L'Apogée

L’Apogée is the third official album by French rap group Sexion d'Assaut composed of Maître Gims, Lefa, Barack Adama, Maska, JR O Crom, Black M, Doomams, and L.I.O. Petrodollars. This album was released on 5 March 2012, in stores and available for download.

L'Apogée
Studio album by Sexion d'Assaut
Released	5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)
Recorded	2011
Genre	French rap, pop, house
Length	76:35
Label	Wati B
Sexion d'Assaut chronology
En attendant L'Apogée: les Chroniques du 75 (2011) L'Apogée (2012) Le Retour des Rois (Canceled)
Singles from L'Apogée
"Mets pas celle là" Released: 11 December 2011 "Disque d'or" Released: 30 December 2011 "Avant qu'elle parte" Released: 5 January 2012 "Ma direction" Released: 5 March 2012 "Wati House" Released: 24 March 2012 "Africain" Released: 6 July 2012 "Problèmes d'adultes" Released: 15 November 2012

History

In November 2011, an unofficial date for the album's release was announced for 20 February 2012 but on 17 December 2011, the official date was unveiled as 5 March 2012. The first title unveiled by the band is "Mets pas celle là", 11 December 2011 (after the 'Welcome To The Wa' video shot in the album's laboratory, an isolated place in Normandy). The second title unveiled on 30 December, 2011 (after the Welcome To The Wa II video) is Gold Disc. The third single from L'Apogée is announced by Lefa during the Planète Rap special 22 May in Bercy for Thursday 5 January 2012. It does not however give the name, Maska simply specifying that this song will be "sentimentally strong". On 5 January, the third single from the album, "Avant qu'elle parte", was released.

The Apogée is a diamond disc with more than 500,000 copies sold. The album has since sold more than 700,000 copies. L'Apogée is their last appearance on the album released with French rappers Maître Gims, L.I.O. Pétrodollars and Barack Adama, after the departure of the Wati B.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mets pas celle-là"	Maître Gims Lefa Maska Jr O Crom Doomams Barack Adama Black M	Soulchildren Wati B	3:57
2.	"Ma direction"	Maître Gims Lefa Barack Adama Maska	Stan-E Wati B	4:23
3.	"Disque d'or"	Maître Gims Barack Adama Jr O Crom Lefa Black M	Stan-E Wati B	4:38
4.	"L'endurance"	Lefa Barack Adama	Stan-E Wati B	4:53
5.	"Melrose Place" (feat. L.I.O Pétrodollars)	Maître Gims Lefa Barack Adama Black M L.I.O Pétrodollars	Renaud Rebillaud Wati B	3:58
6.	"Balader"	Maître Gims Lefa Jr O Crom Barack Adama Black M	Stan-E Wati B	4:04
7.	"Africain"	Maître Gims Lefa Barack Adama Doomams Black M	Stan-E Wati B	4:08
8.	"Assez" (feat. Dry)	Maître Gims Lefa Dry Doomams Maska	Stan-E Wati B	3:07
9.	"La tâche"	Maska Black M	Stan-E Wati B	4:46
10.	"J'suis pas dans l'game" (feat. Dr. Bériz)	Maître Gims Lefa Black M Dr. Beriz	Stan-E Wati B	4:21
11.	"Avant qu'elle parte"	Maître Gims Lefa Maska Jr O Crom Doomams Barack Adama Black M	Stan-E Wati B	4:33
12.	"Rien de méchant" (feat. H Magnum)	Maître Gims Jr O Crom Barack Adama H Magnum Black M	Renaud Rebillaud Wati B	4:32
13.	"À cœur ouvert"	Jr O Crom Doomams	Stan-E	4:43
14.	"Paname allons danser"	Maître Gims Black M Lefa Barack Adama	Stan-E Wati B	6:09
15.	"Wati House"	Maître Gims Lefa Black M Jr O Crom Barack Adama	Renaud Rebillaud Wati B	4:16
16.	"-75 degrés"	Maître Gims Maska Doomams	Renaud Rebillaud Wisla Wati B	6:13
17.	"J'reste debout"	Maître Gims Lefa Black M Barack Adama Doomams	Stan-E Wati B	3:55
Total length:				76:35

Deluxe

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Prévenez les haineux" (feat. L.I.O Pétrodollars)	Barack Adama Jr O Crom Maître Gims Black M Lefa L.I.O Pétrodollars	Stan E Wati-B	5:10
2.	"Problèmes d'adultes"	Barack Adama Maître Gims Black M Maska Lefa	Stan E Wati-B	3:58
3.	"En direct de la Lune"	Barack Adama Maître Gims Black M Lefa Jr O Crom	Stan E Wati-B	4:43
4.	"Laissez moi ivre"	Black M Jr O Crom Doomams	Shuko	3:33
5.	"Mets pas celle-là (Instrumental)"		Wati-B Soulchildren	3:58
Total length:				21:30

Réédition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Cérémonie" (feat. Dry)	Jr O Crom Doomams Black M Dry Maska	Wati-B Kore	3:52
2.	"On t'a dit" (feat. L.I.O Pétrodollars & L'Institut)	Jr O Crom Black M Doomams L.I.O Pétrodollars Dr. Beriz Insolent	Wati-B Bellek	4:20
Total length:				8:13

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[1] 75 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[2] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[3] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 15

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 2 French Albums (SNEP)[6] 3 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 61 Chart (2013) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 31 French Albums (SNEP)[9] 28 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 100

Certification

Country	Certification
France (SNEP)[11]	Diamant
Belgium (Ultratop)	Platinum
Switzerland (IFPI)	Gold[12]

Track list: L'Apogée à Bercy

L'Apogée à Bercy
Live album by Sexion d'Assaut
Released	19 November 2012
Venue	Accor Arena, Paris, France
Genre	French hip-hop
Label	Wati B / Jive Records

L'Apogée à Bercy (English: L'Apogée in Bercy)^[13] is the only live album by French rap group Sexion d'Assaut recorded on 19 November 2012 at the Accor Arena, Paris, France. on the Wati B and Jive Records labels.^[14] The group performed songs from their album L'Apogée And songs from the first album L'École des points vitaux And songs from the compilation album En attendant L'Apogée: les Chroniques du 75.^[15]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Disque D'or"	05:28
2.	"T'es bête ou quoi ?"	01:18
3.	"A bout d'souffle"	03:43
4.	"Balader"	04:18
5.	"J'ai pas les loves"	06:25
6.	"Changement d'ambiance"	05:02
7.	"Breh"	04:16
8.	"Africain"	04:15
9.	"Casquette a l'envers"	03:54
10.	"Prévenez les haineux" (feat. L.I.O. Pétrodollars)	05:10
11.	"J'suis pas dans le gâme" (feat. Dr. Beriz)	04:38
12.	"Qui t'a dit"	04:32
13.	"Plus qu'un son"	04:23
14.	"Problèmes D'adultes"	04:12
15.	"J'reste Debout"	03:46
16.	"Paname Allons Danser"	05:58
17.	"Paris va bien"	04:08
18.	"Wati Bon Son"	04:08
19.	"Sahbi"	04:18
20.	"Assez"	03:26
21.	"Wati by night"	08:47
22.	"Ma Direction"	05:17
23.	"Désolé"	03:20
24.	"Wati house"	04:56
25.	"Avant qu'elle parte"	05:23

Charts

Chart (2012)	Position
French Albums (SNEP)[16]	17