Album Notes

With his dark voice and his nonchalant flow on smoked out and electrifying sounds, Yanigga quickly puts into orbit. Although he is a tortured soul, he is far from the caricature of the rapper with long fangs yelling on the microphone. He holds a sharp pen and takes us across a large universe in a few words. With his simple and realistic style, we wander through his African roots, his life as an artist, life in his neighborhood, and his aspirations. A wide and accessible universe, far away from the consumerism of our society. As its name suggests, ”Dans Ma Peau”(In My Skin) is a self-portrait. Yanigga expresses two sides of his personality: The artist rapper and the African immigrant in Paris, which coexist in the daily struggle. Since he’s delivering the truth, we discover that the man is seeking himself artistically but also personally, to make his dreams come true. In full autoproduction, he wrote produced and mixed all the 18 tracks on his album. In may 2007 he has released 1,000 copies. For nearly an hour he shares different emotions. Sometimes it’s the pressure on songs such as “Ambiance Ghetto”, disillusionment with "Au Coin De Ma Rue", hope with “Faut Que Ca Brasse”, introspection with "Qui Suis-je ?”, claim with "Negrevolution", and eroticism with" Comme Une Porno Star ". He addresses the issues of reality and talks about ambition, relating to the youth of every ghettos.