“They were the ones who approached me and they were really open to us doing, well, not just anything, but a little all the same,” FouKi tells us straight away.
“Them” are Productions Déferlantes and Télé-Québec, which will broadcast the special show this Saturday, December 2, at 8 p.m. The description of it goes as follows: “A colorful and fun concept [in which we join FouKi] in full rehearsal, alongside Guy Jodoin, his new, fictional and flamboyant director, who is full of ideas for the propel it towards new horizons and spice up its show”.
The rapper didn’t particularly dream of doing TV, but he admits to having had “so much fun” on that set. “It’s also fun to offer something other than shows. Not everyone wants to hit the theaters on a Friday night at 10 p.m. It’s good to offer something to everyone. »
Greg Beaudin, Eman, Avril Jensen, Mindflip, Souldia, Vendou, Le Michel Silencieux (QuietMike), Pops on guitar, Ariane Moffatt and Jay Scøtt will accompany FouKi for this hour of music and humor. With the exception of these last two, all the guests of FouKi tout garni are also on Rap Club, new album by the 26-year-old rapper.
“We are a big family, keb rap, but also Quebec music in general. There are not millions of us. Everyone knows each other a little. »
“My last album, Zayon [launched in February], was more of a pandemic creation and it’s not for nothing that it’s the one I produced the most. I have always loved making music in a group. It happened naturally,” FouKi explains of the artists they helped him shape into Rap Club’s 11 tracks. Only Beluga has not been recorded in the last four or five months, he notes.
The MC says hip-hop’s 50th anniversary and Disques 7ième Ciel’s 20th anniversary concert at the Bell Center, which “was sick,” also contributed to the work’s collaborative spirit. Although it’s a fall release, we hear the festive beats, cool rhymes and peaceful vocals that have become the artist’s signature. There are, however, a few moments, such as the songs Succès with Shreez and Rymz then Fait ça Bin ça with Imposs and Joe Rocca, where we feel that everyone wanted to surpass themselves.
He doesn’t plan to tour specifically for Rap Club, but he will add recent songs to his festival shows.
The new album launched and the show toured do not mean that FouKi is on vacation. “There is always music being created,” he mentions, in addition to a project for an animated series. To read soon, therefore.