Booba 

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• Booba is the stage name of a French rapper. Rap being an American invention, a lot of the production values of American rap concerts are present in his concerts. The hats, the hoodies, the sparse stage space. A turntable and a live DJ are tucked into one corner. It gives the rappers, who are the real focus of the show, enough room to move about, to wander around in the same way their rhymes meander.

  You need space to pace if you’re going to rap like these guys. And they are good at what they do, make no mistake about that. Booba himself is the kind of rapper people flock to see, effecting the same kind of “don’t give a crap” attitude that keeps fans coming back. At the same time, Booba is both inviting and offputting, working the crowd as he leans out over them, then draws back, mic gripped firmly in his hand.

  Don’t expect Booba to offer the easy-listening brand of rap that some modern Hip-hop has become in America. His lyrics and style are more in line with the 80s and 90s school of hip hop, channeling the anger and frustration of the street.

  Maybe it’s that sense of barely-contained danger that makes his concerts so exiting, keeps people coming back.

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  By Anonymous

• Un concert qui a commencé très fort avec l'introduction de l'album Panthéon et des anciens morceaux. Booba a ensuite alterné des morceaux de différentes époques, depuis Lunatic jusqu'à son dernier album sorti la veille, Nero Nemesis.

  Le concert a duré plus de 2h, avec l'intervention de différents artistes comme LINO, 40000 Gang ou Sidiki Diabate.

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  by caouin