Lucien Revolucien
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Lucien Revolucien, also known as Lucien M'B and 'Papalu', is a pioneer of french Hip-Hop. Lucien was raised in the southern suburbs or Paris, Perhaps in Creil, where he was a member of the "Requins Vicieux" street gang. After a short stay in jail, Lucien left France and moved to New York.
Lucien Revolucien is featured on Afrika Bambaataa's 1989 release, "Hip-Hop Against Apartheid"/"L'Unité Africaine" as part of the french Hip-Hop group Assassin. Lucien also MC'd historical late-night Live Hip-Hop sessions with Dj DeeNasty on RadioNova, a Paris radio station, from 1988(*) to 1993(*)
Close from the Native Tongues Posse ( Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Black Sheep. ) and from the Beanuts
A Tribe Called Quest included a song dedicated to Lucien( "Luck Of Lucien") on their first LP, "People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm".
Featuring/Productions :
- A Tribe Called Quest -"Luck Of Lucien" -in "Peoples Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm"- /1990
- Jungle Brothers -"Belly Dancin' Dina"(~Oriental Break), "Black Woman"(Intro.) -in "Done By the Forces of Nature" /1991 (Background Vocals)
- Jimmy Jay -"?"(*) -in "Cool Sessions"-Vol.1"
- Alliance Ethnik -"Jamais à L'Heure" /1995 (feat. Psycho Les.)
- The Beanuts -"Ya Don't Stop" -in "The Beatnuts" /1994 (Prod. : Lucien)
- Suprême NTM - "Check The Flow" -in "Paris Sous Les Bombes" /1995
- Guru / Various -"Lifesaver" -in "Jazzmatazz, Vol. II: The New Reality " /1995
- Afro Jazz -"Trois Spliffs & Un Freestyle" -in compilation "L432" /1995
- Afro Jazz -"Perle Noire " & " Paris-NewYork" (First EP) /1996 (Prod.: Papalu )
- Afro Jazz -"Guerre Des Nerfs" -in "Afrocalypse" /1997 (feat. NTM.)
- Afro Jazz -"Tout de Go" -in "AJ-1 : Révélation" /1999 (feat. L Loco, Fdy Phenomen) (Prod.: Papalu )
- Ärsenik -"Lascars" - /1999 (feat. Lord Kossity)
- Kurious - "Top Notch" (from "A Constipated Monkey)
(*) data still to check.
