Drôle de parcours

Drôle de parcours is the fifth studio album by French rapper La Fouine. It was released on 4 February 2013 by his record label Banlieue Sale and Jive Records, and peaked at number 1 on the French Albums Chart.[1]

Drôle de parcours
Studio album by La Fouine
Released	4 February 2013
Genre	French hip hop
Length	64:16
Language	French
Label	Banlieue Sale, Jive, Sony Music France
Producer	Bone Collector, Crada, DikC, DJ No Name, E-Rise & Doc Ness, Gun Roulett, K-sba, Kore, Médeline, Oneshot, Prinzly, Rodney Jerkins, Seycko, Luca Presti, Sonny Alves
La Fouine chronology
Capitale du crime, Vol. 3 (2011) Drôle de parcours (2013) Team BS (2014)
Singles from Drôle de parcours
"J'avais pas les mots" Released: November 19, 2012

Background

After the release of his fourth studio album La Fouine vs. Laouni on 14 February 2011, La Fouine released the mixtape Capitale du crime, Vol. 3 on 28 November the same year, that featured artists such as T-Pain, Orelsan, Mister You, Nessbeal, Alonzo or even Amel Bent and Corneille, who are both featured in Drôle de parcours.[2] Corneille also released the single "Des pères, des hommes et des frères" with La Fouine the same year.[3]

In March 2012, La Fouine announced that he was working on a fifth studio album,[4] and was working with Amel Bent in the studio.[5] In September 2012, he revealed February 2013 as the release month for the album, as well as its title.[5]

Singles

• "J'avais pas les mots" was released as the album's lead single on 19 November 2012. It peaked at number 16 on the French Singles Chart.[6]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Music Story	[7]

François Alvarez of Music Story called Drôle de parcours an album that is "torn between legitimacy and smiles on the radio, and that may ultimately leave everyone hungry". He emphasizes, "an even disc where the tracks close to variety especially have the quality of being easily programmable on radio". He specifies that La Fouine "doesn't hide himself and fully varies his rap, while slipping some harder tracks to show that his exile in Florida did not completely soften him."[7]

Commercial performance

After its release, Drôle de parcours reached number 1 on the iTunes Sales Chart.[8] It sold more than 100,000 copies and spent a total of 55 weeks in the French Albums Charts, and was later certified platinum in France.[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"J'avais pas les mots"	Laouni Mouhid	Luca Presti	3:41
2.	"À bout de bras"	Mouhid	Médeline	3:51
3.	"Ma meilleure" (featuring Zaho)	Mouhid, Zehira Darabid, Rodney Jerkins, Julie Frost	Rodney Jerkins	5:05
4.	"À l'époque"	Mouhid	Sonny Alves	4:32
5.	"Redbull et vodka"	Mouhid, Djamel Fezari	Kore	3:10
6.	"Panam Boss" (featuring Sniper, Niro, Youssoupha, Canardo, Fababy, Tunisiano and Sultan)	Mouhid, Bachir Baccour, Ryad Selmi, Niro, Youssoupha Mabiki, Hakim Mouhid, Fabrice Ayékoué, Soultaouane Benjadid	Prinzly	6:51
7.	"Fatima" (Interlude)	Fatima Mouhid		0:27
8.	"Fatima"	Mouhid	K-sba	3:53
9.	"Banlieue Sale Mafia" (Interlude)	Mouhid	Prinzly	2:33
10.	"Donne-moi"	Mouhid, Christian Kalla, Son Ha	Crada	4:34
11.	"Essaie encore"	Mouhid	K-sba	4:00
12.	"Il se passe quelque chose" (featuring Youssoupha)	Mouhid, Youssoupha Mabiki	Gun Roulett, Sonny Alves	3:37
13.	"Quand je partirai"	Mouhid, Beverley Craven	K-sba	4:10
14.	"Karl" (featuring Amel Bent)	Mouhid, Amel Bachir	E-Rise & Doc Ness	4:20
15.	"Demain on verra" (featuring Corneille)	Mouhid, Cornélius Nyungura, Sofia de Medeiros	DJ No Name	3:17
16.	"J'espère"	Mouhid	DikC	6:15
Total length:				64:16

iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"On s'en bat les couilles 2013" (featuring Mac Tyer)	Mouhid, Socrate Petteng	Bone Collector	4:59
18.	"Ray Charles" (featuring French Montana)	Mouhid, Karim Kharbouch	Oneshot	5:27

Bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"7 ans déjà"	Mouhid	Seycko	3:53

Notes

• The name "Mouhid" refers to Laouni Mouhid. Fatima Mouhid and Hakim Mouhid are referred to by their full names.

Personnel

Credits for Drôle de parcours adapted from Discogs.[10]

• Luca Presti – Producer, keyboard, drum programming
• Bone Collector – Producer
• Christian "Crada" Kalla – Producer
• DikC – Producer, keyboard, drum programming
• DJ No Name – Producer, keyboard, drum programming
• E-Rise & Doc Ness – Producer
• Gun Roulett – Producer, keyboard, drum programming
• K-sba – Producer
• Kore – Producer
• La Fouine – Primary artist
• Médeline – Producer
• Oneshot – Producer, keyboard, drum programming
• Prinzly – Producer, keyboard, drum programming
• Rodney Jerkins – Producer
• Seycko – Producer
• Son Ha – Piano
• Sonny Alves – Producer, keyboard, drum programming

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	113
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	6
French Albums (SNEP)[13]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	6

References

1. "La Fouine - Drôle de parcours" (in French). ChartsInFrance.net. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
2. Sarah Merlo (22 October 2011). "Mister You et Orelsan sur la prochaine mixtape de la Fouine". Charts in France. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
3. Jonathan Hamard (10 October 2011). "Découvrez le clip de Corneille & La Fouine : "Des pères, des hommes et des frères" (màj)". Charts in France. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
4. Jonathan Hamard (9 March 2012). "La Fouine peaufine son prochain "classique"". Charts in France. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
5. Jonathan Hamard (11 September 2012). "La Fouine publiera son cinquième album "Drôle de parcours" en février 2013". Charts in France. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
6. "La Fouine - J'avais pas les mots" (in French). Lescharts.com. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
7. François Alvarez (4 February 2013). "Critique de Drôle de parcours". Music-Story.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
8. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/La-Fouine/news-84290.html
9. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/La-Fouine/Drole-de-parcours-a116757892.html
10. "La Fouine - Drôle De Parcours". Discogs. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
11. "Ultratop.be – La Fouine – Drôle de parcours" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
12. "Ultratop.be – La Fouine – Drôle de parcours" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
13. "Lescharts.com – La Fouine – Drôle de parcours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
14. "Swisscharts.com – La Fouine – Drôle de parcours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2014.