L’Apogée is the third official album by French rap group Sexion d'Assaut composed of Maître Gims, Lefa, Barack Adama, Maska, JR O Crom, Black M, Doomams, and L.I.O. Petrodollars. This album was released on March 5, 2012, in stores and available for download.

L'Apogée
Studio album by
Released5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)
Recorded2011
GenreFrench rap, pop, house
Length76:35
LabelWati B
Sexion d'Assaut chronology
En attendant L'Apogée: les Chroniques du 75
(2011)
L'Apogée
(2012)
Le Retour des Rois
(TBA)
Singles from L'Apogée
  1. "Mets pas celle là"
    Released: 11 December 2011
  2. "Disque d'or"
    Released: 30 December 2011
  3. "Avant qu'elle parte"
    Released: 5 January 2012
  4. "Ma direction"
    Released: 5 March 2012
  5. "Wati House"
    Released: 24 March 2012
  6. "Africain"
    Released: 6 July 2012
  7. "Problèmes d'adultes"
    Released: 15 November 2012

In November 2011, an unofficial date for the album's release was announced for February 20, 2012 but on December 17, 2011, the official date was unveiled as March 5, 2012. The first title unveiled by the band is "Mets pas celle là", December 11, 2011 (after the 'Welcome To The Wa' video shot in the album's laboratory, an isolated place in Normandy). The second title unveiled on December 30, 2011 (after the Welcome To The Wa II video) is Gold Disc. The third single from L'Apogée is announced by Lefa during the Planète Rap special 22 May in Bercy for Thursday 5 January 2012. It does not however give the name, Maska simply specifying that this song will be "sentimentally strong". On January 5, the third single from the album, "Before she leaves", was released.

The Apogée is a diamond disc with more than 500,000 copies sold.[citation needed] The album has since sold more than 700,000 copies.[citation needed]

L'Apogée is their last appearance on the album released with French rappers Maître Gims, L.I.O. Pétrodollars and Barack Adama, after the departure of the Wati B.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mets pas celle là"Gims, JR O Crom, Black M, Adams Diallo, Lefa, Maska, Doomams3:57
2."Ma direction"Gims, Lefa, Maska, Adams Diallo4:23
3."Disque d'or"Gims, Adams Diallo, JR O Crom, Lefa, Black M4:40
4."L'endurance"Adams Diallo, Lefa4:52
5."Melrose Place"Gims, Black M, Lefa, Adams Diallo, L.I.O. Pétrodollars3:58
6."Balader"Gims, Adams Diallo, JR O Crom, Lefa, Black M4:06
7."Africain"Adams Diallo, Gims, Lefa, Black M, Doomams4:06
8."Assez" (feat. Dry)Gims, Lefa, Maska, Doomams, Dry3:07
9."La tâche"Maska, Black M4:46
10."J'suis pas dans le game" (feat. Dr. Beriz)Gims, Lefa, Black M, Doomams, Dr. Beriz4:21
11."Avant qu'elle parte"Gims, Doomams, Maska, Black M, Adams Diallo, Lefa, JR4:34
12."Rien de méchant" (featuring H Magnum)Gims, Adams Diallo, JR O Crom, Black M, H Magnum4:31
13."À cœur ouvert"JR O Crom, Doomams4:44
14."Paname allons danser"Gims, Black M, Lefa, Adams Diallo6:06
15."Wati House"Gims, Black M, Lefa, Adams Diallo, JR O Crom4:16
16."- 75 degrés"Gims, Maska, Doomams6:13
17."J'reste debout"Gims, Black M, Lefa, Adams Diallo, Doomams3:55
Total length:76:35

Charts

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Certification

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Country Certification
France (SNEP)[11] Diamant
Belgium (Ultratop) Platinum
Switzerland (IFPI) Gold[12]

Track list: L'Apogée à Bercy

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L'Apogée à Bercy
 
Live album by
Released19 November 2012
VenueAccor Arena, Paris, France
GenreFrench hip-hop
LabelWati B / Jive Records

L'Apogée à Bercy (English: L'Apogée in Bercy)[13] is the only live album by French rap group Sexion d'Assaut recorded on 19 November 2012 at the Accor Arena, Paris, France. on the Wati B and Jive Records labels.[14]

The group performed songs from their album L'Apogée And songs from the first album L'École des points vitaux And songs from the compilation album En attendant L'Apogée: les Chroniques du 75.[15]

No.TitleLength
1."Disque D'or"05:28
2."T'es bête ou quoi ?"01:18
3."A bout d'souffle"03:43
4."Balader"04:18
5."J'ai pas les loves"06:25
6."Changement d'ambiance"05:02
7."Breh"04:16
8."Africain"04:15
9."Casquette a l'envers"03:54
10."Prévenez les haineux" (feat. L.I.O. Pétrodollars)05:10
11."J'suis pas dans le gâme" (feat. Dr. Beriz)04:38
12."Qui t'a dit"04:32
13."Plus qu'un son"04:23
14."Problèmes D'adultes"04:12
15."J'reste Debout"03:46
16."Paname Allons Danser"05:58
17."Paris va bien"04:08
18."Wati Bon Son"04:08
19."Sahbi"04:18
20."Assez"03:26
21."Wati by night"08:47
22."Ma Direction"05:17
23."Désolé"03:20
24."Wati house"04:56
25."Avant qu'elle parte"05:23

Charts

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Chart (2012) Position
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 17

References

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  1. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sexion d'Assaut – L'Apogée" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sexion d'Assaut – L'Apogée" (in French). Hung Medien.
  3. ^ "Lescharts.com – Sexion d'Assaut – L'Apogée". Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sexion d'Assaut – L'Apogée". Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2012". Ultratop. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2012" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2013". Ultratop. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2013" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2013". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  11. ^ "ANNEE 2012 - CERTIFICATIONS AU 31/10/2012" (PDF) (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 10, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  13. ^ Sexion D'Assaut, L'Apogée À Bercy, retrieved 2021-08-17
  14. ^ L'Apogée à Bercy, retrieved 2021-08-17
  15. ^ "L'apogée à Bercy". Rap2France. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  16. ^ "lescharts.com - Sexion d'Assaut - Concert Bercy Live". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2021-08-17.