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French Rappers Provide Social Commentary

In this undated photo released by Mucis Company Barclay, French rapper Disiz La Peste poses.'Whatever I do, in France's mind I will always be just a kid from the projects,' raps Disiz La Peste on his new album. France's three weeks of suburban riots, arson and attacks on police ripped the cover off problems that French hip-hop artists like Disiz, from the southern Paris suburb of Evry, have been rapping and raging about for years. (AP Photo/Barclay Music/HO) MAGAZINES OUTThe beat is infectious, the music sensual. But the words are acid, a rapped cry of wounded pride from the heart of France's ghettos.


 posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 5:29 PM by MusicBlogz