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LinLin: France's Black Music Dilemma
24 Jun
Summary
- LinLin's debut album fuses dance music from the Black diaspora.
- The album pays homage to both Francophone pop and Black American artists.
- DISCO INFERNO highlights the Black roots of popular music genres.
French rapper LinLin's debut album, DISCO INFERNO, intricately weaves together dance music from the Black diaspora with influences from Francophone pop history. The project challenges the perceived segregation within France's music scene by highlighting the pervasive influence of Black culture across various genres.
LinLin draws inspiration from a wide array of artists, including '80s French pop icon Mylène Farmer, alongside Black American figures like Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj. Her lead single, "BLACC*," samples Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock," a foundational hip-hop track, serving as a powerful assertion that popular music's roots are deeply embedded in Black creativity.
The album features diverse styles such as bouyon, reggaeton, ballroom, and house, reflecting LinLin's identity as an Afro-French artist. Produced by Tunisian DJ Mobb, DISCO INFERNO moves from the energetic riddim of "MAMAN M'A DIT NON" to the sensual slow-down of "+," and the '80s radio pop homage in "CŒUR DE PIRATE."
