Rocked by his father's records, Youssoupha expresses his dream'in, of a more beautiful life. In his world where love and sharing have changed him, his life expectancy has continued to grow irreversibly.If his hell is in others, his paradise is found in his son and in his art. Almost 10 years ago, Youssoupha wanted a better world without war, injustice or death threats, too good to believe, an unattainable dream, was it a black desire? Youssoupha, 9 years later, the retro analysis! If music is to deliver messages, then rap is its emissary. Worthy heir of lyricism in all its forms, the rapper Youssoupha is surely the artist who most embraces its forms.Noir Désir is the story of a solo rapper against a thousand.It is the story of a man with his thousand rhymes, and an album that seeks to make us think.Noir Désir is like a story that is numbered to us, like a fable where the artist gives us certain lessons to learn.Without betraying his origins or trying to play a double game, Youssoupha delivers us in 2012 perhaps the best performance of his career. In this album, the lyricist confides in his fear and his relationship with others, his fight with himself, and his relationship with religion.The notions of sharing, the understanding of each other, the love of others in a world filled with injustice resonate like a hymn to love, like an ode to joy. 
A rich and varied musical universe.
Piano, guitar, violin, Noir Désir, it is also the story of an album that delivers impactful, sharp, but also softer prods. It is a mixture of style in the service of the Bantu lyricist. Indeed, it is in the album that we can see the talent of the rapper with dreadlocks who can adapt to everything. And this was particularly the case on the title "La vie est belle" feat with his alter-ego, Kery James.The rappers offer us an unprecedented performance by rapping on Dubstep, a style halfway between electro and sound system.In Noir désir, we also have more R'n'B instrumentals; on "True Stories" with corneille on the remix of "I know" feat with the artist Irma, but also with his famous title "Dreamin" with the singer Indila, and his clip which currently has 40 million views on YouTube. However, there are also more atypical prods , with more acoustic styles ("Disques de mon père", "4 h 37 outro"). Of course, Youssoupha would not be the rapper he is without demonstrating his flow on more urban instrumentals, more "rap", as on the title "Word of mouth".Same thing for several titles such as "Menace de mort" or "J'ai changer". Note that it is important to highlight the epic, practically "divine" register on some titles such as Irreversible", "Life is beautiful", "Life expectancy".Rap is first and foremost music, and Noir désir, acts as an orchestra, which speaks to us about various and varied subjects, under notes that are at once haunting, aggressive or sharp. 
A man clinging to his roots
Indeed, it is a recurring style at Youssoupha. Before being a rapper, he is also a man who remains very rooted in his roots.Of Congolese origin, the notion of family is very important for the artist which translates into a dedication to his father in the title "Les disques de mon père". It is in this song that he declares his love to his mother "she, she is my love, the only real one, I hope to bequeath you his bravery as an inheritance", speaking to his son Malik towards whom he expresses his feelings "Happiness in a name, I called him Malik".Before music, his family is his happiness, a big family or his friends, his colleagues are considered his brothers.It is also a whole piece that is dedicated to his last (4 h 37 outro). Its roots are also religion. Religion on which it relies; "Only the eternal will understand me", but also on which he doubts and criticizes in "Hope of Life"; "It goes into drama, pride is a disease when men and women think they have a monopoly on paradise, "fuck the religious megalos, I prefer an atheist who behaves like a believer than a believer who behaves like a bastard". In summary, here we see that Youssoupha seems to be at odds with his religion, sometimes tarnished by his community or organization; "They want paradise, but they don't want to die." We see here a recurring theme in Youssoupha, which is the tolerance of those who are different from him, and this notion is very well summarized in the sentence above. So, the relationship with others is also a predominant in Youssoupha's music, but above all, in Noir Désir. 
The relationship with others.
Both complex and simple, distant and near, the relationship with others is a subject that questions the artist.Indeed, Youssoupha, is plagued by doubt about the relationship he has with others.Tolerant man yes, but also suspicious. Yes, suspicious because often hurt, especially by women and love. The title "All the love of the world", is the story. Despite the almost blind trust he places in his loved ones, it is not the same for others. Especially when it comes to money "give me back my bif and there is no shortage of it, men lie, women lie, but the numbers do not lie" in the title "Word of Mouth". Of course, the relationship to hypocrisy is also a point on which he questions in the song "hell is others"; "I resent those who call me Khouya when we are alone, and who die of jealousy when he meets me with one of their sisters." Youssoupha realizes that people prefer to blame themselves rather than take responsibility for their mistakes.And that's how he translates this growing mistrust in each person."We make mistakes, but we prefer to blame ourselves, and we will just say that hell is the other."Despite this mistrust and criticism of others, the rapper questions himself in the song "L'enfer c'est l'autre".He still delivers a message of hope with this music, thinking that it is necessary to assume his wrongs to finally trust himself.
Hope.
This is surely the most beautiful thing in the music of Noir Désir. It's a very dark album, full of criticism about our society, but still delivers a beautiful message of hope.In "Life Expectancy", he deplores a society in which money comes before love "Talk to us about love before talking to us about money".The album is a true hymn to hope.This can be noted in particular in the title entitled "Come". It is in the latter that he takes his listener by the hand and encourages him to be honest "come, we get confused if it allows us to understand each other", "come, we use our hand at least once in the eyes". 
Despite a predominance of a lexical field, often negative, we can notice a note of love and nostalgia with the song "Histoires vraies" feat with Corneille. In this title, each Man participates in the world around him, in a world that has its defects and qualities "it's a little bit of all that writes history, we are made a little of all that". To highlight many references to pop culture, but also to its musical idols such as Michael Jackson, Renault; "Michael's songs", "Renault's verses". Indeed, in the frame of the album, the title is also there to remind us that everything is not to be thrown into the world that criticizes and denounces Youssoupha.
A committed rapper?
This is perhaps what best defines an artist like Youssoupha, the critic. Indeed, in Noir Désir, the artist offers us a lyrical recital with rhyme patterns as far as the eye can see. We can see it in particular in the title "Come" where the rapper talks about the Middle East and the wars in Palestine "Come, we talk about the injustices I saw during my trip to Palestine". In this album, the rapper satirizes the consumer society, more precisely in the song "Word of mouth"; "There are even virtual sins my mouth, since Adam and Eve bitten into Apple's apple." Moreover, we observe here a very beautiful metaphor spun. History is also an important point in the artist's music, a History that is sometimes seen as "erroneous" in Noir Désir; "Where is the duty to remember if history suffers from Alzheimer's".Youssoupha uses his music as an audience to sometimes alarm his fans about the way he sees the world "we exterminate ourselves on the basis of ethical warfare and gang warfare and whole families eat dirt cakes in Haiti. " Finally, in his song "La vie est belle" feat with Kery James, Youssoupha offers us surely the most beautiful performance of the album. It is a piece that depicts and describes what are for him injustices, inequalities. The way is excellent, we let you listen to this classic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjHQOzC9eyU
Black desire, morality
Finally, the music of the album Noir désir seems to educate us and take us into a very deep introspection. Between questioning oneself, trust in others and cohabitation, Youssoupha takes us into his world that he criticizes and loves at the same time. Black desire is a morality, love and sharing are the key words, and tolerance is the meaning. The album is a real banner for rap enthusiasts, and if you do not know, we hope that this analysis will make you want to listen to this wonder released in 2012. To finish, the editorial staff leaves you with a very beautiful sentence of the song "Life is beautiful": That's why Youssoupha, give them words that educate Words that impact, but words that have a purpose Because as long as the other rap exists, ours must not die This is my wish, what I hope is a Black Desire? 
