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