{"id":6097,"date":"2025-07-11T22:39:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T02:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/?p=6097"},"modified":"2025-07-11T22:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T02:39:45","slug":"outralapieuvre-pioneer-of-quebec-rap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/outralapieuvre-pionnier-rap-quebecois\/","title":{"rendered":"Outra La Pieuvre: the undiminished flame of a pioneer of Quebec rap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the release of the music video <strong><em>Reste Dangereux<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/outra-la-pieuvre\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outra La Pieuvre<\/a><\/strong> confirms once again its longevity on the Quebec Hip-Hop scene. This new track, taken from the album <strong><em>Jour d\u2019Ind\u00e9pendance \/ Bataille de Verti\u00e8res<\/em><\/strong>, is part of an artistic trajectory that began more than three decades ago, marked by loyalty to Hip-Hop culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0ZGC28Y0FmnSLyNPztwNOz?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A remarkable start at P\u00e8re Marquette School<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story of the rapper <strong>Outra<\/strong> began in 1993, when he left the Coll\u00e8ge Fran\u00e7ais for P\u00e8re Marquette high school. It was there that he made his debut in the studio, notably with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/el-cotola\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Cotola<\/a><\/strong>, and forges a lasting friendship with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/shipwreck\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Naufrage<\/a><\/strong>, met during a talent contest in a Montreal parking lot. These formative years laid the foundations for an international career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Photo-Rainmen-LesDeux.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Photo-Rainmen-LesDeux.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Photo-Rainmen-LesDeux-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Photo-Rainmen-LesDeux-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Photo-Rainmen-LesDeux-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Photo : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100003390638616&amp;__tn__=-UC*F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><u>Rainmen LesDeux<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With<strong> Naufrage<\/strong>, <strong>Outra<\/strong> first founded the English-speaking group <strong>Rhyme Apostles<\/strong>, renamed <strong>Wretched Prophets<\/strong> before becoming <strong>Rainmen<\/strong>. The decisive meeting with <strong>Vincent Egret<\/strong>, director of<strong> Dubmatique<\/strong>, propels <strong>Rainmen<\/strong> on the front of the stage with the title <strong><em>Heaviest Rain<\/em><\/strong>, which gave its name to the group. Their first album <strong>Armageddon<\/strong>, particularly in its exclusive version for France, marks a milestone for Quebec rap internationally.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>An underestimated but undeniable legacy<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the vagaries of life and family responsibilities, <strong>Outra<\/strong> never stopped writing or producing. After <strong><em>Bi&#039;ne$$ Legal<\/em><\/strong> (2006), the mixtape <strong><em>Ultimate Dj\u00f2l<\/em><\/strong> (2007), <strong><em>Armageddon 12-21-12<\/em><\/strong> (2008) and the <strong><em>DVD 09-09-09<\/em><\/strong> (2009), the group released <strong><em>Comme si c\u2019\u00e9tait hier<\/em><\/strong> in 2013. <strong>Outra<\/strong> then celebrates the 20th anniversary of the album <strong>Armageddon<\/strong> at the Francos de Montr\u00e9al in 2018, before releasing a number of singles and solo projects, including the album <strong>Pertes &amp; B\u00e9n\u00e9fices<\/strong> in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RAINMEN - 20 years of Armageddon (FRANCOS DE MONTR\u00c9AL 2018) with Skandal\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ycj4V7M1cBI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although their influence is sometimes underestimated, <strong>Outra La Pieuvre<\/strong> and <strong>Naufrage<\/strong> remain emblematic and pioneering figures of Quebec rap, like artists such as <strong>Blondie B<\/strong> and <strong>MR Q<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the MC&#039;s journey <strong>Outra La Pieuvre<\/strong>, from shadow to light, embodies the underground rap of yesteryear and the richness of a scene too often unknown to the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He's the kind of indestructible MC: you cut off one of his tentacles, she grows back and comes back to put you in your place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MC&#039;s Legacy <strong>Outra La Pieuvre<\/strong> shows that it is built over the long term, far from the limelight, but still anchored in the reality of Quebec Hip-Hop, where its impact is most tangible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center 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<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Contact us at <a href=\"mailto:app@magazinehiphop.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>app@magazinehiphop.com<\/strong><\/a> to get early access to the Android version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pioneer demonstrates that he has lost none of his rapping fervor.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":6115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[208],"tags":[679,1674,59,670,678,606,1128,201,1364,1363,1337,330],"class_list":["post-6097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quebec","tag-actualites","tag-el-cotola","tag-featured","tag-hip-hop","tag-journal","tag-magazine-hip-hop","tag-media","tag-montreal","tag-naufrage","tag-outra-la-pieuvre","tag-rainmen","tag-rap"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6097","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\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6097"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6119,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6097\/revisions\/6119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}