On International Mother Language Day, we look at how rap and hip-hop artists are mixing languages and spreading a vernacular that captures the contemporary Francophone world: multi-ethnic, ...

A gentlemanly patron of the arts, Frédéric Mitterrand, France’s culture minister, seems an unlikely champion of rap. But when the French artist Orelsan called publicly for his support at the height of ...

YouTube took down the music video for a song by the French rappers Dosseh and Nekfeu after Attia filed a lawsuit claiming it plagiarizes one of his works. “The scenes in question are the ones in which ...

From 2004 to 2011, Lewis lived in Paris. As a French resident, he published two books and wrote about his experiences as a Black expatriate. Along the way, he began directing his latest project. Today ...

Booba purchased a $14.2 million Miami Beach waterfront mansion while facing potential imprisonment in France's largest cyberbullying case.

French police questioned well-known French rapper Koba LaD on Monday over the deadly escape from prison of a suspected drugs boss last year, prosecutors said. Koba LaD was among 24 people who were ...

PARIS (AP) — French rap artist Orelsan said Wednesday a “misunderstanding” likely caused his feud with soccer star Kylian Mbappé. Orelsan, one of the most popular and bestselling current French rap ...

Two hundred members of the French parliament are calling for legal action against several rap musicians for allegedly inciting violence and racism in last month's suburban riots. Rap artists and their ...

PARIS — Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, has died at the age of 31, his producer and record company said. The artist, whose real name was Jérémy Bana Owona, was ...

PARIS (AP) — Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, has died at the age of 31, his producer and record company said. The artist, whose real name was Jérémy Bana Owona, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARIS (AP) — Rapper Werenoi, France’s ...