1. La Fouine MARIE, ALLEN, MATT, JESSICA, BILLY

2. Laouni Mouhid  Born December 25 th, 1981 in Trappes  Comes from Moroccan decent and a family of eight  Owns his own clothing company called “Street Swag”  Dropped out of School at age 15 to pursue rap and take up voice lessons  Became a drug dealer at the age of 16  Came from a troubles background used that as material for his lyrics  Rapped about going through many foster homes  Being sent to prison  One of the most prominent rappers in France and has been in the center of a lot of controversies  Inspiration

3. Interesting Facts  La Fouine translates into “The Weasel” in English  In 2011, he was nominated and won the award for Best French Artist by MTV Europe  Had an appearance in a sequel to the popular movie District 13: Ultimatum  Net worth is estimated at 75 millions dollars  Became mediator for youth groups within his home town

4. French  Not Cultural Homogenization  Ex: Hip Hop  American vs. French  First to Embrace (1984) ~ origin  Where Hip Hop began  Second Largest  “Nation Cultures”  Borderless

5. Style  Appeals globally  Mainstream  Comes from a background of musicians  Went to a music conservatory

6. Da Weasel  Why is La Fouine the way he is?  Napoleonic roots  French colonization of North Africa  World War I brings hundreds of thousands of North African youth to France  Why is La Fouine

7. Da Weasel  Article from International Journal of Peace Studies written by Affan Seljuq, titled ‘Cultural Conflicts: North African Immigrants in France’  Today, the North African population living in France is has grown exponentially; Muslims have become the second largest religious community in the country  Recent tensions have created a hostile environment for North Africans in particular

8. Da Weasel  This tension has lead to widespread disadvantage for the North African population in France, and many of these immigrants face massive economic hardship

9. Da Weasel  At age 15 La Fouine released one of his first singles, titled L’unite where he calls for unity among his community and also across cultures within France. In the hook he states,  “The message is Unity Because in our hands they've put guns Unity Because our mothers are piled into tower blocks Unity Because too many of our brothers are serving long prison sentences Unity”

10. Da Weasel  As In 2011 he released the third volume of ‘Capitale du Crime,’ where he states,  Mom, one day things will get better But for now we just have to power through it Money is coming in the mail Our hope is in police custody We prayed to the Lord We're not going to be engineers Poverty takes away the promise for better days Brothers in other families Dirty dishes are gathering dust The bills are adding up

11. Article: Global Noise  Lives in the northern suburbs  Suburbs became hot beds for violence, drugs, crime, and poverty  The image of the stereotypical American ghetto  French rappers imitated U.S. rappers  Express opposition to social order, political order, and economic systems  “Oppression” partially north African, French Caribbean

12. Videos  Ma meilleure ft. Zaho Ma meilleure ft. Zaho  Quand je partirai Quand je partirai

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