Gangster Moderne Lyrics in English MC Solaar

Gangster Moderne is MC Solaar’s witty guided tour of the fantasy world that blossoms in the concrete maze of French suburbs. Through the eyes of Aldo, a small-time thief with oversized ambitions, Solaar stacks cinematic and historical references (Capone, Scarface, Noriega, Escobar, De Niro) to show how American mafia myths drift across the Atlantic and seduce young dreamers. Aldo pictures bullet-proof vests, luxury sedans and easy money, yet his daily grind is a laundry job and scratch-cards. The hook sums it up: to be a modern gangster, you just add a few zeros to your heist.

Behind the playful wordplay lies a sharp social critique. Solaar points out that today’s real kingpins wear suits, sit in parliaments and boardrooms, and launder fortunes with the stroke of a pen. Politics, marketing, even the press are portrayed as the new "families" where corruption enjoys legal immunity while street hustlers end up in prison. The song invites listeners to question who society calls a hero, who it calls a criminal, and how easily fiction can overshadow reality.