Sélection naturelle

Sélection naturelle
Studio album by Nessbeal
Released 21 November 2011
Genre French hip hop, rap
Length 54:37
Language French
Label 7th Magnitude, Sony Music France
Producer Gee Futuristic, DJ Bellek, Fred Savio, Koudjo, Shuko, Skread, Trak Invaders
Nessbeal chronology
NE2S
(2010)
Sélection naturelle
(2011)
Singles from NE2S
  1. "L'histoire d'un mec qui coule"
    Released: August 16, 2011
  2. "Force et honneur"
    Released: October 6, 2011
  3. "Gunshot"
    Released: October 14, 2011

Sélection naturelle is the fourth studio album by French rapper Nessbeal. It was released on November 21, 2011 by 7th Magnitude and Sony Music France on iTunes.[1] The album entered and peaked the French Albums Charts at number 27.[2]

Concept

The album was conceived in 3 months during the summer of 2011. In an interview with Canal Street, Nessbeal explained that he was preparing an "Operation Desert Storm" with his producer Skread. This operation consisted of releasing three consecutive albums: Orelsan's Le chant des sirènes in September, Sélection naturelle in November and Isleym's Où ça nous mène later on.[3] Skread would therefore provide majority of the production for the three albums.

In the same interview, Nessbeal revealed the origin of the title of his fourth album.

[I named my album] Sélection naturelle (English: Natural selection) for the era in which we live. [...] It is an apocalyptic era where man has become worse than an animal. I am a fan of National Geographic. I really like the reports on the animals, watching how an anthill develops, or, for example, when a [female] crocodile gives birth to 6 [offspring] and only two of them manage to survive. [...] That's just to say that we have to survive in natural selection. I am a young lion cub and I have to survive in this urban jungle.
Nessbeal, in an interview with Canal Street.[3]

Singles

Sélection naturelle produced 3 singles:

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "L'histoire d'un mec qui coule"  Nabil SahliGee Futuristic 3:21
2. "Force et honneur"  SahliTrak Invaders 3:32
3. "Ginger Wine" (featuring Debrouya)Sahli, Mikaël BillyKoudjo 3:39
4. "Gunshot"  SahliDJ Bellek, Fred Savio 5:09
5. "J'suis un salaud"  SahliSkread 3:11
6. "Thon à la Catalane" (featuring Selim du 94)Sahli, Sélim BélabèsShuko 3:48
7. "Zbeule"  SahliTrak Invaders 3:49
8. "La nébuleuse des aigles" (featuring Isleym)Sahli, IsleymSkread 3:20
9. "Drapeau blanc" (featuring Soprano)Sahli, Saïd M'RoubabaDJ Bellek, Fred Savio 4:29
10. "Soldat"  SahliSkread 4:11
11. "Là où les vents nous mènent" (featuring La Fouine and Mister You)Sahli, Laouni Mouhid, Younès LatifiTrak Invaders 3:55
12. "Nabil" (featuring Mélissa Nkonda)Sahli, Mélissa NkondaDJ Bellek, Fred Savio 4:48
13. "La naissance du mal"  SahliSkread 3:10
14. "Sélection naturelle"  SahliSkread 4:16
Total length:
54:38

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 27

References

  1. "Nessbeal – Sélection naturelle - iTunes" (in French). iTunes. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. "Nessbeal - Sélection naturelle" (in French). ChartsInFrance.net. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 "CS Session Live S02 Ep08 : Interview de Nessbeal". Canal Street. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  4. "Nessbeal - Force et honneur" (in French). Lescharts.com. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. "Lescharts.com – Nessbeal – Sélection naturelle". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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