“We cling to music, beautiful things and beautiful memories,” said a very moved Sarahmée on the set of Everybody talks about it, Sunday night. She mentioned the disappearance of her brother, singer Karim Ouellet, who died tragically last January.
“I would like to thank everyone for the messages we had,” said the rapper, who just released the music video for her song When the road is long with rapper Fouki. The music video was due to be released in January, but was pushed back due to the death of her brother. The artist is also a judge in the television rap contest The end of the weakat Tele-Quebec.
She said she was moved by the public reaction to her brother’s death. “I knew people loved my brother, but not that much, it even crossed oceans,” she said. Asked by Guy A. Lepage whether Karim Ouellet, who was struggling with mental health problems, was aware of this love during his lifetime, she agreed: “He lived wonderful years, where there were people in his shows. I followed it for years, and it was amazing every time. I saw that people liked him. »
Coming to talk about her music video, the artist took the opportunity to denounce those who call her work “feminine rap”, a term she considers reductive and stigmatizing. “Female rap, for me, it doesn’t exist,” said the rapper.
The beginning of the interview gave rise to a brief moment of unease. The host’s phone, Guy A. Lepage, rang when he offered his condolences to Sarahmée. He quickly turned it off while continuing to talk.