In 1998, Rohff made his first appearance in a rap video alongside Neg’ Marrons, Mystik, and Pit Baccardi on the track “On fait les choses”, from the mixtape “Première classe”. That same year also saw the release of the landmark album “Le combat continue” by Ideal J. Rohff featured on the track “L’amour” alongside Demon One. More than 25 years after the formation of Mafia K1 Fry, which celebrated the golden triangle of Orly – Choisy – Vitry, Rohff has announced the end of his music career with the album “Fitna”, concluding with an epic 14-minute track.
Rohff bids farewell with an epic track titled “Fitna”
The term “Fitna”, derived from Arabic, traditionally describes an internal religious conflict. Although it often refers to conflicts between Sunnis and Shiites within Islam, Rohff uses it to denote a sense of ‘rupture’ in this eponymous song.
With “Fitna”, Rohff adds to his repertoire of classics such as “Regretté” and “Génération sacrifiée”. Similar to “Regretté”, “Fitna” is a long-form song where Rohff reflects on his career and influence on the French rap scene with memorable punchlines:
"A confused generation reforms and recites to me,
My immortal classics, no need for a posthumous album,
Being the boss is not enough, you've got to own it at the top."
Rohff views the world through his “Fitna”
Next, the nightmare of French rap shares his mature perspective of the world on a composition by BXL Beats, who has been a collaborator since the album “Grand Monsieur”, enriching tracks such as “Ne me juge pas”, “Hall Of Fame”, and “Tout passe”. In “Fitna”, the piece is marked by classical piano melodies, returning to the roots of conscious rap for a resolutely committed farewell.
In this farewell track, Rohff scrutinizes the current global situation in just a few minutes, addressing hot topics uncompromisingly. His controversial remarks are likely to stir debate:
"Hang in there, living in sin becomes too tempting,
I'm not here to preach, it's like a madman talking to the mad."
"They created feminism so that men and women would fight,
Just pairs of animals, there won't be an ark under the rainbow."
"Like Putin, we champion family values,
They want to reduce us to their model where women are traded in sex dens."
"Refusal to comply or refusal to temper? They killed Nahel,
We entrust guns to cops who are not well in their skin."
Amidst the rise of hateful rhetoric and the advances of the National Rally, Rohff remains a critical observer of society. With cultural references like “American History X”, “Scarface” by Brian de Palma, and “Peaky Blinders” running in the background, he takes his leave with “Fitna”, his musically significant testament.
