Hippocampe Fou | A new album and an exclusive playlist !
French rapper Hippocampe Fou, whose real name is Sébastien Gonzalez, has just released his new album, Présent, on 1 November, following the release of the single Respire, a duet with his sister Anaïs.
His musical career began with the group La Secte Phonétik, in which he played from 2007 to 2010. He released his first EP, Vidéo rap (2010), followed by the albums Vaccin contre l’automne (2011), Aquatrip (2013) and Céleste (2015), then Terminus (2018). At the end of 2015, he took part in ‘Zombie Kids’, a show put on by the artist Saule. Six years later, Hippocampe Fou recorded the opus Pas pour les jeunes, before presenting the following year his first immersive show and soundtrack, ‘L’Odyssée d’Hippo’, a fusion of music, cinema and live performance. In 2023, he was named the French rapper with the most diverse vocabulary in Rap Minerz’s study of the vocabulary of rap & rnb artists. Since his debut, Hippocampe Fou has collaborated with a host of artists including Puppetmastaz, Dooz Kawa, Hugo Délire, Vincha, PV Nova, Lucio Bukowski and Yoshi Di Original.
Hippocampe Fou has taken the time to put together an exclusive playlist for What the France. It’s a chance to discover some of his ‘made in France’ favourites, with tracks by Ladaniva, Anna Kova, Poz, Gaël Faye, Oriane Lacaille, Sazrah, Naâman, Calire Laffut & Yseult, Polo & Pan, Lass, TIF and Josman, Karimouche, Féfé & Luiza, Casey, La Rumeur, Souffrance, Youssoupha, Zaho de Sagazan, Camille, Tim Dup, Francis Cabrel, Laurent Lamarca, MC Solaar, Voyou, Félix, Joujou, San-Nom, Orelsan, Spider Zed, Nelick, Bigflo & Oli et Olympe Chabert, Sharon Laloum, Grems, Rodbloc, Deen Burbigo, Jungle Jack & Alpha Wann, Népal, Mansfield.TYA & Odezenne, Abd Al Malik, Edith Piaf, Barbara, Ben Mazué, Philippe Katerine, André Minvielle, Georges Brassens or Charles Trénet.
A made in France selection by Hippocampe Fou
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