The long-awaited return of Psykick Lyrikah's MC! Fifteen years ago, when Arm burst onto the French rap scene, his empire consisted of a mixtape and a few wanderings magnified in a "little black record" titled Des Lumières sous la pluie. The album, released under the name Psykick Lyrikah, earned him critical acclaim, but also the label of "intellectual rap." A label that stuck thanks to a singular pen, sometimes flirting with spoken word during escapades with Olivier Mellano or Dominique A. *Dernier empereur* features trap-inspired charlestons, bass drum rolls, and autotune used like a megaphone. A culmination for the rapper's unexpected return.
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