Rocé (rapper)

Lamine Kaminsky (also José / Youcef), better known by his stage name Rocé (born Algiers, Algeria in 1977) is a French rapper of Algerian origin.

Born in Bab El-Oued, a neighborhood of Algiers, to Adolfo Kaminsky, an Argentinian resistant of Russian-Jewish descent and an Algerian mother,[1] he immigrated while very young to France and grew up in Val-de-Marne, a Paris suburb. He had his break when Manu Key of the French rap collective Mafia K-1 Fry invited him to contribute a solo freestyle interlude of his own composition called "Respect" in 1996. The track appeared in the album La rime urbaine of Manu Key's group Different Teep.

In 1998, Rocé released two maxi-singles, "Pour l'horizon / De ma haine à ta haine" and "Ricochets / Encore et encore" with Chronowax / Espionnage, DJ Mehdi's label. And in 1999, he appeared in the compilation Première classe vol. 1 with the track "La vérité blesse" with the group 113 and Rodriguez, aka Jeap12 (from Less du Neuf). The same year he appeared on the Koma album Le réveil with his track "Un parmi des millions".

In 2002, he released his debut album, Top départ on the Chronowax label with collaborations with J.L. and Manu Key. Two tracks were also released as music videos, "Changer le monde" directed by Kourtrajme and "On s'habitue" directed by Alexander Wise.

In 2006, came the follow-up album Identité en crescendo on No Format! label, distributed by Universal Jazz. The album was co-written with Djohar Sidhoum-Rahal, alias Raqal le Requin, a musician and poet and co-produced, by Rocé. There were collaborations with Archie Shepp (saxophone) and Jacques Coursil (trumpet). Pre-released tracks include "Appris par cœur" and "Besoin d'oxygène".

His third album, L'être humain et le réverbère was released on 8 March 2010 on Big Cheese Records, with the single "Si peu comprennent" as the first release. The music video for it and for "Des questions a vos réponses" were directed by Quentin Lestienne and a later version by Alexander Wise. The album was produced by Tcho Antidote.

Gunz'N'Rocé, his fourth album was released on 4 March 2013.[2]

Discography

Albums

Album details Peak
positions		 Notes
FR
[3]
Top départ
  • Release date: 2001
  • Record label: Chronowax
 – Tracklist
  1. Top départ
  2. Changer le monde
  3. Il assume pas
  4. Les Gens parlent
  5. Qui nous protège (feat. J.L.)
  6. Ça se passe dans l'espace
  7. 10 / 10
  8. Pire que la fiction
  9. Pour l'horizon
  10. Le dernier des derniers
  11. On s'habitue
  12. Ricochets
  13. Plus d'feeling
  14. Je fais ma justice (hidden) (feat. Manu Key)
Identité en crescendo
  • Release date: 2006
  • Record label: No Format! Universal Jazz
 137 Tracklist
  1. Je chante la France
  2. Amitié et amertume
  3. Seul (feat. Archie Shepp)
  4. Le Métèque
  5. Appris par cœur (second voice Raqal le Requin)
  6. Ma saleté d'espérance
  7. Des problèmes de mémoire (feat. Potzi)
  8. L'Un et le Multiple (feat. Jacques Coursil)
  9. Les Fouliens
  10. Ce que personne n'entend vraiment
  11. Aux nomades de l'intérieur (feat. Antoine Paganotti)
  12. Besoin d'oxygène
  13. Identité en crescendo (feat. Archie Shepp)]
L'être humain et le réverbère
  • Release date: 8 March 2010
  • Record label: Big Cheese Records
 72 Tracklist
  1. Carnet de voyage d'un être sur place
  2. Le Savoir en kimono
  3. Mon crâne sur le paillasson
  4. L'Être humain et le Réverbère
  5. Le Cartable renversé
  6. L'Objectif (feat. Hayet)
  7. De pauvres petits bourreaux
  8. Les Singes
  9. Des questions à vos réponses
  10. Jeux d'enfants
  11. Si peu comprennent
  12. Au pays de l'égalité
Gunz N' Rocé
  • Release date: 4 March 2013
  • Record label: Hors Cadres
 115 Tracklist
  1. En apnée
  2. La vitesse m’empêche d’avancer
  3. Du Fil de Fer au Fil de Soie
  4. Mon rap ne tient qu'à un fil
  5. Assis sur une pierre (feat. Baron Retif & Concepcion Perez)
  6. Actuel (feat. JP Manova)
  7. Assis sur la lune
  8. J'Rap pas pour être sympa
  9. Habitus
  10. Le sourire des villes
  11. Magic (feat. Manu Key)

References

  1. ↑ Kaminsky, Sarah (2009). Adolfo Kaminsky, une vie de faussaire. Paris: Calmann-Lévy. ISBN 978-2702140321.
  2. ↑ FranceCulture: Langue râpeuse (French)
  3. ↑ "LesCharts.com Rocé discography page". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

External links

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