In hip-hop, it's always tempting to draw parallels between Paris and New York: Both cities can claim to be their nation's birthplace of rap, incubating the sound amid poverty and social tension. In the '90s, the Parisian golden age owed much to the revolutionary zeal, boom-bap and jazz/funk flavours of the East Coast. Now, like NYC, Paris is enjoying a rap renaissance by looking beyond the confines of its own history. The rhythmic churn and strobing video-game sounds of Zola's “Extasy” suggest both Southern hip-hop and UK grime while Lomepal raps over deeply atmospheric beats. Django trades within a dimly lit fug of trap, and Moha La Squale even shapes his quicksilver wordplay around Latin pop. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.