Here, five writers with roots and homes across the continent and diaspora sift through a wide world of sounds for some of the ...

This moment marks the continuation of the legendary Coke Wave series, which French Montana and Max B first launched in 2009 with cult classics like “Here It Is,” “Grindin’,” and “The New Wave.” For ...

In another fine year for French releases, it’s been heartening to note that music heads in the UK and Ireland are becoming increasingly aware of how vital the French underground scene is, and just ...

Pune: Hip hop, in-line skating and poetry meet in a French duet. A duet built on risk, control, and closeness, Reflet uses in-line skating alongside hip hop and contemporary dance to turn balance into ...

Pit Baccardi, co-founder of the Salon des Industries Musicales d’Afrique Francophone (SIMA) and a Cameroonian native, was in Cotonou for the second edition of the event, which was held on November 13 ...

Rap beef has always walked a fine line between competition and chaos, but in 2025, that line was blurrier than ever. Once a matter of high-stakes lyrical sparring, feuds like Kendrick Lamar and ...

Zola was taken into custody in France after police said he and three others kidnapped and assaulted a teen who asked for a photo. Zola was arrested in Le Pin, Seine-et-Marne, after police say the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. French singer Aurelien Cotentin, known as Orelsan ...

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 ...

This is one of those weeks when the horror of January in Los Angeles came roaring back to life. We learned about the Uber driver who federal authorities allege ended a New Year’s Eve of driving people ...

If you’re within a certain age bracket, you’ll remember the news being delivered with grave certainty: The iPod is going to end the album as we know it. Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased ...