Mauvais œil is the debut album by French hip hop

Hip hop music

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 duo Lunatic, released in October 2000 over the independent label 45 Scientific

Lunatic

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Musical style and informations

This album is considered as one of the classics in the French rap. There is also a version of the album re-issued with DVD and two new added songs, "Civilisé" (original version) and "B.O. (Banlieue Ouest)".

The album is distinguishes itself by its homogeneity

Homogeneity

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, dark productions and the songs' eloquent tales.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Featured guest(s)	Length
1	"Intro"	Animalsons, Trevor Jones Trevor Jones (composer) Trevor Alfred Charles Jones is a South African orchestral film score composer. Although not especially well known outside the film world, he has composed for numerous films and his music has been critically acclaimed for both its depth and emotion.-Career:At the age of five, Jones already had...		2:00
2	"Pas l'temps pour les regrets" ("Not the time for regrets")	Geraldo		4:41
3	"Groupe sanguin" ("Blood group")	Craig J		3:33
4	"L'effort de paix" ("The peace effort")	Geraldo	Sir Doum's	4:33
5	"La lettre" ("The letter")	Chris		4:50
6	"Si tu kiffes pas..." ("If you don't love...")	Geraldo		4:30
7	"Têtes brûlées" ("Hotheads")	Geraldo		4:18
8	"92I"	Fred Dudouet	Malekal Morte	5:47
9	"HLM 3"	Animalsons		5:19
10	"Le son qui met la pression" ("The sound that puts pressure")	Fred Dudouet		4:20
11	"Avertisseurs" ("Alarms")	Geraldo		4:30
12	"Le silence n'est pas un oubli" ("Silence is not an oversight")	Animalsons	Jockey	4:57
13	"Mauvais œil" ("Bad eye")	Chris		3:26
14	"Civilisé" ("Civilized")	Geraldo		4:34

Samples

• "Pas l'temps pour les regrets"
  • "Zahrat El Madaen" by Fairuz
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• "La lettre"
  • Escape from Alcatraz
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    by Clint Eastwood
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• "92I"
  • "Waltz for Midnight" by Jazz Birna
  • "Passacaglia in C minor" by Hubert Laws
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• "Avertisseurs"
  • "Fist of the North Star
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• "Le silence n'est pas un oubli"
  • "Edges of Illusion" by John Surman
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• "Civilisé"
  • "Du whisky au Vichy" by Serge Reggiani
    Serge Reggiani
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  • "Forêt de mana" by Secret of Mana
    Secret of Mana
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Charts

Chart	Peak position
French France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... Albums Chart	10