Sexion d'Assaut (French pronunciation: [sɛksjɔ̃ daso]), formerly known as 3ème Prototype (for "Troisième Prototype" [tʁwɑzjɛm pʁɔtɔtip]; English: "3rd Prototype"), was a French hip hop band formed in 2002, composed of eight Parisian rappers. They are signed to independent record label Wati B, which is under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment France.
| Sexion d'Assaut discography | |
|---|---|
 La Sexion d'Assaut in 2012 with, from left to right: Black M, Doomams, JR O Crom, Lefa, Barack Adama and L.I.O Pétrodollars. | |
| Studio albums | 2 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
The founding members were L.I.O. Pétrodollars, Alpha Diallo, Maska and Lefa. In 2003, it became a collective as Maître Gims and JR joined in. Throughout its existence, it included about 69 rappers, but set-up changed from time to time. The group distinguishes itself of staying away from "bling bling" that other French rappers have adopted. They also retain the style of old school hip-hop, but keep underground influences and spent almost a decade fostering an underground fanbase before releasing their debut studio album L'école des points vitaux in 2010.
Their album L'École des points vitaux in 2010 went quadruple platinum. The album En attendant L'Apogée: les Chroniques du 75 in 2011 and L'Apogée in 2012 both went platinum and diamond respectively.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (Wa) |
BEL (Fl) |
SWI | ||||
| L'École des points vitaux |
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2 | 5 | — | 37 |
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| L'Apogée |
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1 | 1 | 75 | 15 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (Wa) |
BEL (Fl) |
SWI | ||||
| La Terre du Milieu |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les Chroniques du 75 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| En attendant L'Apogée: les Chroniques du 75 |
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3 | 10 | — | 46 | 150,000 | FRA: Platinum[4] |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Mixtapes and Street albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (Wa) |
BEL (Fl) |
SWI | ||||
| Le Renouveau (Mixtapes) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| L'Écrasement de tête (Street album) |
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36 | — | — | — | 45,000 | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (Wa) |
BEL (Fl) |
SWI | ||||
| L'Apogée à Bercy |
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17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
EPs
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (Wa) |
BEL (Fl) |
SWI | ||||
| Le Pacte (by Black M) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pour ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts (by Gims) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Singles
edit| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (Wa) |
SWI | |||
| "Désolé" | 2010 | 1[5] | 5 | 15 | L'École des points vitaux |
| "Casquette à l'envers" | 15[6] | 36 | — | ||
| "Wati by Night" (feat. Dry) | 5[7] | 40 | — | ||
| "Paris va bien" | 2011 | 17 | — | — | En attendant L'Apogée: les Chroniques du 75 |
| "Qui t'a dit" | 18 | — | — | ||
| "Plus qu'un son" | 79 | — | — | ||
| "À bout d'souffle" | 27 | — | — | ||
| "Mets pas celle-là" | 54 | — | — | L'Apogée | |
| "Disque d'or" | 2012 | 109 | — | — | |
| "Avant qu'elle parte" | 3 | 1 | 28 | ||
| "Ma direction" | 5 | 2 | 36 | ||
| "Africain" | 108 | — | — | ||
| "Wati House" | 4 | 4 | 50 | ||
| "Problèmes d'adultes" | 11 | 8 | — | ||
| "Balader" | 27 | 12 | — | ||
| "J'reste debout" | 57 | — | — | ||
Featured in
edit| Song | Year | Artists | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Normal" | 2008
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Dry feat. Sexion d'Assaut | De la pure pour les durs (Mixtape by Dry) |
| "Ville de la tentation" | Sexion d'Assaut | Département 765 (Compilation) | |
| "Yougatavibe" | Mister You feat. Gims | La rue c'est paro (Street album by Mister You) | |
| "Course poursuite" | 2009
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Mister You feat. JR O Crom | Arrête You si tu peux (Mixtape by Mister You) |
| "Freestyle" | Mister You feat. Gims and R.D.G | ||
| "Wati bonhomme" | Dry feat. Sexion d'Assaut | Les Derniers seront les premiers (Album by Dry) | |
| "D'après vous" | Mister You feat. JR O Crom and Gims | Prise d'otage (Maxi by Mister You) | |
| "Paris de loin" | H Magnum feat. Sexion d'Assaut | Rafales (Street album by H Magnum) | |
| "Course poursuite" (La suite) | 2010
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Mister You feat. JR O Crom | Présumé coupable (Street album by Mister You) |
| "Hello Good Morning" (Remix) | P. Diddy and Dirty Money feat. Sexion d'Assaut | T Sourd Ou Quoi? (Mixtape by DJ HCue) | |
| "Ça marche en équipe" | H Magnum feat. Sexion d'Assaut | Gotham City (Street tape by H Magnum) | |
| "Ma vie c'est de l'égotrip" | Abis feat. L.I.O. Pétrodollars | Quartier Hallam Vol. 2 (Street album by Abis) | |
| "Paris Centre" (Kush Remix) | 2011
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Jarod feat. Black M | Feinte de Frappe (Mixtape by Jarod) |
| "Mine de rien" | Jarod feat. Sexion d'Assaut | ||
| "RaggaMuffin" (Remix) | Selah Sue feat. Sexion d'Assaut | Non-album release (only single) | |
| "Donnez nous de la funk" | DJ Abdel feat. Wati Funk, Dry, JR O Crom and Gims) | Evolution 2011 (Album by DJ Abdel) | |
| "Pas de nouvelle bonne nouvelle" | DJ Abdel feat. Gims and Black M | ||
| "Sahbi" | DJ Kore feat. Sexion d'Assaut | Raï'n'B Fever 4 (Album by DJ Kore) | |
| "Blood Diamondz" | Sniper feat. Sexion d'Assaut | À toute épreuve (Album by Sniper) | |
| "Excellent" | 2012
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Sexion d'Assaut feat. H Magnum | Gotham City (Album by H Magnum) and Booska Tape Vol. 1 (Album by French hip-hop website Booska P) |
| "Mon Défaut" | Sexion d'Assaut feat. Dry | Tôt ou tard (Album by Dry) | |
| "Ma Mélodie" | Dry feat. Gims | ||
| "Déjà vu" | Dry feat. Doomams and JR O Crom |
Other releases and charted songs
editClips
edit- 2007: "Histoire pire que vraie"
- 2008: "Anti-Tecktonik"
- 2009: "T'es bête ou quoi?"
- 2009: "Wati-Bon Son" (feat. Dry)
- 2010: "L'école des points vitaux"
- 2010: "Casquette à l'envers"
- 2010: "Changement d'ambiance"
- 2010: "Désolé"
- 2010: "Wati by Night" (feat. Dry)
- 2011: "Ca marche en équipe" (feat. H Magnum)
- 2011: "Paris va bien"
- 2011: "Qui t'a dit?"
- 2011: "Plus qu'un son"
- 2011: "Vu la haine que j'ai"
- 2011: "Pas d'chance"
- 2011: "Noir"
- 2011: "Traqué"
- 2011: "À bout d'souffle"
- 2011: "O'brothers"
- 2011: "Flow d'killer"
- 2012: "Disque d'or"
- 2012: "Excellent" (feat. H Magnum)
- 2012: "Avant qu'elle parte"
- 2012: "Ma direction"
- 2012: "Wati House"
Street clips
edit- 2008: "30%"
- 2008: "Chroniques du Mystère"
- 2008: "Où sont les Kickeurs?"
- 2008: "Freestyle
- 2009: "Ah ouais parait que j'suis doué"
- 2009: "Même pas l'smic"
- 2010: "Le Relais"
- 2010: "A.D. (Africain Déterminé)"
- 2010: "Instinct de Survie"
- 2010: "Cramponnez-vous"
- 2011: "Ra-Fall"
- 2011: "BSS"
- 2011: "Vu la haine que j'ai"
- 2011: "Pas d'Chance"
- 2011: "Black Shady part. 2"
- 2011: "Mamadou"
- 2011: "Boy's in the Hood"
- 2011: "H.L.M. Life"
References
edit- ^ "Sexion d'assaut en embuscade rue des Martyrs". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Les Certifications - SNEP". SNEP.
- ^ "Un rappeur de Sexion d'assaut condamné pour un tweet diffamatoire". Libération.fr.
- ^ "Certifications". disqueenfrance.com.
- ^ "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
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