La force de comprendre

With rhymes in French and hooks in English, La force de comprendre is a bilingual blast of late-’90s hip-hop that transcends language barriers, thanks in large part to its head-snapping production. Using the jazz-rap fusion of Gang Starr and A Tribe Called Quest as a foundation, Dubmatique conjures a lively mix of rhymes and dancehall proclamations, most notably on the hype “Dire” and suave yet hard-charging “La morale.”