French Hip Hop

By at 1:14 pm Thursday, Aug 14

My friend Todd Lappin recently turned me on to the wonders of French Hip Hop and Gangsta Rap. Todd says:
"The lyrics to IAM's 'L'Empire du Cote Obscur' -- 'The Empire of the Dark Side' -- are worth checking out, complete with the translation. For example:

'Je balaie les petits Ewoks comme le vent balaie les feuilles mortes...'
(I sweep away the little Ewoks like the wind sweeps away the dead leaves...)

Classique.

Meanwhile, NTM tends to write about life in the projects. You'll hear a lot of shout-outs to the 'Neuf-trois' -- The Nine Three. It's the Compton of Paris."

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David Pescovitz

Collector of anomalies, esoterica, and curiosities.

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