Second album du groupe Ideal J, Le combat continue est sorti le 27 octobre 1998 sur les labels Arsenal Records et Barclay. Il s'agit d'un album emblématique du rap français qui incarne parfaitement l'esprit de rébellion et la réalité sociale des années 90. Mené par Kery James, le groupe livre un projet puissant, imprégné de textes poignants et de productions brutes, qui a marqué toute une génération.
1 - Le Combat Continue
Keyboards – DJ Mehdi
Music By Mehdi Faveris-Essadi
Percussion – Big Nas
Producer – DJ Mehdi
Recorded By Alain Cure
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Vocals [Additional] – Rocco et Teddy
Written-By Mathurin
2 - Introduction
Producer – Weedy
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Written-By Weedy
3 - Message Featuring Leïla
Chorus – Leïla
Music By Faveris-Essadi
Producer – DJ Mehdi
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Written-By Mathurin
4 - Pour Une Poignée De Dollars
Music By Mehdi Faveris-Essadi
Producer – DJ Mehdi
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Vocals [Additional] – Karl et Titi L'Ancien
Written-By Mathurin
5 - Blast Mast Killa
Music By Mehdi Faveris-Essadi
Producer – DJ Mehdi
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Written-By Mathurin
6 - Un Nuage De Fumée
Music By Mehdi Faveris-Essadi
Producer – DJ Mehdi
Recorded By Alain Cure
Recorded By, Mixed By – Jeff Dominguez
Written-By Mathurin
7 - Evitez Featuring Daddy Mory (Raggasonic)
Music By Raquin
Producer – Le Gang Du Lyonnais
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Written-By Mathurin et Daddy Mory
8 - R.A.S. 1' Featuring Different Teep
Music By Mehdi Faveris-Essadi
Producer – DJ Mehdi
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Written-By Mathurin et Coudray
9 - Sur Violents Breakbeats
Producer – Roberto Malone
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Vocals [Additional] – 113
Written-By Mathurin
10 - Hardcore
Music By, Producer – Delta et Regis
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Vocals [Additional] – Las Montana
Written-By Mathurin
11 - J'ai Mal Au Coeur
Music By Mehdi Faveris-Essadi
Producer – DJ Mehdi
Recorded By Alain Cure
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Written-By Mathurin
12 - L'amour Featuring Demon et Rohff
Music By, Producer – Chimiste
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Written-By Mathurin et M'Kouboi
13 - Ideal J Featuring Hasheem et Zaharya
Chorus – Hasheem, Zaharya
Music By Mehdi Faveris-Essadi
Producer – DJ Mehdi
Recorded By Alain Cure
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Vocals [Additional] – Rocco et Teddy
Written-By Mathurin et Coudray
14 - Showbizness 98 Featuring A-P (113), Dry (Intouchable), Karl et O.G.B.
Music By Mehdi Faveris-Essadi
Producer – DJ Mehdi
Recorded By Alain Cure
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Written-By Mathurin, Da Costa, Delica et Duport
15 - Si Je Rappe Ici
Music By Mehdi Faveris-Essadi
Producer – DJ Mehdi
Recorded By, Mixed By Jeff Dominguez
Written-By Mathurin
Art Direction – GT et Oeno, RZ
Artwork – Sib et Subconscient
Executive-Producer – Brian "JR Ewing" Lucas, David "Chimiste" Joly, Ben Saada Karim et Chibane Souhil
Mastered By J.C. Beaudon
Photography By Armen et Realeyez
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En conclusion, "Le Combat Continue" d'Ideal J est un album phare du rap français qui se distingue par ses textes incisifs et son ambiance sombre, bien qu'il puisse parfois souffrir d'une certaine monotonie sonore. C'est un projet qui a su capturer l'essence de son époque tout en posant des bases solides pour les générations futures du rap en France.