Ouest Side

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Ouest Side
Ouest Side cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 February 2006
Genre French hip hop, Gangsta rap
Length58:14
Label Tallac Records, Barclay Records, Universal Music Group
Producer Yvan Jaquemet
Animalsons
Jaynaz
Phrequincy
Greg Dubuis
Kore
D. Bennett
N. Staff
W. Morris
DJ Mehdi
Gallegos
Booba chronology
Autopsie volume 1
(2005)
Ouest Side
(2006)
Autopsie volume 2
(2007)
Singles from Ouest Side
  1. "Garde la pêche"
    Released: 5 December 2005
  2. "Boulbi"
    Released: 2006
  3. "Au bout des rêves"
    Released: 24 July 2006
  4. "Pitbull"
    Released: 2006
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Ouest Side (French for "West side") is the third album by French rapper Booba released on 13 February 2006 on Tallac Records, via the major Barclay Records / Universal Music Group.

Contents

History

The cover realized by Armen is inspired by a famous photograph of Malcolm X where he held a weapon while looking out a window. The name Ouest Side is a reference to the fact that Booba comes from the western suburbs of Paris, and equally for his roots in Senegal, found in the west of Africa.

Track listing

#TitleProducer(s)Featured guest(s)Time
1"Mauvais garçon" ("Bad boy")Yvan Jaquemet1:27
2"Garde la pêche" ("Keep the peach")Animalsons2:51
3"Le Duc de Boulogne" ("The Duke of Boulogne")Il Francese3:38
4"Boîte vocale" ("Voice mail")Animalsons3:29
5"Boulbi"Animalsons4:03
6"Ouest Side" ("West side")Animalsons3:40
7"92Izi"PhrequincyMalekal Morte5:02
8"Ouais ouais" ("Yeah yeah")Phrequincy Mac Tyer 4:34
9"Pitbull"Animalsons, Renaud 3:49
10"Je me souviens" ("I remember")Greg DubuisKennedy3:30
11"Le météore" ("The meteor") Kore 3:44
12"Au bout des rêves" ("At the end of the dreams")D. Bennett, N. Staff, W. MorrisTrade Union, Mister Rudy3:34
13"Gun in Hand"Animalsons Akon 4:24
14"Au fond de la classe" ("At the back of the class")PhrequincyIntouchable3:55
15"Couleur ébène" ("Ebony color") DJ Mehdi 3:40
16"Outro"Gallegos2:54

Samples

Charts

Chart [2] Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart12
French Albums Chart1
Swiss Albums Chart18

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [3] Platinum200,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Rap2k review
  2. "lescharts.com - Booba - Ouest Side" (in French). Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  3. "French album certifications – Booba – Ouest Side" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 28 July 2022.