trulydragoon asked:


It may help to know that I deplore hip-hop that focuses on the “pleasures” of capitalism and mindless fornication. I prefer to listen to hip-hop that is revolutionary, gangsta, poignant, and/or just plain fun. For instance, some of my favorite hip-hop artists include Public Enemy, Run DMC, Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, Eminem, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Dead Prez, Kanye West, Ice Cube, etc.

What has brought my attention to French hip-hop is how fluid and elegant it sounds due to the infusion of the wonderful language and the mechanics of the genre. Hopefully, french hip-hop has plenty of the nuances I admire about the genre in the U.S.