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MC Solaar

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Claude M'Barali, professionally known as MC Solaar, is a French rapper of Senegalese and Chadian origin. Solaar is considered one of the most influential French rappers of all time and is renowned for his complex and clever wordplay. He has released eight studio albums, and his most successful albums include Cinquième As (1991), Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo (1993) and Paradisiaque (1997).

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