CabALLero & JeanJass In this dual voice interview, we meet one of the most mystical duos of the Belgian Rap Game and without question the most famous, I'm talking here of course about Caballero & JeanJass. Although their audience knows them as a duo, the two famous rappers started their career as solo artists. We meet them today for this brand new concept from the imagination of these two Rap Game outsiders who decided to release their solo project at the same time. Between brotherhood, unity and their own identity, these two Belgian phenomena talk to A Rap & A Cup Of Tea about their creative process to come up with their respective new projects. With a good sense of humor, Caballero and JeanJass, known for their hits such as "Dégeulasse", "Sur Mon Nom" and "Californie", will not fail to seduce you.
Can you tell me more about your career and your highlights? JeanJass: It's hard to list all the highlights... In short, we met in 2011 and we started working on our first project Double Hélice 1 in 2016. It's a trilogy with volume 2 and 3. Alongside that, we made a web series called "High et fine herbes" (High and Fine herbs) where we combined our two passions for plants and food. (laughs) And we just released a double solo album with one part each, kind of like OutKast did a long time ago.
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Caballero: When "Repeat" was released - one of the singles from Double Hélice (Double Helix) - it was my first ever experience, and I must say that it was very memorable and enjoyable. "High et fine herbes" I also think we created something original that was not done at all in Europe or in the French Rap scene... The Olympia sold-out show is also one of the three things that marked me.
What made you want to release a solo album at the same time? C: I think it's in the pursuit of originality. Exclusive content... We really like that aspect of things in music. It's a bit like a new formula, a new breath of freshness.
Was it obvious for you to keep this "duo" style in releasing your respective projects at the same time? J: We could have released a solo project separately, but that would have had many drawbacks... Like Caba said, we wanted to come up with something original. No one else in the French Rap scene has done what we did. And besides that, for the people who follow us, we also had solo careers before forming a duo but most of them only know us as a duo. It was a more subtle way to remind them of that and to offer a new formula as Caba said.
