Passi

Biography

Passi (French pronunciation: [paˈsi]) is a hip-hop artist who became famous in the mid-1990s with the group Ministère AMER, which included himself, Doc Gyneco and Stomy Bugsy. He is most widely known, however, as a solo artist, as well as a participant in many other groups, such as Bisso Na Bisso and Dis l'heure 2 zouk.

Biography

Passi was born on 21 December 1972, in Brazzaville, Congo. In 1979, his family moved to Sarcelles, a suburb of Paris. He graduated from lycée and created the band Ministère AMER with Stomy Bugsy and Doc Gyneco, who he had gone to school with. The group's first album, Pourquoi tant de haine?, was released in 1992, and Passi was forced to end his agronomy studies at the University of Paris (Nanterre) to be able to focus on music. Ministère AMER followed up with "95200" which was released in 1994.
Passi's first solo album, Les tentations×Les Tentations10 November 1997 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Intro0:44279 à 974:423L’Engreneur3:504Je zappe et je mate3:405Le maton me guette4:286Je contrôle4:277Le Keur Sambo4:128L’Antre de l’ange3:429Le Sang de la vendetta4:1910L’Union0:4811Sur la sellette4:0312Tu me manques4:1813Z.U.L.U. (interlude)1:0114Hipop Crazy3:5015Il fait chaud4:46, was released in 1997, and it sold 450,000 copies. The project Bisso na Bisso (meaning 'Just between ourselves' in Lingala, Congo's most widely spoken language), was a collective of French hip-hop artists with African origins. It included names such as Ärsenik, and he released their album Racines in 1999. That same year, Passi released his second solo album, Genèse×GenèseOctober 2000 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Le Commencement1:132C'qu'ils veulent4:153Rap Bizness4:344Dieu créa Einstein4:095Famille et amis4:216www.passiweb.com3:247Pour mes supporters3:048Ex-nihilo4:279Africa Jamaïca3:3610Le Plan B : "La Cicatrice"3:3711L'Habit ne fait pas le moine (interlude)2:1012Tort ou raison4:0013Ghetto Star3:4114Le Rêve africain4:20157 société va mal4:3116Émeutes3:3917Mélodie4:16.
In 2002, Passi was asked to create the anthem for the African Nations Cup football competition together with Congolese singer Papa Wemba. The two eventually managed to attract into the project such names as Youssou N'Dour and Cheb Mami. Passi's third album, Odyssée×OdysséeMarch 2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Tu c ki je suis4:152Reviens dans ma vie2:583Annuler la dette4:184Zoom3:485Lettres4:176Exercice3:467Elle attend4:088Le Cri...3:249L'Abcd'r3:2610Soleil3:3111Combattants3:4512Quand on arrive (feat. Les Sales Gosses - Charly Waits & Papillon)4:0413"Mon rap m'a tuer"4:001430 ans chrono3:52, came out in 2004.
Passi is also known as the artist whose song, "Il fait chaud" ("It's hot"), was featured in the last episode in the television show, Sex and the City. The song was not credited at the end of the show, leaving many viewers to call the song simply "The French Rap".
Passi appeared in the sixth episode of The Amazing Race 27 in 2015, in which teams were required to perform one of his songs, "79 à 99", as part of a Detour challenge.

Ministère A.M.E.R

1992 : Ministère AMER - Pourquoi Tant de Haine
1994 : Ministère AMER - 95200

Solo

1997 : Les Tentations
2001 : Genèse
2004 : Odyssée
2007 : Révolution
2007 : Évolution

Bisso Na Bisso

1998 : Bisso Na Bisso - Racines
1999 : Bisso Na Bisso - Le 15 mai 1999 (live)

Dis l'heure 2 zouk (as producer)

2002 : Dis l'heure 2 Rimes
2003 : Dis l'heure 2 Zouk
2004 : Dis l'heure 2 Ragga Dancehall
2005 : Dis L'Heure 2 Afro Zouk vol.1
2006 : Dis L'heure 2 Hip Hop/Rock