Specialists in French, anthropology, sociology, and linguistics are the contributors to this series of ten articles
on rap and hip-hop in France and French-speaking countries. The Black, blanc, beur of the title refers to the different
ethnic groups that make up France (beur is slang for Arab). The development of rap and hip-hop in France, the use
of graffiti and tagging, and the specific techniques of musical groups in Marseilles, Paris, Brittany, Quebec,
and Gabon are among the topics.
Table of Contents
1. Two Decades of Rap in France: Emergence, Developments, Prospects
2. Musical Dimensions and Ways of Expressing Identity in French Rap: The Groups from Marseilles
3. Common Partitions: Musical Commonplaces
4. "Why Are We Waiting to Start the Fire?": French Gangsta Rap and the Critique of State Capitalism
5. Rap and the Combinational Logics of Rogues
6. Social Stakes and New Musical Styles: Rap Music and Hip-Hop Cultures
7. Tags and Murals in France: A City's Face or Natural Landscape?
8. Hip-Hop Dance: Emergence of a Popular Art Form in France
9. Rap in Libreville, Gabon: An Urban Sociolinguistic Space
10. The Cultural Paradox of Rap Made in Quebec
