The ethnic violence that devastated the central African states of Burundi and Rwanda in the 90s claimed the lives of more than a million people and created many more refugees. One of them was Gaël Faye, a French-Rwandan rapper who expresses his feelings toward his birth country in this beautiful song.
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Caption 61 [fr]: Et depuis dans ma tête c'est tous les jours la saison des doutes Caption 61 [en]: And since then in my head it's been the season of doubts every day
In "Pocahontas," slam poet Grand Corps Malade offers some insights on raising kids and watching them grow up. He even recreates some old family photos!
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Caption 17 [fr]: On attend sans impatience les premiers devoirs à la maison Caption 17 [en]: We await without impatience the first homework at home
Enjoy Oldelaf's quirky humor, as displayed in his introduction to his two backup musicians who come from wildly different backgrounds, to say the least. Then listen to his satirical song "Vendredi" (Friday), where he describes a typical weekend for the average bored (and boring?) French guy.
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Caption 50 [fr]: Samedi je mettrai mon survêt et ma casquette dans la maison Caption 50 [en]: On Saturday I'll put on my sweats and my cap at home