Whether as a member of Tandem or Perestroika, or working on a solo tip, Mac Tyer (a.k.a. Socrate) has brought street-smart swagger to club-ready hip-hop jams. A legendary freestyle artist, Tyer is a master of twisting his rhymes, throwing in growls, shouts and whispers for an instantly recognisable vocal signature. He's been collaborating with Mac Kregor since the early 2000s, and in recent years this star's solo projects have been rising in the urban charts—establishing Tyer as a leader of contemporary French hip-hop.