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Thomas Perrier: From French Rap to “Temporalité”
From Ortom’s rap beginnings to piano-led songwriting, Thomas Perrier has built his career around one constant: writing. With Temporalité, his third album…
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NAALA: “À toutes celles,” A Song Against Domestic Violence
With “À toutes celles” (“To All Those Women”), Chilean-rooted singer NAALA delivers a piano-driven ballad addressing domestic violence and the difficult journey from emotional abuse to recovery. Composed by Rémy Encelle, the song moves between vulnerability and vocal…
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From Sexion d’Assaut to Kaaris: When Homophobia in French Rap Reaches the Courts
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[Interview]: Pascal Tessaud: Rap Videos as a School of Filmmaking
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Thimoty Ndomatezo: “Ramène-moi”, Gospel and Spirituality
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Why Ben PLG Is Not the “Orelsan of Northern France”
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Ben PLG & Orelsan Address Mental Health on “Mentir au psy”
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Booba vs Sinik: “Carton Rouge” Revives a 20-Year Rap Beef
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Ziak Reinvents French Drill With “Monsieur Loyal”
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Ziak Reinvents French Drill on “MONSIEUR LOYAL”
With MONSIEUR LOYAL, Ziak takes an obsession that has run through his entire discography one step further: keeping drill’s foundations intact while…
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Mehsah: The Invisible Backbone of French Boom Bap
From La Chronik to Demi Portion, via Furax Barbarossa, Scylla, Pilon and Will LCK, Mehsah has quietly built one of the most…
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After the Carcassonne Scandal, What Do We Really Know About the Far Right’s Influence in French Policing?
Six hours of accidentally recorded footage from a municipal police patrol in Carcassonne exposed racist, misogynistic and identitarian…
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Banning the Hijab in the Name of Secularism: The Contradiction at the Heart of the National Rally’s Proposal !
The National Rally is now openly considering fining women who wear the hijab in public spaces. The measure…
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After 40, Clubbing Is Finding a New Rhythm Around the World
Dancing until sunrise? Sure. But that does not mean the night has to start at 2 a.m. From…
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When did politics turn into a rap game?
For a long time, politics was structured around ideologies, collective projects, and worldviews. Political divisions were rooted in…
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From Get Out to Kraken: When Horror Cinema Becomes Political
With Kraken, which turns police violence into the raw material of a slasher movie, French genre cinema is…
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Rapman: The Rise of Black British Cinema
British cinema has long been celebrated for its tradition of social realism, chronicling the struggles and crises of…
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Gazo and La Mano 1.9 in Kraken: French Rap Meets Horror
On paper, Kraken could almost look like a particularly well-designed marketing move: take Gazo and La Mano 1.9,…
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AI Is About to Do to Cinema What the Home Studio Did to Music
Making a track from your bedroom has become commonplace. Making a film could soon be just as accessible.…