Sélection naturelle is the fourth studio album by French rapper Nessbeal. It was released on November 21, 2011 by 7th Magnitude and Sony Music France on iTunes.[1] The album entered and peaked the French Albums Charts at number 27.[2]
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| Released | 21 November 2011 | |||
| Genre | French hip hop, rap | |||
| Length | 54:37 | |||
| Language | French | |||
| Label | 7th Magnitude, Sony Music France | |||
| Producer | Gee Futuristic, DJ Bellek, Fred Savio, Koudjo, Shuko, Skread, Trak Invaders | |||
| Nessbeal chronology | ||||
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Concept
editThe album was conceived in 3 months during the summer of 2011. In an interview with Canal Street, Nessbeal explained that he was preparing an "Operation Desert Storm" with his producer Skread. This operation consisted of releasing three consecutive albums: Orelsan's Le chant des sirènes in September, Sélection naturelle in November and Isleym's Où ça nous mène later on.[3] Skread would therefore provide majority of the production for the three albums.
In the same interview, Nessbeal revealed the origin of the title of his fourth album.
[I named my album] Sélection naturelle (Natural selection) for the era in which we live. [...] It is an apocalyptic era where man has become worse than an animal. I am a fan of National Geographic. I really like the reports on the animals, watching how an anthill develops, or, for example, when a [female] crocodile gives birth to 6 [offspring] and only two of them manage to survive. [...] That's just to say that we have to survive in natural selection. I am a young lion cub and I have to survive in this urban jungle.
— Nessbeal, in an interview with Canal Street.[3]
Singles
editSélection naturelle produced 3 singles:
- "L'histoire d'un mec qui coule" was released as the album's lead single on 16 August 2011, but did not chart.
- "Force et honneur" was released as the album's second single on 6 October 2011. It peaked at number 58 on the French Singles Chart.[4]
- "Gunshot" was released as the album's third single on 14 October 2011, but did not chart.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "L'histoire d'un mec qui coule" | Nabil Sahli | Gee Futuristic | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Force et honneur" | Sahli | Trak Invaders | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Ginger Wine" (featuring Debrouya) | Sahli, Mikaël Billy | Koudjo | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Gunshot" | Sahli | DJ Bellek, Fred Savio | 5:09 |
| 5. | "J'suis un salaud" | Sahli | Skread | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Thon à la Catalane" (featuring Selim du 94) | Sahli, Sélim Bélabès | Shuko | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Zbeule" | Sahli | Trak Invaders | 3:49 |
| 8. | "La nébuleuse des aigles" (featuring Isleym) | Sahli, Isleym | Skread | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Drapeau blanc" (featuring Soprano) | Sahli, Saïd M'Roubaba | DJ Bellek, Fred Savio | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Soldat" | Sahli | Skread | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Là où les vents nous mènent" (featuring La Fouine and Mister You) | Sahli, Laouni Mouhid, Younès Latifi | Trak Invaders | 3:55 |
| 12. | "Nabil" (featuring Mélissa Nkonda) | Sahli, Mélissa Nkonda | DJ Bellek, Fred Savio | 4:48 |
| 13. | "La naissance du mal" | Sahli | Skread | 3:10 |
| 14. | "Sélection naturelle" | Sahli | Skread | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 54:38 | |||
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| French Albums (SNEP)[5] | 27 |
References
edit- ^ "Nessbeal – Sélection naturelle - iTunes" (in French). iTunes. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Nessbeal - Sélection naturelle" (in French). ChartsInFrance.net. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ a b "CS Session Live S02 Ep08 : Interview de Nessbeal". Canal Street. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Nessbeal - Force et honneur" (in French). Lescharts.com. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Nessbeal – Sélection naturelle". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2014.