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One of my french connections sent me an email earlier today with the above photo attached and a byline pronouncing the kid in the photograph as the "French T-Pain!" I found that to be très drôle, but apparently that's what passes for a compliment on the other side of the Atlantic as Charly Greane is currently holding down the number one spot on the French music charts. Here's a radio rip of the track (which he's made freely available on his MySpace page - for those so inclined you can buy a better version of it on iTunes), Premiere Classe ("First Class"):
Charly Greane - Premiere Classe
I don't know if it's the vocoder or the trance-lite beat in the background, but I found the song to be vaguely reminiscent of Lil Wayne's Lollipop. Not in a good way, of course (assuming there is a good way to emulate Lollipop), but reminiscent nonetheless.
It's interesting how often Monsieur Greane drops the "N-Word" throughout his rhymes (even if you don't speak french, you should be able to pick it up at the beginning of this song), though from my experiences the word doesn't generate the same reaction as it does over here, for various reasons. Also interesting to note the fact that this vocoder phenomenon has taken off even over in Europe, suggesting, sadly, that it's not going away any time soon.
5/07/2007 07:00:01 PM posted by Fresh