Popular Culture Review 30.1
French public about the status of women and young people of color living in disadvantaged and marginalized communities across the country .
Upon its release , “ Dans ma bulle ” quickly rose up the charts where it quickly became the top selling album in France in 2006 ( of all musical genres ). In addition to gender , Diam ’ s takes on the subject of one ’ s identity and social position in France since these topics are repetitive refrains amongst nearly all artists in le hip-hop français . Several songs from “ Dans ma bulle ” addressed the marginalization of immigrant youths , albeit from a feminist and humanist perspective , as this excerpt from “ Ma France à moi ” (“ My France ”) demonstrates :
This is not my France , this deep France
The one that shames us and wishes that we submerse ourselves
My France does not live in the lie
With heart and rage , we ’ re in the light , not in the shadows ( ... )
My France is all mixed together , yeah , it ' s a rainbow ,
My France bothers you , I know , because it does not want you as a model .
France is a country that is deeply divided by race . High concentrations of immigrants and people of color reside in the impoverished suburban areas surrounding Paris , cramped into small apartments located in high-rise complexes known as “ cités .” Kokoreff , Marlière , and Thomas state that youths from these areas suffer from institutional discrimination , low educational attainment , high unemployment , all of which
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