In the fields, no one hears you sing. The nightclub Le New’s 2.0, located east of the Orléans forest, in Saint-Loup-des-Vignes, is starting the year 2025 very strong by inviting the rapper Mohamed Sylla, known under the stage name MHD , Saturday January 11.
If the club opens its doors at 11:30 p.m., the showcase, lasting approximately twenty-five minutes, will not start immediately. “Not before 3 a.m.,” says New’s 2.0.
A pioneer of afro-trap, a mixture of hip-hop and African music, MHD enjoyed success from the start of his career, in 2015, and is still going strong, after three albums, with nearly 3.5 million sales. monthly listeners on the Spotify listening platform. Its title Afro Trap Part.7 (The Power) peaks at 310 million views on YouTube.
Controversial
The success story, however, has a dark side. The man was sentenced on September 23, 2023 to twelve years in prison for a murder that occurred in 2018, in a context of tensions between two Parisian neighborhoods. He was released on February 2, 2024 pending his appeal judgment. He is therefore, for the moment, presumed innocent.
The Loiret prefecture did not wish to comment, but does not rule out an increase in road checks that evening, in particular to combat addictive behavior, “as with every event likely to generate a large crowd”, specifies -she.
Practical.
New’s 2.0, located at a place called Richecourt, Saint-Loup-des-Vignes. Open Saturdays from 11:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
Single price for the showcase: 20 euros.
