LIMsA D'aulnay 5
Known as a killer name in the Rap scene, Limsa is truly a rapper with great skills. Whether through his lyrics, his flow or his production choices, Salim - his real name - has always known how to delight his fans throughout his career with songs like "4 Décembre", "Starting Block" ft Isha and "Avec Moi". Born in the Parisian suburb of Aulnay-Sous-Bois (93), Limsa confessed that he was greatly inspired by this neighborhood where he started his first freestyles. Cool, funny and warm but also talented, the rapper with a sharp pen took the time to answer with sincerity and spontaneity the questions of A Rap & A Cup Of Tea. The one who claims to "rap like he talks" recalls his journey from his encounter with 75e Session to his trilogy of EPs named Logique. The one that PLK quoted "As Limsa would say, humor is the frankness of cowards, I think we're getting closer to the truth" in the track "Dans les clips" also knew how to tell us his truths with a lot of frankness. How would you describe your unique style in the French Rap scene? I don't really feel like I'm that different from anyone else. I feel like we all rap a little bit the same way, and that we all talk about the same thing in the end. Maybe what sets me apart is just the human being I am. Indeed, during your interview with Grünt, you said something very interesting about your featurings with Isha and JeanJass, that you are rappers who are very true to themselves. For me, as a rapper it's important to be genuine about the person I am but I would never demand it from other rappers. I listen to a lot of Rap fiction with guys saying they jump off the 8th floor and shoot people. (laughs) Everyone does what they want, and I like it when it's done the right way. But I think that with Isha and JeanJass we allow ourselves to be ourselves as rappers without worrying about whether people will like it or not. For example JeanJass allows himself to make "funny" sounds despite the clichés of Rap where you have to be a gangster in order to break through. He doesn't care about that, he does what he wants to do and when I listen to his music, I can see the same person he's in real life. Was Rap always an obvious choice for you? Actually, I think it's the first music I ever found myself in it. Quite cliché, but in my hood everyone listened to Rap music. And when I saw some of my friends rapping, I was really excited about it and I wanted to do the same. I guess it's all started from there. Can you tell me about the importance of 75e Session in your career? I think that meeting Georgio at first and the others of the 75e, is what really changed everything for me in Rap. I really think that without them I would never have taken Rap in such a "serious" way.
