Cholo – Rien Ne Change (2021) [France]

Produced by Misère Record, one of the best underground beatmakers, this track is a prime example of melodic French rap steeped in melancholy and street aesthetics.

The artist immerses the listener in an atmosphere of stagnation, hopelessness, and the cyclical routine of France’s concrete jungles, complete with references to the shadow economy and police raids. Cholo emphasizes that you can only trust yourself, as loneliness becomes armor against an outside world where everyone is trying to survive at the expense of others.