Republic is the French government. Don't be confused, he's talking to the Republic, not to French or white people.

@RusseWillis

3 жыл бұрын

j'aurais pas dit mieux

@Sir77Hill

3 жыл бұрын

Kery James is very confusing about this (on purpose I guess) he always plays on the thin line between the white, French people and the République itself.

@thierrydoolaeghe1511

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he's speaking about the government but our past with black people too.. not only in the rebublic

@anicebarbouche5780

3 жыл бұрын

sa rapelle tupac avec ses chansons politique dou fb1 la uer

@theovitupier3023

3 жыл бұрын

Technically "republic" comes from "res publica" meaning "the public matter/thing". The republic is not the government only, and it would be pretty easy to just put the blame on a minority of people for a whole lot of bad decisions. Even though the people don't have control directly over most of the decisions, they are the ones electing their representatives in the beginning. And in a semi presidential regime as in France you elect quite some of them, starting with the president, but also your deputies. I think this is more a song addressed to the political system, the society and its customs and the way the immigration was dealt with and treated in the post war era, up to now actually

I know I'm a bit late but when he says "You wanted immigration thanks to it you've gorged, up to indigestion", he means that in the 60's, France called for populations of their former colonies to come and work in France's factories. Soon, these populations were all gathered in quickly deteriorating and infrastructure-less cities which are now among the poorest places of the country and where the population is mostly imigrant-descendant. So he's talking about the economic exploitation and former colonised people which were brought in "ghetto" like cities, facing racism, economic exploitation, only to be seen now as "radicals", "thieves", or things like that by the medias of the political class.

@astralp4292

3 жыл бұрын

Oh well you're totally talking about it

@astralp4292

3 жыл бұрын

Nowadays situation in France is actually even worse than at the time of the song... There were strong anti-racist and protest movements in 2019 and now there are reactionaries all over the medias spreading concepts like "Islamo-leftism" => If you're a leftist saying that racism still exists in the society and the state, and even more if you're colored or muslim, you'll be labelled as "Islamo-leftism", said to be objective allied of terrorism, and can be threatened by the state in itself which already dissolved muslim associations and declared a hunt against islamo-leftism. => That applies if you're criticizing gender, capitalism, racism, national history, national heroes and everything like that... What a pretty world we live in...

@heatea5255

3 жыл бұрын

@@astralp4292 what a biased way to look at "ghettos", lets be real for a bit there most of those are situated outside big cities, the ones he mentions in the songs are the paris one, massive affordable housing hotspots less than an hour away on the metro from the biggest job area in France. Yet those are "infrastructureless prison like ghettos with no opportunities" thats the biggest load of shit ive ever heard and Kery James is a fucking hypocrite. These " ghettos " have been made this way by their inhabitants when they were first built they were considered one of the biggest urban development improvement that could be. And using this false pretense to justify the drug trafic and all the violence that surrounds it is some of the most dishonest shit you can do, these people didnt start dealing drugs because they had no legal opportunities, they do it because its easier as long as you dont get caught (and these days even if you do get caught since youll be out of jail in a few month if you even do get in said jail and not get sursis) , like illegal things often are. Saying these people have been deprived of professional opportunities and careers is such a big fat lie, no one fucking believes you, and these buildings who look like trash today werent built like this, the inhabitants trashed them, they were originally thought out to be the height of architecture and what did they use it for ? throw bricks to the cops and the firefighters from the roofs. The people in the ghettos have the reputation they built themselves and its their own fault, the government has done nothing to keep them there or keep them down. its quite the opposite actually thousands upon thousands of millions have been dropped in these areas to try make it easier for them to get in line with society, from ZEPs (Priority education areas) to thousands in grants and other shit like this, trying to favor those ghetto trash while the kids in rural france will have to take a 2h bus drive to get to a subpar school that cant afford replacement teacher when their teachers are sick and cannot take care of their 45 student class. Theyve been given everything to succeed often to the detriments of others, all of that for what ? a handful of them succeed as athlete and another handful as bitter musical artists wholl blame all the misery he has seen in his life on some shadow governement trying to keep him down while conveniently forgetting all of the billions the government have spent trying to get those people out of said misery.

@astralp4292

3 жыл бұрын

@@heatea5255 What a deep sociologic analysis « ItS tHe PeOpLe’S fAuLt » thanks for trashing decades of studies, prefering « Reputations »

@heatea5255

3 жыл бұрын

@@astralp4292 It is their faults, the past decades already proved that no amounts of money is gonna fix these peoples situation as long as they wont be willing to fix their communities and their mentality themselves. Why would any outsider want to build any kind of company creating jobs in an area where its likely to be put on fire and completely destroyed in the coming years? follow up question why would any insiders with entrepreunerial spirit who knows the reality of these places even more want to do that either ? The lack of opportunity there has been created by the people who are stuck there. Not anyone elses. These places were built to provide work opportunities to a large number of people. The inhabitants turned it into what it is today There is a reason even the few smart people originating there are leaving ASAP. And that reason isnt the governement.

"What do my brothers do but make money like in a Clearstream". The subtitles are wrong here. Actually, Kerry says "What do my brothers do but make money like they did during Clearstream." The clearstream affair is a HUGE corruption affair in France, which concerned many people in the high ranking level of the french political spheres (president Sarkozy was involved). Selling battle frigates to Taïwan, getting retrocomissions about it and so on ... A pretty nasty thing .... Basically, he says "You do it too, but it seems that it's only a problem when my brothers do it". That's all the genius of Kerry James, there is plenty of ways to understand this sentence. It is just awesome. It is a denonciation of the way that justice works in France (if you are poor, black, or muslim, you will be guilty. Whatever you did (and if you're all of this, buddy you're in big shit). And if you are rich, white and christian, you will be innocent.'), It's a denonciation of the corruption of the french political class ... Large caliber shells have been fired here ! EDIT : And the way I see it, he is talking to the Republic (with a great R). Not the government, not the people, not anybody special, but the idea. The idea that the Republic is universal, equal to everyone, and protects everybody the same way. He is talking to the national promise of France, to the bulk of the idea of the French government. The French Republic is built on the idea that everyone is equal, that humanity has some universal values shared by everybody, that the Republic has to provide you with the minimum to live, to give you education, freedom, and the right to feel safe and secure in your own country, whatever the country you live in, and that the purpose of the republic is to protect thoose humanitarian values, to embrace them, and make them a parangon, a banner that everyone can rely on. He says that's beautiful, but that's a lie, we don't live by it, and in our very own soil, thoose ideas are just torn appart, because the very people that should be the main preoccupation of it are juste oppressed, used, exploited and thown away when we don't need them anymore.

@henssouu

Жыл бұрын

Wooooh as a french guy i can say that you educated myself here ! that was a good vision of what it is, hats off !!

@QueenyKay

Жыл бұрын

Superb explanation. I couldn't have said it better myself.

You deserve way much followers . You always are so attentive to what you discover . Very appreciated

you really should listen "Orelsan - Suicide Social" if you like this kind of well written dark rap songs

@loissniper

3 жыл бұрын

One of his greatest songs I would say

@mistaflexshot4698

3 жыл бұрын

you beat me to it bro , was about to say that ;p

@feemorgane3077

2 жыл бұрын

Lol tu oses comparer Orelsan à Kery James mdr c'est comme comparer une crotte à un cheval 😅

@benjaminchauviere22

Жыл бұрын

@@feemorgane3077 styles différents mais c'est pas pour rien qu'ils s'entendent bien et featent... Commentaire dévalorisant :/

@feemorgane3077

Жыл бұрын

@@benjaminchauviere22 j'aime pas du tout Orelsan

I think the most emblematic song of Kery is Banlieusards. He made a movie with the same name.

@philsnow1714

3 жыл бұрын

or L'Impasse feat Béné

Cette chanson que j'écoute maintenant me rends triste parce que dans ce monde et de nos jours, les gens ont tellement de préjugés et de haine. Les valeurs se perdent et ce monde devient sombre pour des histoires d'argent, de territoire,de politique... J'ai l'espoir que Dieu calmera ces déferlantes de haine pour ainsi apaiser les coeurs et éclairer le chemin de tous vers la lumière. L'union du coeur sera pour tous à l'unisson!!

He made another song like this one but about the USA, it's called PDM, but it's an angrier one (if that make sense)

c'est un monument de la musique mondiale j'aime beaucoup ca sincérité

The republic means France ( the french Republic) , with its values you find on each townhall, "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité"! His song explains that the reality is not at the level they pretend. After colonising

This is the first time I leave a comment on your channel and I have to say that I really like the way you try to understand the philosphy of the artists and their text. The issues raised by Kery James finally seem the same as elsewhere, but I think they are actually very different from Belgium or the United States, since the situation of racism is always dependent on problems of national identity. Keep going!

@Quaaaaartz

3 жыл бұрын

I recommend that you listen to "Médine - Démineur" which deals particularly with this subject of French identity. If you want to get even more immersed in this protest rap, I have already translated the lyrics for you. (kzread.info/dash/bejne/iXqOmsFugtLWgM4.html&ab_channel=Medine)

Good man. Thanks for this,

The central woman in the clip with a silly hat (a phrygian hat) is the symbol of our republic : Marianne. Fun fact : there is no official model for Marianne, so she can be portrayed as black or whatever

Love your content !! Leto Double Bang 5 is fcking insane

React to Kery James ft Béné with english subtitles this is a classic

Aaaaahhhh! Kery James. One of the best dude in the French conscious rap. With Oxmo Puccino

Merci pour ta vidéo.

great reaction ! greetings from France

Very nice review

Merci pour ce clip i love it spécialement les lyrics , pourrais tu mettre le clip de IAM "La fin de leur monde" une pépite d'or

Your face on the thumbnail got me!

You should react to more songs from kery james, he wrote really dope ones !

u'r a smart guy man u really understand stuff... big up

Thank you brother ✊🏾🤜🏽🤛🏻🇳🇨🇫🇷

I think you should listen to "A qui la faute" from him with Orelsan, that's a dialogue between 2 vision of the life, and that's a masterpiece

OMG !!! 😭😭 Big one

Please react to Hugo TSR, he is a french rapper that is not really known but he is quite technic, his most known album is "fenêtre sur rue" (translation = window to the street) where he speak about the problems and poberty in his district (18th paris borought).

@yoak2153

3 жыл бұрын

fenêtre sur rue is a direct reference to fenêtre sur cour ( Rear window) of Hitchock because Hugo is at his place watching his neighbourhood trough his window like James Stewart in the movie

9:50 that's directly linked to the french government, and says, I think, that French people are bad represented by their government in terms of values etc etc

very good video💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

The Republic is the french political system. The republic = the French State. The woman embodies Mariane symbole of Republic (heritage of French revolution)

après toutes ces années cette chanson est encore plus percutante dans le contexte actuel

Republic (République in french) comes from greek "res publica" which literraly means "public thing". The closest modern word would be "sovereignty". Few centuries ago it was a concept opposed to monarchy, with an elected chief of government instead of a transmitted crown. Now it means nothing -well we don't use this idea in political sciences because it's way too vague, it's neither a form of State or government. But in France the Republic refers to the Vth Republic, the actual State (French Republic is the official name of France), so when Kerry James speaks about it, he's aiming political elites. Someone from a right political party accused him of racism (case dismissed), and this song is his answer. You should try " la rage du peuple" from Keny Arkana and "irruption" from Gaël Faye.

Well, the last line in this text is not a really good translation since he says "comprend que je n attend plus qu elle m aime" can be translated as " i no longer wait for it s love" but can also be translated as "i just wait for it to love me"

You have to watch also Deux Issues from Kerry James

In France republic is not a general term. For french politicians la république is higher than the nation, higher than the country. They finish all their speeches with : "Vive la République et vive la France". Not the opposite.

Tooop🔥🤯

If you liked that masterpiece, you should react to Keny Arkana's new clip. Imo she's the best political hip hop artist in france.

@Breizhad007

3 жыл бұрын

Keny is the best at all !

react to kery james l'impasse ft bene with lyrics trust me broooo you will like it, its his best song for me with a fck good message

This song is an open letter to all the french people...

Plz react to : Kery james & Bene - L’impasse (with english subtitles)

Nanterre is the city where i'm from . in the 7o's in Nanterre a big shantytown existed ...

Kery james : Hardcore 👌

La république Française : The Government

une musique profonde

hey you should try the song of him and orelsan "à qui la faute " it's a cool song to review i think ...

LOOK THE ARTIST : Don Choa - Dr Hannibal (Clip officiel)

React to Kerry james vivre ou mourir ensemble it's a deep one a real deep one 🔥

Kerry James - Amal with subtiles. ❤️💜💙

Nice video ! You should react to " Racailles "

When he's saying republic he want to say the fight that lead us to the republic

Kery best french rapper, bloodlyrics!

As a French leaving in the "banlieue", the poor area, not the poorest but a poor area, and in the 70's and 80's it was mixted areas and it stopped in the late 90's and the 2000's. And France is not very raciste at all, of course there are racists but not more than in other countries, and clearly less tha countries like the US or some eastern european countries

@bintou4865

3 жыл бұрын

Are you Black ?

👌

S/o from France 🇨🇵

"What does he mean by Republic?": it's quite simple, actually, it's our form of government, made of elected representatives, as opposed to our past monarchy. As it was the Republic, from the first to our current fifth version of it, that colonized foreign countries, and still benefits from past injustices while promoting "Liberty, Fraternity, Equality" for all, Kerry James basically adresses the hypocrisy of the French system. Colonization is still a touchy subject in France.

kery james le boos du rap le rap c est des messages pa les nouveaux rappeurs incite la haine et la violence

What does he mean by "The Republic" ? He refers to the long name of France: The French Republic

You should react Kery James ft Bene - L'impasse, it has subtitles too and its an og one

He said "You didn t come in peace, your history is aggressive" We didn t want to come at the first time but decolonizing was like he said to destabilize our homeland. I think you could say the same thing about the united kingdom because they did pretty much the same thing back in the days. The republic is the government from colonizing to now.

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Please you have to react to the French band Sayan Supa Crew, with the song La preuve par trois. I can provide a translation if you need one.

React to keny arkana

Chris carjack feat black jack obs 667 la minute drill 2 look

il ont ramener nos grands parents pour la main d oeuvre pour construire les cites et maintenant leur fils il ont pas besoin d eux et reconnait pas francais

try orelsan - suicide social and youssoupha - menace de mort

Republic is the french’s institutions : at that time he was talking to govenment

you should read the texts before watching the video it would be much better

You should try Rohff - Testament, another old school classic, raw as fuck , there's an english lyrics video available on KZread

Hi mate, République means Government

the republic = the french republic ... republic is used as a way to say the nation ie. France

Bro you have Google translate I suppose ?

Muhammed Alix

Ideal J - Hardcore ( -16 )

I really like your mentality, you seem to understand the difficutly of young immigrants depsite that you’re not related Ps:React to Kerry James - L’impasse, very powerful

The République is the french state of law. It's the country it self

I'm very late but I'd like to share something. My grandparents are from north Africa, one of my grandpa fought for france as an algerian, the other was enslaved by the french protectorate in morocco. what did france do to them? deported them to camps to be enslaved as coal miners. they lived in slums and got themselves out of there. today i'm here, french, educated and with a respectable job. i pay taxes, i vote, i contribute to society on my level but i still get called slurs, i still get objectified because as a young woman i'm seen as exotic and overly sexual. I get assaulted, hated, stigmatized because of my perceived religion (i'm an atheist but everyone assumes i'm Muslim). France will never learn.

Kery the best, frénch chuck D

if you want more songs like this, you should check "Hugo TSR" he is very good

Regarder JoJo

Bro i'm begging you. I'm on my knees. React to Mister V - Tempête feat. Laylow. I swear you will like. I'M ON MY FVCKING KNEES BRO.

we need some aliens attack for stop racisme ahah

Helo,react to PDM Kery James

Il parle plus que kery James et déforme ce phrase

REACT TO ROCK WITH YOU BY ATEYABA PLEASE

After colonising Africa, France accepted immigration because it was cheap wages...

This song would work great if their countries of origin were peaceful. Except that we all know that isn't the case.

pas ses new rappeurs qui insulte qui connaisent rien de la politique .

for the istory French needs immigration in the 80's and now they don't want anymore

tu comprend pas you dont understand !!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope Jesus is black. And I’m not even black. It would knock out so many imbeciles and shut their mouths forever. Racism is a very bad joke that’s lasting too long. You rock it, love your comments, btw. Id love for to you react to a féminist french song “si j’étais un homme” by chilla. Not as deep as K. James but it’d amuse me, and you, and them and and.

You are even understanding the basics . Please stop reacting . Go play among us...