Soprano & R.E.D.K. ＂Avant de s'en aller＂ (Clip officiel E=2MC's) - Soprano & R.E.D.K. ＂Avant de s'en aller＂ (Clip officiel E=2MC's)

What this video is

Released in April 2012 as the lead single for the collaborative album E=2MC's, this video represents a convergence of two key pillars of the Marseille rap ecosystem: Soprano (Saïd M'Roumbaba), who rose to prominence with Psy 4 de la Rime in the late 1990s, and R.E.D.K., the most prominent member of Carpe Diem, a collective signed to Soprano's Street Skillz label. The track's lyricism addresses political engagement,…

Why it matters

A defining artifact of the 2012 French conscious rap moment, the video anchors a collaborative format — dual MCs from intersecting Marseille crews — that was central to the genre's identity-building in France. It represents the commercially successful end of conscious Southern rap, bridging…