué"
* 2011: "À bout d'souffle"
* 2011: "O'brothers"
* 2011: "Flow d'killer"
* 2012: "Disque d'or"
* 2012: "Excellent" (feat.
H Magnum)
* 2012: "
Avant qu'elle parte"
* 2012: "Ma direction"
* 2012: "Wati House"
Street clips
* 2008: "30%"
* 2008: "Chroniques du Mystère"
* 2008: "Où sont les Kickeurs?"
* 2008: "Freestyle
* 2009: "Ah ouais parait que j'suis doué"
* 2009: "Même pas l'smic"
* 2010: "Le Relais"
* 2010: "A.D. (Africain Déterminé)"
* 2010: "Instinct de Survie"
* 2010: "Cramponnez-vous"
* 2011: "Ra-Fall"
* 2011: "BSS"
* 2011: "Vu la haine que j'ai"
* 2011: "Pas d'Chance"
* 2011: "Black Shady part. 2"
* 2011: "Mamadou"
* 2011: "Boy's in the Hood"
* 2011: "H.L.M. Life"
References
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Discographies of French artists
Hip hop discographies