Sans Pression
OriginQuebec, Canada
GenresHip hop

Kamenga Mbikay (born 1976), known as Sans Pression, is a Canadian rapper from Quebec. He is a member of hip hop band Treizième Étage. Sans Pression later became the solo project of SP.

Sans Pression

History

SP was born in Buffalo, New York, to Congolese parents, and; he grew up in Sherbrooke, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville and Montreal. He formed the Sans Pression group along with his a Haitian friend, Jean-Philippe Guillaume, known as Ti-Kid, in 1997. Their performances featured heavier beats and stronger lyrics than were the norm for Quebec hip hop at the time.[1] Their single "Numero 1" is used as one of Georges St-Pierre's UFC entrance themes.

Their first album, entitled 514-50 dans mon réseau (514-50 in my networks, 514 being an area code of Montreal and 450 for Greater Montreal (excluding Montreal)), was released in 1999 and sold over 45,000 copies; the album was unusual in that the lyrics combined English and French.[2] The pair proceeded go on tour together until a fallout led to their separation. Ti-Kid left Quebec in order to pursue Creole rap projects.

SP continued to perform and record under the name Sans Pression. A second SP album, Répliques aux ofusqués (Response to the Outraged) was made and released without Ti-Kid in 2003. In 2007, SP took part in a tour called "93 tours". He organized a compilation project, XIII Deep, in collaboration with various Montreal rappers, including Jonathan Beaupré Guilbault.[3]

In 2008, the Sans Pression album La Tendance Se Maintient was nominated as hip hop album of the year at the ADISQ awards.[4] In 2010, Sans Pression performed with Yvon Krevé at the Francofolies.[5] In 2017, he was once more featured at this festival.[6]

Discography

  • 514-50 Dans Mon Réseau
  • Répliques Aux Offusqués
  • XIII Deep (compilation)
  • Treizième Étage: L'asphalte Dans Mon District
  • La Tendance Se Maintient
  • Vagabond Ma Religion
  • SP Micro Drive-By
  • French Amerikkka

References

  1. ↑ "Sans Pression". Voir, Parazelli Éric 17 juin 1998
  2. ↑ "Parlez-vous Franglais? Montreal's bilingual rappers speak their own language". The Guardian, Huw Oliver, 17 September 2015
  3. ↑ "Fire kills rising hip-hop star". Montreal Gazette, 2007 07 30 Rene Bruemmer
  4. ↑ "Sans Pression - «Je me considère comme un combattant du mouvement hip-hop québécois»". Canoe Vanessa Guimond 15-09-2008
  5. ↑ "Les 20 ans du hip hop québécois au Métropolis: les papes du rap". La Presse, 20 June 2010. Philippe Remaud.
  6. ↑ "FrancoFolies: Le party hip-hop de Karim Ouellet". Le Journal de Montreal, 16 June 2017
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