Alpha (Black M album)

Alpha is the fourth studio album by FrenchrapperBlack M.^[1] It was released on 21 May 2021 by Wati B. This is his only free album. It is composed of 14 songs including 5 featuring Gims, Soulby THB Worbhé, MC Fressh and Les Twins.^[2]

During the evening of 26 December 2020, Black M began to "clash" his co-operative from the Sexion d'Assaut, Gims as well as Kev Adams on Twitter, which put Internet users in doubt, thinking that his account had been hacked.^[3] It even caught the attention of Booba on the other side of the earth (Black M even went to his concert in 2015 at the Accor Arena and was even able to benefit from his support the following year during the controversy over his canceled concert for the celebration of the centenary of the Battle of Verdun). Indeed, the latter, who is in clash with some members of the Sexion d'Assaut such as Gims or Barack Adama, began to clash Black M in turn by saying that his "clash" was a coup de comm ' for the output of a new sound.^[4] The following day (Black M's birthday) 27 December 2020, he released "Black Shady, Pt. 4", a commentary on 2020 delivered in the style of an alter-ego inspired by Eminem's Slim Shady. At the same time, he announces that the first part of his fourth album Alpha will be released in March 2021 as an Extended play. On 13 January 2021, Black M released the second single from his album entitled "À la base".^[5]

On 22 January 2021, Black M released the third single, "César" featuring Gims. This is the first feature on the album, as well as the second collaboration between the two members of the Sexion d'Assaut, 8 years after the first in "Ça décoiffe", from Gims's debut album, Subliminal.^[6] On April 2 of 2021, Black M released the fourth single, "N.S.E.G." (Nous Sommes En Guerre). The song is influenced by trap and drill music.^[7]

El 6 de mayo de 2021, Black M reveló la lista de canciones de la primera parte de su álbum con su hijo "Mowgly". Compuesto por 14 temas, además de la colaboración con Gims en "César", también incluye a cuatro raperos guineanos, entre ellos un dúo: Soulby THB y Worbhé (grupo formado por Sleyfa, primo de Black M, y Zerfry, hermano menor de Black M) en el tema "Crack", MC Freshh en el tema "Million" (también con Soulby THB) y Worbhé nuevamente en el tema "2h in the morning". El dúo Les Twins participa en un remix de "NSEG". Al día siguiente, 7 de mayo de 2021 a medianoche, Black M lanzó el quinto sencillo de Alpha, Pt. 1, titulado "À la Tienne", en plataformas de streaming. Además, el EP finalmente está disponible para preordenar. Los días 20 y 21 de mayo de 2021, Black M organizó una transmisión en vivo en YouTube con el comediante Greg Guillotin para hablar sobre el álbum.

El 21 de mayo de 2021, tras el lanzamiento del EP, Black M publicó dos vídeos musicales: el remix de "NSEG" con Les Twins y un clip de "À la tienne". El 24 de julio de 2021, Black M presentó el clip de "Week-end". ^{[ 8 ]} En abril de 2022, anunció que el álbum Alpha se titularía La légende Black . ^{[ 9 ]}