Not knowing much about French rap, I found this article to be really interesting and informative. It includes samples of songs from some of the most popular French rap groups, such as IAM, Bouga, and Psy4 de la Rime. The writer also discusses what makes Marseilles rap different from Parisian rap: “Rappers in Marseille, some of the most original and distinctive ones anyway, compose sad odes to their local neighborhoods and hymns to the whole melting-pot city. The sound of Paris hip-hop, slicker and more aggressive, adopts much from American gangsta rap, as Marseille hip-hop does too, but Marseille boasts a groovier style. It mixes in blues, flamenco, Jamaican ragga.”

Anyway, from listening to the samples, French rap sounds kinda old school, like they’re behind a few years. Thoughts?!