Assassin is a French hardcore rap group formed in the 18th Arrondissement of Paris

Paris

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. The group was formed in 1985 by Rockin' Squat

Rockin' Squat

Mathias Crochon, better known as Rockin' Squat, is a French MC . He is the son of the actor Jean-Pierre Cassel and the brother of Vincent Cassel and Cécile Cassel. In the mid-80s, he created the famous rap group Assassin , becoming the first artist of this scene to mention politics and social...

 and Solo. Later, Doctor L joined them, as well as DJ Clyde. The group had a significant presence on the French underground music scene in the 1980s and 1990s, with lyrics referencing social inequalities and denouncing commercialism

Commercialism

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Rockin' Squat is Mathias Crochon, Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

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's son and brother of Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

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. He has tried for more than 15 years to elevate the mind of the ghetto, similar to KRS-One

KRS-One

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, Immortal Technique

Immortal Technique

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, and Chuck D

Chuck D

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 in America. They also composed the original music for the film La Haine

La Haine

La Haine is a 1995 French black-and-white film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. It is commonly released under its French title in the English-speaking world, although its American VHS release was entitled Hate. It is about three teenage friends and their struggle to live in...

, amongst other films. The group undertook national tours in France in the 1990s.

Discography (Assassin)

• 1991 : "Note mon nom sur ta liste" (Maxi)
• 1993 : "Le futur que nous reserve-t-il?" (album) (Assassin Productions/Delabel)
• 1993 : "Non à cette éducation" (EP)
• 1995 : "L'homicide volontaire" (album) (Assassin Productions/Delabel), re-released on Virgin France
  Virgin Records
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• 1995 : "L'odyssée suit son cours" (maxi)
• 1996 : "Shoota Babylone" (maxi)
• 1996 : "Écrire contre l'oubli" (EP), re-released on EMI; #32 France
• 1996 : "Underground Connexion" (maxi)
• 1998 : "Wake up" (maxi)
• 2000 : "Touche d'espoir" (album) (Assassin Productions/Delabel), re-released on Virgin France; #11 France
• 2001 : "Perspective" (maxi)
• 2002 : "Assassin live" (album live à l'Olympia), re-released on EMI; #12 France
• 2004 : "Perles rares ( 1989 - 2002 ) (Livin'Astro), re-released on EMI
• 2004 : "Le futur, que nous reserve-t-il?"(Réédition) (Livin'Astro), re-released on EMI
• 2005 : "Touche d'espoir" (Edition 2005) (Livin'Astro)
• 2005 : "Note mon nom sur ta liste" (Réédition) (Livin'Astro)
• 2006 : "Académie Mythique" (Best of CD & DVD) (Livin' Astro), re-released on EMI

Discography (Rockin' Squat)

• 2002 : "Illegal mixtapes" (Street album) (Assassin Productions)
• 2003 : "Illegal mixtapes 2" (Street album) (Livin'Astro)
• 2004 : "Libre vs démocratie fasciste" (EP) (Livin'Astro)
• 2007 : "Too hot for TV" (EP) (Livin'Astro)
• 2008 : "Confessions d'un enfant du siècle Vol 1" (Album) (Livin'Astro)
• 2009 : "Confessions d'un enfant du siècle Vol 2" (Album) (Livin'Astro)
• 2010 : "Olympia 2009" (Album Live) (Livin'Astro)
• 2010 : "Confessions d'un enfant du siècle Vol 3" (Album) (Livin'Astro)
• 2011 : "US Alien Chapter one" (Compilation) (Livin'Astro)

External links

• Interview with Le Monde
  Le Monde
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• http://www.livinastro5000.com/
• http://www.myspace.com/assassinfrance
• http://www.myspace.com/rockinsquat
• http://assassin-connexion.net/