{"id":5454,"date":"2025-06-20T23:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T03:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/?p=5454"},"modified":"2025-06-20T23:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T03:53:10","slug":"kofs-sort-lalbum-mon-ecole-vol-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/kofs-sort-lalbum-mon-ecole-vol-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Kofs releases the album &quot;My School (Vol. 1)&quot; as well as a music video with Sinik"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long-awaited album is finally available, marking a significant milestone in the artist&#039;s career. Following the release, an official music video accompanies the album, allowing listeners to immerse themselves in both the sound and visual world of this new project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting today, the public is invited to discover the album, the result of several months of creation and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">French rap is hitting hard at the start of summer 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/kofs\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1331\">Kofs<\/a><\/strong> is not content with a classic discographic return. It establishes an approach of memory, respect and continuity. The album brings together historical figures of French rap, whose names resonate like institutions: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/sinik\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sinik<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/the-weasel\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La Fouine<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/kamelancien\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1588\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamelancien<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/mac-tyer\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mac Tyer<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/dry\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dry<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/brasco\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brasco<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/luciano-the-rat\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Le Rat Luciano<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/youssoupha\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youssoupha<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/kayna-samet\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kayna Samet<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/alibi-montana\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alibi Montana<\/a><\/strong>, among others. This casting is not insignificant, each guest embodies an era, a style, a region, a part of the history of French-speaking rap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through these collaborations, <strong>Kofs<\/strong> creates a bridge between generations, a sort of symbolic gateway between early rap and the sounds of today. It celebrates its influences, without excessive nostalgia, but with a rigor that commands respect. This project acts as a manifesto album, that of an artist aware of his heritage, and eager to ensure its continuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">\u201cBuilding\u201d with Sinik: a striking introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To accompany the release of the album, <strong>Kofs<\/strong> unveiled the clip <strong><em>B\u00e2timent<\/em><\/strong>, in collaboration with <strong>Sinik<\/strong>, one of the sharpest pens of French rap of the 2000s. Produced by <strong>SlowmProd<\/strong> on a sober and efficient production of <strong>Marcelino<\/strong>, the visual features the two artists in an atmosphere worthy of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>B\u00e2timent<\/em><\/strong> is not just a convenient feature: it&#039;s a meeting of two visions of rap, two generations who share the same honesty in their writing. The title perfectly illustrates the spirit of the album: raw, sincere, and focused on reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Mon \u00e9cole (Vol. 1)<\/strong><\/em> also stands out for its artistic coherence. Far from being a series of collaborations without a common thread, the album is based on a narrative logic. <strong>Kofs<\/strong> It traces his personal journey, the codes he learned, the artists who shaped his writing, his values and his sense of rap. It is a question here of loyalty, struggle, transmission, but also of adaptation to an era where rap is evolving rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musically, the project alternates between introspective pieces, structured bangers, and more emotional tracks, always driven by careful production and a strong artistic direction. This isn&#039;t an artificial return to roots: it&#039;s a contemporary work, nourished by a past embraced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">A response to the memory needs of French-speaking rap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a time when part of the scene sometimes seems disconnected from its foundations, <em><strong>Mon \u00e9cole (Vol. 1)<\/strong><\/em>) acts as a booster shot. <strong>Kofs <\/strong>does not seek to lecture; he documents, he bears witness. He reminds us that rap is a school of life, that its history deserves to be respected, transmitted, and extended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project is thus part of an essential cultural dynamic: that of living archiving. By placing figures from the past in the present, <strong>Kofs<\/strong> invites us to look back not out of regret, but to better understand what we are building today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title <em><strong>Vol. 1<\/strong><\/em> leaves no doubt: <strong>Kofs<\/strong> sees this series as a start-up project. It is not a grand coup, but a <strong>cultural approach<\/strong>, likely to open the way to other volumes, other meetings, other chapters of this invisible but very real school that is French rap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7AOqQeLrwPe2KBBiTOVcSu?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97d9fa7c673cd0a280cc2997802ce37b wp-block-paragraph\">Download the app <strong>Magazine Hip-Hop<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ca\/app\/magazine-hip-hop\/id6746479131?l=fr-CA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>App Store<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marseille and Paris united by the same beat.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":5458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[679,1595,1591,1590,670,678,1588,1594,1331,1065,1592,1589,606,1587,1128,330,1586,1593],"class_list":["post-5454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","tag-actualites","tag-alibi-montana","tag-brasco","tag-dry","tag-hip-hop","tag-journal","tag-kamelancien","tag-kayna-samet","tag-kofs","tag-la-fouine","tag-le-rat-luciano","tag-mac-tyer","tag-magazine-hip-hop","tag-marseille","tag-media","tag-rap","tag-sinik","tag-youssoupha"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5454"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5497,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5454\/revisions\/5497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}