French hip-hoppers speak for a displaced, ghettoized generation Santa Cruz Sentinel, 22 Jan 2006

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2006/January/22/edit/stories/02edit.htm"The similarities between the ghettoized neighborhoods of France and those of the U.S. are often cited as the main reason that hip-hop culture, and rap music in particular, have become so popular here. Salient discrimination, police violence and grinding poverty provide a deep sense of identification that is largely responsible for hip-hop's ongoing popularity."