Akhenaton of IAM Conte De La Frustration

"Tale of frustration": The story of a character who confuses his need for recognition with his passion, which will lead him to blame his "pseudo failure" on the people around him... This tale tells how his frustration leads him to his descent into hell.

I wrote this album in 2005 in the same period as "Soldats de Fortune".

"Story telling" is a genre that I really like in rap and I wanted to write a series of titles where we would find the same characters at the heart of a story with the ambition of shooting a film based on this album.

The opposite of a "film soundtrack", we will say that it is the "original film of the album" that I co-directed with my friend Didier D.Daarwin.

Each performer on the album is interpreted by an actress or actor: Amel Bent/Leila Bekti; Faf Larage/Roschdy Zem; Veust/Omar Sy; Sako/Fred Testot; and myself by Nicolas Cazalé.

I would like to thank all these artists again for their participation in this project and for their trust. Thanks also to Marie Guillard, Rivka, Oxmo Puccino, Soprano and all the participants of this film, including Yves Bigot who signed the project at France Télévisions and who was thanked before the broadcast.

Thanks to France Télévisions for having believed in this project by broadcasting it on 08/08/2010 at 10:45 p.m., which forced us to release the album on 07/26/2010 and to the CSA (now ARCOM) for to have classified the film, prohibiting it to those under 16.

But despite everything, beyond their "contempt"; this project remains a magnificent human and professional experience. I put one of my big dreams in a big box...

Today, a few years later and with hindsight, I am very proud to include this project in the celebration of 50 years of Hip Hop culture. "Conte de la frustration" will be available on vinyl on May 11 and in preview on May 1.

Peace...
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