Moubarak was the first artist to be signed by JuL, who, by including him on its
D'or et de Platine label, has chosen to promote sensitive, value-laden rap. His
recent eight-track EP, Principes, bears this name because, according to him, "at
a time when people from working-class neighborhoods feel increasingly threatened
by the crisis and clichés, it is essential to preserve principles such as
solidarity, loyalty, respect and loyalty to oneself". His rap, combative but
without aggression or bling-bling clichés, rejects the soothing rhetoric of
self-righteousness. Beyond his messag...