Féfé's naturally gruff, authoritative voice is crucial to his duties as the travelling elder statesman of French hip-hop, whether singing sweet folky ditties (“Ride Home”), scatting dolefully in English (“3 Words”) or skipping across jaunty funk (“Cause toujours”) with his ever-present acoustic guitar slung over his back. Of course, he would still be a revered figure among francophone rap fans had he never made a solo record, his dues being well-paid in the various offshoots of the hip-hop collective OFX.