La Fouine - Autobiographie (Clip officiel)

What this video is

Released in April 2005, 'Autobiographie' was the confessional centrepiece of La Fouine's debut major-label album Bourré au Son on Sony BMG, marking the arrival of a new generation of French-Moroccan banlieue rap. Born in Trappes, Yvelines, La Fouine (Laouni Mouhid) was one of the first artists from the outer-ring Parisian suburbs (grande couronne) to achieve mainstream visibility on a major label, bridging the…

Why it matters

A foundational document of mid-2000s French rap's confessional realism sub-genre, 'Autobiographie' exemplifies the banlieue first-person narrative form that would influence a generation of French rappers. The debut album's California-inflected production hybridised US West Coast sonics with…