En Y: An interactive panel talk by YARD & Rinse France

Over the last few years of my collaboration with YARD, our editorial process worked as follows: each month, we would choose a major cultural theme to explore throughout the month, covering it through various written and video content to give our audience all the necessary insights. At the end of each month, we would invite our readers to our offices for a public debate through "En Y," our interactive talk format broadcast on Rinse France.

FREEZE CORLEONE : THE GREAT DEBATE

This first episode followed my written article about the antisemitic accusations of french rapper Freeze Corleone.

THE RAP GAME IS FACING NEW CHALLENGES

In June 2021, we questioned the recent trends and evolutions within the music industry: influencers becoming recording artists, Doja Cat reigning on TikTok algorithms and french rap’s potential to go global.

African-caribbean influence on french pop music: why hide it?

In October 2021, I’ve lead a theme about the untold influences of african-caribbean on french music. It started with a written story about Zouk and how this genre disappeared from the convos despite strongly infusing most of the music that is now topping the charts. We also invited zouk and dancehall pioneers Kim, Admiral T and Kamnouze to dissect recent hits in a video content. Then, we interviewed Mokobé and Kaysha, two francophone rappers who were among the first to truly embrace diasporic sounds in their music. We also discuss about the unavalaibility of leading streaming platforms Spotify in French caribbean territories.