Saïan Supa Crew

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Saïan Supa Crew (/ˈsaɪən/, SY-ən) was a French hip hop collective that was composed of three bands: , and . It formed in 1997 and separated in 2007 after the departure of one of its leaders (along with Feniksi), . The name Saïan Supa was a reference to the Super Saiyan from the manga and anime Dragon Ball Z/GT.

Saïan Supa Crew produced a very musical style of hip hop with hints of chanting, reggae, dancehall, zouk and ragga. Beat boxing also was an integral part of their music, as well as classic disco, for example, "Ring My Bell" was partially revisited on its album KLR; bossa nova, as heard on the song KLR, salsa, in À Demi Nue, and even bits of classical music, in La Preuve par 3 and intros of various other songs. The variety and originality of their music, and their energic style brought them international recognition. In their home country, the song Angela was a huge hit in 2000 and sold 600,000 copies.

Their primary themes extend from drug problems ("Que Dit-On?") to racism ("La Preuve par 3"), including also relationships ("À Demi Nue"), suicide ("La Dernière Séance") and the justification of violence by religion ("Au Nom de Quoi"). Humor and seriousness were both at home in their lyrics.

Their second album, X Raisons, was awarded a Victoire de la musique in 2002 for Best Rap/Groove album.^{[citation needed]}

Most of the groups of the collective have solo albums out as well. was the first to debut, with their album Roots in February 2004, followed shortly by Explicit Samouraï in January 2005 and later by Vizé pli ô, whose solo album was released in April 2005.

The last album from the Saïan Supa Crew, Hold Up, was released Halloween 2005. On this album, the group demonstrated their breadth with three featured artists: German singer Patrice on "96 Degreez," the singer Camille on "Si J'avais Su," and will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas on "La Patte."

Saïan Supa Crew contributed a short rap section on the song "Flight Tonight" by the Avalanches, which appears on their 2000 debut album, Since I Left You.

Members[]

• member of (born in 1978 as Khalid Dehbi, Bagneux 92) Left the group shortly before its dissolution in 2007.
• member of (born in 1978 as Cédric Bélise, Bondy 93)
• member of (born in 1974 as Silvere Johnson, Montrouge 92)
• Feniksi member of (born in 1976 as Samuël Adebiyi, Noisy-le-Sec 93)
• member of (born in 1975 as Gérard Nubul, Bagneux 92) Left the group in 2002.
• (born in 1977 as Fabien Philetas, Sarcelles 95)
• member of (Montfermeil 93) Died in 1999.

DJ Fun, Alsoprodby, Eddy Kent and DJ Kärve also regularly contributed at different points.

Discography[]

• Saïan Supa Land (EP) (1998)
• Saïan Supa Crew (EP) (1999)
• KLR (1999)
• L'Block Présente (EP) (2000)
• X Raisons (2001)
• Da Stand Out (EP) (2002)
• Hold-Up (2005)
• (2006) + Live DVD directed by

Music videos[]

• 1999 : "Y'a-t-il un Père pour Sauver les Rênes ?"
• 2000 : "Raz de Marée"
• 2000 : "Angela"
• 2000 : "Y'a" directed by Matthieu Kassovitz
• 2001 : "La Preuve par 3"
• 2001 : "X Raisons"
• 2002 : "Soldat" directed by
• 2002 : "À Demi Nue"
• 2003 : "J'ai Dit" directed by
• 2005 : "La Patte" (feat. will.i.am) directed by
• 2005 : "Jacko"