...with a Swiss dude and reggae singers thrown in for good measure.

This is the return of Yo La La!, the English-language French hip-hop podcast.

Direct link to the mp3

That's right, exactly 2 years ago I uploaded my first show about French hip-hop culture and rap in particular. Sound quality was horrendous, I had no idea where it would take me, but I'm glad I kept doing it and haven't missed a monthly show in 2 years' time ( Read more... )

All shows can downloaded here or podcaught here

Yo La La ! #17 : Eurolatinos

Yo La La! en español! Connections between francophone and hispanophone rappers as well as some plain, simple weirdness.

* "El Original" is from Rocca?'s "Elevaciòn" album.
* "Hijo de Latino" is from Sens Unik?'s "Panorama" album.
* "Mina Hundar" is from Fattaru's " ( Read more... )

To download this show manually, right-click: http://www.yolala.org/shows/YoLaLa11TheRockShow.mp3Read more... )

Yo La La ! #10 : La Caution ( Read more... )

Yo La La ! #6 : IAM

To download this show manually, right-click here

Back from vacation and sickness, this IAM special is a bit late. As I feature the best rap band from the South of France, my thoughts go to people in the South of the USA. Hang in there, we've sent help. And next time you vote, remember where this administration spent your tax ( Read more... )

The Supreme NTM special! Old and new tracks from the original French motherfuckers, with a Québecois guest track, tabarnak!

http://www.yolala.org/shows/YoLaLa5SupremeNTM.mp3

Here is the track listing for this show:

• Authentik, Le monde de demain and Freestyle are from their 1990 debut album, Authentik
• J'appuie sur la gachette is from their ( Read more... )

This show is dedicated to Brian Ibbott, host of http://www.coverville.com, the amazing cover show that got me into podcasting ( Read more... )

It's Oh l'amour, aka the third episode of Yo La La !

Enjoy!

http://www.yolala.org/shows/YoLaLa3OhlAmour.mp3

The April show arrives just in time, with crappy microphone sound but excellent tracks about fighting cops in the streets (Stomy Bugsy and Passi from Ministère A.M.E.R.), insulting them (Suprême NTM and Raggasonic), playing gangstas (Lunatic) and maybe finding a smarter way out of this whole mess (Sniper ( Read more... )