Rockin' Squat


Mathias Crochon, better known as Rockin' Squat, is a French MC.

Early Life

Crochon is the son of the actor Jean-Pierre Cassel and the brother of Vincent Cassel and Cécile Cassel.

Career

In the mid-80s, he created the famous rap group Assassin, becoming the first artist of this scene to mention politics and social problems in his records. The subjects of his rap songs include modern slavery, ecology, political prisoners, women's rights, racism, the NWO or African colonisation.
He has collaborated with artists such as KRS-One, Supernatural, Olodum, Immortal Technique, Cheick Tidiane Seck, El-P, RZA, Agallah The Don Bishop, RA the Rugged Man or Wise Intelligent.
His triple album, "Confessions d'un enfant du siècle", has been released between 2008 and 2010.

Collaborations

In April 2009, a new song leaked on the internet named Democratie Fasciste which featured Immortal Technique. The official release of the song and Rockin Squat's album "Confessions D'un Enfant Du Siècle Volume 2" was on May 12, 2009. The beat from the song was sampled from Wu-Tang Clan's song "Tearz". The song expresses the inequalities of the Third World and revolutionary events throughout history against tyranny and oppression. The song contains lyrics in English, French and brief shout outs in Spanish. He also makes tracks with artistes like KRS-One, Seu Jorge, Tony Allen, Supernatural, Olodum, Ol Dirty Bastard, Cheick Tidiane Seck, El-P, RZA, Agallah The Don Bishop, R.A. the Rugged Man, Ivor Lancellotti, Oxmo Puccino, Wise Intelligent or Suprême NTM.

Discography