Répondez-moi [English translation]

[Verse 1: Oli]

Hello guys, it's been three years since the festival

How are your parents? Proud to have had you in my room

It's been a long time, I understand if the name doesn't ring a bell

But fuck, I was touched when I heard about the Olympia 1

[Verse 2: Bigflo]

Yo guys, I don't know who will read this message

I live with some friends. We have a beautiful villa next to a beach

In a week we're hosting a party, I know it's weird,

But if you guys'll come do a freestyle, we'll pay for the pizza

[Verse 3: Oli]2

Seriously disappointed, I saw Oli in the city the other day

No 'hello', no smile, didn't look at me

It is nice to preach in your texts, to make us believe that we can be buddies

You're all the same dream sellers, yeah, you're no better than the others

[Verse 4: Bigflo]3

Hey lil boys! Big up for the noise and for the ambition

I adored when you refused this show

I come from Marseille, it's been a long time since I've listened to rap

But lo and behold, you're making me think of a great group that came to my house

[Verse 5: Oli]

Oli, how's it going? It's Momo from summer camp

I'm forced to write to you here, you don't respond to my texts anymore

I think back to the dorms and those promises we kept

We made a meal with the others, you didn't return

[Chorus: Bigflo & Oli]4

It's the tenth message, but I'm gonna try my luck again

I have photos of you guys posted on all the walls in my room

And it's becoming tiresome, but I won't stop

So, once again, please reply

It's the tenth message, but I'm gonna try my luck again

I have photos of you guys posted on all the walls in my room

And it's becoming tiresome, but I won't stop

So, once again, please reply

[Verse 6: Bigflo]5

Before it was just boom-bap, old-school loud bass

Now you all make big money on the assembly line6, what a shame

I believe your inspiration has broken down

Sorry to say that you just lost a fan

[Verse 7: Oli]7

Millions of miles away, but the sound alters the distance

We listen to you at full volume in the Abidjan cyber-café

Soon "La Cour des grands"8, honestly I'd like to help you

I gotta say that, here it's not easy to find the CD

[Verse 8: Bigflo]

Hey Florian, we were together in sixth grade

I know that you think about us, even if you don't give out a lot of news

The giggles in the cafeteria over yogurts you remember

Mrs. Martin left us, I know that you liked her a lot

[Verse 9: Oli]

Thanks, that's all I want to say to you

And without your songs, I couldn't even write that to you

It's true, I wanted to leave, make myself a place in the stars

Your songs have done me some good, since I've stopped hurting myself

[Verse 10: Bigflo]

It's been three years since we launched into the sound

We had your first game in Besançon9

And I don't hide that you dissapointed the team

You promised us at least an opinion in the clip

[Chorus: Bigflo & Oli]

It's the hundredth message, but I'm gonna try my luck again

I have photos of you guys posted on all the walls in my room

And it's becoming tiresome, but I won't stop

So, once again, please reply

It's the hundredth message, but I'm gonna try my luck again

I have photos of you guys posted on all the walls in my room

And it's becoming tiresome, but I won't stop

So, once again, please reply

[Verse 11: Bigflo]

It's my little sister's birthday in December

I love her more than anything, I think Bigflo has to understand that10

If you guys could stop by, it's maybe a bit delirious, but

Just one hour would bring her so much joy

[Verse 12: Oli]

I was there at the concert, at 2PM I was already at the entrance11

Your sounds to wait for, it was weird seeing you in real life

I knew all of it by heart, even your improv parts

I was the guy with the flower hat to the right of Flo

Thank you for the dedication, did you like the gift, Oli?

With the anxiousness, nothing came out of my mouth except 'bravo'

So to make up for that, I'm gonna write loads about it

I had to tell you about myself 'cause I had started to rap

And later that night...

[Verse 13: Bigflo]

A couple of sons of bitches, all you do is pity, you dickheads

And your songs about friendship, you deserve to die

And if we see you again

I cross my fingers that one day you see me around town

[Verse 14: Oli]12

I live far away from you but I feel close to the lyrics13

I talk about you to my whole island, the songs are background noise in the car

We would be so proud to get my dad to show you around

Do I have to get on a plane to see you in concert?

[Verse 15: Bigflo]

Hello my name is Martine and I am forty-six

Unfortunately I lost my sister in an accident

To work together as brothers, I tell you, that it is lucky

Whatever happens, promise me you'll stay together

[Verse 16: Oli]14

Hey Oli, bravo on your lyrics, you write too well

You have one more thing that your big brother has less of

He's not terrible, but his sense of humor bores me to death

When are you going to release your fucking solo album

[Chorus: Bigflo & Oli]

It's the thousandth message, but I'm gonna try my luck again

I have photos of you guys posted on all the walls in my room

And it's becoming tiresome, but I won't stop

So, once again, please reply!

It's the hundredth message, but I'm gonna try my luck again

I have photos of you guys posted on all the walls in my room

And it's becoming tiresome, but I won't stop

So, once again, please reply!

[Verse 17: Oli]

I have an association with sick children

I would like you to come to our gala evening

They eagerly await the big announcement

I dare not say it's been three months and I still have no response

[Verse 18: Bigflo]

Every night before I go to bed, your music soothes me

I've known both of you since you were on RC15

I also rap, and what I wanna ask is

What's the trick? How did you get your breakthrough?

[Verse 19: Oli]

Hello guys, I'll admit, I don't quite know how to do this

We were there in Brest, so I'll leave a little comment

I am a mother of two little kids, they are also brothers

And every night in their room, they remake your concert

We kept the tickets, at our house, you are our stars

We waited for a picture but you came out too late

I loved the trumpet16, the jokes about the girls that live together

Since their father left, they listen to the disc on repeat

[Outro: Bigflo & Oli]

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Yo Oli, we received a lot of messages on our page today, we should answer a couple of them

Yeah, I don't feel like doing that, besides, Jimmy's having a party at his house tonight, we've really gotta go to that

Yeah, I agree, we'll do it later17

1. On April 27, 2016 at only 22 years for Bigflo and 18 years for Oli, they filled the Olympia, a famous room in Paris that seats 2000. This concert marked their arrival to the big league.2. Here they talk to fans who are disappointed with them, who feel they are not what they want "to believe"3. This is the message of a man from Marseille who is certainly in his thirties or forties who no longer listens to rap but who in his youth owned the albums of the group IAM. Bigflo & Oli would in his eyes replace his favorite rap group from back then4. The chorus is a reference to Eminem's song Stan, which tells the story of a fan who writes letters to his idol. He ended up committing suicide because of his idol's lack of answers.5. A message from a former fan telling them that he does not like their music anymore, that Bigflo & Oli has become a company and that their new songs are just commercial junk6. Like they're just another copied rap group7. This is a message from an Ivorian man who lives in Abidjan that's a fan of Bigflo & Oli. The message is old because the man talks about La cour des grands and that he can not find the cd because of the distance that separates the metropolis and the Ivory Coast8. The big league, Bigflo & Oli's 1st album9. A region in eastern France close to the border with Switzerland10. Because Oli is his little brother, so how much love she has for her little sister has to be the same as Bigflo feels for Oli11. He was early for the concert by many hours12. The person he talks about here lives on an island, probably in a DOM-TOM or a place Bigflo and Oli have not yet given a concert to. The fan then asks if he has to fly to see them in France or if they plan to have a tour in Overseas France13. He connects with the lyrics14. In this verse, they talk about a fan who prefers Oli over Flo15. "RC" is the abbreviation for Rap Contenders, rap battles between beginner rappers acapella. Bigflo & Oli participated in these rap battles during the Rap Contenders South edition in 2011 when Oli was 15 years old and Bigflo was 18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efPArd9iNQ016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjZY6qXjhWE17. This passage is the only one where Bigflo and Oli express themselves personally and to explain that, despite the fact that they can't always respond to their fans like they did at the beginning of their career, they still want to read their messages and thank them