A la base [English translation]

At first, I had scribbled quite a story on the album. There was this one about a man who goes home to find his wife cheating on him with his best friend. The kind of story where the man guns down everybody, you don’t necessarily feel sorry for the victims, you know? I was reflecting on that and then a man came up to me and asked me for directions. But in fact, he just wanted a picture… immediately, it struck me. I tried to tell you all that happened since the last time. And now that things are better, I realize that… that everything is a matter of cycles, actually…

At first, I went out of the room where I was squatting with rage and a desire to strike the next person I came across

At first, I wasn’t aggressive but there were days when it overwhelmed me, you know, I’m battling hatred but there are days when you get carried away

So I made a beat, and I walked away telling myself that I neither wanted to wait for help nor ask for it

I have the instrumental in my right ear, the left ear is dead due to a loose connection, it's the same story with one dealer from my hoods, in short

A few rhymes on the side, no need to make a song, I feel like making a sample and for the rights, together we’ll see what happens

At first, I had no problem with that, now, it’s complicated, I manage my box [1] in front of my corn flakes

The sun’s just gone down, the town’s warm, the crows are balanced provided the rope doesn’t give away

Money flying around, girls in single file, one day we’ll help you by playing in bad sharps, we don't do dieting

The most important thing, it’s family, not the villas, jets, beefs, and so son, don’t envy our lives, live your own

The stats authenticate the debt, flashback of my past, tomorrow I have a trial, I try not to think about it

I try to imagine as I walk, don’t come and interrupt me, I said the same thing when I was rapping during the interrogation

I lift my head, night’s already fallen, I have to respond to Agnes B

Where it rhymes with business, or respect, there my motivation lies, ah it’s dope there…Colleagues with Agnes B… Damn I’ll have to make Abou a model, that’ll be dope. Come on, I’ll call them immediately. My colleagues know the business…

My colleagues know the business, got something with Agnes B

Don’t try to play with me, I was signed by Seine Zoo

It’s not the magnesium deficiency that causes my amnesia

I date actresses, but it’s always the same cinema

But when you’re in love, you don’t hesitate, yeah

But when you’re in love, you don’t hesitate, we know each other, there’s nothing that hurts more than hurting the one you love, but we still do it

Friends leave, all those who were just passing through fall, the thought of having bar codes at each crosswalk

Often, what you steal will bring you less than the legal fees, that’s why we put our dreams first

The devil wants to test your mental fortitude, you don’t have to stay there, dude

Think, you need to clear your head on the mountain

By fucking with Epicurus, deplorable state, needle marks on the forearm, they really saw that you don’t sell it, that’s the advantage

You can relate if you’re an insider, I’m not going to write it, you asked me not to mention any names

Yo, what’s up, bro? Yeah, great, it’s been a longtime. Yeah I heard. Of course, big up to you, bro, huh. Stay safe, okay?

I get to the empty boulevard, light panels in the background, I see silhouettes breaking away

Young people are making a mess of their lives, you can’t understand why they defend themselves

In fact, it looks like it’s not your kids the cops are beating up

Wait, I’ve ran out of steam, I have to change the beat

No… No… No… No

I’m going back to the other one, it was neat

A pretty Latina hooks me, her man suddenly appears, chillax, it’s your whore who was making advances at me

Seeing the electronic tag teasing her ankle, I tell myself that it smacks of a police chase, like an unfinished tag

She brings out a knife, it’s crappy, I don’t give a fuck, I've got nothing to worry about, I don’t freeze up, I got to safety at the headquarters …

Just the time to take a quick smoke…

I need to gobble up some inspiration

So I’m going back out, what was I talking about initially?

I have to tell Diabi to change the bass

That one's cool

At first, at first

At first, there was Cas d’Conscience

At first, there was Cool Co’

At first, there was the Entourage, Lyricalchimie

At first, there was S-Crew, P.O.S. Crew, yeah P.O.S. Crew, yeah

Forever

I wanted to talk to you about the competitors, but I’ll leave them to race among themselves

I wanted to tell a story but it was hard for me to concentrate

At first

• Artist:Nekfeu
• Album:Les étoiles vagabondes : expansion