The audience at the Videotron Center drank the poems and danced to the rhythm of the percussion of pieces by the Toulouse duo Bigflo & Oli on Saturday evening.
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It must be said that Oli, the younger of the two brothers, hit the mark in this performance when he appeared on stage in the uniform of the Quebec Nordiques. However, it was the tandem’s rhymes that set the mood at the Videotron Center, which opened the ball with Artiste and La vie d’après as fans jumped up and down.
Due to the speed of their rapping, it was sometimes difficult to understand, especially with Nous aussi, but Bigflo & Oli could still rely on loyal people to sing every word by heart.
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The visuals associated with their songs, such as on “Papa,” where we saw images of the duo’s father, who is identical to Bigflo, made the performance even more enjoyable to watch. The two rappers also thought of the “+1” – those who were less familiar with their music and accompanied the enthusiasts – by projecting the lyrics of their songs on the big screen.
With their wordplay or piano and trumpet playing, as in Copier-Paste and Dommage, the duo presented a show that lived up to what we have come to expect from two great artists who were crowned Knights of the Order of Arts and Letters in France .
On the moon
The two MCs turned the Videotron Center into a starry sky as they performed the song Sur la Lune, which has been played more than 38 million times on Spotify. The 7,000 bracelets presented to lovers at the entrance suddenly lit up with this melodious song, giving the arena the appearance of a stratosphere viewed through a telescope.
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Put the “P” in rap
The word rap is an acronym for “rhythm and poetry.” On the song “José et Amar”, dedicated to their Argentine and Algerian grandfathers, Bigflo and Oli brought out the guitars and a sweet melody to give the Quebec audience a beautiful lesson in poetry and the quality of the Grand’s slams Corps malade to remember.
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Fredz, a promising artist
Fredz, the opening act for Bigflo & Oli, combines pop and hip-hop and deserves the attention he has received on social media over the last four years. The voice, rhymes and stage presence of the man discovered by K. Maro during the pandemic are undoubtedly that of a promising artist. However, coming from a rapper from Longueuil who studied at UQAM, and with the love that Quebec rap has been receiving in the French-speaking world for several years, Fredz could well get away with it without forgetting his native accent, which is the strength of his musical style in our province.
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