Le Bilan

It's crazy how time flies
You see, that's what I think too when I see the path we've
traveled up to today
I think back to our childhood, not always easy without too much drama
It wasn't always rosy, maybe that's what motivated us
The spirit was already Neg'Marrons, little vagabonds with grained heads
Preferred to skip classes and stay joking around in the neighborhood
The excess of curiosity was such that we had a blast
Following the elders who were role models for us
At the time in the halls, the gangs break, smurf, sometimes rebel
Fresh Boys, B-Boys represented Garges-Sarcelles
I remember there were bands and gangs
There were even gang bangs
It's true that we barely got excited but we already wanted to hook up
Share our thrills, our ambitions, goal: become someone
A common point, that of succeeding by any means
Now I understand Ben-J that when we were kids
We had the same itinerary but not the same destiny.

CHORUS x2:
Time passes and passes and passes
And many things have changed
Who could have imagined that time would pass so quickly
We take stock calmly, remembering every moment
Talking about the stories from before as if we were 50 years old.

Ben-J, do you remember what gave us the desire to write
Ears glued to Nova listening to the MCs who tear it up
From there our first rhymes are born
Word games, then stage games
Continue to chain from community centers to sound systems
And then in a flash here we are under the spotlights
We adapt and dominate, professional or amateur
You know it's money that rules the world
It's money that rules the earth
Propels us to the top of the charts, everything happened so quickly
It's a snowball, first album, studio, promo, music video
The Neg'Marrons export live and take all audiences by storm
In the four corners of France we went to stir things up
Like in the premieres of Steel Pulse and the Fugees in Ris-Pa
We tore it up on May 22 at the Olympia
To baptize the legendary concert with all of Secteur Ä
Music has made me official, what would I have done without it
I dodged the couch plans, today I enjoy thanks to it.

CHORUS x2

Time passes so quickly, you see how we've changed
Ky-Ja, you've gained weight, Ben-J, you've grown taller
Look, it's happening, you shine from head to toe
White sneakers, gold on your wrists to Cartier glasses
No one like you, respect to Congo
All the girls talk to me about you and Bisso Na Bisso
Thank you, but tell them that I'm not the same anymore
That since then, I have a son and also a loving wife
That's it, you have to build a family, ensure your descendants
Even if it's not my time yet, don't worry, I think about it every day
The clock is ticking, the days go by, the years pass, our lives change
We evolve, each with their own destiny but above all each with their chance