3e Œil is a French hip-hop group formed in Marseille, France, in 1995 by rappers Boss One and Jo Popo (alias Mombi). Originating from the Comorian community in the Félix Pyat neighborhood, the group debuted discographically with the track “L'Empire du vice” in 1995 before contributing “Scrute le terrain” to Kheops' compilation album Sad Hill in 1997. They performed “La Vie de rêve” for the soundtrack of Luc Besson's feature film Taxi in 1998. Their debut studio album, Hier, Aujourd'hui, Demain, released in 1999, sold nearly 160,000 copies, followed by their extended play Star Clash later that year. They released their second studio album, Avec le cœur ou rien, in 2002. Following an extended recording break, they released the extended play Soldat in June 2021 and their third studio album, Renaissance, in 2022, followed by a 2023 reissue featuring the single “Braquage à la Marseillaise” with Jul.
