La Cliqua was an emblematic collective in the early days of hip-hop in France, when it was formed in 1993. Linked to the Arsenal label, the collective acted above all as a catalyst. The 1995 mini-album Conçu pour Durer was the birth certificate of La Cliqua, while the 1996 compilation Le Vrai Hip-Hop was an overview of the Arsenal label and the members of the collective. Their only real album, La Cliqua in 1999, met with little success, and the La Cliqua concept gradually disintegrated. Today, having become a respected name, La Cliqua occasionally reunites for live performances.
