French Rap: Best of 2005-2009
Apple Music


Major hip-hop players like Booba, Rohff and Nessbeal are in top form here—as is Diam's, the first lady of French rap, who opens up on a confessional track. Tandem serve up high-level hardcore, Youssoupha deploys a six-minute rant over a piano loop, while Oxmo Puccino and Abd Al Malik raise their game with well-crafted lyrics and melodic elegance.