MC Solaar to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on July 15, 2025

MC Solaar created a stir on Monday 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 15/07/2025 : 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 Monday 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.