Man cannot live on foreign policy alone. As a younger man I used to listen to French hip-hop from time to time. Perhaps the most influential group in the history of French hip-hop was a group called IAM. They were based out of the cosmopolitan port city of Marseille. They used a great deal of ancient Egyptian iconography to discuss contemporary issues and Islam in France indirectly, akin to The Crucible and Joseph McCarthy.
While francophone rap may not be completely accessible, the cool transcends language barriers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2rEdM5x4DU
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