MC Solaar to announce shock retirement from music?

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MC Solaar created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.
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Sad news for MC Solaar fans. Speculation had been rife that the French rapper best known for hit songs like Nouveau Western, Caroline or Bouge de là, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 56, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 19/12/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a rapper isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a rapper just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouMC Solaar

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouMC Solaar was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“MC Solaar was unlike any other rapper we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouMC Solaar”
— @universalObserver, 18 Dec 2025
“MC Solaar wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 18 Dec 2025

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