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11. Madame Talk x Le Lou

Listen to our new Madame Talk with French trans rapper Le Lou!

Based in Strasbourg, trans rapper Le Lou discovered rap music a the age of 8. Raised in Forbach (Moselle), he grew up in a music-loving family with a father who worked as a sound engineer. In music school, he learned music theory, guitar and drums.

At 19, he started to listen to 1995 and L’Entourage and write his first rap rhymes in his bedroom. Encouraged by his friends, he decided to jump in.

In 2016, he joined La Bergerie, a rap, jazz and boom bap duo founded in Metz. When the project ended during the first lockdown, Le Lou decided to go solo and share his tracks on Instagram.

Even though he believes his music is still under construction, his universe mixes bangers and trippy-wavy instrumentals with introspective, festive and militant texts, supported by his voice and what he likes to call his “little insolence”.

The rapper told us about his passion for live performance, his transidentity, his queerness, and his first EP that will be released in March 22.

Listen to the podcast.

VIDEO – Highlights of the project Sur Paroles

Check out the video of our project Sur Paroles with emerging rappers Najwa, La Piv, Oam and Loon and beatmaker Kelyboy!

 

In January 2021, Madame Rap offered Najwa, La Piv, Oam and Loon to take part in the projet Sur Paroles. Our goal: give these emerging rappers professional support and help them create a track from start to finish. After 7 months of discussion groups, writing workshops, rhythm workshops and beatmaking workshops, the EP Sur Paroles is the result of this work.

The project is supported by Seine-Saint-Denis General Council and the Commissariat général à l’égalité des territoires of Seine-Saint-Denis.

Watch the video on YouTube.

To read: Madame Rap presents Sur Paroles

Madame Rap presents Sur Paroles

In January 2021, Madame Rap offered Najwa, La Piv, Oam and Loon to take part in the projet Sur Paroles. Our goal: give these emerging rappers professional support and help them create a track from start to finish. After 7 months of discussion groups, writing workshops, rhythm workshops and beatmaking workshops, the EP Sur Paroles is the result of this work. 

Why the name Sur Paroles (At Your Word)? Because women’s voices in our society, and by extension female rappers’ voices in music, are hardly heard. In order to make emerging artists more visible, encourage women to develop their skills and promote solidarity, Madame Rap launched a project to support them in the creation of an original track.

In April 2020, Madame Rap organized an open mic for cis, trans and non-binary female rappers at the 6b in Saint-Denis, during an itinerant residence in Seine-Saint-Denis. But the Covid pandemic changed our plans and the event had to be cancelled. Madame Rap then decided to contact the artists who wanted to perform at the open mic and offered them to take part in another project. Najwa, La Piv, Oam and Loon were up for working in exceptional and uncomfortable conditions (the different workshops were supposed to take place in Seine-Saint-Denis but took place online.)

The projet was based on three phases, with:
– discussion groups and writing workshops led by Éloïse Bouton, founder of Madame Rap and writer;
– rhythm workshops led by rapper D’ de Kabal;
– beatmaking workshops and recording sessions led by DJ/producer/beatmaker Kelyboy.

NAJWA 

Inspired by Cardi B, Ninho or Timal, Najwa (aka Big Mom) started rapping a year ago and is determined to show what “female” rap truly is. She invites all “gang girls” to join her crew!

LA PIV

Coming from a rather boring town of the Hauts-de-Seine in the Parisian suburbs, La Piv began to rap two years ago during a trip to South America. Influenced by Fanny Polly, KT Gorique or Soumeya as well as Davodka, Oxmo Puccino and Nekfeu, she likes to mix rapping and sining. Her plans for the upcoming year are to perform live and release online tracks.

OAM

Oam has been writing poetry since she was a kid. She discovered rap music during a workshop with Casey and never stopped since. Her universe is the one of a child who refused to grow up. Behind the unicorns, the roses and the grand-mothers, she tackles deep and initiatory topics, like tales of an ordinary life in the 21st century.

LOON

As a multidisciplinary artist, Mathilde Guegan aka Loon uses writing, singing, drawing, painting and carving to LIVE A LIFE THAT MAKES SENSE. Her biggest joy is to meet people and share her passion for creation!

Find Najwa (@yesnaj_), La Piv (@marionpivert) and Mathilde Guegan aka Loon (@mathilde_guegan) on Instagram.

The project is supported by Seine-Saint-Denis General Council and the Commissariat général à l’égalité des territoires of Seine-Saint-Denis.

 

To read: VIDEO – Highlights of the project Sur Paroles