Prose Combat Explained

Prose Combat
Type:	Album
Artist:	MC Solaar
Cover:	Prosecombat.jpg
Recorded:	1993–1994
Genre:	Jazz rap
Length:	55:52
Label:	Cohiba
Producer:	Jimmy Jay
Prev Title:	Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Paradisiaque
Next Year:	1997

Prose Combat is the second studio album by French rapper MC Solaar, released in 1994 by Cohiba Records. Its success propelled him to international fame.

An outtake from the album sessions was "Comme dans un film" (falsely known as "John Woo"). This song was featured on the album La Haine – musique inspirees du film (La Haine – music inspired by the film).

Track listing

French and US editions

1. "Aubade" (Jimmy Jay, MC Solaar) – 0:35
2. "Obsolète" (Jay) – 3:02
3. "Nouveau western" (Gainsbourg, MC Solaar) – 4:34; samples "Bonnie and Clyde" by Serge Gainsbourg
4. "À la claire fontaine" (Jay, M'Barali) – 2:59
5. "Superstarr" (MC Solaar) – 3:03
6. "La concubine de l'hémoglobine" (Jay, M'Barali) – 4:49
7. "Dévotion" (MC Solaar) – 4:26
8. "Temps Mort" (Jay, MC Solaar) – 3:41
9. "L'NMIACCd'HTCK72KPDP" (Les Sages Poètes De La Rue) – 5:04
10. "Séquelles" (Barali, Jay) – 3:37
11. "Dieu ait son âme" (Barali, Pigale Boom Bass) – 4:46
12. "À dix de mes disciples" (MC Solaar) – 3:45
13. "La fin justifie les moyens" (MC Solaar) – 4:57
14. "Relations humaines" (Bambi, MC Solaar) – 3:28
15. "Prose combat" (Jay, M'Barali) – 3:06

UK edition

The UK edition replaces "Obsolète", "L'NMIACCd'HTCK72KPDP", and "Dieu ait son âme" with "Le free style d'obsolète", "Solaar Power", and "I'm Doin' Fine", respectively. The sequence of the tracks was also altered.

1. "Aubade" (Jimmy Jay, MC Solaar) – 0:35
2. "Le free style d'obsolète" (Jimmy Jay, MC Solaar) – 6:00
3. "À la claire fontaine" (Jay, M'Barali) – 2:59
4. "Superstarr" (MC Solaar) – 3:03
5. "Solaar Power" (JP "Bluey" Maunick, MC Solaar) – 4:51
6. "Relations humaines" (Bambi, MC Solaar) – 3:28
7. "Nouveau western" (Gainsbourg, MC Solaar) – 4:34
8. "La concubine de l'hémoglobine" (Jay, M'Barali) – 4:49
9. "Dévotion" (MC Solaar) – 4:26
10. "Séquelles" (Barali, Jay) – 3:37
11. "I'm Doin' Fine" (Storch, Thompson, Malik, Trotter, Hubbard) – 8:19
12. "À dix de mes disciples" (MC Solaar) – 3:45
13. "La fin justifie les moyens" (MC Solaar) – 4:57
14. "Temps mort" (Jay, MC Solaar) – 3:41
15. "Prose combat" (Jay, M'Barali) – 3:06

Personnel

• Boom Bass – scratching, sampling
• Jimmy Jay – scratching, production
• Kiwi – voices
• MC Solaar – vocals
• Sinclair – harmony vocals
• Laurent Vernerey – bass
• Derin Young – vocals, harmony vocals

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[1]	50
Chart (1995)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[2]	40

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994. hitparade.ch. 21 August 2020.
2. Web site: Rapports Annuels 1995. Ultratop. 21 April 2021.