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Fun fact, at the beginning of December 2021 he announced a concert in March 2022 at the Accor Arena in Paris. Laylow always gives importance to his video clips and the clip of “SPECIAL” does not break the rule with a violent clip contrasting with peaceful lyrics. This song played on a relaxing instrumental reminds me of the track “Deviens génial” (=become awesome) from the rapper VALD. The French rap song of 2021 “SPECIAL” is a beautiful tribute to the rapper Népal that passed away in 2019. He had the privilege to do a feature with the famous French rapper Nekfeu and the New York soul artist Fousheé. Laylow, rapper from Toulouse, released the album “L’Étrange Histoire de Mr.Anderson” in 2021. He tends to change his style from one album to another and those last albums remind me of his first amazing tracks as “9 Mili” or “Tout Seul”.īooska Promesse (YouTube link) 5 – SPECIAL – Laylow (ft. I am glad because Kekra is back with rhythmic songs and fast flow. In March, he did an original live session at the Défense, a financial district next to Paris (located in the west of Paris and where Kekra grew up) at the top of a tower playing some titles of the album “arkeK”. This year I enjoy the French rap songs “Phénomène”, “Ready”, “Dans l’dos” and the title “Hokuto” available on the second album. The Parisian rapper released many singles this year and two albums “Kekra” and “arkeK” (written upside down). A short time later (after the release of the album) the collection was sold-out pretty quickly.Ĭassim Sall (YouTube link) 4 – Booska Promesse – Kekra For the last one, he collaborated with a French designer living in England named “La Maskarade”. That’s why he always releases special merchandising for each of his albums. Fun fact, the rapper went to a clothing design school and did some modeling. “Cassim Sall” is a title from his album “Tunnel Vision”, in which he shows his love for women in general and more particularly his mother. The first time that I am listening to a rapper from Geneva and this is a good surprise! The second surprise, this is his fourth album already. Swiss rapper (but still he is a French speaker). This French rap song of 2021 has the particularity of not having a chorus and is accompanied by a spellbinding flute.ĭiscovery of 2021, Slimka is emerging. In this song, he played as a gangster (with the rapper Kofs) in a cinematographic tenebrous atmosphere taking place in between the Strait of Gibraltar and the Marseille harbor in the video clip in the form of a short film. The famous French rapper from Marseille released a new album this year “JVLIVS II” and “Marché Noir” was the first song released. If you like this song, I recommend you to listen to an old one “Sucide social” (2011). Accompanied by the great music flow produced by the beatmakers Skread and Phazz. The video clip is a high-quality one, super visual. The conclusion is that we are all fighting in a “plane” that is going to crash. He criticizes the polarization of the public debate (the fact that everybody is offended by every topic), police violence, climate change, or the selfishness of society. “L’odeur de l’essence” (= the smell of gas) is THE French rap song of 2021, it is drawing a dark vision of French society where everything is ready to explode. This album is divided by two with a dark side and the other is softer and more oriented around his love for his girlfriend and his rap partner Gringe. OrelSan is finally back four years later to the French rap scene with an album named “Civilisation” but not his best so far (my favorite is “Le chant des sirènes” released in 2011). By the way, I made another music selection for 2021: Top 7 French Songs of 2021. I tried to make a mix between commercial rap and emerging rappers that I discovered this year. Find my personal selection of the best French rap songs of 2021.
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It is the end of the year, which means it is time for a recap of the French rap scene.