Explore the musical genres that have influenced today's sounds with insights from specialists. Tonight, delve into the history of trap in France: from its beginnings to its current forms, with a conversation with Emmanuelle Carinos-Vasques, PhD in Sociology.
There are few moments in the history of French rap as significant as the rise of trap and its first king: Kaaris. His collaboration with Booba on “Kalash,” and his arrival in black and white, perched on the window of a dark car, assault rifle in hand, are forever etched in the minds of those who witnessed it. His album Or Noir wasn't the first project released in France to adopt the style of Gucci Mane and his Atlanta peers before him—Booba and Mac Tyer had already experimented—but it is indeed the blueprint for French trap.
In its wake, trap evolved to become the primary formula of French rap, until the formula became exhausted. The first half of the 2010s was marked by this style, which recounts the hectic lifestyle of drug dealers, and by "street clips," filmed directly on the street, primarily with a Canon 5D, and popularized by the young director William Thomas. For the past few years, trap has experienced a revival in French rap, embodied by artists like La Fève and the experimental work of TH. So, are we witnessing a new golden age of French trap?
>>> A series conceived with journalist David Bola, contributor to Grünt, Radio Nova, Tsugi, and Musique Journal.
In its wake, trap evolved to become the primary formula of French rap, until the formula became exhausted. The first half of the 2010s was marked by this style, which recounts the hectic lifestyle of drug dealers, and by "street clips," filmed directly on the street, primarily with a Canon 5D, and popularized by the young director William Thomas. For the past few years, trap has experienced a revival in French rap, embodied by artists like La Fève and the experimental work of TH. So, are we witnessing a new golden age of French trap?
>>> A series conceived with journalist David Bola, contributor to Grünt, Radio Nova, Tsugi, and Musique Journal.
