As a matter of course, the Lyon rappers Sasso and L’Allemand opened the Inversion festival which took place last weekend at the Gerland stadium in Lyon. A festival that hosted many headliners such as Stromae, Orelsan or the Black Eyed Peas. For the first time, the two artists presented on stage the album they made together: 2 Lions, released last month.
If this opus was awaited by the fans, the duo speaks for an obviousness. “We were in a period where we saw each other more and more, we had shows and studio sessions together. Afterwards, it happened naturally, ”says The German.
Originally from La Villette (Part-Dieu) and Vénissieux, Sasso and his accomplice first discovered each other on the networks before meeting during a signing session. They then chain the featuring. “We work the same way. We listen to the instrument. If she talks to us, we go for it. If she doesn’t talk to us, we don’t waste time,” Sasso explains.
Lyon on the French rap map
Like Parisian or Marseille rap, Lyon rap has become a reference in the milieu, underlines Sasso: “When I was on the move, and people were talking to me about Lyon rap, I saw that people in face were informed. Their collaboration with Jul or Da Uzi is no stranger to this. But there is no question of falling into the easy way.
“We could have made an album with only wesh wesh pelo, but that’s not the goal. We don’t want to please only the Lyonnais, we want to please everyone, ”supports the German. Instead, the two singers preferred to tell life in their neighborhoods through 16 catchy titles. Without losing sight of the initial objective: to make “the whole of France dance”, as L’Allemand sings in the title Past midnight.
Despite their new notoriety, they ensure to keep it simple. This is evidenced by the lyrics of the song I’m not sleepy : “Millions of listens, but you don’t meet me on the coast”.