He is one of those rare artists capable of turning personal pain into urban poetry. Since his early days with Y&W, Guizmo has established himself as one of the last truly great lyricists still active in French rap. Beneath his razor-sharp delivery and emotionally raw writing lies a sincerity that can sometimes feel almost unsettling. In his music, personal scars become universal stories. His songs often sound like fragments of life thrown over melancholic instrumentals, carrying the strange sensation that the rapper is observing his own chaos from the outside — as if he had detached himself from his own environment in order to better describe its cracks and fractures.
Nicknamed the “Fox”, Guizmo is currently preparing his upcoming project, « La Tanière ». For this return, the rapper has surrounded himself with artists capable of bridging multiple eras of French rap, including Freeze Corleone, Soprano, and La Fouine. A lineup that once again proves Guizmo remains deeply connected to every side of today’s rap landscape without ever losing the identity that made him stand out in the first place.
To kick off this new chapter, Guizmo has just unveiled his collaboration with Soprano. Behind the Marseille artist’s massive mainstream success still lies an almost instinctive need to reconnect with pure rap music. There is no radio-friendly formula here: the two artists deliver an old-school-inspired track, raw and melancholic, instantly reminiscent of the era when Soprano was shaking up French neighborhoods alongside Alonzo and Vinz in the legendary Psy4 de la Rime with tracks like « La Vengeance aux deux visages ».
While many artists today look at Soprano as the blueprint for commercial success, the Marseille rapper has never completely abandoned his rap roots. Over the past few years, he has continued to prove it through rougher records like « Sous le soleil » alongside 13 Organisé, or more introspective tracks such as « Miroir » with La Fouine. At this stage of his career, Soprano seems driven by only one thing: making the music he truly wants to make, without feeling the need to prove anything to anyone.
Guizmo and Soprano speak about the « Vida »!
The instrumental for the track was produced by Lil Ben. The beatmaker first made a name for himself during the early days of Naps with the track « Pochon bleu », before going on to collaborate extensively with Ninho on songs such as « Jusqu’à Minuit », « Tout en Gucci », and « Mauvais Djo ». More recently, he also produced « Lif » for SCH. Staying true to Guizmo’s universe, the instrumental moves between melancholy and restraint, leaving plenty of room for emotion and storytelling. As for Soprano, he once again proves his ability to move effortlessly between completely different musical worlds without ever losing credibility.
Soprano reflects on his current mindset:
« Les voyous m’respectent car je m’suis jamais pris pour eux (bah ouais)
Les quartiers m’soutiennent car, l’vendredi, je prie pour eux (amin) »
Meanwhile, Guizmo, remaining true to his deeply personal writing style, opens up about his most intimate struggles:
« Moi, j’me suis trop battu, faut surtout pas j’me casse la gueule
En moins d’un an, j’suis passé d’papa poule à papa seul »
The music video was directed by Chris Macari, the iconic filmmaker and longtime collaborator of Booba. He is behind several cult visuals in French rap history, including « 92i Veyron », « DKR », « Kalash », « Zoo », « Validée », and « OKLM ». Staying true to his signature visual aesthetic, the director places both artists inside a cold, urban atmosphere balancing melancholic darkness with raw realism.
